Wickham-Virginialentine House, 1015 East Clay Street, Richmond, Indepe...
Significance: The Wicham-Valentine House is one of the finest domestic expressions of early Neo-classical architecture in America. The design of the mansion, which was built in 1812 for John Wickham, was execu... More
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
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
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
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
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
McGurck Block, Fifth & Market Streets, San Diego, San Diego County, CA
Significance: 3 story commercial building constructed in Classical Revival style ca. 1880, featuring chimneys above parapet walls serving space heaters or fireplaces in individual rooms. Survey number: HABS CA... More
Holly Grove, Holly Grove Cove, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virgini...
Significance: Interesting example of early 19th century rural house of the Late Georgian/Early Federal style. Survey number: HABS VA-804 Building/structure dates: 1812 Initial Construction
Hustings Courthouse, Courthouse Avenue & North Sycamore Street, Peters...
Significance: This Classic Revival Courthouse, designed by Calvin Pollard of New York and built 1838-1840, is architecturally noteworthy because of its improvisations on, and combinations of, different classica... More
Vowles Townhouses, 1111-1113 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Charlo...
1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The first of these townhouses was most likely built by James Dinsmore, one of the craftsmen recruited by Thomas Jefferson to work on the University of Virgini... More
Buckhorn Manor, State Route 603, Bacova, Bath County, Virginia
Significance: Buckhorn Manor, with its outbuildings, is a good example of the plantations that flourished in the Jackson River valley before the Civil War. The plantation buildings, three of which remain intac... More
Buckhorn Manor, State Route 603, Bacova, Bath County, Virginia
Significance: Buckhorn Manor, with its outbuildings, is a good example of the plantations that flourished in the Jackson River valley before the Civil War. The plantation buildings, three of which remain intac... More
Buckhorn Manor, State Route 603, Bacova, Bath County, Virginia
Significance: Buckhorn Manor, with its outbuildings, is a good example of the plantations that flourished in the Jackson River valley before the Civil War. The plantation buildings, three of which remain intac... More
Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Naval Stat...
Significance: The Senior Officer's Quarters Historic District is significant at the local level for its association with the early development of military facilities on the West Coast. The period of significanc... More
Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Naval Stat...
Significance: The Senior Officer's Quarters Historic District is significant at the local level for its association with the early development of military facilities on the West Coast. The period of significanc... More
Buffum House, Main & Middle Streets, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH
Significance: An example of a frame house built c. 1785, remodeled in the 1820's. The original house with the long, north side the main facade with Georgian detail, became a Classic Revival house with a new po... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...
The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More
Richard D. Bayly House, Back Street, Accomac, Accomack County, Virgini...
Significance: This is a handsome, early-19th century, brick house used as headquarters for General Lockwood, of the Union Army, during the Civil War. Survey number: HABS VA-622 Building/structure dates: 1811 ... More
Richard D. Bayly House, Back Street, Accomac, Accomack County, Virgini...
Significance: This is a handsome, early-19th century, brick house used as headquarters for General Lockwood, of the Union Army, during the Civil War. Survey number: HABS VA-622 Building/structure dates: 1811 ... More
Richard D. Bayly House, Back Street, Accomac, Accomack County, Virgini...
Significance: This is a handsome, early-19th century, brick house used as headquarters for General Lockwood, of the Union Army, during the Civil War. Survey number: HABS VA-622 Building/structure dates: 1811 ... More
National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...
Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More
National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...
Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More
National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...
Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More
National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...
Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More
National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...
Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More
National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...
Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More
National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...
Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More
National Park Seminary, Main, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery C...
Significance: Main exemplifies the site's evolving history. It is a conglomeration of eight buildings with adjoining extensions and adaptations that were completed between 1887 and the 1940s. It is the core o... More
South Carolina State House, Capitol Square, Columbia, Richland County,...
Survey number: HABS SC-319 Building/structure dates: after. 1850- before. 1908 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000598
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Ordnance Storehouse, Third Street, north s...
Significance: Building 77 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. It is significant as one of the least modified of the brick Classical Revival shops that were built in great numbers in... More
Holy Cross Parish Hall, Eddy Street (moved from Market & Second Street...
Significance: The original St. Patrick's Church, said to have been prefabricated and shipped around the Horn ca. 1851; and erected on Market Street. It was moved in 1891 to its present site on Eddy Street and b... More
Bowman's Folly, Folly Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia
Significance: One of the finest mansions on the Shore and once home of Brigadier General John Cropper, famous Revolutionary War officer; personal friend of George Washington and General Lafayette. Survey numbe... More
208 South Joachim Street (House), Mobile, Mobile County, AL
Significance: The over-all design of this fine mid-nineteenth-century house, combining Classical Revival details with intersecting gable roofs, is unusual in Mobile. This house, erected before 1846, is notewort... More
Monticello, State Route 53 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville,...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, colonial house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Monticello, State Route 53 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville,...
