National Register of Historic Places listings in American Samoa
American Samoa districts (clickable) This is a list of the buildings , sites , districts , and objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places in American Samoa . There are currently 31 listed sites spread across the three districts of American Samoa . There are no sites listed on the unorganized atoll of Swains Island .
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 10, 2025. [ 1]
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[ 2] [ 3]
[ 4] Name on the Register
Image
Date listed[ 5]
Location
Village
Description
1
Blunts Point Naval Guns Blunts Point Naval Guns April 26, 1973 (#73002128 ) Matautu Ridge 14°17′08″S 170°40′36″W / 14.285556°S 170.676667°W / -14.285556; -170.676667 (Blunts Point Naval Guns ) Pago Pago
2
Breakers Point Naval Guns Upload image October 18, 1999 (#99001231 ) Breakers Point 14°17′11″S 170°39′30″W / 14.286389°S 170.658333°W / -14.286389; -170.658333 (Breakers Point Naval Guns ) Lauli'i
3
Courthouse of American Samoa Courthouse of American Samoa February 12, 1974 (#74002180 ) Near Pago Pago Harbor 14°16′41″S 170°41′26″W / 14.277997°S 170.690459°W / -14.277997; -170.690459 (Courthouse of American Samoa ) Fagatogo
4
Government House Government House March 16, 1972 (#72001443 ) Togotogo Ridge 14°16′38″S 170°40′59″W / 14.277224°S 170.683006°W / -14.277224; -170.683006 (Government House ) Pago Pago
5
Michael J. Kirwan Educational Television Center Upload image October 23, 2009 (#09000842 ) American Samoa Highway 118 , north side of Utulei14°16′41″S 170°40′59″W / 14.278056°S 170.683056°W / -14.278056; -170.683056 (Michael J. Kirwan Educational Television Center ) Utulei
6
Lau'agae Ridge Quarry Lau'agae Ridge Quarry March 30, 2000 (#99001227 ) Address restricted[ 6] Tula
7
Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium Upload image November 12, 2010 (#10000888 ) American Samoa Highway 001 , William McKinley Memorial Highway14°16′44″S 170°40′59″W / 14.278889°S 170.683056°W / -14.278889; -170.683056 (Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium ) Utulei
8
Masefau Defensive Fortifications Upload image November 14, 2012 (#12000919 ) Masefau Beach 14°15′26″S 170°37′48″W / 14.257338°S 170.630119°W / -14.257338; -170.630119 (Masefau Defensive Fortifications ) Masefau
9
Navy Building 38 Upload image March 16, 1972 (#72001441 ) Pago Pago Harbor 14°16′41″S 170°41′19″W / 14.278056°S 170.688611°W / -14.278056; -170.688611 (Navy Building 38 ) Fagatogo
10
Navy Building 43 Navy Building 43 March 16, 1972 (#72001442 ) Pago Pago Harbor 14°16′40″S 170°41′16″W / 14.277778°S 170.687778°W / -14.277778; -170.687778 (Navy Building 43 ) Fagatogo Now the Jean P. Haydon Museum
11
Old Vatia Upload image November 2, 2006 (#06000956 ) Above Vatia southwest of American Samoa Highway 015 14°15′13″S 170°41′08″W / 14.253611°S 170.685556°W / -14.253611; -170.685556 (Old Vatia ) Vatia
12
Satala Cemetery Upload image October 19, 2006 (#05001110 ) American Samoa Highway 001 , west of Satala 14°16′14″S 170°41′42″W / 14.270556°S 170.695°W / -14.270556; -170.695 (Satala Cemetery ) Lalopua
13
Sadie Thompson Building Sadie Thompson Building July 2, 2003 (#03000582 ) Along main road 14°16′35″S 170°41′35″W / 14.276389°S 170.693056°W / -14.276389; -170.693056 (Sadie Thompson Building ) Fagatogo
14
Tulauta Village Tulauta Village June 2, 1997 (#87001980 ) Address restricted[ 6] Tula
15
U.S. Naval Station Tutuila Historic District U.S. Naval Station Tutuila Historic District June 20, 1990 (#90000854 ) South and west sides of Pago Pago Harbor 14°16′44″S 170°41′09″W / 14.278889°S 170.685833°W / -14.278889; -170.685833 (U.S. Naval Station Tutuila Historic District ) Fagatogo and Utulei
[ 4] Name on the Register
Image
Date listed[ 5]
Location
Village
Description
1
A'a Village (AS-34-33) A'a Village (AS-34-33) November 19, 1987 (#87001956 ) Address restricted[ 6] Tapua'ina
2
