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Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: Built between 1720 to 1730, the Hinman-Fisher-Mason House is a rare example of early Tidewater Virginia Architecture. It is a vernacular Georgian brick structure containing an early oak Jacobean s... More

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: Built between 1720 to 1730, the Hinman-Fisher-Mason House is a rare example of early Tidewater Virginia Architecture. It is a vernacular Georgian brick structure containing an early oak Jacobean s... More

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: Built between 1720 to 1730, the Hinman-Fisher-Mason House is a rare example of early Tidewater Virginia Architecture. It is a vernacular Georgian brick structure containing an early oak Jacobean s... More

Shepherd's Plain, State Route 178, Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia

Shepherd's Plain, State Route 178, Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virgi...

Significance: Shepherd's Plain, also known as Melrose, is a historic home located near Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built between 1755 and 1775, and is a two-story, five bay rectangular Georgi... More

Shepherd's Plain, State Route 178, Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia

Shepherd's Plain, State Route 178, Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virgi...

Significance: Shepherd's Plain, also known as Melrose, is a historic home located near Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built between 1755 and 1775, and is a two-story, five bay rectangular Georgi... More

Shepherd's Plain, State Route 178, Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia

Shepherd's Plain, State Route 178, Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virgi...

Significance: Shepherd's Plain, also known as Melrose, is a historic home located near Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built between 1755 and 1775, and is a two-story, five bay rectangular Georgi... More

Ossian Hall, 5001 Regina Drive, Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ossian Hall, 5001 Regina Drive, Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: The Fitzhugh family owned three grand houses in present-day Fairfax County: Oak Hill, Ravensworth, and Ossian Hall. Nicholas Fitzhugh built Ossian Hall on part of the Ravensworth land grant, and i... More

Ossian Hall, 5001 Regina Drive, Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ossian Hall, 5001 Regina Drive, Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: The Fitzhugh family owned three grand houses in present-day Fairfax County: Oak Hill, Ravensworth, and Ossian Hall. Nicholas Fitzhugh built Ossian Hall on part of the Ravensworth land grant, and i... More

Eyre Hall, U.S. Route 13 & State Route 636 vicinity, Cheriton, Northampton County, Virginia

Eyre Hall, U.S. Route 13 & State Route 636 vicinity, Cheriton, Northam...

Significance: One of the Eastern Shore's most notable 18th century houses, with relatively complete surviving plantation complex, including dairy, smokehouse, overseer's house, graveyard and orangery (ruins). ... More

Sion Hill, 2026 Level Road, Havre de Grace, Harford County, MD

Sion Hill, 2026 Level Road, Havre de Grace, Harford County, MD

Survey number: HABS MD-521 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 90000608

Oatlands Historic District, Mountain Gap School, U.S. Route 15, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia

Oatlands Historic District, Mountain Gap School, U.S. Route 15, Leesbu...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-173 Survey number: HABS VA-949-K Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74002327

Boys judging prize heifers at 4 H Club Fair at Charleston, West Virginia.  Location: Charleston, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Boys judging prize heifers at 4 H Club Fair at Charleston, West Virgin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural farming landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, farmers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

John A. G. Davis House, 1201 Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

John A. G. Davis House, 1201 Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, Charlo...

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The John A.G. Davis House, one of two houses located on the estate known as The Farm, stands today as a landmark of the rich history of Charlottesville, Virgi... More

John A. G. Davis House, 1201 Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

John A. G. Davis House, 1201 Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, Charlo...

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The John A.G. Davis House, one of two houses located on the estate known as The Farm, stands today as a landmark of the rich history of Charlottesville, Virgi... More

[People walking beneath umbrellas along the seashore during a rainstorm]

[People walking beneath umbrellas along the seashore during a rainstor...

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Takamizawa modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS MD-950-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1862 Demolished Building/stru... More

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS MD-950-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1862 Demolished Building/stru... More

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS MD-950-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1862 Demolished Building/stru... More

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS MD-950-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1862 Demolished Building/stru... More

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS MD-950-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1862 Demolished Building/stru... More

Roaring Springs, State Route 616 vicinity, Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia

Roaring Springs, State Route 616 vicinity, Gloucester, Gloucester Coun...

