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Techwood Homes, McDaniel Dormitory, 581-587 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Techwood Homes, McDaniel Dormitory, 581-587 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, F...

Significance: Techwood Dormitory is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Dormitory differs from the majority o... More

Pinon Boarding School, Dormitories, Navajo Route 41, North of Navajo Route 4, Pinon, Navajo County, AZ

Pinon Boarding School, Dormitories, Navajo Route 41, North of Navajo R...

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

Pinon Boarding School, Dormitories, Navajo Route 41, North of Navajo Route 4, Pinon, Navajo County, AZ

Pinon Boarding School, Dormitories, Navajo Route 41, North of Navajo R...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school hall, building, education facility, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Noah Webster House, Temple & Grove Streets (moved to MI, Dearborn), New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Noah Webster House, Temple & Grove Streets (moved to MI, Dearborn), Ne...

Survey number: HABS CT-3-16 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between Escolta & Hangar Avenues, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between E...

Significance: Prior to World War II, the permanent dormitories or barracks housed airmen and other enlisted men. During the War, they were used as additional quarters and headquarters facilities for non-commis... More

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between Escolta & Hangar Avenues, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between E...

Significance: Prior to World War II, the permanent dormitories or barracks housed airmen and other enlisted men. During the War, they were used as additional quarters and headquarters facilities for non-commis... More

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between Escolta & Hangar Avenues, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between E...

Significance: Prior to World War II, the permanent dormitories or barracks housed airmen and other enlisted men. During the War, they were used as additional quarters and headquarters facilities for non-commis... More

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between Escolta & Hangar Avenues, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between E...

Significance: Prior to World War II, the permanent dormitories or barracks housed airmen and other enlisted men. During the War, they were used as additional quarters and headquarters facilities for non-commis... More

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, ...

Significance: Original building was the eastern two bays of this structure; the western bay was added shortly after construction. Survey number: HABS PA-5160 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Constr... More

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, ...

Significance: Original building was the eastern two bays of this structure; the western bay was added shortly after construction. Survey number: HABS PA-5160 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Constr... More

Camp Hofnung, Dormitory No. 1, Old Easton Road at Tohickon Creek, Pipersville, Bucks County, PA

Camp Hofnung, Dormitory No. 1, Old Easton Road at Tohickon Creek, Pipe...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: A Jewish Union-sponsored children's camp (1927-67), it is home to 2 dormitories designed by Louis I. Kahn, an American architect of Post-War Modernism. Kahn (... More

Camp Hofnung, Dormitory No. 1, Old Easton Road at Tohickon Creek, Pipersville, Bucks County, PA

Camp Hofnung, Dormitory No. 1, Old Easton Road at Tohickon Creek, Pipe...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: A Jewish Union-sponsored children's camp (1927-67), it is home to 2 dormitories designed by Louis I. Kahn, an American architect of Post-War Modernism. Kahn (... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1392 Ellsworth Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1392 Ellsworth Street, B...

This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Airmen's Dormitory Building (Building No. 1115) was one of seventeen dormitories built in 1951 to house seventy-four men each. It represents Ellsworth's ... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1392 Ellsworth Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1392 Ellsworth Street, B...

This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Airmen's Dormitory Building (Building No. 1115) was one of seventeen dormitories built in 1951 to house seventy-four men each. It represents Ellsworth's ... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1392 Ellsworth Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1392 Ellsworth Street, B...

This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Airmen's Dormitory Building (Building No. 1115) was one of seventeen dormitories built in 1951 to house seventy-four men each. It represents Ellsworth's ... More

Central College, Temporary Quarters, 1107 West Washington Street, Pella, Marion County, IA

Central College, Temporary Quarters, 1107 West Washington Street, Pell...

Significance: This structure was the temporary quarters for the Iowa Central University's (now Central College) first classes between 1845 and 1856. Survey number: HABS IA-96 Building/structure dates: after 1... More

Bowdoin College, Massachusetts Hall, Bath Street, Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME

Bowdoin College, Massachusetts Hall, Bath Street, Brunswick, Cumberlan...

