305 Ninth Street Northwest (Commercial Building), Square 408, Lot 815,...
Significance: Originally built as a commercial building. At different times it has served as a dwelling, an office, a produce market and a bank. The building is now dwarfed by the monumentality of its modern ... More
U.S. Congress legislative status steps / Committee on House Administra...
Print shows a diagram that delineates "the many paths that a bill may take from the time it is introduced until it becomes law." A total of 159 potential "legislative status steps" through which a bill may pass... More
President and Mrs. Bush are walking right behind the first car during ...
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the... More
Bexar County Courthouse, 20 Dolorosa Street, San Antonio, Bexar County...
Significance: The building is the latest in a series of courthouse buildings for Bexar County, and by its growth and size is indicative of the progress and development in the area since the last quarter of the ... More
Lawrence Machine Shop, Building No. 4, 70 General Street, Lawrence, Es...
Survey number: HABS MA-988-S Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Anderson House, 1111 Myrtle Avenue, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Significance: A contributing element in a cluster of frame dwellings which dated from 1865-1885 and displayed ornamental wooden detailing. Survey number: HABS OH-2348 Building/structure dates: 1880 Initial Co... More
Dr. Joseph Glover House, 81 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, Charleston Co...
Significance: An antebellum town house of interesting architectural character. Survey number: HABS SC-320 Building/structure dates: ca. 1835 Initial Construction
River Street Historic District, River Street between. Union & Pearl St...
Significance: Structures in the district include one of the major warehouses of the Sullivan Machinery Co., a small factory built in the latter part of the 19th century, tenement buildings and workers' cottages... More
Strand Historic District, 2014 Mechanic Street (Commercial Building), ...
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Joseph Sims House, 228 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...
Significance: This house is the last survivor of Franklin Row, a group of ten houses built in 1809-1810 to the designs of Architect Robert Mills for John Meany and John Savage. The house was purchased from them... More
410-412 Armory Avenue (Commercial Building), Cincinnati, Hamilton Coun...
Significance: Excellent example of commercial structure in the West End of Cincinnati, an affluent neighborhood which developed after the middle of the nineteenth century as the city expanded. Survey number: H... More
2000-2042 I Street (Commercial Buildings), Washington, District of Col...
Survey number: HABS DC-400 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Union Elevated Railroad, Clark Street Station, Lake Street, Chicago, C...
Significance: One of the stations along the Union Elevated Railroad's Loop. The Loop is part of one of the oldest elevated rail systems still in operation in the United States. This station served an integral... More
John B. Stetson Company, Germantown & Columbia Avenues, Philadelphia, ...
Significance: The significance of the Stetson site lies in its association with the manufacture of the Stetson hats and with the paternalistic humanitarianism of John B. Stetson, a progressive industrialist of ... More
431 South Duke Street (House), York, York County, PA
Significance: York vernacular, 2/3 Georgian form, but with a mansard roof with gable roof dormers. The rear extension with its second story porch is also typical of York vernacular architecture. Survey number... More
Oak Park Theatre, 116-120 South Marion Street, Oak Park, Cook County, ...
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626 South Eighteenth Street (House), Louisville, Jefferson County, KY
Significance: 626 South Eighteenth Street is significant within the context of the Russell National District listed in 1980. This structure is typical of houses that were built throughout this particular neigh... More
Delancey Street Area Study I, 1800-1836 Delancey Street (Houses), Phil...
Survey number: HABS PA-1501 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Leiter I Building, 200-208 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Cook County, I...
Significance: The first Leiter Building, built in 1879, has been cited as a Chicago Architectural Landmark, "In recognition of its contribution towards the development of skeleton construction. Cast iron pilast... More
Liddon Building, 405-409 Cruise Street, Corinth, Alcorn County, MS
Survey number: HABS MS-235 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Old Colony Building, 407 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Cook County, ...
Significance: The building is an example of the work of the Chicago firm of Holabird and Roche. Since the high, narrow, slab-like structure is almost entirely freestanding and without masonry bearing walls, an ... More
106 Central Avenue (House), Newark, Essex County, NJ
Significance: Three story brick townhouse which contributes to the James Street Commons Historic District. Survey number: HABS NJ-940
Flatbush Town Hall, 35 Snyder Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
Significance: The Flatbush Town Hall, a handsome Victorian Gothic structure, is one of the best of its type in New York City. Built in 1875, it is a tangible symbol of civic government in Flatbush in the period... More
3001-3009 M Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbi...
Significance: Thomas Sim Lee in 1794 built the house and made his winter residence at the corner of 30th and "M" streets, now the two buildings 3001-3003 on "M" street. By 1800 he had acquired property at this ... More
45-47 Ward Street (House), 45-47 Ward Street, Paterson, Passaic County...
