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William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Street), New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Stree...

Significance: A fine house of the mid nineteenth century, built from designs of A.J. Davis for one of the leading families of New Bedford. Survey number: HABS MA-678 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol Co...

Significance: A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis. Survey number: HABS MA-681 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol Co...

Significance: A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis. Survey number: HABS MA-681 Building/structure dates: 1... More

White Hall of Bristol College, 701-721 Shadyside Avenue, Croydon, Bucks County, PA

White Hall of Bristol College, 701-721 Shadyside Avenue, Croydon, Buck...

Significance: Architecturally significant as representative of the early work of a renowned architect. Last remaining structure of Bristol College- the first college in Bucks Co. with a program that combined ma... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Foundation plan]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Fou...

Inscription on recto: Foundations of the first Capitol at Washington. The upper part was burnt by the English in 1812. This plan was prepared for a sett of engravings. 461880 Au[], 34.

White Hall of Bristol College, 701-721 Shadyside Avenue, Croydon, Bucks County, PA

White Hall of Bristol College, 701-721 Shadyside Avenue, Croydon, Buck...

Significance: Architecturally significant as representative of the early work of a renowned architect. Last remaining structure of Bristol College- the first college in Bucks Co. with a program that combined ma... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. East front elevation, rendering]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Eas...

Published in: Capital drawings, ed. by C. Ford Peatross. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005, pl. 2.10.

Montgomery Place, Farmhouse, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Farmhouse, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess Count...

Significance: The bracketed Italian farmhouse at Montgomery Place designed by A.J. Davis in 1861 is closely related to his design in A.J. Downing's The Architecture of Country Houses. This picturesque board and... More

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol Co...

Significance: A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis. Survey number: HABS MA-681 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virgi...

Significance: The house is primarily of architectural interest, as an example of Gothic cottages designed in the nineteenth century for country living. It closely resembles the "Rustic Cottage Style" of Alexan... More

Ellwanger & Barry Nursery Office, 668 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, NY

Ellwanger & Barry Nursery Office, 668 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, Mo...

Significance: This adaptation of a residential form in the Gothic Revival style for use as an office for a nursery illustrates the preference of the romantic and picturesque qualities found in landscape gardeni... More

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol Co...

Significance: A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis. Survey number: HABS MA-681 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol Co...

Significance: A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis. Survey number: HABS MA-681 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virgi...

Significance: The house is primarily of architectural interest, as an example of Gothic cottages designed in the nineteenth century for country living. It closely resembles the "Rustic Cottage Style" of Alexan... More

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Street), New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Stree...

Significance: A fine house of the mid nineteenth century, built from designs of A.J. Davis for one of the leading families of New Bedford. Survey number: HABS MA-678 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Street), New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Stree...

Significance: A fine house of the mid nineteenth century, built from designs of A.J. Davis for one of the leading families of New Bedford. Survey number: HABS MA-678 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction

White Hall of Bristol College, 701-721 Shadyside Avenue, Croydon, Bucks County, PA

White Hall of Bristol College, 701-721 Shadyside Avenue, Croydon, Buck...

Significance: Architecturally significant as representative of the early work of a renowned architect. Last remaining structure of Bristol College- the first college in Bucks Co. with a program that combined ma... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Basement floor plan]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Bas...

Inscription on recto: Basement plan of Capitol. Measured and drawn by Alex J. Davis, during the summer of 1832. The Copper plates are decided to be 15 1/2 by 21 inches in size. 461980 Au[], 34. 3. center Sky li... More

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Foundation plan]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Fou...

Inscription on recto: Foundations of the first Capitol at Washington. The upper part was burnt by the English in 1812. This plan was prepared for a sett of engravings. 461880 Au[], 34.

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol Co...

Significance: A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis. Survey number: HABS MA-681 Building/structure dates: 1... More

White Hall of Bristol College, 701-721 Shadyside Avenue, Croydon, Bucks County, PA

White Hall of Bristol College, 701-721 Shadyside Avenue, Croydon, Buck...