Significance: Construction of Massachusetts Hall was begun in 1798 under the direction of Samuel and Aaron Melcher and possibly others. It was completed in 1803. When Bowdoin opened in 1802 this building was oc... More

U.S. Soldiers Home, Grant Building, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Soldiers Home, Grant Building, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur St...

See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures. Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Grant Building constructed to serve as quarters and principal mess. Survey number: HABS DC-353-... More

U.S. Soldiers Home, Grant Building, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Soldiers Home, Grant Building, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur St...

See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures. Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Grant Building constructed to serve as quarters and principal mess. Survey number: HABS DC-353-... More

U.S. Soldiers Home, Grant Building, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Soldiers Home, Grant Building, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur St...

See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures. Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Grant Building constructed to serve as quarters and principal mess. Survey number: HABS DC-353-... More

East Alabama Masonic Female Institute, 205 East South Street, Talladega, Talladega County, AL

East Alabama Masonic Female Institute, 205 East South Street, Talladeg...

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

East Alabama Masonic Female Institute, 205 East South Street, Talladega, Talladega County, AL

East Alabama Masonic Female Institute, 205 East South Street, Talladeg...

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

Southern Ute Boarding School, Boy's Dormitory, Ouray & Capote Drives, Ignacio, La Plata County, CO

Southern Ute Boarding School, Boy's Dormitory, Ouray & Capote Drives, ...

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

Southern Ute Boarding School, Boy's Dormitory, Ouray & Capote Drives, Ignacio, La Plata County, CO

Southern Ute Boarding School, Boy's Dormitory, Ouray & Capote Drives, ...

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

Oklahoma State University, Boys Dormitory, Northwest corner of Hester Street & Athletic Avenue, Stillwater, Payne County, OK

Oklahoma State University, Boys Dormitory, Northwest corner of Hester ...

Significance: Crutchfield Hall is the first permanent boy's dormitory in Oklahoma. During its existence it served as a dormitory, a School of Music building, and an office building serving the College of Engin... More

Oklahoma State University, Boys Dormitory, Northwest corner of Hester Street & Athletic Avenue, Stillwater, Payne County, OK

Oklahoma State University, Boys Dormitory, Northwest corner of Hester ...

Significance: Crutchfield Hall is the first permanent boy's dormitory in Oklahoma. During its existence it served as a dormitory, a School of Music building, and an office building serving the College of Engin... More

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...

Significance: Constructed in 1939-40 and named after its principal benefactor, Permelia Eastman Cook Hall holds significance as the last new building constructed on the campus of Storer College, a historically ... More

Wendover Air Force Base, Dispensary, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, Dispensary, South of Interstate 80, Wendover,...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-BL Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction

U.S. Naval Academy, Bancroft Hall, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

U.S. Naval Academy, Bancroft Hall, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

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

U.S. Naval Academy, Bancroft Hall, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

U.S. Naval Academy, Bancroft Hall, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

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

U.S. Naval Academy, Bancroft Hall, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

U.S. Naval Academy, Bancroft Hall, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

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

Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect Street, Northwest, Washington, District o...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect Street, Northwest, Washington, District o...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cadets' quarters, U.S. Naval Academy

Cadets' quarters, U.S. Naval Academy

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Pavilion X, East Lawn, University of Virginia

Pavilion X, East Lawn, University of Virginia

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

Albert B. Dodd [i.e. Dod] Hall, Princeton University

Albert B. Dodd [i.e. Dod] Hall, Princeton University

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

Men who work at the Navy shipyards in the community room at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) dormitories. Bremerton, Washington

Men who work at the Navy shipyards in the community room at the FSA (F...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Commons south

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Commons south

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Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Exterior from south II

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Exterior from sou...

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

First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of federal dormitories for war workers in Washington, D.C., on May 18, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visited four projects erected for Negroes and expressed herself as highly pleased with the accomodations. At Wake and Midway Halls, she was greeted by Samuel Plato, building contractor, who had just turned the buildings over to the government. Mr. Plato is shown with Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss W. Gertrude Brown, resident manager of Wake Hall. The two buildings, opened last month for more than 800 Negro women war workers, were formally dedicated by Mrs. Roosevelt

First lady inspects war workers' homes. On an inspection tour of feder...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Vallejo, California. FSA (Farm Security Administration) defense housing project. Dormitories

Vallejo, California. FSA (Farm Security Administration) defense housin...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Dining room from above I

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Dining room from ...

