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Niobrara Valley Bank, Fifth Avenue & Maple Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Niobrara Valley Bank, Fifth Avenue & Maple Street, Niobrara, Knox Coun...

Significance: The Niobrara Valley Bank, organized in the early 1880s was Niobrara's first banking institution. It served the community for more than forty years before closing its doors in the mid 1920s. The ... More

[Church Street Redevelopment, New Haven, Connecticut. Drawing set]

[Church Street Redevelopment, New Haven, Connecticut. Drawing set]

Drawing set includes plans, sections, elevations, and renderings. Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2001:126.

[Church Street Redevelopment, New Haven, Connecticut. Drawing set]

[Church Street Redevelopment, New Haven, Connecticut. Drawing set]

Drawing set includes plans, sections, elevations, and renderings. Forms part of: The Paul Rudolph Archive. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2001:126.

122 South Meridian Street (Commercial), Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

122 South Meridian Street (Commercial), Indianapolis, Marion County, I...

Significance: Built in 1866-67, 122 South Meridian Street is one of the original commercial structures erected to house wholesale businesses in Indianapolis' Wholesale District. Established during the Civil Wa... More

100 Block of North Main Street (Commercial Buildings), Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN

100 Block of North Main Street (Commercial Buildings), Mishawaka, St. ...

Survey number: HABS IN-136 Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Neilson's, On Square, Oxford, Lafayette County, MS

Neilson's, On Square, Oxford, Lafayette County, MS

Survey number: HABS MS-247 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old College Park City Hall, 3814 East Main Street, College Park, Fulton County, GA

Old College Park City Hall, 3814 East Main Street, College Park, Fulto...

Significance: Number 3814 East Main Street began life as the City Hall for College Park, built probably no earlier than 1896 when College Park was officially incorporated and no later than c. 1902 when the focu... More

Swann's Drugstore, Fifth Avenue & Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Swann's Drugstore, Fifth Avenue & Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, N...

Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Townsend City Savings Bank, 793 Chapel Street, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Townsend City Savings Bank, 793 Chapel Street, New Haven, New Haven Co...

Significance: One of the few remaining examples of a mid-19th century banking building. Second floor banking room of monumental scale has rich interior trim. Building contained the office of the Tradesman's B... More

King Street, 200 Block, 226-230 King Street (Commercial Building), Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

King Street, 200 Block, 226-230 King Street (Commercial Building), Wil...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Delaware, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jackson Square (Commercial Building), 463-473 Jackson Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Jackson Square (Commercial Building), 463-473 Jackson Street, San Fran...

Public domain photograph of San Francisco streets, landmark historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

J. F. Darmody Company Building (Commercial), 25-27 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

J. F. Darmody Company Building (Commercial), 25-27 West Maryland Stree...

Significance: Built in two phases 1904-05 and 1911, following the designs of architect P.C. Rubush and later Rubush & Hunter, the J.F. Darmody Company Building functioned as a confectionery and wholesale outlet... More

Penn & Liberty Avenues (Commercial Buildings), 600 & 700 blocks Liberty Avenue, 600 block Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Penn & Liberty Avenues (Commercial Buildings), 600 & 700 blocks Libert...

Written data includes photocopies of maps & photographs. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-202 Survey number: HABS PA-5152 Building/structure dates: after. 1875- before. 1925 Initi... More

Silverton Historic District, Silverton, San Juan County, CO

Silverton Historic District, Silverton, San Juan County, CO

Significance: Silverton, a vast mining district in southwestern Colorado, was established in 1874. Miners came to Silverton seeking gold in the 1870s, but instead found silver, copper, and lead. Silverton reach... More

Silverton Historic District, Silverton, San Juan County, CO

Silverton Historic District, Silverton, San Juan County, CO

Significance: Silverton, a vast mining district in southwestern Colorado, was established in 1874. Miners came to Silverton seeking gold in the 1870s, but instead found silver, copper, and lead. Silverton reach... More

Eden Publishing House, 1712-1724 Chouteau Avenue, Lafayette Square, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eden Publishing House, 1712-1724 Chouteau Avenue, Lafayette Square, Sa...

Significance: The building served as headquarters for retail and printing operations of the Eden Publishing Company from 1869 to 1979. Several expansions occurred throughout the company's time of occupation. ... More

Eden Publishing House, 1712-1724 Chouteau Avenue, Lafayette Square, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

Eden Publishing House, 1712-1724 Chouteau Avenue, Lafayette Square, Sa...

