architectural design

Architect James Keys Wilson's Dexter Mausoleum at the 733-acre Spring ...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Edmund Dexter was a prominent local "whiskey baron," and his mausoleum was intended to resemble a Gothic Revival "funerary monument." ... More

Pasadena City Hall, 100 North Garfield Avenue, Pasadena, Los Angeles C...

Significance: Pasadena City Hall is significant as the central and dominant building in the Pasadena Civic Center, a complex of civic, institutional and cultural buildings which is one of the finest examples in... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Main Street, Kingston, Ulster County...

Significance: This church in the Wren-Gibbs tradition was designed by the famous architect, Minard LaFever, and it was based on his "project for a village Church" in The Architectural Instructor. It has some as... More

Moffat Station, 2101 Fifteenth Street, Denver, Denver County, CO

1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Moffat Station was the Denver terminus of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railroad. David Moffat, an early Denver pioneer and businessma... More

Riverside Baptist Church, 2650 Park Street, Jacksonville, Duval County...

Significance: An outstanding example of 1920's Florida Boom Architecture (eclecticism) and the only church ever designed by Addison Mizner, popular Palm Beach architect. The octagonal structure in the Spanish ... More

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, ...

Significance: In William Mann's "A Brief History of the Zoo," penned in 1946 while he was director, he wrote that "in 1935 the Zoo had a great stroke of good luck [when] the Public Works Administration allotted... More

George Washington Whittemore House, 329 Harvard Street, Cambridge, Mid...

Significance: House was originally remarkable for extensive use of exterior papier mache ornament. Front and side eaves of main block, and cupola were trimmed with molded papier mache "gingerbread" mounted on ... More

Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street, Oak Park, Cook County, IL

Significance: Frank Lloyd Wright's design for Unity Church was conceived with the prime objective of giving exterior expression to a room of worship by subordinating the smaller auxiliary functions to the main ... More

New Jersey Route 35 Bridge, U.S. Route 9, Spanning U.S. Route 1, Woodb...

Significance: The N.J. Route 35 Bridge is a typical example of a single span, steel encased thru-girder highway overpass built during the tenure of Morris Goodkind, chief bridge engineer for the New Jersey Stat... More

First National Bank, 1206 Eleventh Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The second headquarters of a bank established in 1863, the First National Bank of Altoona was described as a "magnificent temple of finance" when it opened in 1926. Architect John A. Dempwolf's mo... More

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

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

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

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

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, Bermudez Tomb, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, ...

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[Design drawing for woodwork: Book of Remembrances Cabined with crest,...

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Nantucket Atheneum, Lower India & Federal Streets, Nantucket, Nantucke...

Significance: Intellectual center for Nantucket, originally built in 1825, it was rebuilt after the fire of 1846 with further embellishments to its Greek Revival design. The Nantucket Atheneum was erected in 18... More

Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...

Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More

Fort Sheridan, Magazine, Bartlett Ravine Road, Lake Forest, Lake Count...

Significance: A Holabird and Roche designed building which is an excellent example of a magazine on a military post and which adds to the comprehensiveness of the late 19th century building stock at Fort Sherid... More

Meridian Hill Park, Bounded by Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Euclid & W Street...

For additional documentation, see also HALS DC-55 (Meridian Hill Park, Noyes Armillary Sphere) Significance: Located between 15th, 16th W, and Euclid Streets, NW is one of the most distinguished examples of Lan... More

St. Louis City Hall, Tucker Boulevard at Market Street, Saint Louis, I...

Significance: This structure, which has housed city government since 1898, is a city landmark by appearance and reputation. The design of the building was chosen from among six designs submitted through a natio... More

John A. G. Davis House, 1201 Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, Charlo...

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The John A.G. Davis House, one of two houses located on the estate known as The Farm, stands today as a landmark of the rich history of Charlottesville, Virgi... More

NIKE Missile Base SL-40, Paint & Oil Storage Shed, North end of base, ...