Significance: St. Michael's Sisters' Home is distinguished architecturally as a relatively rare survivor locally of a mid 19th century double rowhouse, built for middle class occupancy. The building is particul... More
South El Paso Street Historic District, South El Paso, South Oregon & ...
Significance: The historic district is the oldest, continuously-used commercial area in the city, and as such, is important to El Paso's history. The first settlement dates to February 1827 when Ponce de Leon r... More
Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Boroug...
Significance: A part of the first Subway system constructed in New York City. Survey number: HAER NY-68 Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Building/structure... More
Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Boroug...
Significance: A part of the first Subway system constructed in New York City. Survey number: HAER NY-68 Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Building/structure... More
National Hotel, 1713 Larimer Street, Denver, Denver County, CO
Survey number: HABS CO-116 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Anthony Reintzel Building, 3258 M Street Northwest, Washington, Distri...
Significance: This building represents an early (c. 1810) Georgetown waterfront area two-and-a-half-story shop and dwelling type remodeled and raised to three full stories c. 1870-80. Survey number: HABS DC-1... More
G Street, Northwest, 1200 Block (Commercial Buildings), No. 1204, Wash...
Survey number: HABS DC-333-B Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New Jersey Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Significance: This avenue developed according to the L'Enfant/Ellicott plans of the city. It is interrupted by the Capitol Grounds, and most places on the avenue in both Northwest and Southeast quadrants offer ... More
River Street Historic District, Workers' Cottage, 97 Main Street, Clar...
Survey number: HAER NH-5-H Building/structure dates: 1981 Demolished
Bear Block, 404 South Palafox Street, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL
Significance: This structure is an excellent example of Pensacola's late nineteenth century commercial architecture, which retains its original sheet metal finish materials, timber and cast iron structural elem... More
Isaac Chase House, 14 1/2 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, ...
Significance: Early dwelling erected in the Fish Lot Shares on Wesco Hill; part of the Orange and Union Streets Neighborhood Study (MASS-1014). Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-251... More
St. Augustine School, 923 Bank Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Significance: This is a large, three story school building whose architectural character evidences the last phases of the vernacular nineteenth century classical revival. It is the only such building in what is... More
Hotel Glendon, 18-28 Cazenove Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: This structure is a fine example of a small Queen Anne pressed brick apartment house of the type commonly built by land speculators in Boston between 1875 and 1890. The building is also included ... More
Christ Church (Episcopal), 3116 O Street Northwest, Washington, Distri...
Significance: Christ Church was founded in 1817 by a small group of prominent Georgetown citizens. Throughout the nineteenth century, many of Georgetown's business-men, merchants and government officials worsh... More
North Eutaw Street, No. 211 (Commercial Building), Baltimore, Independ...
Significance: Fair example of commercial/loft building with good three part projecting window unit running full height of upper three stories. Was Goodyear raincoat manufacturing (1928), Great A&P Tea Co. (193... More
1521-1523 Central Avenue (Commercial Building), Cincinnati, Hamilton C...
Significance: The four-story commercial/residential structure is located at the corner of Central Avenue and John Street. It is part of a cohesive cluster of other commercial/residential structures which are re... More
St. George Tabernacle, Main Street and Tabernacle Streets, Saint Georg...
Significance: This is probably the finest remaining pioneer Tabernacle in the state, immaculately maintained, located in the central city of the Southern Utah Cotton Mission. Unprocessed Field note material e... More
2nd Congress to Unite Women Weekend of May 1st thru 3rd at 333 W. 17 S...
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Walnut-Dollison Historic District, Hardrick House, 300-302 South Dolli...
Significance: Built in 1908-09, this massive duplex house was first occupied by Burton A. & James S. Hardrick, black businessmen who owned Hardrick Brothers Grocery on St. Louis Street. It is a contemporary of ... More
North George Street Historic District, York, York County, PA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-150 Survey number: HABS PA-573
Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester Count...
Significance: The Main Street Crescent is one of the main parts of the downtown district of the City of Ossining, The "Crescent" refers to a crescent shaped portion of Main Street. The Crescent consists of thre... More
Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester Count...
Significance: The Main Street Crescent is one of the main parts of the downtown district of the City of Ossining, The "Crescent" refers to a crescent shaped portion of Main Street. The Crescent consists of thre... More
Workingmen's Houses, 31-35 Locust Street, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA
Significance: Greatly altered through subsequent facade remodelings and construction of two large additions, this building has suffered architecturally in recent years. Nevertheless, it is a typically scaled a... More
The Times Building, Georgia Avenue & East Eighth Street, Chattanooga, ...
