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Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstabl...

Significance: This wooden Greek Revival Church with notably fine three stage tower is remarkable for the illusionistic architectural detailing in fresco of its auditorium interior. Survey number: HABS MA-737 ... More

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable C...

Significance: This is a fine specimen of a Cape Cod "double house," and Dr. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian, in his survey of Cape Cod houses in the summer of 1959, reported that this was lo... More

Sanford-Covell House, 72 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Sanford-Covell House, 72 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, R...

Significance: An early work of the Boston architects, Fehmer and Emerson, this house is exceptional for its interior decoration in the Pompeian style. Irregular in shape, the house is excellently adapted for s... More

Monroe Law Office, Limestone Plantation, Virginia Route 250, Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia

Monroe Law Office, Limestone Plantation, Virginia Route 250, Keswick, ...

Significance: The Limestone Estate is part of the original Crawford and Lewis patents of 1731 and 1734. Subsequent owners include: James Monroe, his brother Andrew, Thomas Jefferson, and Dr. George Blaetterman... More

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seaville, Cape May County, NJ

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seavill...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-124 Survey number: HABS NJ-74 Building/structure dates: ca. 1716 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1727 Initial Construction Bu... More

Caserta, Mattawoman Creek vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

Caserta, Mattawoman Creek vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Vir...

Significance: Good example of regional character with one brick end and colonnade connecting with small unit; eccentric roofline. The high ridge marks the position of the cross hall. The house is massively pr... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Frances E. Willard House, 1730 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Cook County, IL

Frances E. Willard House, 1730 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Cook County, ...

Significance: This house, the home of Frances E. Willard, crusader for education, abolition of the liquor traffic and the rights of women, was built in 1865 by her father. The building shows the influence of th... More

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable...

Significance: This is a one and a half story Cape Cod "double" house, five bays, located within the area of the proposed Cape Cod National Seashore. Survey number: HABS MA-756 Building/structure dates: ca. 18... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Woodlands, State Route 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia

Woodlands, State Route 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton County, V...

Significance: This large farm house of all-frame construction is a well preserved example of cross hall type having typical Eastern Shore porches with flagstone floors on main facades. Victorian modernizations... More

Holly Brook, U.S. Route 13 vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

Holly Brook, U.S. Route 13 vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Vi...

Significance: Modest in comparison with many of its contemporaries, "Holly Brook" is an interesting farm house exhibiting two brick ends. excellent proportions and some notable refinements. Survey number: HABS... More

Tuckahoe Plantation, River Road, Richmond vicinity, Manakin, Goochland County, Virginia

Tuckahoe Plantation, River Road, Richmond vicinity, Manakin, Goochland...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable...

Significance: This is a one and a half story Cape Cod "double" house, five bays, located within the area of the proposed Cape Cod National Seashore. Survey number: HABS MA-756 Building/structure dates: ca. 18... More

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Significance: Birthplace of John Tyler (1790-1862), U.S. President and Virginia Governor. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS VA-11-23 Building/structure date... More

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Significance: Birthplace of John Tyler (1790-1862), U.S. President and Virginia Governor. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS VA-11-23 Building/structure date... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Abraham Redwood Garden House, 50 Bellevue Road (moved from original location), Newport, Newport County, RI

Abraham Redwood Garden House, 50 Bellevue Road (moved from original lo...

Survey number: HABS RI-274 Building/structure dates: 1766 Initial Construction

Quietdale, 401 Quietdale Drive Northeast, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Quietdale, 401 Quietdale Drive Northeast, Huntsville, Madison County, ...

Significance: The Robinson family, their relatives and intimate associates have bequeathed Huntsville an enduring legacy of buildings beyond the Robinson house, familiarly known as Quietdale, that enhances the ... More

Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Significance: A very interesting example of an early Cape Cod "house" or 1/2 house. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian stated that this was the most archaic type he saw during his survey of Ca... More

Cherry Grove, State Route 634 vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

Cherry Grove, State Route 634 vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County,...

