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Fonthill, East Court Street, State Route 313 vicinity, Doylestown, Bucks County, PA

Fonthill, East Court Street, State Route 313 vicinity, Doylestown, Buc...

See also HAER PA-107 for additional documentation. Includes photographs (photograph 64). Significance: A pioneering example of the use of reinforced concrete in a residence. Exhibiting an eclectic mixture of Me... More

Fonthill, East Court Street, State Route 313 vicinity, Doylestown, Bucks County, PA

Fonthill, East Court Street, State Route 313 vicinity, Doylestown, Buc...

See also HAER PA-107 for additional documentation. Includes photographs (photograph 64). Significance: A pioneering example of the use of reinforced concrete in a residence. Exhibiting an eclectic mixture of Me... More

Llyswen Station, 218 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Llyswen Station, 218 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5898 Building/structure dates: 1895- 1896 Initial Construction

Tooele County Courthouse & City Hall, Vine Street just East of State Route 36, Tooele, Tooele County, UT

Tooele County Courthouse & City Hall, Vine Street just East of State R...

Significance: This building is one of few remaining century old civic buildings in the state, a simple but handsome pioneer structure. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-24 Survey n... More

Tooele County Courthouse & City Hall, Vine Street just East of State Route 36, Tooele, Tooele County, UT

Tooele County Courthouse & City Hall, Vine Street just East of State R...

Significance: This building is one of few remaining century old civic buildings in the state, a simple but handsome pioneer structure. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-24 Survey n... More

John Wright Stanly House, New Street (moved to 307 George Street), New Bern, Craven County, NC

John Wright Stanly House, New Street (moved to 307 George Street), New...

Survey number: HABS NC-67 Building/structure dates: ca. 1779 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1935- 1936 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000450

Joe Wilson's Post Office, South Avenue & Third Street (moved to), Nicodemus, Graham County, KS

Joe Wilson's Post Office, South Avenue & Third Street (moved to), Nico...

See HABS No. KS-49 for list of structures that are contributing to the historic district & fieldnotes. Significance: In 1967, structure moved to northeast corner of block 4 by Arnetta Nevins. In 1968, Arnetta ... More

The Woman's Club, 900 Poyntz, Manhattan, Riley County, KS

The Woman's Club, 900 Poyntz, Manhattan, Riley County, KS

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Manhattan Chapter of the American Woman's League held its first meeting August 30, 1909 at the Riley County Courthouse. In its constitution the group sta... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach Drive, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach Drive, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Service Buildings, Between Linden Lane & Beach...

Significance: The service buildings were essential for the operations of the school. Some of them, including the power plant and fire house, still are. Even though the buildings were utilitarian in function, ... More

National Park Seminary, Indian Mission, 2790 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Indian Mission, 2790 Linden Lane, Silver Sprin...

Significance: The Indian Mission building was the clubhouse for the Theta Sigma Rho sorority. The building's design was inspired by eighteenth-century Franciscan mission churches of the Far West. The early co... More

Fort Smith, Commissary Building, 100 South Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR

Fort Smith, Commissary Building, 100 South Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-20 Survey number: HABS AR-16 Building/structure dates: 1838- 1842 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000202

Fort Smith, Commissary Building, 100 South Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR

Fort Smith, Commissary Building, 100 South Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-20 Survey number: HABS AR-16 Building/structure dates: 1838- 1842 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000202

Wilson Estate, Tree Tops, 9100 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD

Wilson Estate, Tree Tops, 9100 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery Co...

Significance: Constructed in 1926 to the design of architect Edward Clarence Dean, Tree Tops served until 1942 as the main residence for Luke I. and Helen W. Wilson and the focal point of a large estate that in... More

Wilson Estate, Tree Tops, 9100 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD

Wilson Estate, Tree Tops, 9100 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery Co...

