Nash Building, 901-911 Douglas Street & 902-912 Farnam Street, Omaha, ...
Significance: The 1905-1907 Nash Buildings are an important example of early modern commercial architecture, featuring functional design and structural and fire protection innovations. The buildings, designed ... More
Nash Building, 901-911 Douglas Street & 902-912 Farnam Street, Omaha, ...
Significance: The 1905-1907 Nash Buildings are an important example of early modern commercial architecture, featuring functional design and structural and fire protection innovations. The buildings, designed ... More
Casey Building, 173-177 North Wells Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Built in 1888, the structure was one of the last works of John M. Van Osdel, the first architect to practice in Chicago. The multi-story, brick building is distinguished for its simple, monumental... More
Casey Building, 173-177 North Wells Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Built in 1888, the structure was one of the last works of John M. Van Osdel, the first architect to practice in Chicago. The multi-story, brick building is distinguished for its simple, monumental... More
Pier 42 Bulkhead Building, Pier 42, Embarcadero, San Francisco, San Fr...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Mulberry Street Block (Commercial Buildings), 301-315 Mulberry Street,...
Significance: The Mulberry Street Block is the best surviving example of Madison's waterfront area of a nineteenth century business district. These eight brick row buildings were erected intermittently between... More
920-926 F Street, Northwest (Commercial Buildings), Washington, Distri...
Significance: The Schwartz Building at 920 F Street, NW was designed in 1911 by local architect Samuel R. Turner, and is a significant example of the Federal Revival style popular in Washington commercial archi... More
16-22 South Sixh Street (Commercial), Fort Dodge, Webster County, IA
Significance: 16, 18, 20, and 22 South Sixth Street compose a rare (for Fort Dodge) surviving business block retaining a set of first-floor, Queen-Anne-Revival-style, cast-iron store fronts. No. 16, which pred... More
16-22 South Sixh Street (Commercial), Fort Dodge, Webster County, IA
Significance: 16, 18, 20, and 22 South Sixth Street compose a rare (for Fort Dodge) surviving business block retaining a set of first-floor, Queen-Anne-Revival-style, cast-iron store fronts. No. 16, which pred... More
702 North Broadway (Commercial Building), 702 North Broadway, Baltimor...
Significance: One of a block of brick rowhouses in the 700 block of North Broadway, 702 N. Broadway is a greatly altered example of Baltimore urban vernacular brick rowhouse construction during the immediate po... More
Booth-Papin Building, 119-121 North First Street, Saint Louis, Indepen...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS MO-1162
Anson Brown Commercial Building, 1003-1005 Broadway, Ann Arbor, Washte...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HABS MI-110 Building/structure dates: 1834 Initial Construction
Washington Park (Buildings), Maine, Fourth, Hampshire, & Fifth Streets...
Structures include Lincoln-Douglas Hotel, 115-117 Fourth Street, 119-123 Fourth Street, 127-131 Fourth Street, 403-407 Hampshire, 419-417 Hampshire, 419-423 Hampshire, 134-130 Fifth, 128-120 Fifth, 118-112 Fift... More
1101 Chestnut Avenue (Commercial Building), Altoona, Blair County, PA
Photo caption pages & written data include a site plan. Significance: It is one of the oldest remaining structures in the Altoona area in addition to possessing an unique stone facade. Survey number: HABS PA-... More
Wakefield Shopping Center, 1309-21 Court House Road, Arlington, Arling...
Significance: Built to serve the Mihran Mesrobian designed Wakefield Manor apartments (1943), the Wakefield Shopping Center fell under the planning aegis that paired apartment complexes with low-scale commercia... More
14 North Warren Street (Commercial Building), True American Building, ...
Significance: The True American, a Trenton newspaper founded in 1801, was published in this building from 1893 until it went out of business in 1913. This is the only remaining building associated with the long... More
14 North Warren Street (Commercial Building), True American Building, ...
Significance: The True American, a Trenton newspaper founded in 1801, was published in this building from 1893 until it went out of business in 1913. This is the only remaining building associated with the long... More
626-628 North Eutaw Street (Commercial Building), 626-628 North Eutaw ...
Significance: These seven building housed the headquarters of the "Afro-American," the largest and most influential Black newspaper chain in the country. The buildings were built before 1850 and passed through... More
626-628 North Eutaw Street (Commercial Building), 626-628 North Eutaw ...