Significance: The Times Building was built 1888-1892 by Adolph S. Ochs, De Lemos and Cordes of New York, architects. In 1880 Ochs became owner of the Chattanooga Times which he continued to publish after he ac... More
Poletown Historic District, Chene Street Commercial District, Chene St...
Significance: The Chene Street Commercial District achieves its significance from its role as an early Polish immigrant community in Detroit. Polish settlement along the street began in the 1860's and was grea... More
U.S. General Services Administration, Central Heating Plant, C & D Str...
Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
South El Paso Street Historic District, South El Paso, South Oregon & ...
Significance: The historic district is the oldest, continuously-used commercial area in the city, and as such, is important to El Paso's history. The first settlement dates to February 1827 when Ponce de Leon r... More
South El Paso Street Historic District, South El Paso, South Oregon & ...
Significance: The historic district is the oldest, continuously-used commercial area in the city, and as such, is important to El Paso's history. The first settlement dates to February 1827 when Ponce de Leon r... More
South El Paso Street Historic District, South El Paso, South Oregon & ...
Significance: The historic district is the oldest, continuously-used commercial area in the city, and as such, is important to El Paso's history. The first settlement dates to February 1827 when Ponce de Leon r... More
South El Paso Street Historic District, South El Paso, South Oregon & ...
Significance: The historic district is the oldest, continuously-used commercial area in the city, and as such, is important to El Paso's history. The first settlement dates to February 1827 when Ponce de Leon r... More
Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Boroug...
Significance: A part of the first Subway system constructed in New York City. Survey number: HAER NY-68 Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Building/structure... More
Aluminum Building, 215 Governor Street, Richmond, Independent City, Vi...
Survey number: HABS VA-652 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
167 Broad Street (House), Charleston, Charleston County, SC
Survey number: HABS SC-430 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vintage American car and other buildings on the del Prado, Palacio del...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli P...
Contact sheet folder caption: Carter, Begin, Sadat reviewing the Marines at Camp David. MST. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes.
Sears' Block, 72 Cornhill Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-786 Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mott Iron Works Building, 90-92 Berkeley Street, Boston, Suffolk Count...
Significance: This structure is included in the South End Historic District. Survey number: HABS MA-1113 Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1947 Subsequent Work Bu... More
Jacobs Building, 523 Exchange Street, Geneva, Ontario County, NY
Significance: The building originally was a double mercantile building, with the lower floor used for store space and the upper floors for office space. For many years the first floor of the northern section of... More
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Freighthouse, 201-211 ...
Significance: This Commercial Italianate style structure was constructed in 1879, and substantially enlarged in 1905, the Milwaukee Road Freight House was the city's first major railroad freight depot. It was ... More
Cherokee Club, 1318 Ninth Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL
Significance: The Cherokee Club was the second largest brick building constructed in Ybor City. Its arched passageways serves as a model for future buildings constructed in Ybor City. The building was the loc... More
Clinton House, 120 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY
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Brownley Building, 1300-1304 F Street Northwest, Washington, District ...
Significance: The building permit for the Brownley Building notes that when built in 1932, it received an award from the Architect's Advisory Council for "meeting exceptionally well the standards which should b... More
M. M. SecorTrunk Company, 401,415, & 427 Lake Avenue, Racine, Racine C...
Survey number: HABS WI-304 Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Initial Construction
404 East Ferry Avenue (House), Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Significance: In the 1930s Dr. Robert Greenidge, Detroit's first black radiologist, converted the house at 404 East Ferry Avenue into a sanitarium to treat blacks in the city. Greenidge was also a founder of D... More
Holland Block Annex, 112-116 East High Street, Lima, Allen County, OH
Significance: The Holland Block Annex Building is a four story commercial building located in downtown Lima. Built in 1897-98 as an addition to a five story commercial building built c. 1890-93. The building ap... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
1903-1911 F Street Northwest (Row Houses), Washington, District of Col...
Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bear Block, 404 South Palafox Street, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL
Significance: This structure is an excellent example of Pensacola's late nineteenth century commercial architecture, which retains its original sheet metal finish materials, timber and cast iron structural elem... More
Josiah Gorham House, 29 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA
Significance: Example of five-bay Nantucket house of the early nineteenth century; part of the Orange and Union Streets Neighborhood Study (MASS-1014). Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure... More
Eighth Street District, West Eighth, John & West Seventh Streets, Cinc...
Significance: The buildings represent a good concentrated row of late 19th century buildings indicative of Cincinnati's wealth and importance in the development of Ohio. These buildings are all that remain of t... More
Alexander Clark Houses, 307-309 Chestnut Street, Muscatine, Muscatine ...