Significance: Constructed in 1926 to the design of architect Edward Clarence Dean, Tree Tops served until 1942 as the main residence for Luke I. and Helen W. Wilson and the focal point of a large estate that in... More

Bath Railroad Station, 15 Commercial Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME

Bath Railroad Station, 15 Commercial Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, M...

Significance: The Bath Railroad Station is an excellent example of the Late-Georgian influenced Colonial Revival style as exemplified by the Flemish bond brickwork, the round arched, fan-lit openings above the ... More

Bath Railroad Station, 15 Commercial Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME

Bath Railroad Station, 15 Commercial Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, M...

Significance: The Bath Railroad Station is an excellent example of the Late-Georgian influenced Colonial Revival style as exemplified by the Flemish bond brickwork, the round arched, fan-lit openings above the ... More

Koster's Theatre, North side of Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Koster's Theatre, North side of Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Significance: The theatre was the center of entertainment in the town of Niobrara. Architecturally, the theatre reflects simplicity in design with an arcaded entryway. The H.E. Bonesteel Company was one of the... More

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Double Keeper's Dwelling, Point of Cape Hatteras, Access Road from Route 12, Buxton, Dare County, NC

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Double Keeper's Dwelling, Point of Cape Hatt...

Significance: The Double Keeper's Quarters at Cape Hatteras was constructed in 1854, at the same time as the nearby Lighthouse was raised in height. Built of wood frame construction, and resting on brick pier f... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Co...

Last 10 b/w photos are photogrammetric images. Significance: Memorial Hall, the main structure of the Tome School for Boys, is a notable example of the Beaux-Arts or American Renaissance style effectively used ... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Co...

Last 10 b/w photos are photogrammetric images. Significance: Memorial Hall, the main structure of the Tome School for Boys, is a notable example of the Beaux-Arts or American Renaissance style effectively used ... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Co...

Last 10 b/w photos are photogrammetric images. Significance: Memorial Hall, the main structure of the Tome School for Boys, is a notable example of the Beaux-Arts or American Renaissance style effectively used ... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Co...

Last 10 b/w photos are photogrammetric images. Significance: Memorial Hall, the main structure of the Tome School for Boys, is a notable example of the Beaux-Arts or American Renaissance style effectively used ... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Co...

Last 10 b/w photos are photogrammetric images. Significance: Memorial Hall, the main structure of the Tome School for Boys, is a notable example of the Beaux-Arts or American Renaissance style effectively used ... More

National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...

Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More

National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...

Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More

National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...

Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More

National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...

Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More

National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...

Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten, stone Greek Revival manufacturi... More

Confederate State Capitol, Old Military Road  (State Highway), Washington, Hempstead County, AR

Confederate State Capitol, Old Military Road (State Highway), Washing...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS AR-32-3 Building/structure dates: 1828- 1832 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1930 Subsequent Work

Confederate State Capitol, Old Military Road  (State Highway), Washington, Hempstead County, AR

Confederate State Capitol, Old Military Road (State Highway), Washing...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS AR-32-3 Building/structure dates: 1828- 1832 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1930 Subsequent Work

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Fourth Ward Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5786 Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1882 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1882- before. 1888 Subsequent Work Buil... More

John Bly House, East side of County Road 857, just north of intersection with Quarry Run Road, Cheat Neck, Monongalia County, WV

John Bly House, East side of County Road 857, just north of intersecti...

Significance: Constructed in the mid-nineteenth century, the John Bly House functioned as a stagecoach stop on the Morgantown and Uniontown Turnpike, a major link between Uniontown, in Fayette County, Pennsylva... More

Navy Yard, Building No. 143, Between Isaac Hull & Patterson Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Navy Yard, Building No. 143, Between Isaac Hull & Patterson Avenues, W...

Significance: Building 143 is a contributing property in the Washington Navy Yard National Historic Landmark. The Washington Navy Yard once served as the center for naval ordnance research and production and i... More

Navy Yard, Building No. 143, Between Isaac Hull & Patterson Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Navy Yard, Building No. 143, Between Isaac Hull & Patterson Avenues, W...