Significance: These seven building housed the headquarters of the "Afro-American," the largest and most influential Black newspaper chain in the country. The buildings were built before 1850 and passed through... More
626-628 North Eutaw Street (Commercial Building), 626-628 North Eutaw ...
Significance: These seven building housed the headquarters of the "Afro-American," the largest and most influential Black newspaper chain in the country. The buildings were built before 1850 and passed through... More
Arrighi, 219-221 Main Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS MS-17-9 Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction
First Drug Store, East Superior Street, Duluth, St. Louis County, MN
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS MN-29-21 Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction
C Street Area Survey (Commercial Buildings), Virginia City, Storey Cou...
Survey number: HABS NV-15-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000458
Pritchard Building, 207-211 Bank Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, ...
Significance: The Pritchard Building, built for and initially operated by one of Waterbury's older and wealthier families, is one of three city buildings built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The buildi... More
Boise City National Bank, 805 West Idaho Street, Boise, Ada County, ID
Significance: This local landmark, modeled after H.H. Richardson's 1887 Marshall Field Store in Chicago was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by architect James King. It is one of the best examples of th... More
414 Ludington Street (Commercial Building), Escanaba, Delta County, MI
Significance: The first bank built in Escanaba, this two-story rectangular brick building is an example of late 19th Century commercial construction, highlighted by a facade at street level of glass and cast ir... More
1335 N Street, Northwest (Rowhouse), Washington, District of Columbia,...
Significance: 1335 N Street, NW, was designed by architect C.A. Didden in 1883 as one of a block of four identical brick rowhouses constructed for landowner A. Heitmuller. (See HABS DC-784, HABS DC-785, and HAB... More
Vickrey-Brunswig Building, 501 North Main Street, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: Designed by prominent Los Angeles architect Robert Brown Young, it represents the rapid transformation of Los Angeles in the final quarter of the 19th century from an agricultural outpost during t... More
Vickrey-Brunswig Building, 501 North Main Street, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: Designed by prominent Los Angeles architect Robert Brown Young, it represents the rapid transformation of Los Angeles in the final quarter of the 19th century from an agricultural outpost during t... More
407-431 West Lexington Street, 409 West Lexington Street (Commercial ...
Significance: Was a good example of mid-nineteenth century townhouse and played an important role in the block frontage that faced Lexington Market. Architectural significance has been diminished by alteration... More
67-69 Government Street (Commercial Building), Mobile, Mobile County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HABS AL-67 Building/structure dates: 1837 Initial Construction
67-69 Government Street (Commercial Building), Mobile, Mobile County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HABS AL-67 Building/structure dates: 1837 Initial Construction
67-69 Government Street (Commercial Building), Mobile, Mobile County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HABS AL-67 Building/structure dates: 1837 Initial Construction
67-69 Government Street (Commercial Building), Mobile, Mobile County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HABS AL-67 Building/structure dates: 1837 Initial Construction
67-69 Government Street (Commercial Building), Mobile, Mobile County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-21 Survey number: HABS AL-67 Building/structure dates: 1837 Initial Construction
10 North Warren Street (Commercial Building), 10 North Warren Street, ...
Significance: A restrained example of late 19th century commercial architecture with original details reflecting the influence of the Victorian Gothic style, and subsequent storefront alterations in the popular... More
Saltus-Habersham House, 802 Bay Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC
Significance: exceptionally tall, this tabby structure originally incorporating three full stories over an elevated basement. It is a rare example of a late eighteenth-century merchant's house constructed along... More
Saltus-Habersham House, 802 Bay Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC
Significance: exceptionally tall, this tabby structure originally incorporating three full stories over an elevated basement. It is a rare example of a late eighteenth-century merchant's house constructed along... More
Saltus-Habersham House, 802 Bay Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC
Significance: exceptionally tall, this tabby structure originally incorporating three full stories over an elevated basement. It is a rare example of a late eighteenth-century merchant's house constructed along... More
Saltus-Habersham House, 802 Bay Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC
Significance: exceptionally tall, this tabby structure originally incorporating three full stories over an elevated basement. It is a rare example of a late eighteenth-century merchant's house constructed along... More
316-318 Lackawanna Avenue (Commercial Building), Scranton, Lackawanna ...
