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Beaux-Arts

Listings whose style is Beaux-Arts or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Also called Beaux Arts Classicism, Beaux-Arts Classicism. Typical range 1885–1930. Within Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals.

52 cities rank in this category: each has at least 5 such listings and 10,000 or more residents. Within each size class, cities are ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate and the other measures on every row. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure or compare categories, or open it live in Explore to narrow it further.

Coverage. Style comes from the National Register index, Wikidata and, where the nomination text has been read, from the text itself. Nominations have been read for 50 states and the District of Columbia so far, so 51 of the 52 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.

10,000-24,999 residents

No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.

25,000-49,999 residents 1 ranked

1
Huntington, WV
Huntington, WV city
45,787 residents · 16.5 sq mi · 6 places in category · 1 ranked
0.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.31 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite –

Only 1 city of this size ranks here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.

50,000-99,999 residents 3 ranked

1
Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA city
57,719 residents · 7.2 sq mi · 8 places in category · 3 ranked
0.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.39 · 1.11 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Dubuque, IA
Dubuque, IA city
59,174 residents · 31.3 sq mi · 5 places in category · 3 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 25
3
Wilmington, DE
Wilmington, DE city
71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi · 5 places in category · 3 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 25

Only 3 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.

100,000-249,999 residents 16 ranked

1
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, AL city
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi · 13 places in category · 16 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.66 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 56.7
2
Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA city
120,257 residents · 10.4 sq mi · 8 places in category · 16 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 0.77 / sq mi · composite 100
3
Albany, NY
Albany, NY city
100,492 residents · 21.4 sq mi · 6 places in category · 16 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.60 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 86.7
4
Evansville, IN
Evansville, IN city
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi · 6 places in category · 16 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.52 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 63.4
5
Des Moines, IA
Des Moines, IA city
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi · 9 places in category · 16 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 53.3
6
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, NY city
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi · 6 places in category · 16 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 66.7
7
Hartford, CT
Hartford, CT city
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi · 5 places in category · 16 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 80
8
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA city
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi · 8 places in category · 16 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 50
9
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, CA city
136,969 residents · 23.0 sq mi · 5 places in category · 16 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 60
10
Shreveport, LA
Shreveport, LA city
180,982 residents · 108.2 sq mi · 6 places in category · 16 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 26.7

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250,000-499,999 residents 13 ranked

1
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA city
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi · 19 places in category · 13 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.62 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 95.9
2
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO city
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi · 12 places in category · 13 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 83.4
3
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH city
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi · 13 places in category · 13 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 70.9
4
St. Paul, MN
St. Paul, MN city
307,284 residents · 52.0 sq mi · 11 places in category · 13 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 83.3
5
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, OH city
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi · 10 places in category · 13 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 58.4
6
Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City, NJ city
294,078 residents · 14.7 sq mi · 7 places in category · 13 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 79.2
7
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Lexington-Fayette, KY urban county
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi · 7 places in category · 13 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 25
8
Madison, WI
Madison, WI city
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi · 6 places in category · 13 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 29.2
9
Oakland, CA
Oakland, CA city
439,418 residents · 56.0 sq mi · 8 places in category · 13 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 45.8
10
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, NY city
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi · 5 places in category · 13 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 29.2

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500,000-999,999 residents 13 ranked

1
Washington, DC
Washington, DC city
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi · 62 places in category · 13 ranked
0.86
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.91 · 1.01 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA city
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi · 17 places in category · 13 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 66.7
3
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD city
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi · 17 places in category · 13 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 75
4
Detroit, MI
Detroit, MI city
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi · 19 places in category · 13 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 70.8
5
Boston, MA
Boston, MA city
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi · 18 places in category · 13 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 75
6
Portland, OR
Portland, OR city
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi · 17 places in category · 13 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 54.2
7
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO city
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi · 13 places in category · 13 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 37.5
8
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA city
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi · 20 places in category · 13 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.43 / sq mi · composite 62.5
9
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN city
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi · 15 places in category · 13 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 37.5
10
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA city
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi · 16 places in category · 13 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.21 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 45.9

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1,000,000+ residents 6 ranked

1
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA city
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi · 23 places in category · 6 ranked
0.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 90
2
New York, NY
New York, NY city
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi · 105 places in category · 6 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 90
3
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL city
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi · 23 places in category · 6 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 60
4
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA city
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi · 20 places in category · 6 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 40
5
Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX city
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi · 6 places in category · 6 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 20
6
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, TX city
1,479,835 residents · 499.0 sq mi · 5 places in category · 6 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 0

Below the ranking floor 407 cities

Cities with 1 to 4 listings in this category, by count. Too few to rate fairly, so they are listed, not ranked. Click a city to see the listings in the explorer.