Significance: This building was built in 1958 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers. Nike buildings were considered modified emergency buildings. Originally, they were to be pre-fabric... More

Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Significance: This is the fourth capitol building owned by the State and has been in continuous use since its completion in 1889. Located atop a hill near downtown Atlanta, it previously contained the Atlanta C... More

U. S. Military Academy, Administration Building, West Point, Orange Co...

Significance: The Administration Building was designed by Cram, Goodhue, and Ferguson as the keystone of their 1903 competition plan. The great height of its load bearing tower and its salient position at the a... More

Church of the Holy Cross, State Route 261, Stateburg, Sumter County, S...

Significance: The Church of the Holy Cross is an extremely unusual mid-19th century rammed earth structure. Built in a simple but highly refined Gothic Revival style, it was designed on the model of an English ... More

Westover, State Route 633, Westover, Charles City, Virginia

Significance: Westover was patented in 1637 and was purchased by William Byrd I in 1688. The present 18th century complex was erected for William Byrd II, the noted colonial leader, planter, diarist, and founde... More

Grant's Monument, Riverside Drive & West 122nd Street, New York, New Y...

Significance: Designed by John H. Duncan, this monument to honor General Ulysses S. Grant, who had served his country as president, was constructed from 1891-1897. Funds for the building were raised through pub... More

University of Oregon Museum of Art, 1470 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Lane Co...

Significance: The University of Oregon Museum of Art is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register nominations states that the museum's historic significance: "centers on the his... More

Church of St. James the Less, 3200 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphi...

Significance: Built between 1846 and 1848, St. James the Less is the first pure example of a Medieval Parish Church in the United States. It is also the first church to be inspired by, and constructed under the... More

1st. Unitarian church. From the original design

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A view of Cooke's tomb in St. Paul's Church yard, N. York / painted an...

Print shows the actor Edmund Kean standing with another man, identified as "the physician who attended Mr. Cooke in his last illness", next to the monument Kean had erected in honor of George Frederick Cooke in... More

President favors replacing of gatehouses at White House. Washington, D...

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St. Philip's Church, 144-156 Church St., Charleston, Charleston County...

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Howard Hughes's (and his family's) gravesite at Glenwood Cemetery, Hou...

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, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Ave Maria Grotto, Cullman, Alabama

Known as "Jerusalem in Miniature," this four-acre park (dedicated in 1934) was designed to provide a setting for 125 miniature reproductions of famous historic buildings and shrines the work of Brother Joseph Z... More

Monumental Church, 1224 East Broad Street, Richmond, Independent City,...

Significance: Monumental Church (1812-14) was designed by architect Robert Mills to commemorate the deaths of seventy-two persons, including Virginia Governor George William Smith, who perished in an 1811 fire ... More

Monumental Church, 1224 East Broad Street, Richmond, Independent City,...

Significance: Monumental Church (1812-14) was designed by architect Robert Mills to commemorate the deaths of seventy-two persons, including Virginia Governor George William Smith, who perished in an 1811 fire ... More

Hawkwood, Route 15, Zion Crossroads, Louisa County, Virginia

The location was changed from Gordonsville vicinity to Zion Crossroads vicinity because the historic site is located in Louisa County, not Orange County. Significance: Designed by A.J. Davis, who is widely rega... More

Fort Monroe, Chapel of the Centurion, Off Ruckman Road, Hampton, Hampt...

Significance: The Chapel of the Centurion was constructed based on designs by Gothic revivalist-architect, Richard Upjohn. In 1852, Upjohn published standardized plans for a chapel, rectory, school, and other ... More

Honoré Tomb, North Clark Street and West Irving Park Road, Chicago, Co...

Significance: Henry Hamilton Honoré was born in Kentucky and came to Chicago in 1855. He made is fortune as a real estate developer. He held the position of head judge and is credited with founding the Chicago ... More

St. James the Less Catholic Church & Rectory, 1225 East Eager Street, ...