Significance: 316-318 Lackawanna Avenue is one of the largest of a row of late 19th and early 20th century commercial buildings that made up the heart of Scranton's business district during the city's greatest ... More
Boston City Hall, 41-45 School Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Old City Hall is significant as one of the first major structures in the country to be built in the French Second Empire style and as a nationally-known work which inspired the building of other s... More
Boston City Hall, 41-45 School Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Old City Hall is significant as one of the first major structures in the country to be built in the French Second Empire style and as a nationally-known work which inspired the building of other s... More
West Wazee Street Warehouse District, Brecht Candy Company, 1333 Wazee...
Significance: This commercial structure was designed in 1909 by the Denver architectural firm, Biscoe & Hewitt for the Brecht Butcher Supply Co. of Kansas City, MO. The structure was leased to the Autsin Candy ... More
Louis Morgensen-William Rowan Building, 224-226 State Street, Racine, ...
Significance: The Louis Morgensen-William Rowan Building is eligible for HABS recordation and is significant because it contributes to the Old Main Historic District, a National Register of Historic Places hist... More
Center Glatt, shopping mall, hotel, and high-rise offices, Glatt, near...
Title devised by cataloger. Attribution based on similarity of drawings to reference source. Planning and design done in cooperation with the stores Globus, Jelmoli, and Migros, with rentable area of ca. 90,000... More
435 Seventh Street, Northwest (Commercial Building), Washington, Distr...
Significance: The Hi-Boy Restaurant is a simple, uninteresting utilitarian structure. While its remodeled storefront is similar to others on Seventh Street, and is important in continuing the row of retail spac... More
Small Block, 704 North Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, ...
Significance: Built in 1866, this Italianate business block is one of the older buildings remaining in downtown Milwaukee and is one of a group of commercial blocks, all erected in the 1860s and 1870s, which st... More
James Y. Davis Sons Building, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue & 408 Twelfth S...
Significance: This brick commercial building was designed by a local architect in the late nineteenth century. In spite of twentieth century alterations, the irregular shape, use of ornamental terra cotta, pro... More
Germond Crandell Building, 401-407 Seventh Street Northwest, Washingto...
Significance: A post-Civil War commercial building of interesting architectural design, illustrating the character of Seventh Street in the early days of its commercial development. Survey number: HABS DC-224... More
George W. Dashiell Building, 1203 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...
Significance: The building is located within the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site and contributes to the small-scale commercial streetscape of the block. Constructed ca. 1823, the building is one of ... More
Public Square Commercial Area, 212, 214, 216 Public Square, Nashville,...
Significance: These three three-story commercial buildings adjoin the Morgan-Reeves Building (see HABS No. TN-16) and face south into the Public Square. The cornice of 212 reads "A.G. Adams, 1875" while the ne... More
Monadnock-Upton Block, 1140-1160 Elm Street, Manchester, Hillsborough ...
Significance: The 4 story building was constructed in 1892, and was one of a number of brick commercial blocks built as the crest of a Manchester building boom. During this period many commercial blocks along E... More
Gray Brothers Block, 101 West Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, Logan County, ...
Significance: This structure is one of the finest remaining examples of stylish commercial buildings of the territorial period in Oklahoma. It was built for and occupied by important pioneer-entrepeneurs, and ... More
Main Street (Commercial Buildings), Placerville, El Dorado County, CA
Survey number: HABS CA-1362 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Commercial Building, 102-104 1/2 East Main Street, Madison, Jefferson ...
Significance: The Foster Building was erected ca. 1860-70 and has the best cast-iron facade of Madison's late nineteenth-century commercial architecture. Most of the city's five-block commercial row developmen... More
37 South Street (Commercial Building), Baltimore, Independent City, MD
Significance: Representative of small commercial structures built in the downtown section of Baltimore following the 1904 fire which destroyed 140 acres in the center of the city, including the area where this ... More
Alameda French Bakery, 99 Pleasant Street, San Jose, Santa Clara Count...
Significance: The Alameda French Bakery, due to its architectural integrity and contribution to the urban fabric, forms an integral part of the River Street Historic District, a rare intact late nineteenth and ... More
Planters & Merchants Insurance Company, 60 Saint Michael Street, Mobil...
Significance: This structure is a good example of the small office buildings constructed at the end of the nineteenth century. The facade was undoubtedly influenced by Richardson's designs, and this style is u... More
Square 406 (Commercial Buildings), Eighth, Ninth, E & F Streets, North...