Significance: Architecturally significant as representative of the early work of a renowned architect. Last remaining structure of Bristol College- the first college in Bucks Co. with a program that combined ma... More

Montgomery Place, Swiss Cottage, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Swiss Cottage, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess C...

Significance: A rare example of such published but rarely built Swiss style that was a part of the 19th century vogue for the picturesque in architecture. Designed by the influential romantic architect, Alexand... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Basement floor plan]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Bas...

Inscription on recto: CAPITOL U.S. [...] PLAN OF BASEMENT. MEASURED AND DRAWN BY A.J. DAVIS, ESQ. 1834. PUBLISHED BY TOWN & DAVIS ARCHITECTS. 1. Black up this plan It was drawn for the engraver. 2. 461980 Au[], 34.

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Ellwanger & Barry Nursery Office, 668 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, NY

Ellwanger & Barry Nursery Office, 668 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, Mo...

Significance: This adaptation of a residential form in the Gothic Revival style for use as an office for a nursery illustrates the preference of the romantic and picturesque qualities found in landscape gardeni... More

Ellwanger & Barry Nursery Office, 668 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, Monroe County, NY

Ellwanger & Barry Nursery Office, 668 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, Mo...

Significance: This adaptation of a residential form in the Gothic Revival style for use as an office for a nursery illustrates the preference of the romantic and picturesque qualities found in landscape gardeni... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Foundation plan]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Fou...

Inscription on recto: Foundations of the first Capitol at Washington. The upper part was burnt by the English in 1812. This plan was prepared for a sett of engravings. 461880 Au[], 34.

Alexander Jackson Davis - Edgewater, South Gatehouse, Station Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Alexander Jackson Davis - Edgewater, South Gatehouse, Station Road, Ba...

Significance: Designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis in 1894 for Robert Donaldson, gave an axis of approach to Edgewater. Both octagon-fronted cottages, originally identical in size and shape, were finis... More

Montgomery Place, Farmhouse, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Farmhouse, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess Count...

Significance: The bracketed Italian farmhouse at Montgomery Place designed by A.J. Davis in 1861 is closely related to his design in A.J. Downing's The Architecture of Country Houses. This picturesque board and... More

Montgomery Place, Farmhouse, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Farmhouse, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess Count...

Significance: The bracketed Italian farmhouse at Montgomery Place designed by A.J. Davis in 1861 is closely related to his design in A.J. Downing's The Architecture of Country Houses. This picturesque board and... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Capitol of the state of Indiana. I. Town & A.J. Davis architects Capitol, Indiana. Plan of principal floor. Peribolus.

Capitol of the state of Indiana. I. Town & A.J. Davis architects Capit...

Print shows an oblique view of the third Capitol building of the state of Indiana; the Greek revival style building, patterned after the Parthenon, was designed by Ithiel Town & Alexander J. Davis, architects. ... More

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virgi...

Significance: The house is primarily of architectural interest, as an example of Gothic cottages designed in the nineteenth century for country living. It closely resembles the "Rustic Cottage Style" of Alexan... More

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Street), New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Stree...

Significance: A fine house of the mid nineteenth century, built from designs of A.J. Davis for one of the leading families of New Bedford. Survey number: HABS MA-678 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction

Virginia Military Institute, Barracks, Virginia Military Institute Parade Grounds, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Virginia Military Institute, Barracks, Virginia Military Institute Par...

Significance: Original design by A.J. Davis, 1848 and sub., burned during Civil War (1864), and rebuilt under direction of Davis (1870-73); of the subsequent additions to the original, one was (1892) by I.E.A. ... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Basement floor plan]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Bas...

Inscription on recto: CAPITOL U.S. [...] PLAN OF BASEMENT. MEASURED AND DRAWN BY A.J. DAVIS, ESQ. 1834. PUBLISHED BY TOWN & DAVIS ARCHITECTS. 1. Black up this plan It was drawn for the engraver. 2. 461980 Au[], 34.