Significance: It is a distinctive example of Tidewater Virginia vernacular architecture evolved to its present form through remodeling by various owners. Its western end began as a 1-room, with side passage, pr... More

Clifton Farm, Off Baker Road, Frederick, Frederick County, MD

Clifton Farm, Off Baker Road, Frederick, Frederick County, MD

See also HALS MD-12 for related documentation. Significance: Built ca. 1851, the Clifton House is representative of a rural house type which was common among the substantial farmers in Frederick County and the ... More

Clifton Farm, Off Baker Road, Frederick, Frederick County, MD

Clifton Farm, Off Baker Road, Frederick, Frederick County, MD

See also HALS MD-12 for related documentation. Significance: Built ca. 1851, the Clifton House is representative of a rural house type which was common among the substantial farmers in Frederick County and the ... More

Montpelier, Montpelier Drive & State Route 197, Laurel, Prince George's County, MD

Montpelier, Montpelier Drive & State Route 197, Laurel, Prince George'...

Significance: Montpelier is a National Historic Landmark as a distinguished example of a late Georgian, five-part plantation house with exceptionally fine interior detailing. Montpelier is also of significance ... More

Montpelier, Montpelier Drive & State Route 197, Laurel, Prince George's County, MD

Montpelier, Montpelier Drive & State Route 197, Laurel, Prince George'...

Significance: Montpelier is a National Historic Landmark as a distinguished example of a late Georgian, five-part plantation house with exceptionally fine interior detailing. Montpelier is also of significance ... More

John Delaplane House, State Route 623, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia

John Delaplane House, State Route 623, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Vir...

Significance: The Delaplane House is one of the focal points of the Fauquier County hamlet that bears its name. The Manassas Gap Railway, c. 1852, was responsible for the settlement of the village, which was f... More

John Delaplane House, State Route 623, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia

John Delaplane House, State Route 623, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Vir...

Significance: The Delaplane House is one of the focal points of the Fauquier County hamlet that bears its name. The Manassas Gap Railway, c. 1852, was responsible for the settlement of the village, which was f... More

John Delaplane House, State Route 623, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia

John Delaplane House, State Route 623, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Vir...

Significance: The Delaplane House is one of the focal points of the Fauquier County hamlet that bears its name. The Manassas Gap Railway, c. 1852, was responsible for the settlement of the village, which was f... More

John Delaplane House, State Route 623, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia

John Delaplane House, State Route 623, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Vir...

Significance: The Delaplane House is one of the focal points of the Fauquier County hamlet that bears its name. The Manassas Gap Railway, c. 1852, was responsible for the settlement of the village, which was f... More

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Summer. No. 3. A road accident [...]

Summer. No. 3. A road accident [...]

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Bennett, W.J. Check 050 and 245 field.

Seta no sekisho - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Seta no sekisho - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows clusters of thatched-roof buildings, bridges spanning an inlet, boats in the harbor, during evening in Seta.

From atop the Indian leap towards the imbankment [sic] which forms the reservoir named Deep Gap / J.R.S. 1821.

From atop the Indian leap towards the imbankment [sic] which forms the...

Drawing shows a bird's-eye view of the reservoir at Deep Gap, North Carolina, with mountains and forest. Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 641. (DLC/PP-1992:217.12). Forms part of: John Rubens Smith colle... More

The junction of the Sacandaga and Hudson Rivers / painted by W.G. Wall ; finished by I. Hill.

The junction of the Sacandaga and Hudson Rivers / painted by W.G. Wall...

Print shows the confluence of the Sacandaga and Hudson rivers with some rapids at the junction; also shows a broad view of the landscape with pasture lands, rolling hills, and buildings near a bridge, with carr... More

Minakuchi, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Minakuchi, Andō Hiroshige - Public domain scan / drawing

Print shows a woman hanging gourd shavings to dry and another appears to be cutting large gourds as a traveler passes the Minakuchi station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled ... More

Utagawa Hiroshige - Ejiri, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Utagawa Hiroshige - Ejiri, Andō Hiroshige - Ukiyo e print

Print shows travelers crossing a bridge during a heavy rain storm at the Ejiri station on the Tōkaidō Road. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 200... More

Three men standing at the edge of a pond

Three men standing at the edge of a pond

Drawing shows three young men standing at the edge of a small pond, the one on the left gestures to the man in the middle, who holds a long stick raised to strike, the man on the right holds a smaller stick poi... More

A visit to grandfather's home / drawn by Granville Perkins, from sketches by Eva Muller.

