List of destroyed heritage of the United States

This is a list of destroyed heritage of the United States. The year of demolition is marked in parentheses.

This is a list of cultural-heritage sites that have been damaged or destroyed accidentally, deliberately, or by a natural disaster, sorted by state. Only those buildings and structures which fulfill Wikipedia's standards of notability should be included. The simplest test of this is whether the building or structure has its own article page.

Cultural heritage can be subdivided into two main types—tangible and intangible heritage. The former includes built heritage such as religious buildings, museums, monuments, and archaeological sites, as well as movable heritage such as works of art and manuscripts. Intangible cultural heritage includes customs, music, fashion and other traditions within a particular culture. This article mainly deals with the destruction of built heritage; the destruction of movable collectable heritage is dealt with in art destruction, whilst the destruction of movable industrial heritage remains almost totally ignored.

Alabama David Rinehart Anthony House Augusta Sledge House (circa 2010) Birmingham Terminal Station (1969) Cedar Haven (2000s) Daniel Payne College

Arizona Grand Canyon Lodge (2025): destroyed by Dragon Bravo Fire Las Playas Intaglio in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (2026): bulldozed during the construction of the Mexico–United States border wall

California International Savings & Exchange Bank Building (1954): Demolished by the city government of Los Angeles. Marine Corps Air Station Tustin Hanger No 1 (2023): fire MGM Silent and Early Sound Film Archive (1965): A fire in one of the studio's archival vaults destroyed the only copies of hundreds of silent and early sound era MGM films. Richfield Tower (1969): Demolished to clear site for City National Plaza. Samuel and Luella Maslon House (2002) Demolished for unknown reasons. Andrew McNally House (2025): historic house destroyed during the 2025 California wildfires. Bunny Museum (2025): novelty museum destroyed during the 2025 California wildfires. Zane Grey Estate (2025): house of Canadian author Zane Grey destroyed during the 2025 California wildfires. Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth County Park (2025) historical park destroyed during the 2025 California wildfires.

Georgia Bonaventure Plantation (1804): fire Georgia Guidestones (2022): bombing Greenwich Plantation (1923): fire Wetter House (1950): demolished

Illinois

Chicago Federal Building (1965) Garrick Theater (1961) Home Insurance Building (1931): Demolished to clear site for the Field Building. Masonic Temple (1939)

Indiana Bridgeton Covered Bridge (2005): arson Bucklen Theatre (1986) Cadle Tabernacle (1968) Indianapolis Traction Terminal (1972) Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station (Evansville, Indiana) (1985) Snyderman House (2002): arson Terre Haute Union Station (1960) Tomlinson Hall (1958): fire Wilbur Wynant House (2006): fire

Kentucky Mayfield Downtown Commercial District and Mayfield United States Post Office (2021): mostly destroyed by a tornado

Louisiana New Orleans Cotton Exchange (1964)

Massachusetts Kragsyde (1929)

Michigan

Detroit City Hall (1961) Franklin H. Walker House (1998) J. L. Hudson Department Store and Addition (1998) William Livingstone House (2007)

Minnesota Metropolitan Building (1961)

Mississippi Brierfield Plantation (1931): fire

Missouri Kiel Auditorium (1992)

New Jersey 20th Century Fox Silent Film Archive (1937): A fire in the studio's archival vault destroyed the only prints and original negatives of a majority of silent era films produced by the Fox Film Corporation prior to 1932, as well as the majority of the silent film negatives of Educational Pictures. Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel (1978): Demolished to clear site for construction of Bally's Atlantic City. Traymore Hotel (1972): Demolished during a downturn in economic fortunes in Atlantic City. Ulysses S. Grant Cottage (1963): Demolished by owners.Carino, Jerry (August 29, 2016) "In Long Branch, a President Slept Here – A Lot", Asbury Park Press. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

New York

Great Northern Elevator, Buffalo (2022) Larkin Administration Building, Buffalo (1950) Pennsylvania Station (1963) World Trade Center (2001)

Ohio

Heinrich A. Rattermann House (2005) Nasby Building Many mounds of the Ohio Hopewell lost throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to cultivation and urban expansion. Notable examples include: Marietta Earthworks - almost entirely covered by the city of Marietta. Newark Earthworks - numerous probable ceremonial walkways and several large enclosures lost to urban expansion of Newark. Mound City Group - Mostly destroyed during the construction of Camp Sherman. Evidence of the mounds is still present below the surface and is currently preserved by the National Park Service.

Oregon Angell–Brewster House (2010); demolished Broadway Theatre (Portland, Oregon) (1988): demolished Centennial Mills (2026): damaged by fire then demolished Fox Theatre (Portland, Oregon) (1997): demolished The Oregonian Building (1950): demolished Oriental Theatre (Portland, Oregon) (1970): demolished Pilot Butte Inn (1973): demolished Portland Gas & Coke Building (2015): demolished Samuel Elmore Cannery (1993) First Sellwood Bridge (2016): demolished Van Buren Street Bridge (2024): demolished

Pennsylvania Broad Street Station (1953) Carnegie Building (1952) La Ronda (2009) Linden Grove (2000) Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia) (1838) President's House (Philadelphia) (1936 - 1951) Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal (1954) Whitemarsh Hall (1980)

Rhode Island Whitehall (1971) America Street School (1996)

Tennessee Luther Brannon House (2021) Readyville Mill (2023): Destroyed by a tornado

Virginia Abingdon (1930) Chantilly mansion (1863) Leesylvania (1950)

Washington Manning-Rye Covered Bridge (2020): wildfire

Washington, D.C. Raleigh Hotel (1964) Wylie Mansion (1947): destroyed partially by fire and then demolished East Wing of the White House (2025): partially demolished for construction of a new ballroom.

List of destroyed heritage of the United States

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