Significance: Building 143 is a contributing property in the Washington Navy Yard National Historic Landmark. The Washington Navy Yard once served as the center for naval ordnance research and production and i... More

Navy Yard, Building No. 143, Between Isaac Hull & Patterson Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Navy Yard, Building No. 143, Between Isaac Hull & Patterson Avenues, W...

Significance: Building 143 is a contributing property in the Washington Navy Yard National Historic Landmark. The Washington Navy Yard once served as the center for naval ordnance research and production and i... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 62, Rodman Avenue between First & Second Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 62, Rodman Avenue between First & Se...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Brookrace Estate, Bounded to north by Roxiticus Road, west by Union School House Road, south by Pleasant Valley Road, & east by private lands, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Brookrace Estate, Bounded to north by Roxiticus Road, west by Union Sc...

Significance: Bookrace Estate includes buildings and structural remains from three centuries of use. 18th century land uses included two homes, a grist mill and structures related to an adjacent iron forge. In ... More

Kiel Ranch, Wooden Duplex, 200 West Carey Avenue, North Las Vegas, Clark County, NV

Kiel Ranch, Wooden Duplex, 200 West Carey Avenue, North Las Vegas, Cla...

Survey number: HABS NV-19-H Building/structure dates: 1939 Initial Construction

Federal School House, End of Allgates Drive (Haverford Township), Havertown, Delaware County, PA

Federal School House, End of Allgates Drive (Haverford Township), Have...

Significance: This one room schoolhouse is the oldest extant building in Delaware County erected specifically for educational purposes. It also was the location of the first public school in Haverford Township.... More

McGraw Ranch, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

Significance: The McGraw Ranch is the only intact guest ranch within Rocky Mountain National Park. It reflects the evolution of cattle ranching in the Estes Park area as the industry progressed from large oper... More

McGraw Ranch, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

Significance: The McGraw Ranch is the only intact guest ranch within Rocky Mountain National Park. It reflects the evolution of cattle ranching in the Estes Park area as the industry progressed from large oper... More

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery constitutes the second major rural cemetery in the United States. Begun in 1836, it is the earliest known work of John Notman, an important nineteenth-century a... More

Levi A. Mackey Carriage House, 404 North Grove Street, Lock Haven, Clinton County, PA

Levi A. Mackey Carriage House, 404 North Grove Street, Lock Haven, Cli...

Photo caption pages & written data include site & floor plans. Survey number: HABS PA-5524-A Building/structure dates: 1865 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1891 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Levi A. Mackey Carriage House, 404 North Grove Street, Lock Haven, Clinton County, PA

Levi A. Mackey Carriage House, 404 North Grove Street, Lock Haven, Cli...

Photo caption pages & written data include site & floor plans. Survey number: HABS PA-5524-A Building/structure dates: 1865 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1891 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Fort Larned, Barracks (West), Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Fort Larned, Barracks (West), Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More

Lewis Brothers' Building, 1 South Bank, Fayetteville, Washington County, AR

Lewis Brothers' Building, 1 South Bank, Fayetteville, Washington Count...

1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: In the history of Fayetteville, the Fayetteville Square has been the functional and symbolic center of the economic, cultural, social, and political life in t... More

Lewis Brothers' Building, 1 South Bank, Fayetteville, Washington County, AR

Lewis Brothers' Building, 1 South Bank, Fayetteville, Washington Count...

1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: In the history of Fayetteville, the Fayetteville Square has been the functional and symbolic center of the economic, cultural, social, and political life in t... More

Primitive Hall, State Route 841 (West Marlborough Township), Clonmell, Chester County, PA

Primitive Hall, State Route 841 (West Marlborough Township), Clonmell,...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Tivoli-Union Brewery, 1320-1348 Tenth Street, Denver, Denver County, CO

Tivoli-Union Brewery, 1320-1348 Tenth Street, Denver, Denver County, C...

