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Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...

See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...

See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...

See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...

See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...

See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...

See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...

See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...

See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...

See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More

South El Paso Street Historic District, South El Paso, South Oregon & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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 & South Santa Fe Streets, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

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

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...

Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...

Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...

Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...

Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...

Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 72, Rocky River (historical), Abbeville County, SC

Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...

Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More

Hacienda Azucarera Vives, Playita Machete, Guayama Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azucarera Vives, Playita Machete, Guayama Municipio, PR

Survey number: HAER PR-28 Public domain photograph - Puerto Rico, fort, ruins, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hacienda Azucarera Vives, Playita Machete, Guayama Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azucarera Vives, Playita Machete, Guayama Municipio, PR

Survey number: HAER PR-28 Public domain photograph - Puerto Rico, fort, ruins, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mision de San Antonio de la Ysleta del Sur, Southeast corner of Alameda Avenue & Zaragosa Drive, El Paso, El Paso County, TX

Mision de San Antonio de la Ysleta del Sur, Southeast corner of Alamed...

Significance: The layout of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is an example of the New Mexican style of mission churches which were built during the 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by their linear, boxlike... More

Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza, Mill (Ruins), 2.65 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Manati River, Manati, Manati Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza, Mill (Ruins), 2.65 miles North of PR ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HAER PR-1-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1861 Initial Construction

Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza, Mill (Ruins), 2.65 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Manati River, Manati, Manati Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azucarera La Esperanza, Mill (Ruins), 2.65 miles North of PR ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HAER PR-1-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1861 Initial Construction

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Significance: Mona Island Light is the only existing lighthouse for which two entirely different plans were drawn between 1885-1886. The first plan called for a 2nd class light, 22 miles range light beam, 3 ke... More

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Isla de Mona Light, Mona Island, Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR

Significance: Mona Island Light is the only existing lighthouse for which two entirely different plans were drawn between 1885-1886. The first plan called for a 2nd class light, 22 miles range light beam, 3 ke... More

Evergreen Plantation, Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

Evergreen Plantation, Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: Evergreen's survival is an asset to both Louisiana's and the United States' preservation of history. Evergreen stands out among all gems along River Ro... More

Evergreen Plantation, Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

Evergreen Plantation, Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: Evergreen's survival is an asset to both Louisiana's and the United States' preservation of history. Evergreen stands out among all gems along River Ro... More

Evergreen Plantation, Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

Evergreen Plantation, Reserve, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: Evergreen's survival is an asset to both Louisiana's and the United States' preservation of history. Evergreen stands out among all gems along River Ro... More

Union Gospel Tabernacle, 116 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, Davidson County, TN

Union Gospel Tabernacle, 116 Fifth Avenue, North, Nashville, Davidson ...

Significance: The Ryman Auditorium was built at a time when religious revivalism was attracting such a following in Nashville that Thomas Green Ryman, a recent convert himself, decided in 188 to provide the cit... More

Zelotes Holmes House, 619 East Main Street, Laurens, Laurens County, SC

Zelotes Holmes House, 619 East Main Street, Laurens, Laurens County, S...

Significance: This is a large, unusually planned, octagonal house in the "Italian" style designed and built from 1859 to c. 1862 by the original owner for his own residence. It is an excellent example of the "g... More

Zelotes Holmes House, 619 East Main Street, Laurens, Laurens County, SC

Zelotes Holmes House, 619 East Main Street, Laurens, Laurens County, S...

Significance: This is a large, unusually planned, octagonal house in the "Italian" style designed and built from 1859 to c. 1862 by the original owner for his own residence. It is an excellent example of the "g... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of junction with old Garners Ferry Road, Stateburg, Sumter County, SC

Borough House, West Side State Route 261, about .1 mile south side of ...

Significance: The Borough House is a late 18th and early 19th century plantation house with numerous surviving dependencies and extensive gardens. Major structures in the complex were designed and built in a mo... More

The Elms, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

The Elms, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: "The Elms," completed in 1901, is an example of the European tradition of palaces interpreted in Newport in the Age of Elegance. Survey number: HABS RI-344 Building/structure dates: 1901 Initial... More

The Elms, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

The Elms, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: "The Elms," completed in 1901, is an example of the European tradition of palaces interpreted in Newport in the Age of Elegance. Survey number: HABS RI-344 Building/structure dates: 1901 Initial... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

Hacienda Azucarera La Lucia, Sugar Mill Ruins, Yabucoa, Yabucoa Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azucarera La Lucia, Sugar Mill Ruins, Yabucoa, Yabucoa Munici...