Significance: The building served as headquarters for retail and printing operations of the Eden Publishing Company from 1869 to 1979. Several expansions occurred throughout the company's time of occupation. ... More

Bower Building, 409-413 East Weber Avenue, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

Bower Building, 409-413 East Weber Avenue, Stockton, San Joaquin Count...

Significance: The Bower Building is an excellent example of Victorian commercial architecture in Stockton. The polychromatic and ornamental brickwork and the second-floor proportions and details remain intact, ... More

U.S. Naval Air Station, Post Office, 446 South Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Post Office, 446 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...

Significance: Building No. 223, constructed as a Post Office in 1918, reflects Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola's development from its initial establishment in 1914 as a naval aeronautical station through its ... More

U.S. Naval Air Station, Post Office, 446 South Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Post Office, 446 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...

Significance: Building No. 223, constructed as a Post Office in 1918, reflects Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola's development from its initial establishment in 1914 as a naval aeronautical station through its ... More

U.S. Naval Air Station, Post Office, 446 South Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Post Office, 446 South Avenue, Pensacola, Esca...

Significance: Building No. 223, constructed as a Post Office in 1918, reflects Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola's development from its initial establishment in 1914 as a naval aeronautical station through its ... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Brown-Hayes Department Store, 461-467 Edgewood Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Brown-Hayes Department...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More

Iron Block, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Iron Block, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Significance: The Iron Block is notable as one of Milwaukee's most prominent early commercial buildings. It is one of a small number of pre-Civil War structures remaining in the central business district and i... More

Iron Block, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Iron Block, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Significance: The Iron Block is notable as one of Milwaukee's most prominent early commercial buildings. It is one of a small number of pre-Civil War structures remaining in the central business district and i... More

Iron Block, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Iron Block, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Significance: The Iron Block is notable as one of Milwaukee's most prominent early commercial buildings. It is one of a small number of pre-Civil War structures remaining in the central business district and i... More

Iron Block, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Iron Block, 205 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Significance: The Iron Block is notable as one of Milwaukee's most prominent early commercial buildings. It is one of a small number of pre-Civil War structures remaining in the central business district and i... More

Kalbach & Son Building, South "B" Street & First Avenue West, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, IA

Kalbach & Son Building, South "B" Street & First Avenue West, Oskaloos...

Significance: Kalbach Lumber Company is significant to the history of Oskaloosa's growth and development as the first lumber company in Oskaloosa. The original office on the corner of Second Avenue West and so... More

59-61 South Market Street (Commercial Building), Frederick, Frederick County, MD

59-61 South Market Street (Commercial Building), Frederick, Frederick ...

Significance: 59-61 South Market Street is primarily significant as an early nineteenth century structure (c. 1820) which embodies the distinctive characteristics of Federal style and Victorian Commercial Itali... More

59-61 South Market Street (Commercial Building), Frederick, Frederick County, MD

59-61 South Market Street (Commercial Building), Frederick, Frederick ...

Significance: 59-61 South Market Street is primarily significant as an early nineteenth century structure (c. 1820) which embodies the distinctive characteristics of Federal style and Victorian Commercial Itali... More

823 Vine Street (Commercial Building), Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

823 Vine Street (Commercial Building), Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

Significance: Commercial building contributing in size, scale, and date to the older commercial homogeneity of the area. Survey number: HABS OH-2355 Building/structure dates: 1870 Initial Construction Buildi... More

Kremlin Building, Pearl & Eagle Streets, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Kremlin Building, Pearl & Eagle Streets, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Significance: The Kremlin Building or Hall, constructed as a multiple-use commercial structure, was a good example of mid 19th century Buffalo architecture. The building was demolished in 1965-66. Survey numbe... More

523 Eleventh Street, Northwest (Commercial), Square 347, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

523 Eleventh Street, Northwest (Commercial), Square 347, Washington, D...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

M. E. Smith Building, 201 South Tenth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

M. E. Smith Building, 201 South Tenth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, N...

Significance: Built in 1919-20, the M.E. Smith Building is significant as an unusually well-designed industrial structure in which new structural advancements and architectural styling were used to produce a be... More

Glebe House, 6 Glebe Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Glebe House, 6 Glebe Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Significance: A fine eighteenth-century mansion which was the home of the first Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina, and nucleus of the College of Charleston. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More

Glebe House, 6 Glebe Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Glebe House, 6 Glebe Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Significance: A fine eighteenth-century mansion which was the home of the first Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina, and nucleus of the College of Charleston. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More

Perry Building, 819-821 Market Space Northwest, Square 408, Corner Lot 805, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Perry Building, 819-821 Market Space Northwest, Square 408, Corner Lot...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Perry Building, 819-821 Market Space Northwest, Square 408, Corner Lot 805, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Perry Building, 819-821 Market Space Northwest, Square 408, Corner Lot...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic market square, downtown, commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

American Chain & Cable Company, East Princess Street (400 Block), York, York County, PA

American Chain & Cable Company, East Princess Street (400 Block), York...