A visit to grandfather's home / drawn by Granville Perkins, from sketc...

Composite of eleven scenes on a farm. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1876 Aug. 19, p. 685.

The hobby horse, 1819 - Engraving, Public domain image

The hobby horse, 1819 - Engraving, Public domain image

Print shows several men, dandies, riding on velocipedes, or bicycles without pedals, one man has a three-wheeled version with a platform and seat on the back, on which sits a woman. They are riding in the count... More

[The sketch, posed by Beatrice Baxter in Newport, R.I.]

[The sketch, posed by Beatrice Baxter in Newport, R.I.]

Beatrice Baxter Ruyl, three-quarter length portrait, turned right, standing at knee-height stone wall in an open area, brush windbreak, farm buildings in background, house, trees in the distance. LOT 10137 (loc... More

The Pride of Brides Glen, Ireland

The Pride of Brides Glen, Ireland

Women and children in front of thatched roof cottage, two men in donkey cart by cottage.

Salvador, Carmen ox cart, National Photo Company, Washington DC

Salvador, Carmen ox cart, National Photo Company, Washington DC

Man and three women standing in front of ox cart with tile roofed structures in background. Photoprint by National Photo Co.

Family transferred from St. Etienne tenements to the country life of Montbrison where they have a real garden and a roomy sanitary home

Family transferred from St. Etienne tenements to the country life of M...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Commission to France. Group title: Refugees. France. On caption card: 3438. ... More

11 boys and 2 girls in Hillsboro are each taking a calf furnished by the County Farm Bureau on credit, - each agreeing to do the best to raise the calf and exhibit at the annual show. See Photo No. 90.  Location: Pocahontas County--Hillsboro, West Virginia / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

11 boys and 2 girls in Hillsboro are each taking a calf furnished by t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural farming landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, farmers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Guy Baily, prize winner, a 14 year old Club Member from Lewis Co. with his exhibit. State 4 H Club Fair, Charleston, West Virginia. Location: Charleston, West Virginia Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Guy Baily, prize winner, a 14 year old Club Member from Lewis Co. with...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Children in West Virginia. Hine no. 5115. Number typed in upper left corner of caption card: 95. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congre... More

One of the poorer country girls on the way to Buckeye School. She belongs to the Aldrich family. (See Photo & Labels) Pocahontas Co., Mlinton, West Virginia.  Location: Pocahontas County--Marlinton, West Virginia / Photo by L.W. Hine.

One of the poorer country girls on the way to Buckeye School. She belo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a uniform, military personnel, armed forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Austin Curtis and his pig project. He is a young colored boy living near the West Virginia. Collegiate Institute, the state colored agri. college. Location: Charleston vicinity, West Virginia Photo by Lewis W. Hine

Austin Curtis and his pig project. He is a young colored boy living ne...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Children in West Virginia. Hine no. 5123. Number typed in upper left corner of caption card: 103. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congr... More

3850 West Chapel Road (Brick House Number 2), Level, Harford County, MD

3850 West Chapel Road (Brick House Number 2), Level, Harford County, M...

Survey number: HABS MD-528 Public domain photograph - historical image of Maryland, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

300 North Tollgate Road (Old Brick Cottage), Watervale, Harford County, MD

300 North Tollgate Road (Old Brick Cottage), Watervale, Harford County...

Survey number: HABS MD-533 Public domain photograph - historical image of Maryland, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Prospect, Hollingsworth Road vicinity, Wilna, Harford County, MD

Prospect, Hollingsworth Road vicinity, Wilna, Harford County, MD

Survey number: HABS MD-534 Public domain photograph - historical image of Maryland, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caricature, Giddap! / Gordon Grant., public domain cartoon image

Caricature, Giddap! / Gordon Grant., public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows five young women labeled "Votes for Women" walking down a dirt road, one is carrying a flag that states "Votes For Women"; an elderly farmer stops his wagon to ask if he can offer them a ride... More

The Herold Farm, near Marlinton, Pocahontas Co. West Virginia. One of the most prosperous farmers in the county. Location: Pocahontas County--Marlinton, West Virginia Photo by Lewis W. Hine

The Herold Farm, near Marlinton, Pocahontas Co. West Virginia. One of ...

Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Children in West Virginia. Hine no. 5095. Number typed in upper left corner of caption card: 75. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congre... More

Vance Farmstead, Main House, State Route 88, Hephzibah, Richmond County, GA

Vance Farmstead, Main House, State Route 88, Hephzibah, Richmond Count...

Significance: The Vance Farmstead, Main House is a ca. 1900 two-story Georgian house type with Gothic Revival details. It is significant for its architecture as a representative example of a Georgian house type... More

Vance Farmstead, Main House, State Route 88, Hephzibah, Richmond County, GA

Vance Farmstead, Main House, State Route 88, Hephzibah, Richmond Count...

Significance: The Vance Farmstead, Main House is a ca. 1900 two-story Georgian house type with Gothic Revival details. It is significant for its architecture as a representative example of a Georgian house type... More

Buckhorn Manor, State Route 603, Bacova, Bath County, Virginia

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

Winter days in Florida on the Halifax

Winter days in Florida on the Halifax

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

Kendall Grove, State Route 674, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

Kendall Grove, State Route 674, Eastville, Northampton County, Virgini...

Significance: Interesting Vernacular/Federal design with series of existing dependencies. Kendall Grove was built about 1813, and is a two-story, Federal style wood-frame house with two-story projecting pavili... More

Cedar Grove, Scotland Neck Road, Enfield, Halifax County, NC

Cedar Grove, Scotland Neck Road, Enfield, Halifax County, NC

Survey number: HABS NC-227 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Junius Tillery House, NC Route 481, Tillery, Halifax County, NC

Junius Tillery House, NC Route 481, Tillery, Halifax County, NC

Survey number: HABS NC-17 Building/structure dates: before 1798 Initial Construction

Somerset Place, Lake Phelps, Pettigrew State Park, Creswell, Washington County, NC

Somerset Place, Lake Phelps, Pettigrew State Park, Creswell, Washingto...

Survey number: HABS NC-23 Building/structure dates: 1804 Initial Construction

Dunleith, 677 Chestnut Street, Greensboro, Guilford County, NC

Dunleith, 677 Chestnut Street, Greensboro, Guilford County, NC

Survey number: HABS NC-231 Building/structure dates: ca. 1858 Initial Construction

Winter days - Print, Library of Congress collection

Winter days - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a winter scene with a large sleigh drawn by four horses, with several men and women riding past a house with a white picket fence and smoke coming out of a chimney on a snowy winter day. A dog is ch... More

Green Hill Plantation, Slave Auction Block, State Route 728, Long Island, Campbell County, Virginia

Green Hill Plantation, Slave Auction Block, State Route 728, Long Isla...

Significance: "Green Hill" plantation was built by Samuel Pannill who first bought 600 acres from William and Moses Fuqua in 1797, and added to and developed the plantation 'til his death in 1864. According to ... More

Liriodendron, 502 West Gordon Street, Bel Air, Harford County, MD

Liriodendron, 502 West Gordon Street, Bel Air, Harford County, MD

Liriodendron documentation includes photographs of main house & two nearby farmhouses Survey number: HABS MD-327

Liriodendron, 502 West Gordon Street, Bel Air, Harford County, MD

Liriodendron, 502 West Gordon Street, Bel Air, Harford County, MD

Liriodendron documentation includes photographs of main house & two nearby farmhouses Survey number: HABS MD-327

Oatlands Historic District, Carter's Mills, U.S. Route 15, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia

Oatlands Historic District, Carter's Mills, U.S. Route 15, Leesburg, L...

Significance: The chief interest of this site, with its brick and stone fragments and evidence of the mill race, lies in its interpretive value within the Oatlands Historic District. There are two major fragme... More

Bowman's Folly, Folly Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

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

Bowman's Folly, Folly Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

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

Brownsville, State Routes 608 & 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia

Brownsville, State Routes 608 & 600 vicinity, Nassawadox, Northampton ...

