List of Registered Historic Places in the Northern Mariana Islands
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This is a list of the buildings, sites, districts, and objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...

. There currently 36 listed sites spread across the four municipalites of the Northern Mariana Islands. There are no sites listed on any of the islands that make up the Northern Islands Municipality
Northern Islands Municipality
Northern Islands Municipality is one of the four main political divisions of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It consists of a long string of the northernmost islands of the Northern Marianas, including Farallon de Pajaros, the Maug Islands, Asuncion, Agrihan, Pagan, Alamagan,...

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Numbers of listings

The following are approximate tallies of current listings in American Samoa on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. There are frequent additions to the listings and occasional delistings and the counts here are not official. Also, the counts in this table exclude boundary increase and decrease listings which modify the area covered by an existing property or district and which carry a separate National Register reference number.
Municipality # of Sites
1 Northern Islands 0
2 Rota 9
3 Saipan 20
4 Tinian 7
Total: 36


Rota

Landmark name Image Date listed Location Village Summary
1 Chugai' Pictograph Site Address Restricted Chugai'
2 Commissioner's Office North of Songsong Village
14°10′2"N 145°9′46"E
Songsong
Songsong
Songsong is the largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 1,321. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula. The village's most recognizable landmark is Mt. Taipingot, more commonly known as Wedding...

3 Dugi Archeological Site Address Restricted Songsong
Songsong
Songsong is the largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 1,321. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula. The village's most recognizable landmark is Mt. Taipingot, more commonly known as Wedding...

4 Japanese Coastal Defense Gun Northeast of Songsong
14°7′13"N 145°9′59"E
Songsong
Songsong
Songsong is the largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 1,321. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula. The village's most recognizable landmark is Mt. Taipingot, more commonly known as Wedding...

5 Japanese Hospital West side of Sasanhaya Bay
14°8′13"N 145°8′18"E
Songsong
Songsong
Songsong is the largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 1,321. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula. The village's most recognizable landmark is Mt. Taipingot, more commonly known as Wedding...

6 Mochong Address Restricted Songsong
Songsong
Songsong is the largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 1,321. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula. The village's most recognizable landmark is Mt. Taipingot, more commonly known as Wedding...

7 Nanyo Kohatsu Kabushiki Kaisha Sugar Mill Southwest of Songsong Village, near the harbor
14°8′9"N 145°8′15"E
Songsong
Songsong
Songsong is the largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 1,321. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula. The village's most recognizable landmark is Mt. Taipingot, more commonly known as Wedding...

8 Rectory North end of the island
14°9′59"N 145°10′0"E
Songsong
Songsong
Songsong is the largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 1,321. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula. The village's most recognizable landmark is Mt. Taipingot, more commonly known as Wedding...

9 Rota Latte Stone Quarry Address Restricted Songsong
Songsong
Songsong is the largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 1,321. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula. The village's most recognizable landmark is Mt. Taipingot, more commonly known as Wedding...



Saipan

Landmark name Image Date listed Location Village Summary
1 Landing Beaches, Aslito–Isley Field and Marpi Point
Landing Beaches; Aslito/Isley Field; & Marpi Point, Saipan Island
The Landing Beaches; Aslito/Isley Field & Marpi Point, Saipan Island are several historic locations on the island of Saipan which are collectively listed as a National Historic Landmark. These were the locations of pivotal sites during the Battle of Saipan when the United States Marines attacked...

Saipan International Airport
Saipan International Airport
- See also :* East Field * USAAF in the Central Pacific-References:* Dorr, Robert F. B-29 Units of World War II. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-84176-285-7...

 and Beaches
15°6′55"N 145°43′1"E
Chalan Kanoa
Chalan Kanoa
Chalan Kanoa is a settlement in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located in the southwest of the island. The village contains the island's central post office, as well as the historic Mt Carmel Catholic Church. Mount Carmel School, Home of the Knights, one of the best schools on...

2 Isley Field Historic District Saipan International Airport
Saipan International Airport
- See also :* East Field * USAAF in the Central Pacific-References:* Dorr, Robert F. B-29 Units of World War II. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-84176-285-7...


15°7′20"N 145°43′58"E
Chalan Kanoa
Chalan Kanoa
Chalan Kanoa is a settlement in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located in the southwest of the island. The village contains the island's central post office, as well as the historic Mt Carmel Catholic Church. Mount Carmel School, Home of the Knights, one of the best schools on...