Significance: As a building designated in the High Victorian Gothic style with Romanesque Revival overtones, the St. James The Less Roman Catholic Church is an example of a type of architecture that was commonl... More

Wind River Administrative Site, Building No. 2327, Near Lookout Mounta...

Significance: Building No. 2327 has been determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. This building embodies the rustic style of architecture associated with the Forest Service... More

Brown Mountain Gate Lodge, Maine Route 3, 1/2 mile north of Asticou, N...

Significance: Built by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to deter motorists from entering his carriage road system, Acadia's gate lodges are two of the most unique structures on Mount Desert Island. They were designed ... More

Beartooth Highway, Long Lake Bridge, Spanning Long Lake outlet on U.S....

Significance: Constructed as part of the original completion of the Beartooth Highway's "Section B," the bridge is significant as a contributing feature of the historic roadway due to 1) the low approach and de... More

Henry Art Gallery, Fifteenth Avenue Northeast at Northeast Campus Park...

Significance: The Horace C. Henry Art Gallery was the first public art museum in the state of Washington. Funds for the building construction and its initial collection were donated to the University of Washin... More

Tayco Street Bridge, Spanning Government Canal at Tayco & Water Street...

Significance: The Tayco Street Bridge is a double leaf, Strauss Underneath Counterweight bascule bridge. It is significant as the only bridge of this type in Menasha. With its symmetrical design and four hous... More

Newton Free Library, 414 Centre Street, Newton Corner, Middlesex Count...

Significance: The building represents one of the first 19th century "free libraries" constructed in Massachusetts and was an important public building in Newton from 1870-1991. The original building was design... More

Masonic Temple, 1111-1119 Eleventh Street, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Significance: The Masonic Temple is one of Altoona's few remaining large red-brick buildings from the 19th century. Designed by Philadelphia architect, James H. Windrim, the temple's interesting exterior is com... More

Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...

Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More

Getty Tomb, North Clark Street & West Irving Park Road, Chicago, Cook ...

Significance: One of Louis Sullivan's most delicate and decorative designs, the Getty Tomb is one of three mausoleum structures created by the firm of Adler and Sullivan between 1889 and 1892. Unprocessed Fiel... More

Free Library of Philadelphia, Haddington Branch, 446 North 65th Street...

Significance: Haddington was one of twenty-five branch libraries constructed between 1904 and 1930 for the Free Library of Philadelphia using a $1.5 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation. Andrew Carnegie... More

Oak Hill Cemetery, Chapel, 3001 R Street Northwest, Northeast of gateh...

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Buckingham Friends Meeting House, 5684 York Road, Lahaska, Bucks Count...

Significance: Completed in 1768, Buckingham Friends Meeting House is the earliest known example of the doubled type that became a conventional form for American Friends meeting hoses for nearly a century. While... More

Tomas Tijerina House, 333 East Adams Street, Brownsville, Cameron Coun...

Significance: Designed and built in 1912 by Tomas Tijerina, this house is notable for its fine brick detailing, characteristic of Rio Grande Valley architecture. The unusual buttresses were added to help the ho... More

Photographs of buildings in Los Angeles, California and the surroundin...

Photographs show chiefly buildings in Los Angeles and the surrounding area. Specific sites in Los Angeles include 1000 Wilshire Building, 777 Tower at Citicorp Plaza, ABC Entertainment Center, Ahmanson Center T... More

U. S. Custom House & Post Office, 25 Front Street, Bath, Sagadahoc Cou...

Significance: This two-and-a-half rectangular Custom House and Post Office, built of granite in the Italianate Style, was designed by Ammi B. Young, the first Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury... More

Colonial Parkway, Yorktown to Jamestown Island, Yorktown, York County,...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-74. Significance: The establishment of the Colonial Parkway in the 1930s made the historic sites at Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown more accessible to the ev... More

Lassen Park Road, Mineral, Tehama County, CA

Significance: The Lassen Park Road a thirty mile stretch of scenic mountain road through Lassen Volcanic National Park is a classic example of early twentieth century park road design. The road, which is the so... More

Naval Training Station, Building No. 267, Naval Station Treasure Islan...

