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      WASHINGTON (AP) - Jazz musician John Coltrane's home on Long
Island, N.Y., a cloverleaf-shaped Chicago hospital building and a
Pillsbury plant in Minneapolis that once was the world's most
advanced flour mill are among America's 11 Most Endangered Historic
Places.

   The Pillsbury "A" Mill Complex currently stands vacant.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation on Wednesday said the National Historic Landmark is in danger of
piecemeal development that could strip it of its potential for
reuse and rehabilitation.


  Funding is the biggest threat affecting historic places in all 50 states because so
many are facing budget deficits and a sputtering economy, said
National Trust President Stephanie Meeks. Congress was among the
first to cut historic preservation funding by eliminating the Save
America's Treasures grant program in the 2011 budget.


      "I think it does send a message that preservation is something
that's nice to have, not something that's essential to have,"
Meeks told The Associated Press. "Of course, we take a different
view."


    In Chicago, the uniquely shaped Prentice Women's Hospital is
perhaps the list's most endangered site, Meeks said. Northwestern
University, which owns the building, has said it plans to raze the
building later this year. Preservationists argue the building is a
prime candidate for reuse and is one of Chicago's most distinctive
designs from the 1970s.


    Coltrane's home in Dix Hills, N.Y., where he wrote "A Love
Supreme," has deteriorated due to a lack of funds, the trust said.
A local group hopes to restore the site as an education center but
needs additional support.

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The Pillsbury "A" Mill Complex was once the world's most advanced flour mill, but now is among America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

Mpls. Pillsbury plant on most endangered historic places list

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