National Historic Landmark · Pago Pago, American Samoa

Government House

Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Government House
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressTogotogo Ridge, Pago Pago, AS
CountyEastern County
ListedMar 16, 1972
Listed forMilitary, Architecture, Politics and government
Level of significanceNational
Also known asNaval Station; Tutuila; Government House, U.S. Na
Reference number72001443
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property

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

Visiting

AddressTogotogo Ridge, Pago Pago, AS
Coordinates14.2794° S, 170.7006° W · Directions ↗
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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    Jane Simon Ammeson, 2019
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  • Guide Book to the Historic Sites of the War of 1812
    Gilbert Collins, 2017
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  • Historic Sites and Landmarks That Shaped America [2 volumes]
    Mitchell Newton-Matza, 2016
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Government House listed on the National Register?

Mar 16, 1972. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Government House?

Togotogo Ridge, Pago Pago, Eastern County, American Samoa.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Government House?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72001443. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.