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Monticello, State Route 53 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville,...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Monticello, State Route 53 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville,...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Monticello, State Route 53 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville,...
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Monticello, State Route 53 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville,...
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Monticello, State Route 53 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville,...
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Monticello, State Route 53 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville,...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Monticello, State Route 53 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville,...
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Monticello, State Route 53 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville,...
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National Park Seminary, Gymnasium, North of Linden Lane, south of Aloh...
Significance: Housing the gymnasium in one of the campus' most prominent and ornate building illustrated the importance of athletics at the school. It was, perhaps, an attempt to relate the ancient world's cel... More
National Park Seminary, Gymnasium, North of Linden Lane, south of Aloh...
Significance: Housing the gymnasium in one of the campus' most prominent and ornate building illustrated the importance of athletics at the school. It was, perhaps, an attempt to relate the ancient world's cel... More
Temelec Hall, 20750 Arnold Avenue, Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA
Significance: Built in 1858. Its builder and first owner, "Captain" Granville P. Swift, can west with the Kelsey Party in 1843; and was a member of the Bear Flag Party that seized Sonoma and proclaimed Californ... More
Old U.S. Customs House & Post Office, 129-141 North Union Street, Pete...
Significance: This building was designed by Ammi B. Young, first Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury, in the Italian Renaissance style. During the War between the States, it housed the Confeder... More
First Church of Deerfield, Old Deerfield Street, Deerfield, Franklin C...
Public domain photograph of church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Samuel Findley School, Tallmadge and Cuyahoga Streets, Akron, Summit C...
2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: Findley Academy carries elements of the Beaux Arts style with additional Classical Revival details, evident throughout the exterior and interior. These... More
Stono, Institute Hill, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia
Significance: Home of John Jordan, prominent Lexington builder and industrialist of the early nineteenth century. Built by Jordan in 1818, it is one of the earliest examples of the Classical Revival in western... More
Stono, Institute Hill, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia
Significance: Home of John Jordan, prominent Lexington builder and industrialist of the early nineteenth century. Built by Jordan in 1818, it is one of the earliest examples of the Classical Revival in western... More
Stono, Institute Hill, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia
Significance: Home of John Jordan, prominent Lexington builder and industrialist of the early nineteenth century. Built by Jordan in 1818, it is one of the earliest examples of the Classical Revival in western... More
Siloam Baptist Church, Washington & Early Streets, Marion, Perry Count...
Survey number: HABS AL-774 Building/structure dates: 1837 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82001615
Siloam Baptist Church, Washington & Early Streets, Marion, Perry Count...
Survey number: HABS AL-774 Building/structure dates: 1837 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 82001615
Howland House (Interior), Westminster Street, Walpole, Cheshire County...
Significance: Example of Classical Revival with many Asher Benjamin details. Survey number: HABS NH-59 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840- ca. 1849 Initial Construction
U.S. Custom House & Post Office, Royal & Saint Francis Streets, Mobile...
Significance: Notable example of work of leading nineteenth-century Federal architect. 1853-56. Ammi B. Young, architect; Danville Leadbetter, superintendent of construction. Classical Revival. Ashlar over b... More
U.S. Custom House & Post Office, Royal & Saint Francis Streets, Mobile...
Significance: Notable example of work of leading nineteenth-century Federal architect. 1853-56. Ammi B. Young, architect; Danville Leadbetter, superintendent of construction. Classical Revival. Ashlar over b... More
U.S. Custom House & Post Office, Royal & Saint Francis Streets, Mobile...
Significance: Notable example of work of leading nineteenth-century Federal architect. 1853-56. Ammi B. Young, architect; Danville Leadbetter, superintendent of construction. Classical Revival. Ashlar over b... More
U.S. Custom House & Post Office, Royal & Saint Francis Streets, Mobile...
Significance: Notable example of work of leading nineteenth-century Federal architect. 1853-56. Ammi B. Young, architect; Danville Leadbetter, superintendent of construction. Classical Revival. Ashlar over b... More
Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA
Significance: As the second insane asylum in Massachusetts, the Taunton State Hospital represents a superb example of the mid-19th century Classical Revival design and a turning point in the care of the mentall... More
Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA
Significance: As the second insane asylum in Massachusetts, the Taunton State Hospital represents a superb example of the mid-19th century Classical Revival design and a turning point in the care of the mentall... More
Brompton, Sunken Road & Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg...