Significance: Square 406 lies on the northern edge of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation area, bounded by Eight, Ninth, E and F Streets. The square flanks the Eighth Street axis that visually conn... More
Horsepasture Store, U.S. Route 58 & State Route 687, Horse Pasture, He...
Significance: The Horsepasture Store is a good example of a traditional general retail establishment serving a largely rural population. The property has played an important role in the social and commercial l... More
Horsepasture Store, U.S. Route 58 & State Route 687, Horse Pasture, He...
Significance: The Horsepasture Store is a good example of a traditional general retail establishment serving a largely rural population. The property has played an important role in the social and commercial l... More
Sinsel Hardware Building, 2 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cameron, Marshall Cou...
Significance: This brick structure, built ca. 1910 and located in Cameron's central business district, is an example of an early twentieth century commercial brick building, unusual for its parallelogram shape.... More
Ahl-Dean-Hires Building, U.S. Highway 341, 130 feet southeast of Carte...
For additional written historical and descriptive information, please see entry for Odum, Town of, HABS No. GA-2267. Significance: The Ahl-Dean-Hires Building is historically significant as a c. 1935 commercial... More
Ahl-Dean-Hires Building, U.S. Highway 341, 130 feet southeast of Carte...
For additional written historical and descriptive information, please see entry for Odum, Town of, HABS No. GA-2267. Significance: The Ahl-Dean-Hires Building is historically significant as a c. 1935 commercial... More
Ahl-Dean-Hires Building, U.S. Highway 341, 130 feet southeast of Carte...
For additional written historical and descriptive information, please see entry for Odum, Town of, HABS No. GA-2267. Significance: The Ahl-Dean-Hires Building is historically significant as a c. 1935 commercial... More
817 Vine Street (Commercial Building), Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Significance: Italianate late-nineteenth-century commercial building contributing in size, scale, and date to the older commercial homogeneity of the area. Building was notable for the fact that the original st... More
407-431 West Lexington Street, Purity Creamery Building, 427-431 West ...
Significance: 429-431 W. Lexington St. was built as the home of the Purity Creamery Company. When this structure was built the earlier structure at 427 W. Lexington was incorporated into the design. The build... More
Main Store, 3520 196th Street Northwest, Alderwood Manor, Snohomish Co...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N348 Survey number: HABS WA-225
Allen-Collier Building, 7-11 North First Street, Saint Louis, Independ...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Lithgow Building, 301 West Main Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Public Square (Buildings), North Walnut, West Montgomery, North Pike, ...
Buildings delineated include 7, 15, 23 North Walnut Street, 2, 4, 10, 12, 16 North Pike Street, 2,4,8,10,12,22,24,26 West Main Street. 1984 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Oakland, Il... More
Cabot Building, 274 & 282 Tenth Street, Heron Lake, Jackson County, MN
Significance: The decorative design elements and integrity of the Cabot Building make it an excellent example of turn-of-the-century commercial architecture. The corner section of the building was completed in... More
Cabot Building, 274 & 282 Tenth Street, Heron Lake, Jackson County, MN
Significance: The decorative design elements and integrity of the Cabot Building make it an excellent example of turn-of-the-century commercial architecture. The corner section of the building was completed in... More
Cabot Building, 274 & 282 Tenth Street, Heron Lake, Jackson County, MN
Significance: The decorative design elements and integrity of the Cabot Building make it an excellent example of turn-of-the-century commercial architecture. The corner section of the building was completed in... More
300 Clarke Avenue (Commercial Building), 300 Clarke Avenue, Pocomoke C...
Significance: This building was used as furniture store for many years. (Smullen's Furniture) This building is typical of commercial architecture of the period. Survey number: HABS MD-1046 Building/structur... More
300 Clarke Avenue (Commercial Building), 300 Clarke Avenue, Pocomoke C...
Significance: This building was used as furniture store for many years. (Smullen's Furniture) This building is typical of commercial architecture of the period. Survey number: HABS MD-1046 Building/structur... More
Lafayette Hardware, 121 West Vermilion Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Pa...
2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Lafayette Hardware is an excellent commercial typology example of the late nineteenth century. It is a two-story building that retains much of its Italianate ... More
Lafayette Hardware, 121 West Vermilion Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Pa...
2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Lafayette Hardware is an excellent commercial typology example of the late nineteenth century. It is a two-story building that retains much of its Italianate ... More
520-526 Ramona Street (Commercial Building), 520-526 Ramona Street, Pa...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
520-526 Ramona Street (Commercial Building), 520-526 Ramona Street, Pa...
