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
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
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
Pig Alley Block Study, 406-408 Hurt Street (Double House), Petersburg,...
Significance: This building, probably constructed c. 1835, is a double worker's tenement in a village complex of workers houses. The complex was built for workers in the many flour and cotton mills which were ... More
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
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
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
Ionia, Barn, Route 640 vicinity, Trevilians, Louisa County, Virginia
Significance: This late 18th-century barn of heavy-timber construction is one of the oldest in Virginia. It is an excellent example of an English barn design adapted to the New World landscape. Of special not... More
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 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
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
Tuckahoe Plantation, River Road, Richmond vicinity, Manakin, Goochland...
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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
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
Ellis Island, Contagious Disease Hospital Isolation Ward I, New York H...
Significance: Isolation Ward I, later known as Wards 27 and 28, was one of three freestanding Isolation Ward pavilions built as part of the Contagious Disease Hospital complex on Island 3 of the Ellis Island U.... More
Cherry Walk, Dairy and Smoke House Complex, Dunbrooke Road (Route 620)...
Significance: Erected ca. 1810-1830, this connected group of frame buildings including the North Dairy, Smokehouse, and South Dairy represent an excellent, intact example of the types of outbuildings found on w... More
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
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, 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
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
Tuckahoe Plantation, River Road, Richmond vicinity, Manakin, Goochland...
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Viewmont, State Routes 20 & 712 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesv...
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Architectural Remains, Unit B, Sub-units 59 & 73, Jamestown, James Cit...
Significance: Archaeological excavations in the 1930s uncovered the foundations of a warehouse measuring 53' x 16' and located on the riverbank. The foundation walls are almost 14" wide (about a brick and a hal... More
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
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, 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
Saint James' House, 1300 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksbur...
2015 Leicester B. Holland Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The St. James' House was built on the outskirts of Fredericksburg, Virginia around 1768-69. Early records associated the construction of the buil... More
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
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
Ellis Island, Contagious Disease Hospital Isolation Ward I, New York H...
Significance: Isolation Ward I, later known as Wards 27 and 28, was one of three freestanding Isolation Ward pavilions built as part of the Contagious Disease Hospital complex on Island 3 of the Ellis Island U.... More
Cherry Walk, Dairy and Smoke House Complex, Dunbrooke Road (Route 620)...
Significance: Erected ca. 1810-1830, this connected group of frame buildings including the North Dairy, Smokehouse, and South Dairy represent an excellent, intact example of the types of outbuildings found on w... More
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
Cherry Walk, Dairy and Smoke House Complex, Dunbrooke Road (Route 620)...
Significance: Erected ca. 1810-1830, this connected group of frame buildings including the North Dairy, Smokehouse, and South Dairy represent an excellent, intact example of the types of outbuildings found on w... More
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
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
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
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
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
Daniel P. Higgins House, Higgins Hollow Road, Truro, Barnstable County...
Significance: This is a traditional "one-and-a-half story" Cape Cod. A house with Greek Revival details. It is classified a historic structure in the Cape Cod National Seashore. Survey number: HABS MA-747 B... More
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, 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
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...
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, 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...
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
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
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, 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