Significance: For almost sixty years these structures were a major manufacturing center for a large variety of chain products, including new techniques of welded and weldless products. Survey number: HAER PA-5... More

American Chain & Cable Company, East Princess Street (400 Block), York, York County, PA

American Chain & Cable Company, East Princess Street (400 Block), York...

Significance: For almost sixty years these structures were a major manufacturing center for a large variety of chain products, including new techniques of welded and weldless products. Survey number: HAER PA-5... More

Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY

Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More

Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY

Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More

Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY

Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More

Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY

Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More

Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY

Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY

Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More

Commercial Block, Main & First Streets, Roscoe, St. Clair County, MO

Commercial Block, Main & First Streets, Roscoe, St. Clair County, MO

Significance: This late 19th century commercial structure features cast iron storefronts, pressed metal cornices, and a pressed metal ceiling. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-66 ... More

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...

Survey number: HABS DC-546 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

451 East Pleasant Street (commercial building), Springfield, Clark County, OH

451 East Pleasant Street (commercial building), Springfield, Clark Cou...

Survey number: HABS OH-2433 Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Square 458 (Commercial Buildings), Sixth, Seventh, D Streets, & Indiana Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Square 458 (Commercial Buildings), Sixth, Seventh, D Streets, & Indian...

Survey number: HABS DC-618 Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA

Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA

See also HALS PA-21 for additional documentation. Significance: The mansion house at Graeme Park -a rare surviving example of early colonial American architecture -was conceived of as a utilitarian structure on... More

Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA

Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA

See also HALS PA-21 for additional documentation. Significance: The mansion house at Graeme Park -a rare surviving example of early colonial American architecture -was conceived of as a utilitarian structure on... More

Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA

Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA

See also HALS PA-21 for additional documentation. Significance: The mansion house at Graeme Park -a rare surviving example of early colonial American architecture -was conceived of as a utilitarian structure on... More

Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA

Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA

See also HALS PA-21 for additional documentation. Significance: The mansion house at Graeme Park -a rare surviving example of early colonial American architecture -was conceived of as a utilitarian structure on... More

Strouse Building, Paca & Lombard Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Strouse Building, Paca & Lombard Streets, Baltimore, Independent City,...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

James N. Jones House, 1460 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

James N. Jones House, 1460 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Wayne Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-14 Survey number: HABS MI-13 Building/structure dates: 18t4 Initial Construction

Phillip Morris Leaf Storage Warehouse, 1717-1721 East Cary Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Phillip Morris Leaf Storage Warehouse, 1717-1721 East Cary Street, Ric...

Significance: Built as a warehouse in the early-twentieth century, this building stands as an excellent example of the sparingly ornamented yet functionally designed commercial structure of the turn-of-the-cent... More

Paterson, N.J. / Packard & Butler Lith. Philadelphia.

Paterson, N.J. / Packard & Butler Lith. Philadelphia.

Bird's-eye view of Paterson, New Jersey showing railroad in the foreground; vignettes of prominent buildings and natural landmarks form the top and bottom borders.

Campbell Building, 102-124 Eighth Street, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Campbell Building, 102-124 Eighth Street, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Significance: This two-story brick building is located on the southeast corner of Eighth and Reynolds Street and is a good example of commercial structures built in downtown Augusta following the devastating fi... More

Brisk & Jacobson Store, 51 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Brisk & Jacobson Store, 51 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Providence River, Interstate Highway 195, & Interstate Highway 95, Providence, Providence County, RI

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Provid...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Providence River, Interstate Highway 195, & Interstate Highway 95, Providence, Providence County, RI

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Provid...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Providence River, Interstate Highway 195, & Interstate Highway 95, Providence, Providence County, RI

Downtown Providence, Roughley bounded by Woonasquatucket River, Provid...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester County, NY

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester Count...