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Westlake Public School, 900 Lorenz Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Count...
Photo caption pages include a site plan. Written data includes floor plans & photocopies of location maps & site plans. Survey number: HABS PA-6640 Building/structure dates: 1885 Initial Construction Building... More
Westlake Public School, 900 Lorenz Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Count...
Photo caption pages include a site plan. Written data includes floor plans & photocopies of location maps & site plans. Survey number: HABS PA-6640 Building/structure dates: 1885 Initial Construction Building... More
Minneapolis Warehouse District, Dittman Building, 20 North First Stree...
Significance: The Dittman Building (American Hide and Fur Company) was built in 1913 as an income-producing property by George C. Dittman, a St. Paul eye, ear, nose and throat specialist. Its use in its first ... More
Pioneer Telegraph Building, 1015 Second Street, Sacramento, Sacramento...
Significance: Occupied by Wolferberger Variety store until 1856, then the Verandah Saloon; in 1863 it was occupied by the California State Telegraph Co., incorporated with Western Union Telegraph Co. in 1869 an... More
Ferree Building, 417 Ninth Street, Northwest, Washington, District of ...
Significance: The building's facade is largely intact and an interesting example of late 19th century architecture showing lingering Richardsonian influence in arcaded bays and academic revival influence. Firs... More
Mutual Life Building, 601-607 First Avenue, Seattle, King County, WA
Public domain photograph of bank building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Malott Building, 118 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Marion Count...
Significance: Built in 1896, the Malott Building was constructed to house wholesale businesses in Indianapolis' Wholesale District. Established during the Civil War, the Wholesale District served the city and ... More
Malott Building, 118 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Marion Count...
Significance: Built in 1896, the Malott Building was constructed to house wholesale businesses in Indianapolis' Wholesale District. Established during the Civil War, the Wholesale District served the city and ... More
Malott Building, 118 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Marion Count...
Significance: Built in 1896, the Malott Building was constructed to house wholesale businesses in Indianapolis' Wholesale District. Established during the Civil War, the Wholesale District served the city and ... More
Diana Saloon, 205 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Significance: The one-story building was erected in 1852 by D.A. Whipley on the site of the "Stinking Tent," the first gambling hall which had been established in 1849. Built at a lower level, the structure wa... More
Northern Commercial Company Store, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bet...
Significance: Following the purchase of Alaska by the United States in 1867, the assets of the Russian-American Company were acquired the following year by the newly founded Alaska Commercial Company. The Alask... More
Northern Commercial Company Store, Koyukuk River at Wiseman Creek, Bet...
Significance: Following the purchase of Alaska by the United States in 1867, the assets of the Russian-American Company were acquired the following year by the newly founded Alaska Commercial Company. The Alask... More
312 Seventh Street Northwest (Commercial Building), Washington, Distri...
Significance: (From Architectural Significance) The building is an example of a straightforward Nineteenth Century commercial buildings embellished by the addition of few prominent elements to its public facad... More
102 North Monroe Street (Commercial Building), Alderson, Greenbrier Co...
Significance: Early frame commercial building in Alderson, constructed at the turn of the century (ca. 1908) when the town was expanding into Greebrier County from its original business center located in Monroe... More
Gruber Wagon Works, Pennsylvania Route 183 & State Hill Road at Red Br...
Significance: It is an extremely well preserved example of factory built and operated as a family business. It retains an enormous number of wood working machines that are all still located in their original lo... More
Gruber Wagon Works, Pennsylvania Route 183 & State Hill Road at Red Br...
Significance: It is an extremely well preserved example of factory built and operated as a family business. It retains an enormous number of wood working machines that are all still located in their original lo... More
Gruber Wagon Works, Pennsylvania Route 183 & State Hill Road at Red Br...
Significance: It is an extremely well preserved example of factory built and operated as a family business. It retains an enormous number of wood working machines that are all still located in their original lo... More
Gruber Wagon Works, Pennsylvania Route 183 & State Hill Road at Red Br...
Significance: It is an extremely well preserved example of factory built and operated as a family business. It retains an enormous number of wood working machines that are all still located in their original lo... More
Gruber Wagon Works, Pennsylvania Route 183 & State Hill Road at Red Br...
Significance: It is an extremely well preserved example of factory built and operated as a family business. It retains an enormous number of wood working machines that are all still located in their original lo... More