Significance: One of the largest gravity fed breweries in the United States. Survey number: HAER CO-1 Building/structure dates: ca. 1879 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1882 Subsequent Work B... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Charles Brewer House, 1131 Western Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Charles Brewer House, 1131 Western Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-73 Survey number: HABS PA-41 Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1861- before. 1925 Subsequent Work

National Park Seminary, Gymnasium, North of Linden Lane, south of Aloha House, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Gymnasium, North of Linden Lane, south of Aloh...

Significance: Housing the gymnasium in one of the campus' most prominent and ornate building illustrated the importance of athletics at the school. It was, perhaps, an attempt to relate the ancient world's cel... More

National Park Seminary, Gymnasium, North of Linden Lane, south of Aloha House, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Gymnasium, North of Linden Lane, south of Aloh...

Significance: Housing the gymnasium in one of the campus' most prominent and ornate building illustrated the importance of athletics at the school. It was, perhaps, an attempt to relate the ancient world's cel... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Monroe Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Monroe Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Coun...

Significance: This finely scaled Georgian Revival building was one of the original Tome School buildings, used as dining hall and then a gymnasium during Tome School occupancy, later as an officers' club by the... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 60, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & First Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 60, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie ...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Singles Quarters, Franklin Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Western Branch, Singles ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Sp...

Significance: The Swiss chalet was the home of the Zeta Eta Theta sorority. The Swiss chalet was a common form of bungalow design. The form appeared in A.J. Downing's "Architecture of Country Houses," 1850, a... More

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Sp...

Significance: The Swiss chalet was the home of the Zeta Eta Theta sorority. The Swiss chalet was a common form of bungalow design. The form appeared in A.J. Downing's "Architecture of Country Houses," 1850, a... More

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Sp...

Significance: The Swiss chalet was the home of the Zeta Eta Theta sorority. The Swiss chalet was a common form of bungalow design. The form appeared in A.J. Downing's "Architecture of Country Houses," 1850, a... More

Johnstown Public Library, 304 Washington Street, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA

Johnstown Public Library, 304 Washington Street, Johnstown, Cambria Co...

Significance: The library owes its original existence and reconstruction to the steel industry. In 1877, the Cambria Iron Company gave the Washington Street site to the Cambria Library Association, and two year... More

Reuel Nims Store, South terminus of Parkview Street, Humboldt, Richardson County, NE

Reuel Nims Store, South terminus of Parkview Street, Humboldt, Richard...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reuel Nims Store, South terminus of Parkview Street, Humboldt, Richardson County, NE

Reuel Nims Store, South terminus of Parkview Street, Humboldt, Richard...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Along First Avenue to west of & along Ford Island Way, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Alon...

Significance: The Hospital Point neighborhood was built in association with the development of the naval hospital at Pearl Harbor and the adjacent Radio Station, the navy's first radio installation in Pearl Har... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Along First Avenue to west of & along Ford Island Way, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Alon...

Significance: The Hospital Point neighborhood was built in association with the development of the naval hospital at Pearl Harbor and the adjacent Radio Station, the navy's first radio installation in Pearl Har... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Bodie Island Light Station, Off Highway 12, Nags Head, Dare County, NC

Significance: Bodie Island Light Station served as an important aid to navigation in a system of lighthouses guiding mariners along the hazardous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, often referred to a... More

Steel Pier, Boardwalk at Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ

Steel Pier, Boardwalk at Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic Coun...

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Steel Pier, Boardwalk at Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ

Steel Pier, Boardwalk at Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic Coun...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a narrow passage, corridor, street, old town architecture, arch, vintage print, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Boro Brothers Building, Confectionary & Saloon, 118-120 East Second Street, Covington, Kenton County, KY

Boro Brothers Building, Confectionary & Saloon, 118-120 East Second St...

