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Beaux-Arts 500,000-999,999 residents
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. Style under Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals. Typical range 1885–1930. Also called Beaux Arts Classicism, Beaux-Arts Classicism. Cities of 500,000-999,999 residents, ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate beside it. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure, 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.
1
Washington, DC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
11
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 8.4
12
Fort Worth, TX
963,194 residents · 352.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.07 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 8.4
13
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 8.3
Listings through 2026-05-21; population and housing units ACS 2024 5-year; boundaries TIGER 2025. Cities ranked from 10,000 residents with at least 5 listings in the category. Built 2026-10-15.
Data: National Park Service (National Register, NPGallery), U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER/Line, Gazetteer, ACS 5-year),
Register Atlas (CC0). How the index works . Tags marked inferred are
synthesised from evidence and open to verification.