Significance: This early frame and clapboard house with gambrel roof, architecturally has more in common with the Western, than the Eastern Shore. Survey number: HABS VA-592 Building/structure dates: after 17... More

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seaville, Cape May County, NJ

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seavill...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-124 Survey number: HABS NJ-74 Building/structure dates: ca. 1716 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1727 Initial Construction Bu... More

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seaville, Cape May County, NJ

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seavill...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-124 Survey number: HABS NJ-74 Building/structure dates: ca. 1716 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1727 Initial Construction Bu... More

Hard Bargain (Main House), Near Routes 695, 636 & 613 vicinity, Trevilians, Louisa County, Virginia

Hard Bargain (Main House), Near Routes 695, 636 & 613 vicinity, Trevil...

Significance: In continual use as a private dwelling, Hard Bargain is a good example of the Stick Style of architecture and contributes to the unique assemblage of rural architecture found within the district. ... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Significance: Birthplace of John Tyler (1790-1862), U.S. President and Virginia Governor. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS VA-11-23 Building/structure date... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Jackson Street Cottages, 193-199 Jackson Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Jackson Street Cottages, 193-199 Jackson Street, Charleston, Charlesto...

2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Jackson Street cottages were built during the 1890s as affordable housing to accommodate low-income, working class families during a period of urban expan... More

Woodlands, State Route 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia

Woodlands, State Route 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton County, V...

Significance: This large farm house of all-frame construction is a well preserved example of cross hall type having typical Eastern Shore porches with flagstone floors on main facades. Victorian modernizations... More

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable C...

Significance: This is a fine specimen of a Cape Cod "double house," and Dr. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian, in his survey of Cape Cod houses in the summer of 1959, reported that this was lo... More

Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Significance: A very interesting example of an early Cape Cod "house" or 1/2 house. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian stated that this was the most archaic type he saw during his survey of Ca... More

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seaville, Cape May County, NJ

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seavill...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-124 Survey number: HABS NJ-74 Building/structure dates: ca. 1716 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1727 Initial Construction Bu... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable...

Significance: This is a one and a half story Cape Cod "double" house, five bays, located within the area of the proposed Cape Cod National Seashore. Survey number: HABS MA-756 Building/structure dates: ca. 18... More

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable...

Significance: This is a one and a half story Cape Cod "double" house, five bays, located within the area of the proposed Cape Cod National Seashore. Survey number: HABS MA-756 Building/structure dates: ca. 18... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Significance: Birthplace of John Tyler (1790-1862), U.S. President and Virginia Governor. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS VA-11-23 Building/structure date... More

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Significance: Birthplace of John Tyler (1790-1862), U.S. President and Virginia Governor. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS VA-11-23 Building/structure date... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstabl...

Significance: This wooden Greek Revival Church with notably fine three stage tower is remarkable for the illusionistic architectural detailing in fresco of its auditorium interior. Survey number: HABS MA-737 ... More

Holly Brook, U.S. Route 13 vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

Holly Brook, U.S. Route 13 vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Vi...

Significance: Modest in comparison with many of its contemporaries, "Holly Brook" is an interesting farm house exhibiting two brick ends. excellent proportions and some notable refinements. Survey number: HABS... More

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable C...

Significance: This is a fine specimen of a Cape Cod "double house," and Dr. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian, in his survey of Cape Cod houses in the summer of 1959, reported that this was lo... More

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable C...

Significance: This is a fine specimen of a Cape Cod "double house," and Dr. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian, in his survey of Cape Cod houses in the summer of 1959, reported that this was lo... More

Bellmont, State Route 667 vicinity, Dillwyn, Buckingham County, Virginia

Bellmont, State Route 667 vicinity, Dillwyn, Buckingham County, Virgin...