Public domain photograph of college, living room, dorm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Small reception room

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Small reception r...

Public domain photograph of college, living room, dorm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. View through living room window

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. View through livi...

Public domain photograph of college, living room, dorm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Living room, to fireplace

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Living room, to f...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Exterior from south I

Goucher College, Mary Fisher Hall, Towson, Maryland. Exterior from sou...

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

One of the buildings the soldiers from the 6/502nd Infantry Brigade, Berlin, GE., will use as dormitories while they are on this United Nations peacekeeping mission

One of the buildings the soldiers from the 6/502nd Infantry Brigade, B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ABLE SENTRY Base: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efrain Gonzalez Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kelly Johnson, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Aviano Air Base (AB), greets USAF Lieutenant General (LGEN) Arthur J. Lichte, Vice-Commander, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), at the new dormitories located in the flightline area. As part of the Generals Aviano AB orientation briefing, USAF A1C Johnson will give LGEN Lichte a walkthrough of her quarters

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kelly Johnson, 31st Secur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Staci L. Rosenberger, USAF R... More

Hospital and nurses' home, U. of M., Ann Arbor, Michigan

Hospital and nurses' home, U. of M., Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Negatives are close variants. "H" on B negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 011931. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

University of Pennsylvania, Men's Dormitories, Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

University of Pennsylvania, Men's Dormitories, Spruce Street, Philadel...

Survey number: HABS PA-1645 Public domain photograph of Victorian style building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House, 1108 South First Street, Champaign, Champaign County, IL

Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House, 1108 South First Street, Champaign, Ch...

2015 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Alpha Rho Chi was the first architectural fraternity in the United States. The Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House has contributed to the broad pattern of higher e... More

Fisher Hall from the southwest n.d. (3191912501)

Fisher Hall from the southwest n.d. (3191912501)

snyder, 3094 Subject (TGM): Buildings; Dormitories; Universities and colleges; Location: Oxford, Ohio

Brookrace Estate, Patrol Cottage Seven, Located 0.3 mile north of Pleasant Valley Road & 0.5 mile east of Union School House Road, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Brookrace Estate, Patrol Cottage Seven, Located 0.3 mile north of Plea...

Significance: Patrol Cottages Six and Seven are dormitories. Patrol Cottage Six was built in 1951 and Patrol Cottage Seven was built in 1955. Plan and elevation of both cottages are the same except that the fac... More

Mount McKinley Headquarters, Administration Building, Cantwell, Denali Borough, AK

Mount McKinley Headquarters, Administration Building, Cantwell, Denali...

Significance: Building materials were gathered from a stand of trees along the Nenana River along the boundary of the Park. Continuing the tradition of adaptive reuse, in 1954 this became the administrative of... More

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion Road, .3 mile west of intersection with Sanatorium Road, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion...

Significance: The Employee Dormitory is representative of early 20th century design changes that were made in tuberculosis treatment facilities to safeguard the physical and mental health of employees. Survey... More

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion Road, .3 mile west of intersection with Sanatorium Road, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion...

Significance: The Employee Dormitory is representative of early 20th century design changes that were made in tuberculosis treatment facilities to safeguard the physical and mental health of employees. Survey... More

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion Road, .3 mile west of intersection with Sanatorium Road, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion...

Significance: The Employee Dormitory is representative of early 20th century design changes that were made in tuberculosis treatment facilities to safeguard the physical and mental health of employees. Survey... More

David Dickinson House, Old Deerfield Street, Deerfield, Franklin County, MA

David Dickinson House, Old Deerfield Street, Deerfield, Franklin Count...

Significance: The home of Major David Dickinson, a man of prominence in this area in post-Revolutionary times. / Built about 1790 for Major David Dickinson, this house is a rare example of its period in Deerfie... More

National Park Seminary, Villa, Northwest corner of campus, near Capitol Beltway (I-495), Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Villa, Northwest corner of campus, near Capito...