Significance: Constructed in 1948, Building 267 is significant in relation if Quarters 10, as the only residential construction on Yerba Buena Island in the immediate post-war period. The residence and garage a... More

Delaware County Electric Company, Chester Station, Delaware River at S...

Significance: It is a monument to the production and marketing of electricity in early 20th-century America. Wartime demand for light and power led Philadelphia Electric to commission the plant for the company'... More

Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most well known monuments, it serves as an anchor to the western end of the Mall. Statue of Lincoln on interior is one of the most famous works by noted sculpture D... More

Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most well known monuments, it serves as an anchor to the western end of the Mall. Statue of Lincoln on interior is one of the most famous works by noted sculpture D... More

Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most well known monuments, it serves as an anchor to the western end of the Mall. Statue of Lincoln on interior is one of the most famous works by noted sculpture D... More

Governors Island, Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, New York, New York C...

Significance: Constructed on the site of an earlier defense work in the years 1806-1809, Fort Columbus, renamed Fort Jay in 1904, was one of the largest fortifications in the defense system that effectively def... More

Death Valley Ranch, Power House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, C...

Significance: The Power House reflects Albert Johnson's pre-occupation with new technologies and his desire to make the Ranch as self-sufficient and as comfortable as possible. The Power House was originally d... More

Church of St. James the Less, 3200 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphi...

Significance: Built between 1846 and 1848, St. James the Less is the first pure example of a Medieval Parish Church in the United States. It is also the first church to be inspired by, and constructed under the... More

Church of St. James the Less, 3200 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphi...

Significance: Built between 1846 and 1848, St. James the Less is the first pure example of a Medieval Parish Church in the United States. It is also the first church to be inspired by, and constructed under the... More

Church of St. James the Less, 3200 West Clearfield Street, Philadelphi...

Significance: Built between 1846 and 1848, St. James the Less is the first pure example of a Medieval Parish Church in the United States. It is also the first church to be inspired by, and constructed under the... More

Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, District...

Latrobe Cenotaphs in Congressional Cemetery previously documented as HABS DC-424. Significance: Washington Parish Burial Ground was created in 1807 by a private corporation of citizens, intent on creating a cem... More

Main building, Girard College, Philadelphia

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Tourist Attraction - Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia

Judge John Handley of Scranton, Pa. left $250,000 to open this Public Library. Architects J. Stewart Barney and Henry Otis Chapman of New York designed the building in the Beaux-Arts style. The building opened ... More

Monumental Church, 1224 East Broad Street, Richmond, Independent City,...

Significance: Monumental Church (1812-14) was designed by architect Robert Mills to commemorate the deaths of seventy-two persons, including Virginia Governor George William Smith, who perished in an 1811 fire ... More

[State capitol building ("Maine State House"), Augusta, Maine. Plan of...

Inscription on recto: "this design was executed." Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Forms part of: Charles Bulfinch Archive (Library of Congress).

The Connor Hotel, 324 Main Street, Joplin, Jasper County, MO

Significance: The Connor Hotel, built 1906-07, was designed by Barnett, Haynes and Barnett of St. Louis, Missouri. The architects utilized the finest materials, including the shite crystaline limestone featured... More

Glenn & Ida May Moore Rowhouse, 6126 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, ...

Significance: This building, commissioned by the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company as a small-scale pre-sold speculative housing in the midst of the commercial center of the town, is one of a group of four rowh... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

McKee's Rocks Bridge, Spanning Ohio River at Chartiers Avenue (State R...

Significance: The bridge is an outstanding example of a long-span metal through arch bridge constructed by Allegheny County as part of an intensive bridge-building campaign during the late 1920s and early 1930s... More

Falls Bridge, Spanning Schuylkill River, connecting East & West River ...

Significance: The Falls Bridge is a unique and well-preserved example of the Petit through truss design, capable of carrying a roadway on both its upper and lower chords. The upper deck remains incomplete, but... More

Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle ...