Significance: The Main Street Crescent is one of the main parts of the downtown district of the City of Ossining, The "Crescent" refers to a crescent shaped portion of Main Street. The Crescent consists of thre... More

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester County, NY

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester Count...

Significance: The Main Street Crescent is one of the main parts of the downtown district of the City of Ossining, The "Crescent" refers to a crescent shaped portion of Main Street. The Crescent consists of thre... More

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester County, NY

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester Count...

Significance: The Main Street Crescent is one of the main parts of the downtown district of the City of Ossining, The "Crescent" refers to a crescent shaped portion of Main Street. The Crescent consists of thre... More

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester County, NY

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester Count...

Significance: The Main Street Crescent is one of the main parts of the downtown district of the City of Ossining, The "Crescent" refers to a crescent shaped portion of Main Street. The Crescent consists of thre... More

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester County, NY

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester Count...

Significance: The Main Street Crescent is one of the main parts of the downtown district of the City of Ossining, The "Crescent" refers to a crescent shaped portion of Main Street. The Crescent consists of thre... More

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester County, NY

Main Street Crescent, 209-217 Main Street, Ossining, Westchester Count...

Significance: The Main Street Crescent is one of the main parts of the downtown district of the City of Ossining, The "Crescent" refers to a crescent shaped portion of Main Street. The Crescent consists of thre... More

Virginia Fire & Marine Insurance Building, 1015 East Main Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Virginia Fire & Marine Insurance Building, 1015 East Main Street, Rich...

Significance: This structure is an exceptionally fine example of Richmond's iron-fronted commercial buildings erected in the years after the Civil War. Further distinguishing this building is the free-standing ... More

Stanford Brothers Store, 1203 Front Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Stanford Brothers Store, 1203 Front Street, Sacramento, Sacramento Cou...

Significance: The existing brick warehouse at 1203 Front Street is on architectural interest as it was typical of such facilities built during the 1850's, and its historical significance stems from its original... More

Photographs of buildings in Los Angeles, California and the surrounding area

Photographs of buildings in Los Angeles, California and the surroundin...

Photographs show chiefly buildings in Los Angeles and the surrounding area. Specific sites in Los Angeles include 1000 Wilshire Building, 777 Tower at Citicorp Plaza, ABC Entertainment Center, Ahmanson Center T... More

Photographs of buildings in Los Angeles, California and the surrounding area

Photographs of buildings in Los Angeles, California and the surroundin...

Photographs show chiefly buildings in Los Angeles and the surrounding area. Specific sites in Los Angeles include 1000 Wilshire Building, 777 Tower at Citicorp Plaza, ABC Entertainment Center, Ahmanson Center T... More

322 Lackawanna Avenue (Commercial Building), Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA

322 Lackawanna Avenue (Commercial Building), Scranton, Lackawanna Coun...

Significance: 322 Lackawanna Avenue is one 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 period of prosperit... More

Johnson Wax Corporation Building, 1525 Howe Street, Racine, Racine County, WI

Johnson Wax Corporation Building, 1525 Howe Street, Racine, Racine Cou...

Significance: Corporate complex, noted example of Wright's commercial design. Survey number: HABS WI-284

Johnson Wax Corporation Building, 1525 Howe Street, Racine, Racine County, WI

Johnson Wax Corporation Building, 1525 Howe Street, Racine, Racine Cou...

Significance: Corporate complex, noted example of Wright's commercial design. Survey number: HABS WI-284

Reading Terminal, Eleventh & Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Reading Terminal, Eleventh & Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...

Survey number: HAER PA-417 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001170

Reading Terminal, Eleventh & Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Reading Terminal, Eleventh & Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...

Survey number: HAER PA-417 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001170

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich. - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Workingmen's Houses, 31-35 Locust Street, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Workingmen's Houses, 31-35 Locust Street, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Significance: Greatly altered through subsequent facade remodelings and construction of two large additions, this building has suffered architecturally in recent years. Nevertheless, it is a typically scaled a... More

El Globo Nuevo, 1502 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Cameron County, TX

El Globo Nuevo, 1502 East Madison Street, Brownsville, Cameron County,...