Significance: The dormitory was added in 1907 to accommodate an expanding student population. In this regard, it is a testament to the school's success and popularity. Its Italianate design is one of the many... More

National Park Seminary, Villa, Northwest corner of campus, near Capitol Beltway (I-495), Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Villa, Northwest corner of campus, near Capito...

Significance: The dormitory was added in 1907 to accommodate an expanding student population. In this regard, it is a testament to the school's success and popularity. Its Italianate design is one of the many... More

Salem College, Sisters House, 619-621 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Salem College, Sisters House, 619-621 South Church Street, Winston-Sal...

Survey number: HABS NC-101 Building/structure dates: 1786 Initial Construction

Sailors' Snug Harbor, Dormitory C & Administration Building, Richmond Terrace, New Brighton, Richmond County, NY

Sailors' Snug Harbor, Dormitory C & Administration Building, Richmond ...

Significance: The Sailors' Snug Harbor is a home for aged seamen opened on Staten Island in 1833. This building, the first to be constructed for the institution, was built from 1831-1833. It is one of an outsta... More

Sailors' Snug Harbor, Dormitory C & Administration Building, Richmond Terrace, New Brighton, Richmond County, NY

Sailors' Snug Harbor, Dormitory C & Administration Building, Richmond ...

Significance: The Sailors' Snug Harbor is a home for aged seamen opened on Staten Island in 1833. This building, the first to be constructed for the institution, was built from 1831-1833. It is one of an outsta... More

Sailors' Snug Harbor, Dormitory C & Administration Building, Richmond Terrace, New Brighton, Richmond County, NY

Sailors' Snug Harbor, Dormitory C & Administration Building, Richmond ...

Significance: The Sailors' Snug Harbor is a home for aged seamen opened on Staten Island in 1833. This building, the first to be constructed for the institution, was built from 1831-1833. It is one of an outsta... More

Brookrace Estate, Horse Barn, Located 0.3 mile north of Pleasant Valley Road, & 0.4 mile east of Union School House Road, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Brookrace Estate, Horse Barn, Located 0.3 mile north of Pleasant Valle...

Significance: Originally the horse barn (ca. 1914) for Brookrace Estate, this barn was adaptively reused for dormitory space, recreation, publication work and film making by the Boy Scouts of America under the ... More

Brookrace Estate, Horse Barn, Located 0.3 mile north of Pleasant Valley Road, & 0.4 mile east of Union School House Road, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Brookrace Estate, Horse Barn, Located 0.3 mile north of Pleasant Valle...

Significance: Originally the horse barn (ca. 1914) for Brookrace Estate, this barn was adaptively reused for dormitory space, recreation, publication work and film making by the Boy Scouts of America under the ... More

Tuba City Boarding School, Manuelito Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main Street & West Cedar Avenue, Tuba City, Coconino County, AZ

Tuba City Boarding School, Manuelito Hall, Navajo Reservation, Main St...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is a good example of turn-of-the-century Bureau of Indian Affairs architecture in the southwest and for its association with early BIA education programs on th... More

Biltmore Forestry School, "Hellhole" Student Quarters, Brevard, Transylvania County, NC

Biltmore Forestry School, "Hellhole" Student Quarters, Brevard, Transy...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small school, cabin, education facility, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

St. Catherine's Academy, St. Thomas Hall, 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, Marin County, CA

St. Catherine's Academy, St. Thomas Hall, 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafae...

Significance: St. Thomas Hall was the second significant building built by the Sisters of St. Dominic at their San Rafael Convent/Campus. It was built in 1912 as a Secondary School and Boarding facility. At l... More

St. John's College, Humphreys Hall, College Avenue, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

St. John's College, Humphreys Hall, College Avenue, Annapolis, Anne Ar...

Significance: Humphreys Hall was the first building constructed by St. John's College. Survey number: HABS MD-274 Building/structure dates: 1835-1837 Building/structure dates: 1958 Subsequent Work

St. John's College, Humphreys Hall, College Avenue, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

St. John's College, Humphreys Hall, College Avenue, Annapolis, Anne Ar...