Significance: In a town noted for its Georgian and Federal architecture, the Lesley-Travers Mansion stands out as a distinctive example of the Gothic Revival. Designed for Dr. Allen Voorhees Lesley by the Balt... More

A. I. Du Pont Estate, Blue Ball Dairy Barn, Junction of U.S. Route 202...

Significance: The Blue Ball Dairy barn and milk house were constructed in 1914 as part of the A.I. du Pont estate, known as Nemours. They were part of the estate farm complex, which existed to provide food and... More

Isaac M. Wise Temple, Eighth & Plum Streets, Cincinnati, Hamilton Coun...

Significance: This Morrish-design synagogue was designed by James Keyes Wilson, first president of the Cincinnati Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and was erected 1863-1865. Survey number: HABS... More

Bank of the United States, 80 Broad Street, Charleston, Charleston Cou...

Significance: Charleston's City Hall is significant for many reasons. First, it is important for its original, graceful architectural design and its perfect execution of detail. It fits nobly into a highly dist... More

Albert W. Sullivan House, 4575 Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, Cook County,...

Significance: Said to be the best small residence design of the firm of Adler and Sullivan, the building was Louis Sullivan's home in the 1890's. It was recognized in February 1960 by the Commission on Chicago ... More

Higgins Armory, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, Worcester County, MA

Significance: Built of steel frame construction for the Worcester Pressed Steel Co. (J.W. Higgins, Pres.) its believed to have been the 1st building in the U.S. constructed entirely of steel & glass. While Hig... More

Maine State House, State & Capitol Streets, Augusta, Kennebec County, ...

Significance: The Maine State House, designed by Charles Bulfinch in 1829. Survey number: HABS ME-130 Building/structure dates: 1829-1832 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1891 Subsequent Work ... More

Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester Co...

Significance: This fine Greek Revival bank was designed by a famous architect, Thomas U. Walter and has an outstanding portico. Survey number: HABS PA-1126 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction... More

[Design drawing for woodwork for Altar, gothic with crucifix, for Chur...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Design drawing for altar with Alpha/Omega, Chiro, and text "Holy, Hol...

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Albrecht's Flower Shop, 701 Montgomery Avenue, Narberth, Montgomery Co...

Significance: Albrecht's Flower Shop, erected in 1929-30, is an Exotic Revival building whose facade was inspired by the design of the Taj Mahal. Survey number: HABS PA-6039

Ford Motor Company Edgewater Assembly Plant, Substation, 309 River Roa...

Significance: Ford Motor Company built the Edgewater Assembly Plant as the largest of six such plants in the United States c.1928-31, to expand production of the Model A automobile line introduced in late 1927.... More

[Design drawing for woodwork: Sedilia and Piscina]

Architectural drawing for a monument for Vice President George Clinton...

Preliminary drawing showing monument as perspective projection; rendering. UNIT title devised. Identity of person for whom monument was made, location, and date from information in P&P Curatorial Files. Referen... More

Harry S. Renkert Carriage House, 1414 North Market Avenue, Canton, Sta...

Significance: The Carriage House is significant in its relationship to the Harry S. Renkert House, a fine example of craftsmanship and design in Canton, which was built by one of the leaders of the brick indust... More

Vanderbilt Mansion Roads & Bridges, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Representative of carriage drive systems in parks and the country estates of the wealthy, the roads of Vanderbilt Mansion served both aesthetic and practical functions. The drives were laid out n... More

George W. Bourne House, 104 Summer Street (State Route 35), Kennebunk,...

Significance: The conventional late Federal style brick house was built in 1826 for George W. Bourne, a shipbuilder at a Kennebunk River shipyard. In 1855, Bourne designed and added the elaborate Gothic Reviva... More

Watervliet Arsenal, Building No. 40, Broadway between Dalliba & Waterv...

Significance: As Watervliet's center of manufacture between about 1840 and 1886, the building served an important role in the arsenal's history. The different components, built over a period of 100 years, refl... More