Aasu Aasu April 13, 1972 (#72001444 ) Adjacent to Massacre Bay 14°17′33″S 170°45′37″W / 14.292523°S 170.760301°W / -14.292523; -170.760301 (Aasu ) Aasu An armed confrontation between Samoans and French explorers from Lapérouse 's expedition on this site in 1787 led to the deaths of 12 Frenchmen. News of the incident gave Samoans a reputation for ferocity among Europeans and deterred foreign intervention in Samoa for about a century. The French government placed a memorial at the site in 1883.[ 7]
3
Afao Beach Site Upload image November 14, 2012 (#12000916 ) Afao Beach 14°19′56″S 170°48′01″W / 14.332195°S 170.800226°W / -14.332195; -170.800226 (Afao Beach Site ) Afao
4
Atauloma Girls School Atauloma Girls School March 16, 1972 (#72001445 ) West edge of Afao 14°19′48″S 170°48′06″W / 14.33°S 170.801667°W / -14.33; -170.801667 (Atauloma Girls School ) Afao The London Missionary Society opened this parochial school in 1900 as the second secondary school on Tutuila , and the first to admit girls. It prepared girls primarily to be pastors ' wives, and after 1913 provided graduates to the nursing school at the naval station at Pago Pago .[ 8]
5
Fagalele Boys School Fagalele Boys School March 16, 1972 (#72001446 ) South of Leone 14°20′31″S 170°47′10″W / 14.341944°S 170.786111°W / -14.341944; -170.786111 (Fagalele Boys School ) Leone This 19th-century residential parochial school was built by the London Missionary Society for the primary purpose of educating future pastors , possibly as early as 1850. It was the first secondary school in what is now American Samoa, and it may be the oldest surviving building on Tutuila .[ 9]
6
Fagatele Bay Site Fagatele Bay Site June 2, 1997 (#87001958 ) Address restricted[ 6] Futiga
7
Malaeola Olo Malaeola Olo January 5, 2016 (#15000949 ) Address restricted[ 6] Malaeola Itu'au
8
Maloata Village Maloata Village June 12, 1997 (#87001955 ) Address restricted[ 6] Tapua'ina
9
Poloa Defensive Fortifications Upload image November 14, 2012 (#12000917 ) Poloa Beach 14°18′59″S 170°50′03″W / 14.316406°S 170.834151°W / -14.316406; -170.834151 (Poloa Defensive Fortifications ) Poloa Consisting of three pillboxes along the beach, these fortifications were built by American Marines as part of a system of defenses against a feared Japanese amphibious invasion of Samoa during the early part of World War II .[ 10]
10
Site AS-31-72 Site AS-31-72 June 2, 1997 (#97000431 ) Address restricted[ 6] Faleniu
11
Tataga-Matau Fortified Quarry Complex (AS-34-10) Tataga-Matau Fortified Quarry Complex (AS-34-10) November 19, 1987 (#87001957 ) Address restricted[ 6] Leone
12
Tupapa Site Tupapa Site October 30, 2009 (#09000852 ) Address restricted[ 6] A'asufou
13
Turtle and Shark Upload image November 19, 2014 (#14000925 ) 2506 Turtle and Shark Road 14°21′26″S 170°44′08″W / 14.357222°S 170.735555°W / -14.357222; -170.735555 (Turtle and Shark ) Vaitogi Site associated with an important event recounted in Samoan oral history.
See also
References
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior , "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions" , retrieved January 10, 2025.
^ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places National Park Service . April 24, 2008.^ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions" . National Park Service. Retrieved January 16, 2009 .^ a b c d Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here , differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ a b c d The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ a b c d e f g h i j Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources National Park Service , U.S. Department of the Interior , OCLC 20706997
^ Apple, Russell A. (May 25, 1971), National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Aasu (PDF) , retrieved November 27, 2014 ^ Apple, Russell A. (July 9, 1971), National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Atauloma Girls School (PDF) , retrieved December 3, 2014 ^ Apple, Russell A. (July 8, 1971), National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Fagalele Boys School (PDF) , retrieved September 1, 2014 ^ Klenck, Joel D. (September 18, 2012), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Poloa (PDF) , retrieved August 30, 2014
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