Significance: Humphreys Hall was the first building constructed by St. John's College. Survey number: HABS MD-274 Building/structure dates: 1835-1837 Building/structure dates: 1958 Subsequent Work

University of Virginia, Pavilions & Hotels, University Avenue & Rugby Road, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia, Pavilions & Hotels, University Avenue & Rugby ...

Significance: In 1817 Thomas Jefferson surveyed, with his own instruments, the plot of land on which he intended to build the University of Virginia. The plot was sited along the ridge of a low hill running in... More

University of Virginia, Pavilions & Hotels, University Avenue & Rugby Road, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

University of Virginia, Pavilions & Hotels, University Avenue & Rugby ...

Significance: In 1817 Thomas Jefferson surveyed, with his own instruments, the plot of land on which he intended to build the University of Virginia. The plot was sited along the ridge of a low hill running in... 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

Jacob Tome Institute, Harrison House, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Harrison House, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil C...

Significance: This dormitory was erected 1905 in a design by Wyatt and Nolting to Boring and Tilton's and Leavitt's master plan. It is markedly different from the other early buildings in design, with its roof... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Harrison House, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Harrison House, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil C...

Significance: This dormitory was erected 1905 in a design by Wyatt and Nolting to Boring and Tilton's and Leavitt's master plan. It is markedly different from the other early buildings in design, with its roof... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Harrison House, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Harrison House, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil C...

Significance: This dormitory was erected 1905 in a design by Wyatt and Nolting to Boring and Tilton's and Leavitt's master plan. It is markedly different from the other early buildings in design, with its roof... More

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Nurses' Quarters, West Charlie Kelly Boulevard, North side, between South Reed Street & South Sheehan Street, Aurora, Adams County, CO

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Nurses' Quarters, West Charlie Kelly Boul...

Survey number: HABS CO-172-DI Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Readiness Building, 810 Kenny Road, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Readiness Building, 810 Kenny Road, Blackhaw...

This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base Dormitory is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1950s. During ... More

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1529 Ellsworth Street, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, 1529 Ellsworth Street, B...

Significance: The Airmen's Dormitory possesses a documented historical association with base activities during the early Cold War era, a period of substantial military activity and growth. During this period, E... More

Techwood Homes, McDaniel Dormitory, 581-587 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Techwood Homes, McDaniel Dormitory, 581-587 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, F...

Significance: Techwood Dormitory is a contributing building in the Techwood Homes Historic District, nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Techwood Dormitory differs from the majority o... More

Los Pinetos Nike Missile Site, Santa Clara Road, Los Angeles National Forest, Sylmar, Los Angeles County, CA

Los Pinetos Nike Missile Site, Santa Clara Road, Los Angeles National ...

Significance: The Los Pinetos NIKE site played an integral role in the Los Angeles Defense Area from 1955 to 1958. Los Pinetos is unique among Nike sites in the Los Angeles area in that the launch, administrat... More

Pinon Boarding School, Dormitories, Navajo Route 41, North of Navajo Route 4, Pinon, Navajo County, AZ

Pinon Boarding School, Dormitories, Navajo Route 41, North of Navajo R...

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Wendover Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT

Wendover Air Force Base, Airmen's Dormitory, South of Interstate 80, W...

Survey number: HABS UT-125-AX Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between Escolta & Hangar Avenues, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between E...

Significance: Prior to World War II, the permanent dormitories or barracks housed airmen and other enlisted men. During the War, they were used as additional quarters and headquarters facilities for non-commis... More

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between Escolta & Hangar Avenues, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between E...

Significance: Prior to World War II, the permanent dormitories or barracks housed airmen and other enlisted men. During the War, they were used as additional quarters and headquarters facilities for non-commis... More

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between Escolta & Hangar Avenues, Novato, Marin County, CA

Hamilton Field, Air Corps Dormitories, Fifth & Sixth Streets between E...

Significance: Prior to World War II, the permanent dormitories or barracks housed airmen and other enlisted men. During the War, they were used as additional quarters and headquarters facilities for non-commis... More

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, ...