Significance: El Globo Nuevo is typical of nineteenth-century Rio Grande Valley commercial structures whose plain brick facades are highlighted by denticulated cornices and openings grouped into bays by simple ... More

Mount Vernon Theatre, 918 Ninth Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Mount Vernon Theatre, 918 Ninth Street Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Mount Vernon Theatre, a well designed if short-lived example of the 5c theatre or "Nickelodeon," is a rare survivor of that first building type, once common across the nation, specifically des... More

Pontiac Building, 542 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Pontiac Building, 542 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Significance: One of the early structures erected by the firm of Holabird and Roche, this skyscraper shows an unusual development of the wall into two-bay-wide oriels supported on rich foliated terra cotta brac... More

B. F. Hastings Bank Building, 128-132 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

B. F. Hastings Bank Building, 128-132 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento...

Significance: The B.F. Hastings Bank Building, erected in 1853, was a part of the historic business center of Sacramento after the fire of November 2, 1852. It replaced the W. Merritt Building, a two-story bri... More

Phillips-Thompson Building, 200-206 East Fourth Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Phillips-Thompson Building, 200-206 East Fourth Street, Wilmington, Ne...

Significance: Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1980, the Phillips-Thompson Building is an excellent example of late nineteenth-century urban commercial architecture. Built in 188... More

McConaughey Building, 1 Waynesburg Avenue, Cameron, Marshall County, WV

McConaughey Building, 1 Waynesburg Avenue, Cameron, Marshall County, W...

Significance: Constructed circa 1870, the McConaughey Building survived the Cameron fire of 1894, making it the earliest extant building within the corporate limits of Cameron. Survey number: HABS WV-294 Buil... More

Rancho Santa Fe School (Second), 6024 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, CA

Rancho Santa Fe School (Second), 6024 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe,...

Survey number: HABS CA-2318 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pushor-Stark Building, North side, West Main Street, Saint Elmo (historical), Chaffee County, CO

Pushor-Stark Building, North side, West Main Street, Saint Elmo (histo...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Colorado, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Town of Locke, Commercial Building, 13927 River Road, Locke, Sacramento County, CA

Town of Locke, Commercial Building, 13927 River Road, Locke, Sacrament...

Significance: This is one of a group of buildings that forms the Main Street facade, each separated by a narrow alleyway and typical of such structures with similar facades. Survey number: HABS CA-2071-B Buil... More

Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moin...

Significance: The Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, designed in 1891 by a prominent Boston firm, exemplifies the late nineteenth century design and construction technology developed for large commercia... More

Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moin...

Significance: The Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, designed in 1891 by a prominent Boston firm, exemplifies the late nineteenth century design and construction technology developed for large commercia... More

Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moin...

Significance: The Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, designed in 1891 by a prominent Boston firm, exemplifies the late nineteenth century design and construction technology developed for large commercia... More

Francis Wheatley House, 3060-3066 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Francis Wheatley House, 3060-3066 M Street Northwest, Washington, Dist...

Significance: The design, brickwork, and cast-iron of the fronts of these buildings, which for a virtually identical pair, provide an interesting and good example of American architecture of the period between ... More

Saquoit Silk Mill, On Sand Island, south bank of Lehigh Canal, west of Hill-to-Hill Bridge, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA

Saquoit Silk Mill, On Sand Island, south bank of Lehigh Canal, west of...

Significance: Four story brick silk mill with prominent triangular pilasters, capped with half-pyramidal stone blocks between each bay of windows and at the corners. Five story stair tower/elevator at east end... More

Poletown Historic District, Chene Street Commercial District, Chene Street between Interstate 94 & Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Poletown Historic District, Chene Street Commercial District, Chene St...

Significance: The Chene Street Commercial District achieves its significance from its role as an early Polish immigrant community in Detroit. Polish settlement along the street began in the 1860's and was grea... More

Poletown Historic District, Chene Street Commercial District, Chene Street between Interstate 94 & Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Poletown Historic District, Chene Street Commercial District, Chene St...

Significance: The Chene Street Commercial District achieves its significance from its role as an early Polish immigrant community in Detroit. Polish settlement along the street began in the 1860's and was grea... More

Exchange Block, 108-150 Main Street, Middletown, Middlesex County, CT

Exchange Block, 108-150 Main Street, Middletown, Middlesex County, CT

Significance: The Exchange Block, largely constructed in 1827, is a notable example of a nineteenth century urban streetscape. Survey number: HABS CT-326 Building/structure dates: 1827 Initial Construction B... More

Exchange Block, 108-150 Main Street, Middletown, Middlesex County, CT

Exchange Block, 108-150 Main Street, Middletown, Middlesex County, CT

Significance: The Exchange Block, largely constructed in 1827, is a notable example of a nineteenth century urban streetscape. Survey number: HABS CT-326 Building/structure dates: 1827 Initial Construction B... More

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