Edgewater, North Gatehouse, Station Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Edgewater, North Gatehouse, Station Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-296 Survey number: HABS NY-5621-B Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Subsequent Work

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Street), New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Stree...

Significance: A fine house of the mid nineteenth century, built from designs of A.J. Davis for one of the leading families of New Bedford. Survey number: HABS MA-678 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Street), New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Stree...

Significance: A fine house of the mid nineteenth century, built from designs of A.J. Davis for one of the leading families of New Bedford. Survey number: HABS MA-678 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction

Edgewater, South Gatehouse, Station Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Edgewater, South Gatehouse, Station Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, ...

Significance: Designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis in 1894 for Robert Donaldson, gave an axis of approach to Edgewater. Both octagon-fronted cottages, originally identical in size and shape, were finis... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Edgewater, North Gatehouse, Station Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Edgewater, North Gatehouse, Station Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-296 Survey number: HABS NY-5621-B Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Subsequent Work

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virgi...

Significance: The house is primarily of architectural interest, as an example of Gothic cottages designed in the nineteenth century for country living. It closely resembles the "Rustic Cottage Style" of Alexan... More

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virgi...

Significance: The house is primarily of architectural interest, as an example of Gothic cottages designed in the nineteenth century for country living. It closely resembles the "Rustic Cottage Style" of Alexan... More

Montgomery Place, Farmhouse, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Farmhouse, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess Count...

Significance: The bracketed Italian farmhouse at Montgomery Place designed by A.J. Davis in 1861 is closely related to his design in A.J. Downing's The Architecture of Country Houses. This picturesque board and... More

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol Co...

Significance: A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis. Survey number: HABS MA-681 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol Co...

Significance: A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis. Survey number: HABS MA-681 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol Co...

Significance: A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis. Survey number: HABS MA-681 Building/structure dates: 1... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. East front elevation, rendering]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Eas...

Published in: Capital drawings, ed. by C. Ford Peatross. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005, pl. 2.10.

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. East front elevation, rendering]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Eas...

Published in: Capital drawings, ed. by C. Ford Peatross. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005, pl. 2.10.

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Street), New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Stree...

Significance: A fine house of the mid nineteenth century, built from designs of A.J. Davis for one of the leading families of New Bedford. Survey number: HABS MA-678 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Reflected ceiling plan]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Ref...

Inscription on recto: "Davis" - "PLAN OF THE CEILINGS IN THE CAPITOL OF THE UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON." - "B.H. LATROBE & CHAS. BULFINCH ESQRS. PRINCIPAL ARCHITECTS." - "W. Phelps Print." - "PUBLISHED BY I. TOW... More

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Montgomery Place, Annandale Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Dramatically situated along the Hudson River, Montgomery Place was a showplace during the 19th century, widely known for its richly ornamented Federal house and extensive pleasure grounds. The ori... More

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Pendleton-Coles House, 319 Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Lexington, Virgi...

Significance: The house is primarily of architectural interest, as an example of Gothic cottages designed in the nineteenth century for country living. It closely resembles the "Rustic Cottage Style" of Alexan... More

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Street), New Bedford, Bristol County, MA

William J. Rotch House, 19 Irving Street (moved from 103 Orchard Stree...

Significance: A fine house of the mid nineteenth century, built from designs of A.J. Davis for one of the leading families of New Bedford. Survey number: HABS MA-678 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction

Virginia Military Institute, Barracks, Virginia Military Institute Parade Grounds, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Virginia Military Institute, Barracks, Virginia Military Institute Par...

Significance: Original design by A.J. Davis, 1848 and sub., burned during Civil War (1864), and rebuilt under direction of Davis (1870-73); of the subsequent additions to the original, one was (1892) by I.E.A. ... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Avenues, Astor Place, Seventh Street, New York, New York County, NY

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, Third & Fourth Aven...

Significance: Founded by industrialist Peter Cooper, the Cooper Union was a pioneering institution in providing free private higher education. Its original building has historic technological importance becaus... More

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