convey its national significance,the withdrawal of its NHL designation must be considered. The National Historic Landmark designation of a property can be considered for withdrawal either at the request of the owner or on the initiative of the Secretary of the Interior. Often, efforts to withdraw Landmark status develop from NPS regional and support offices as part of the NPS mission to monitor the status of nationally significant historic places.

There are four criteria which justify the withdrawal of a National Historic Landmark designation:

1. The property has ceased to meet criteria for designation; the qualities for which it was originally designated have been lost or destroyed.

2. Additional information forthcoming after the designation demonstrates that the property does not possess sufficient significance to be a National Historic Landmark.

3. A professional error was made in the designation of the property.

4. There was prejudicial procedural error in the designation process.

Properties that were designated before December 13, 1980 can only be withdrawn because they have ceased to meet the criteria for designation. Loss of integrity (through alteration, addition, or demolition) is the most common reason for the withdrawal of Landmark designation. Although the NHL designation may be withdrawn, a property can remain listed on the National Register of Historic Places if it still meets the separate criteria for that listing.

As of July 2011, 29 properties have lost their designation as National Historic Landmarks.

Edwin H. Armstrong House - Westchester County, New York

U.S.S. Cabot - Port Brownsville, Texas

Charles B. Dudley House - Blair County, Pennsylvania

Samuel Elmore Cannery - Clatsop County, Oregon

First Pacific Coast Salmon Cannery Site - Yolo County, California

First Site of the American Printing House for the Blind - Jefferson County, Kentucky

Fort Ross Chapel - Sonoma County, California

Isaac Franklin Plantation - Sumner County, Tennessee

Robert Frost Farm, "The Gully" - Bennington County, Vermont

Gambell Sites - Nome County, Alaska

Grant Park Stadium (Soldier Field) - Chicago, Illinois

Hotel Breakers - Erie County, Ohio

U.S.S. Inaugural - St. Louis, Missouri

Lincoln Motor Company Plant - Wayne County, Michigan

Florence Mills House - New York City, New York

Mother Jones Prison - Kanawaha County, West Virginia

Music Fund Society Hall - Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Nashville Union Station and Trainshed - Davidson County, Tennessee

Piedmont Number One - Greenville County, South Carolina

President (Riverboat) - St. Louis, Missouri

Reo Motor Car Company Plant - Ingham County, Michigan

Rock Magnetics Laboratory - San Mateo County, California

Rocket Engine Test Facility - Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Roosevelt Dam - Gila and Maricopa Counties, Arizona

Resurrection Manor - St. Mary's County, Maryland

Site of the First Telephone Exchange - New Haven County, Connecticut

Sourdough Lodge - Valdez-Cordova Territory, Alaska

Wickyup (Richard E. Byrd House) - Hancock County, Maine

William L. Yancey Law Office - Montgomery County, Alabama