Significance: Alexander G. Clark, (1826-1891), Minister and Consul-General to Liberia and resident of Muscatine, Iowa, resided in this house. Historical significance stems from the fact that Clark was a reside... More
V.E. Wood Auto Building, 315 State Street, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbar...
Significance: The building at 315 State Street, Santa Barbara, is a successful example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style, here used in the context of an automobile dealership and repair garage. It was dete... More
Main Street (Houses), Slatington, Lehigh County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5453 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Church of the Covenant, Eighteenth & N Streets, Northwest, Washington,...
Significance: Interesting of Romanesque Revival Style. Prior to demolition was one of Washington's most impressive churches form the Victorian era. Survey number: HABS DC-140
South Street Seaport Museum, 45 Peck Slip-151 South Street, New York, ...
Significance: Built at the corner termination of a three store row on Peck Slip for Jasper Ward in 1807, this Federal style building stood next to one of the most important and longest lasting slips in New York... More
Chicago River Bascule Bridge, Clarke Street, Spanning Chicago River at...
Significance: The development of the Chicago trunnoin bascule bridge occurred during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Despite the controversy over patent infringement Joseph E. Strauss charg... More
Jackson Avenue Warehouse District, 101-131 & 120-122 Jackson Avenue, K...
Significance: The Jackson Avenue Warehouses area group of three, four and five story commercial structures. These Romanesque buildings were primarily built 1888-1894 (Others have been added later). The unifor... More
Vaughn Chevrolet Building, 101-109 East Main Street, Monongahela, Wash...
Significance: An example of Italianate vernacular brick building built in 1883 as a grocery store on the first floor and apartments above on the second floor. A typical example of late 19th century structures ... More
Lamberton Water Tower, Birch Street, Lamberton, Redwood County, MN
Public domain photograph of Redwood National Park, California, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gaillard-Bennett House, 60 Montague Street, Charleston, Charleston Cou...
Survey number: HABS SC-516 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gaillard-Bennett House, 60 Montague Street, Charleston, Charleston Cou...
Survey number: HABS SC-516 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
South El Paso Street Historic District, South El Paso, South Oregon & ...
Significance: The historic district is the oldest, continuously-used commercial area in the city, and as such, is important to El Paso's history. The first settlement dates to February 1827 when Ponce de Leon r... More
Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Boroug...
Significance: A part of the first Subway system constructed in New York City. Survey number: HAER NY-68 Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Building/structure... More
Interborough Rapid Transit Company, Third Avenue Elevated Line, Boroug...
Significance: A part of the first Subway system constructed in New York City. Survey number: HAER NY-68 Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1973 Building/structure... More
Amoskeag Millyard, Canal Street, Manchester, Hillsborough County, NH
Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
1924-1926 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest (Commercial Building), Washin...
Survey number: HABS DC-334-B Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jackson Block, Buffalo & Cottage Streets, Lockport, Niagara County, NY
Survey number: HABS NY-6097 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
223-229 East Main Street, 223-229 East Main Street, Madison, Jefferson...
Significance: Excellent surviving examples of mid-to-late nineteenth century commercial architecture, this block of four stores was built with a continuous facade and cast-iron storefronts, of which only one su... More
Berwyn car spindle, Berwyn, Illinois
Spindle was a sculpture created in 1989 by artist Dustin Shuler. It consisted of a 50 foot spike with eight cars impaled on it. From 1989 until its demolition on May 2, 2008, it was located in the parking lot o... More
Old truck and automobile outside the "Vehicles You Deserve" used-car d...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
Looking south along Main Street, past Lissette's Grocery.
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116 Washington Avenue (House & Office), Albany, Albany County, NY
Significance: A building at 116 Washington Avenue was constructed during the 19th century. It is assumed that its present appearance is the result of a major renovation ca. 1908 from designs by 2 of Albany's mo... More
North Third Street Area Study, 17-63 North Third Street (Commercial Bu...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-252 Survey number: HABS PA-1450
Baptist Home, 665-681 Greene Avenue, bounded by Greene Avenue East, Th...
Significance: The Baptist Home, one of many prominent charitable institutions erected in Brooklyn during the 19th and early 20th centuries, is an important complex built in three campaigns. Each wing was design... More
935 Saint Nicholas Avenue (Apartment Building), 935 Saint Nicholas Ave...
Survey number: HABS NY-5690 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
435 Seventh Street, Northwest (Commercial Building), Washington, Distr...
Significance: The Hi-Boy Restaurant is a simple, uninteresting utilitarian structure. While its remodeled storefront is similar to others on Seventh Street, and is important in continuing the row of retail spac... More