3 Unai Obyan Latte Site Address Restricted Chalan Kanoa
Chalan Kanoa
Chalan Kanoa is a settlement in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located in the southwest of the island. The village contains the island's central post office, as well as the historic Mt Carmel Catholic Church. Mount Carmel School, Home of the Knights, one of the best schools on...

4 Waherak MAIHER Public Works Headquarters Compound Chalan Kanoa
Chalan Kanoa
Chalan Kanoa is a settlement in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located in the southwest of the island. The village contains the island's central post office, as well as the historic Mt Carmel Catholic Church. Mount Carmel School, Home of the Knights, one of the best schools on...

5 Campaneyan Kristo Rai Beach Road
15°12′11"N 145°43′4"E
Garapan
Garapan
Garapan is the largest village and the center of the tourism industry on the island of Saipan, which is a part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ....

6 Chalan Galaide Address Restricted Garapan
Garapan
Garapan is the largest village and the center of the tourism industry on the island of Saipan, which is a part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ....

7 Japanese Hospital Route 3
15°12′6"N 145°43′8"E
Garapan
Garapan
Garapan is the largest village and the center of the tourism industry on the island of Saipan, which is a part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ....

8 Japanese Jail Historic and Archeological District Chichirica Avenue and Ghiyobw Street
15°21′1"N 145°43′7.5"E
Garapan
Garapan
Garapan is the largest village and the center of the tourism industry on the island of Saipan, which is a part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ....

9 Japanese Lighthouse Navy Hill
15°12′48"N 145°43′59"E
Garapan
Garapan
Garapan is the largest village and the center of the tourism industry on the island of Saipan, which is a part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ....

10 Managaha Island Historic District West of Saipan
15°14′29"N 145°42′45"E
Garapan
Garapan
Garapan is the largest village and the center of the tourism industry on the island of Saipan, which is a part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ....

11 Sabanetan Toro Latte Site Address Restricted Garapan
Garapan
Garapan is the largest village and the center of the tourism industry on the island of Saipan, which is a part of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ....

12 Laulau Kattan Latte Site Address Restricted Kagman III Homestead
13 Hachiman Jinja Lot numbers H 300–11 and H 300–4
15°10′44"N 145°45′40"E
Kannat Taddong Papago
14 Unai Achugao Archaeological Site Address Restricted Punton Achugao
15 Japanese 20mm Cannon Blockhouse Northwest of Punton Opyan
15°6′46"N 145°42′17"E
Saipan Island
Saipan
Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...

16 Tachognya Address Restricted San Jose
17 Banzai Cliff Bandero, Magpi area
15°17′17"N 145°48′58"E
San Roque
18 Suicide Cliff Bandero
15°16′38"N 145°48′35"E
San Roque
19 Unai Lagua Japanese Defense Pillbox Unai Lagua
15°16′25"N 145°49′42"E
San Roque
20 Brown Beach One Japanese Fortifications Unai Laolao Kattan (North Laolao Beach) along the east coast of Saipan
15°10′33"N 145°47′5"E
Unai Laolao Kattan

Tinian

Landmark name Image Date listed Location Village Summary
1 House of Taga San Jose Village
14°58′0.5"N 145°37′20"E
San Jose Village
San Jose, Northern Mariana Islands
San Jose is the largest village on the island of Tinian, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the south coast of the island, close to the island's main harbor and three popular beaches: Kammer Beach, Taga Beach, and Tachogna Beach....

2 Japanese Structure Near Red 2 Beach
14°58′16"N 145°37′14"E
Tinian Village
3 Nanyo Kohatsu Kabushiki Kaisha Administration Building Near Red 2 Beach
14°58′20"N 145°37′8"E
Tinian Village
4 Nanyo Kohatsu Kabushiki Kaisha Ice Storage Building Near Red 2 Beach
14°58′4"N 145°37′23"E
Tinian Village
5 Nanyo Kohatsu Kabushiki Kaisha Laboratory Near Red 2 Beach
14°58′20"N 145°37′7"E
Tinian Village
6 Tinian Landing Beaches, Ushi Point Field, Tinian Island 15°4′10"N 145°37′0"E Tinian Village
7 Unai Dangkulo Petroglyph Site Address Restricted Unai Dangkulo

See also

  • List of United States National Historic Landmarks in United States commonwealths and territories, associated states, and foreign states
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