Survey number: HABS VA-569 Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National Park Seminary, Colonial House, 2745 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Colonial House was the Phi Delta Psi sorority house. Its Classical or Colonial Revival design was popular in the late nineteenth century because of the nationalism stirred up by the Bicentenn... More
National Park Seminary, Colonial House, 2745 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Colonial House was the Phi Delta Psi sorority house. Its Classical or Colonial Revival design was popular in the late nineteenth century because of the nationalism stirred up by the Bicentenn... More
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
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
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Poplar Forest, State Route 661, Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Significance: Poplar Forest, one of Thomas Jefferson's most accomplished architectural essays, was built from 1806-19. It was described by its designer-builder as "...the best dwelling in the state, except th... More
Main Street Area Survey, Central Hotel, 15 North Main Street, Lexingto...
Significance: Integral part of Lexington's historic Main Street. During the 19th century was used as a residence, jewelry store, doctor's office, and telegraph and post office. Became the Central Hotel in 190... More
Buckhorn Manor, State Route 603, Bacova, Bath County, Virginia
Significance: Buckhorn Manor, with its outbuildings, is a good example of the plantations that flourished in the Jackson River valley before the Civil War. The plantation buildings, three of which remain intac... More
Buckhorn Manor, State Route 603, Bacova, Bath County, Virginia
Significance: Buckhorn Manor, with its outbuildings, is a good example of the plantations that flourished in the Jackson River valley before the Civil War. The plantation buildings, three of which remain intac... More
Buckhorn Manor, State Route 603, Bacova, Bath County, Virginia
Significance: Buckhorn Manor, with its outbuildings, is a good example of the plantations that flourished in the Jackson River valley before the Civil War. The plantation buildings, three of which remain intac... More
Buckhorn Manor, State Route 603, Bacova, Bath County, Virginia
Significance: Buckhorn Manor, with its outbuildings, is a good example of the plantations that flourished in the Jackson River valley before the Civil War. The plantation buildings, three of which remain intac... More
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County,...
STORED ON SITE. mchr 2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Paxton Carnegie Library is locally significant under Criterion A and C. It is significant for educational purposes in its role in pr... More
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County,...
STORED ON SITE. mchr 2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Paxton Carnegie Library is locally significant under Criterion A and C. It is significant for educational purposes in its role in pr... More
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County,...
STORED ON SITE. mchr 2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Paxton Carnegie Library is locally significant under Criterion A and C. It is significant for educational purposes in its role in pr... More
Naval Training Station, Senior Officers' Quarters District, Naval Stat...
Significance: The Senior Officer's Quarters Historic District is significant at the local level for its association with the early development of military facilities on the West Coast. The period of significanc... More
Farrar-Mansur House, Weston Green, Weston, Windsor County, VT
Significance: Originally a large tavern, then a private residence, now a clubhouse and museum, this is one of the best known buildings of its period in Vermont and a popular tourist attraction. Survey number: ... More
Amherst Street, Winchester, Winchester, Virginia
Significance: This section of Amherst Street appears as it was over 100 years ago. It contains five buildings built over a period of about forty-five years in the mid-nineteenth century. This group is signifi... More
North Little Rock City Hall, Third & Main, North Little Rock, Pulaski ...
Survey number: HABS AR-15 Building/structure dates: 1914 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1960 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75000414
North Little Rock City Hall, Third & Main, North Little Rock, Pulaski ...
Survey number: HABS AR-15 Building/structure dates: 1914 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1960 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75000414
Christ Church (Episcopal), State Routes 713 & 712, Glendower, Albemarl...
Significance: This is a small, but elegant building set in a small pine forest in the rolling farmlands of lower Ablemarle County. It is important in that it is an excellent example of the Classical Revival st... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...
The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...
The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...
The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More
Richard D. Bayly House, Back Street, Accomac, Accomack County, Virgini...
Significance: This is a handsome, early-19th century, brick house used as headquarters for General Lockwood, of the Union Army, during the Civil War. Survey number: HABS VA-622 Building/structure dates: 1811 ... More
Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District, Twenty-second & Woolworth...
Significance: The Omaha Quartermaster Depot has gained its significance by being associated with, and a part of, the Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historical District (listed as an Historic District by the National... More
Ashland Belle Helene Plantation, Highway 75, Geismar, Ascension Parish...
1990 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Ashland-Belle Helene exemplifies the massiveness, extreme simplicity, and dignity which are generally held to epitomize the Classical Revival style of archite... More
Ashland Belle Helene Plantation, Highway 75, Geismar, Ascension Parish...
1990 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Ashland-Belle Helene exemplifies the massiveness, extreme simplicity, and dignity which are generally held to epitomize the Classical Revival style of archite... More