Listed buildings in the US?

[Peter]

Does the US have a listed buildings system that protects important buildings?

In the UK we have this system

What are Listed Buildings? How England's historic buildings are protected | Historic England

How and why we list buildings and what it means for the people who own them.

historicengland.org.uk

I think it's very important that the built history of the country is preserved so that everyone can enjoy it but do you agree or do you think this is overly sentimental?

I wasn't sure where to put this topic so mods, feel free to move this and delete this bit as you like.

 

[Slartibartfast]

National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)

National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service

www.nps.gov

That is one list, but individual states and communities also have their own lists.

 

[Peter]

Does the US have an equivalent to the National Trust that buys buildings and makes them open to the public?

National Trust - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org