Significance: Original building was the eastern two bays of this structure; the western bay was added shortly after construction. Survey number: HABS PA-5160 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Constr... More

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, Chester County, PA

Hopewell Village, Employees Quarters, St. Peter's vicinity, Hopewell, ...

Significance: Original building was the eastern two bays of this structure; the western bay was added shortly after construction. Survey number: HABS PA-5160 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Constr... More

Brookrace Estate, Patrol Cottage Two, Located 0.1 mile north of Pleasant Valley Road & 0.3 mile east of Union School House Road, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Brookrace Estate, Patrol Cottage Two, Located 0.1 mile north of Pleasa...

Significance: Patrol Cottage Two is a dormitory built in 1947. The exterior stone veneer may be a later addition. Its plan and elevation are similar to Patrol Cottages One and Three except for the exterior ston... More

Brookrace Estate, Patrol Cottage Two, Located 0.1 mile north of Pleasant Valley Road & 0.3 mile east of Union School House Road, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Brookrace Estate, Patrol Cottage Two, Located 0.1 mile north of Pleasa...

Significance: Patrol Cottage Two is a dormitory built in 1947. The exterior stone veneer may be a later addition. Its plan and elevation are similar to Patrol Cottages One and Three except for the exterior ston... More

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, Dormitory, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, Newaygo County, MI

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, Dormitory, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, N...

Significance: The Dormitory is part of the Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, built in the early 1930s as a link in Consumers Power Company's system of electric power generation. In designing and building Hardy, the co... More

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, Dormitory, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, Newaygo, Newaygo County, MI

Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, Dormitory, 6928 East Thirty-sixth Street, N...

Significance: The Dormitory is part of the Hardy Hydroelectric Plant, built in the early 1930s as a link in Consumers Power Company's system of electric power generation. In designing and building Hardy, the co... More

Saint Luke's Hospital, Nurses' Home, 501 East Nineteenth Avenue, Northeast corner of East Nineteenth Avenue & Pennsylvania Street, Denver, Denver County, CO

Saint Luke's Hospital, Nurses' Home, 501 East Nineteenth Avenue, North...

Survey number: HABS CO-195-A Building/structure dates: 1938 Initial Construction

Sheldon Jackson College, Stevenson Hall, Baranof Island, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Sheldon Jackson College, Stevenson Hall, Baranof Island, Sitka, Sitka ...

2006 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: Stevenson Hall at Sheldon Jackson College, is one of six buildings designed in 1910 by the New York architecture firm of Ludlow and Peabody. Constructed... More

Camp Hofnung, Dormitory No. 1, Old Easton Road at Tohickon Creek, Pipersville, Bucks County, PA

Camp Hofnung, Dormitory No. 1, Old Easton Road at Tohickon Creek, Pipe...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: A Jewish Union-sponsored children's camp (1927-67), it is home to 2 dormitories designed by Louis I. Kahn, an American architect of Post-War Modernism. Kahn (... More

Camp Hofnung, Dormitory No. 1, Old Easton Road at Tohickon Creek, Pipersville, Bucks County, PA

Camp Hofnung, Dormitory No. 1, Old Easton Road at Tohickon Creek, Pipe...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: A Jewish Union-sponsored children's camp (1927-67), it is home to 2 dormitories designed by Louis I. Kahn, an American architect of Post-War Modernism. Kahn (... More

Mills Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Mills Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda ...

Significance: Mills College began in 1852, though under another name, when a Young Ladies Protestant Seminary was founded in the city of Benicia. Its significance rose in 1953-54 when Benicia became the capito... More

Mills Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Mills Hall, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Boulevard, Oakland, Alameda ...

Significance: Mills College began in 1852, though under another name, when a Young Ladies Protestant Seminary was founded in the city of Benicia. Its significance rose in 1953-54 when Benicia became the capito... More

Bowdoin College, Massachusetts Hall, Bath Street, Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME

Bowdoin College, Massachusetts Hall, Bath Street, Brunswick, Cumberlan...

Significance: Construction of Massachusetts Hall was begun in 1798 under the direction of Samuel and Aaron Melcher and possibly others. It was completed in 1803. When Bowdoin opened in 1802 this building was oc... More

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