Significance: Although the first floor has been altered, the upper story exhibits distinctive Italianate details. Because of its location adjacent to the Covington-Cincinatti Suspension Bridge (NHL) it adds to... More

Beverley Hall, 114 West King Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Beverley Hall, 114 West King Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Survey number: HABS NC-190 Building/structure dates: 1810 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1835 Subsequent Work

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...

Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...

Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More

Halifax County Clerk's Office, King & Market Streets, Halifax, Halifax County, NC

Halifax County Clerk's Office, King & Market Streets, Halifax, Halifax...

Significance: Part of the historic colonial government complex of Halifax. Built approximately 1758, the original structure was destroyed by fire and replaced, in 1832, by the present fireproof building. The Co... More

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington Forest, Prince George's County, MD

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington For...

Significance: Fort Washington's predecessor, Fort Warburton, was completed in December 1809 to guard the Potomac River entrance to the Capital City. During the War of 1812, on August 27, 1814, it was destroyed... More

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington Forest, Prince George's County, MD

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington For...

Significance: Fort Washington's predecessor, Fort Warburton, was completed in December 1809 to guard the Potomac River entrance to the Capital City. During the War of 1812, on August 27, 1814, it was destroyed... More

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington Forest, Prince George's County, MD

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington For...

Significance: Fort Washington's predecessor, Fort Warburton, was completed in December 1809 to guard the Potomac River entrance to the Capital City. During the War of 1812, on August 27, 1814, it was destroyed... More

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington Forest, Prince George's County, MD

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington For...

Significance: Fort Washington's predecessor, Fort Warburton, was completed in December 1809 to guard the Potomac River entrance to the Capital City. During the War of 1812, on August 27, 1814, it was destroyed... More

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington Forest, Prince George's County, MD

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington For...

Significance: Fort Washington's predecessor, Fort Warburton, was completed in December 1809 to guard the Potomac River entrance to the Capital City. During the War of 1812, on August 27, 1814, it was destroyed... More

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington Forest, Prince George's County, MD

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington For...

Significance: Fort Washington's predecessor, Fort Warburton, was completed in December 1809 to guard the Potomac River entrance to the Capital City. During the War of 1812, on August 27, 1814, it was destroyed... More

Fort Hunter Mansion, Fort Hunter, Dauphin County, PA

Fort Hunter Mansion, Fort Hunter, Dauphin County, PA

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Bethel Sanctuary, Inman, McPherson County, KS

Bethel Sanctuary, Inman, McPherson County, KS

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Bethel Sanctuary, built in 1880, is the sole remaining example of the Mennonite "Prayer House" in North America. The structure was constructe... More

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Ric...

Significance: Henry Ford's personal estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Survey number: HABS GA-2348 Building/structure dates: 1935-1937 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ... More

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Ric...

Significance: Henry Ford's personal estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Survey number: HABS GA-2348 Building/structure dates: 1935-1937 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ... More

Mercantile Trust & Deposit Company, 200 East Redwood Street (Redwood & Calvert Streets), Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mercantile Trust & Deposit Company, 200 East Redwood Street (Redwood &...

Significance: This building, erected in 1885, was designed by J.B. Noel Wyatt and Joseph Evans Sperry. Its exterior design is outstanding for the period in Baltimore. The significance of the Mercantile Safe De... More

Quarters B, Kongensgade 32-33, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Quarters B, Kongensgade 32-33, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Significance: Built by Germans for a consulate during Danish occupations of island, later used as residence for government secretary, now municipal office. Neo-classical with (front) facade. Unusual staircase... More

Dr. Milton C. Marshall Building, 414-418 North Boyle Avenue, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Dr. Milton C. Marshall Building, 414-418 North Boyle Avenue, Saint Lou...

Significance: The building at 414-418 North Boyle is representative of the small commercial buildings constructed in the second and third decades of the twentieth century to meet the needs of the growing popula... More

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