Significance: Frances Benjamin Johnston and HABS both recorded the house known as Bellmont because it was said to have belonged to Archibald Cary and to have been the first dwelling not built with log construct... More

Tuckahoe Plantation, River Road, Richmond vicinity, Manakin, Goochland County, Virginia

Tuckahoe Plantation, River Road, Richmond vicinity, Manakin, Goochland...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Viewmont, State Routes 20 & 712 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

Viewmont, State Routes 20 & 712 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesv...

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

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Significance: Birthplace of John Tyler (1790-1862), U.S. President and Virginia Governor. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS VA-11-23 Building/structure date... More

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Greenway, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia

Significance: Birthplace of John Tyler (1790-1862), U.S. President and Virginia Governor. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS VA-11-23 Building/structure date... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Archibald Blair House, Nicholson Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Archibald Blair House, Nicholson Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, V...

Survey number: HABS VA-196 Building/structure dates: 17t1 Initial Construction

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstabl...

Significance: This wooden Greek Revival Church with notably fine three stage tower is remarkable for the illusionistic architectural detailing in fresco of its auditorium interior. Survey number: HABS MA-737 ... More

Holly Brook, U.S. Route 13 vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

Holly Brook, U.S. Route 13 vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Vi...

Significance: Modest in comparison with many of its contemporaries, "Holly Brook" is an interesting farm house exhibiting two brick ends. excellent proportions and some notable refinements. Survey number: HABS... More

Holly Brook, U.S. Route 13 vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

Holly Brook, U.S. Route 13 vicinity, Eastville, Northampton County, Vi...

Significance: Modest in comparison with many of its contemporaries, "Holly Brook" is an interesting farm house exhibiting two brick ends. excellent proportions and some notable refinements. Survey number: HABS... More

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable C...

Significance: This is a fine specimen of a Cape Cod "double house," and Dr. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian, in his survey of Cape Cod houses in the summer of 1959, reported that this was lo... More

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable C...

Significance: This is a fine specimen of a Cape Cod "double house," and Dr. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian, in his survey of Cape Cod houses in the summer of 1959, reported that this was lo... More

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Atwood-Higgins House, Bound Brook Island Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable C...

Significance: This is a fine specimen of a Cape Cod "double house," and Dr. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian, in his survey of Cape Cod houses in the summer of 1959, reported that this was lo... More

Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Significance: A very interesting example of an early Cape Cod "house" or 1/2 house. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian stated that this was the most archaic type he saw during his survey of Ca... More

Monroe Law Office, Limestone Plantation, Virginia Route 250, Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia

Monroe Law Office, Limestone Plantation, Virginia Route 250, Keswick, ...

Significance: The Limestone Estate is part of the original Crawford and Lewis patents of 1731 and 1734. Subsequent owners include: James Monroe, his brother Andrew, Thomas Jefferson, and Dr. George Blaetterman... More

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seaville, Cape May County, NJ

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seavill...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-124 Survey number: HABS NJ-74 Building/structure dates: ca. 1716 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1727 Initial Construction Bu... More

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seaville, Cape May County, NJ

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seavill...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-124 Survey number: HABS NJ-74 Building/structure dates: ca. 1716 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1727 Initial Construction Bu... More

Hard Bargain (Main House), Near Routes 695, 636 & 613 vicinity, Trevilians, Louisa County, Virginia

Hard Bargain (Main House), Near Routes 695, 636 & 613 vicinity, Trevil...

Significance: In continual use as a private dwelling, Hard Bargain is a good example of the Stick Style of architecture and contributes to the unique assemblage of rural architecture found within the district. ... More

Viewmont, State Routes 20 & 712 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

Viewmont, State Routes 20 & 712 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesv...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Western Elevator Company, 507 North Appleton Street, Appleton, Outagam...

Significance: The Western Elevator Company embodies the distinctive characteristics of the "crib" period of storage elevator construction, and retains much of its original operating mechanism. It is also the s... More

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable...

Significance: This is a one and a half story Cape Cod "double" house, five bays, located within the area of the proposed Cape Cod National Seashore. Survey number: HABS MA-756 Building/structure dates: ca. 18... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More

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