National Historic Landmark · building of public administration · Tangier

American Legation

Historic building in Morocco in Tangier, . Added to the National Register in 1981, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1981Moorish architecture
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What it is

Wikipedia · American Legation, Tangier

The Tangier American Legation, officially the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIMS), is a building in the medina of Tangier, Morocco, that formerly housed the United States diplomatic mission to Morocco. It was the first American public property abroad and is the only U.S. National Historic Landmark in a foreign country.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address8 Zankat America (Rue d'Amerique), Tangier
CountyMorocco County
ListedJan 8, 1981
Reference number81000703
Type of placebuilding of public administration
StyleMoorish architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address8 Zankat America (Rue d'Amerique), Tangier,
Coordinates35.78628, -5.80893 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitRoosevelt Campobello International Park · 3282 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 81000703. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.