Survey number: HAER PR-30 Building/structure dates: ca. 1883 Initial Construction

Constitution Hall, 315 Elmore Street, Lecompton, Douglas County, KS

Constitution Hall, 315 Elmore Street, Lecompton, Douglas County, KS

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Constitution Hall was built in 1856, probably by Samuel Jones, sheriff of Douglas County and a notorious proslavery champion. It was a commercial ventur... More

Lancaster & Chester Railway Building, 512 South Main Street, Lancaster, Lancaster County, SC

Lancaster & Chester Railway Building, 512 South Main Street, Lancaster...

Survey number: HABS SC-625 Public domain photograph - historical image of South Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Consolidated Building, 1328 North Main Street, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Consolidated Building, 1328 North Main Street, Columbia, Richland Coun...

Significance: The Consolidated Building has an intricately detailed glazed and colored terra cotta facade that is unique in Columbia, South Carolina. It is constructed of polychrome terra cotta and has a cartou... More

Walnut Grove, Route 1, 1 mile East of intersection of U.S. 221 & I-26, Roebuck, Spartanburg County, SC

Walnut Grove, Route 1, 1 mile East of intersection of U.S. 221 & I-26,...

Significance: This complex reflects the migration of Scotch-Irish settlers from Pennsylvania and Virginia who established subsistence farms in the South Carolina upcountry. It also illustrates a South Carolina ... More

Walnut Grove, Route 1, 1 mile East of intersection of U.S. 221 & I-26, Roebuck, Spartanburg County, SC

Walnut Grove, Route 1, 1 mile East of intersection of U.S. 221 & I-26,...

Significance: This complex reflects the migration of Scotch-Irish settlers from Pennsylvania and Virginia who established subsistence farms in the South Carolina upcountry. It also illustrates a South Carolina ... More

Palmetto Building, 1400 Main Street at Washington Street, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Palmetto Building, 1400 Main Street at Washington Street, Columbia, Ri...

Significance: At 215 feet tall, the Palmetto Building was the tallest building in Columbia, South Carolina, at the time of construction. It is an excellent example of an early 20th century skyscraper sheathed i... More

Gregorio Garcia House, North side of San Elizario Street, San Elizario, El Paso County, TX

Gregorio Garcia House, North side of San Elizario Street, San Elizario...

Significance: An example of adobe, Mexican-American, rural vernacular architecture. It is unique due to its large size and U-shape layout, with front inset porch. There are no other known surviving buildings of... More

San Elizario Plaza Gazebo, San Elizario Plaza, San Elizario, El Paso County, TX

San Elizario Plaza Gazebo, San Elizario Plaza, San Elizario, El Paso C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-139 Survey number: HABS TX-3305

Stony Point, Northeast corner of SC 246 & SC 39, Greenwood, Greenwood County, SC

Stony Point, Northeast corner of SC 246 & SC 39, Greenwood, Greenwood ...

Significance: Architecturally significant as a style more common to the Middle Atlantic States and relatively unusual as far south as South Carolina, constructed of flemish-bond brick with a jerkin-head roof; a... More

Casa Margarita Bestard, 118 Calle Reina, Ponce, Ponce Municipio, PR

Casa Margarita Bestard, 118 Calle Reina, Ponce, Ponce Municipio, PR

Significance: This house is of the indigenous "criollo" style and shows outstanding neo-classical details and fine proportions, Number 116 Calle Reina is almost identical to this house was built by the same, bu... More

Casa Margarita Bestard, 118 Calle Reina, Ponce, Ponce Municipio, PR

Casa Margarita Bestard, 118 Calle Reina, Ponce, Ponce Municipio, PR

Significance: This house is of the indigenous "criollo" style and shows outstanding neo-classical details and fine proportions, Number 116 Calle Reina is almost identical to this house was built by the same, bu... More

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Rio De La Plata, Toa Baja, Toa Baja Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of ...

Significance: The ruins are the only extant remains pertaining to an industrial building in Puerto Rico dating back to the late 18th century. They illustrate the transition from a cattle-driven vertical wooden... More

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Rio De La Plata, Toa Baja, Toa Baja Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of ...

Significance: The ruins are the only extant remains pertaining to an industrial building in Puerto Rico dating back to the late 18th century. They illustrate the transition from a cattle-driven vertical wooden... More

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Rio De La Plata, Toa Baja, Toa Baja Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of ...

Significance: The ruins are the only extant remains pertaining to an industrial building in Puerto Rico dating back to the late 18th century. They illustrate the transition from a cattle-driven vertical wooden... More

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Rio De La Plata, Toa Baja, Toa Baja Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of ...

Significance: The ruins are the only extant remains pertaining to an industrial building in Puerto Rico dating back to the late 18th century. They illustrate the transition from a cattle-driven vertical wooden... More

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of PR Route 2 Bridge Over Rio De La Plata, Toa Baja, Toa Baja Municipio, PR

Hacienda Azurarera Santa Elena, Sugar Mill Ruins, 1.44 miles North of ...

