Here's the latest list of the '11 Most Endangered Historic Places' in the U.S.

"The most endangered historic places list looks like America," says Katherine Malone-France, the Chief Preservation Officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Above, artist L.V. Hull (1942-2008) stands on the steps of her home and studio in Kosciusko, Miss., which has been unoccupied since Hull died in 2008. (left: Bruce West right: Yaphet Smith/National Trust for Historic Preservation)

"It's very hard to narrow the list," admits Katherine Malone-France, the Chief Preservation Officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Malone-France, in heavy spectacles and a winsome air, is now describing the 11 most endangered historic places in the United States, per her organization's annual survey. It relies, she quickly points out, upon nominations from the general public.