Significance: The ruins are the only extant remains pertaining to an industrial building in Puerto Rico dating back to the late 18th century. They illustrate the transition from a cattle-driven vertical wooden... More

Stencil House, Clifton, Wayne County, TN

Stencil House, Clifton, Wayne County, TN

Significance: This small wood farmhouse is noteworthy for its extant stencil work on the interior. Survey number: HABS TN-190

Alma Sugarcane Plantation, Lakeland, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA

Alma Sugarcane Plantation, Lakeland, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The plantation was established by Julien Poydras, one of Louisiana's most noted philanthropists, poets, and planters. The frugal and diligent Poydras accumul... More

Massie-Wills House, Fourth Street, Northeast, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

Massie-Wills House, Fourth Street, Northeast, Charlottesville, Charlot...

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N133 Survey number: HABS VA-1337 Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial Construction Building/structure da... More

Milford, Wedgefield-Rimini Road, Pinewood, Sumter County, SC

Milford, Wedgefield-Rimini Road, Pinewood, Sumter County, SC

Significance: "Milford," the residence of Governor John L. Manning, is one of the finest country mansions in South Carolina. Survey number: HABS SC-257 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction ... More

Milford, Wedgefield-Rimini Road, Pinewood, Sumter County, SC

Milford, Wedgefield-Rimini Road, Pinewood, Sumter County, SC

Significance: "Milford," the residence of Governor John L. Manning, is one of the finest country mansions in South Carolina. Survey number: HABS SC-257 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction ... More

Milford, Wedgefield-Rimini Road, Pinewood, Sumter County, SC

Milford, Wedgefield-Rimini Road, Pinewood, Sumter County, SC

Significance: "Milford," the residence of Governor John L. Manning, is one of the finest country mansions in South Carolina. Survey number: HABS SC-257 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction ... More

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connell Roads, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connel...

Significance: The "Gift" Chapel was the first permanent religious institution built expressly for the servicemen and their families at Fort Sam Houston. The property was donated by the City of San Antonio and c... More

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connell Roads, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Fort Sam Houston, Gift Chapel, Wilson Street, between Hancock & Connel...

Significance: The "Gift" Chapel was the first permanent religious institution built expressly for the servicemen and their families at Fort Sam Houston. The property was donated by the City of San Antonio and c... More

Harper-Featherstone Farm, Cow & Mule Barn, .7 mile west of County Road 81, Lowndesville, Abbeville County, SC

Harper-Featherstone Farm, Cow & Mule Barn, .7 mile west of County Road...

Significance: The use of one-half dovetail joinery in constructing frame stalls makes this structure unique. This joinery method was employed in early log construction, but there are no other examples of its us... More

Colombe Hotel, South Sixth Street at Bullitt Avenue, Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA

Colombe Hotel, South Sixth Street at Bullitt Avenue, Jeannette, Westmo...

Significance: The Colombe was a classic example of a residence hotel for workers at the city's many glass factories. The bar contained an elaborately-carved back-bar and intricate mosaic tile floor. Survey nu... More

New Virginia Market, 1221-1223 King Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

New Virginia Market, 1221-1223 King Street, Alexandria, Independent Ci...

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N111 Survey number: HABS VA-1333 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928

Carnegie Free Library, 300 East South Street, Union, Union County, SC

Carnegie Free Library, 300 East South Street, Union, Union County, SC

Significance: The Carnegie Free LIbrary was one of the first of 15 libraries established in towns throughout South Carolina by iron and steel industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie p... More

Rose Hill Plantation House, 2.5 miles Northwest of intersection of U.S. HIghway 278 & State Route 46, Bluffton, Beaufort County, SC

Rose Hill Plantation House, 2.5 miles Northwest of intersection of U.S...

Significance: Exceptional example of antebellum Gothic Revival residential architecture. Believed to have been constructed for Dr. John Kirk and his wife Carolina c. 1858-60. Remained unfinished until c. 1946. ... More

Rose Hill Plantation House, 2.5 miles Northwest of intersection of U.S. HIghway 278 & State Route 46, Bluffton, Beaufort County, SC

Rose Hill Plantation House, 2.5 miles Northwest of intersection of U.S...

Significance: Exceptional example of antebellum Gothic Revival residential architecture. Believed to have been constructed for Dr. John Kirk and his wife Carolina c. 1858-60. Remained unfinished until c. 1946. ... More

Rattle & Snap, U.S. Route 43 (Andrew Jackson Highway), Columbia, Maury County, TN

Rattle & Snap, U.S. Route 43 (Andrew Jackson Highway), Columbia, Maury...

Significance: Often referred to as "the most monumental house in Tennessee," this house is fine example of the lavish scale on which many Southern houses were built in the period 1845-1860. It is particularly ... More

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