Significance: Interesting example of rural, Federal-style house, particularly noteworthy for its fine interior Federal woodwork. Significant extant outbuildings, including the "Old Hall" (Ruins), which may be ... More

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

Significance: This vernacular dwelling with Greek Revival-style features retains its ca. 1850s central hallway design and use of materials. The building has been altered, but the changes are concentrated mostly... More

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

3600 Old Lost Mountain Road (House), Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA

Significance: This vernacular dwelling with Greek Revival-style features retains its ca. 1850s central hallway design and use of materials. The building has been altered, but the changes are concentrated mostly... More

Rock Run Mill Outbuildings, Rock Run Road, Lapidum, Harford County, MD

Rock Run Mill Outbuildings, Rock Run Road, Lapidum, Harford County, MD

Survey number: HABS MD-524 Public domain photograph - historical image of Maryland, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Peace & Plenty, U.S. Route 213, Centreville, Queen Anne's County, MD

Peace & Plenty, U.S. Route 213, Centreville, Queen Anne's County, MD

Survey number: HABS MD-673 Building/structure dates: after 1750 Initial Construction

Hayes Manor, East Water Street vicinity, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Hayes Manor, East Water Street vicinity, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-10, FN-14 Survey number: HABS NC-3 Building/structure dates: 1790- 1801 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74001341

Readbourne, Land's End Road, Wilmer Neck, Centreville, Queen Anne's County, MD

Readbourne, Land's End Road, Wilmer Neck, Centreville, Queen Anne's Co...

Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kykuit, Japanese Tea House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, Japanese Tea House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westcheste...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N261 Survey number: HABS NY-6334-D

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: Built between 1720 to 1730, the Hinman-Fisher-Mason House is a rare example of early Tidewater Virginia Architecture. It is a vernacular Georgian brick structure containing an early oak Jacobean s... More

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: Built between 1720 to 1730, the Hinman-Fisher-Mason House is a rare example of early Tidewater Virginia Architecture. It is a vernacular Georgian brick structure containing an early oak Jacobean s... More

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Hinman-Mason House, Guilford, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: Built between 1720 to 1730, the Hinman-Fisher-Mason House is a rare example of early Tidewater Virginia Architecture. It is a vernacular Georgian brick structure containing an early oak Jacobean s... More

Shepherd's Plain, State Route 178, Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia

Shepherd's Plain, State Route 178, Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virgi...

Significance: Shepherd's Plain, also known as Melrose, is a historic home located near Pungoteague, Accomack County, Virginia. It was built between 1755 and 1775, and is a two-story, five bay rectangular Georgi... More

Ossian Hall, 5001 Regina Drive, Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia

Ossian Hall, 5001 Regina Drive, Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: The Fitzhugh family owned three grand houses in present-day Fairfax County: Oak Hill, Ravensworth, and Ossian Hall. Nicholas Fitzhugh built Ossian Hall on part of the Ravensworth land grant, and i... More

Sion Hill, 2026 Level Road, Havre de Grace, Harford County, MD

Sion Hill, 2026 Level Road, Havre de Grace, Harford County, MD

Survey number: HABS MD-521 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 90000608

Runnymede, Walston Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Runnymede, Walston Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: An example of a characteristic type of Eastern Shore of Virginia house called the "big room, little room, colonnade, and kitchen." Survey number: HABS VA-628 Building/structure dates: 1797 Initi... More

Winterview Farm Log Cabin, Interstate Highway 81, Lexington, Lexington, Virginia

Winterview Farm Log Cabin, Interstate Highway 81, Lexington, Lexington...

Survey number: HABS VA-956 Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eastman Johnson - Whittier's barefooted boy - Print, Library of Congress collection

Eastman Johnson - Whittier's barefooted boy - Print, Library of Congre...

Print shows a full-length portrait of a young, barefoot boy standing on a rock in a stream at the edge of a wooded area with a cabin in the background. 4105 U.S. Copyright Office. Title from publisher's label o... More

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS MD-950-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1862 Demolished Building/stru... More

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS MD-950-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1862 Demolished Building/stru... More

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Mumma Farm, House, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-141 Survey number: HABS MD-950-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1862 Demolished Building/stru... More

Thomas Run House, Kalmia & Thomas Run Roads, Bel Air, Harford County, MD

Thomas Run House, Kalmia & Thomas Run Roads, Bel Air, Harford County, ...

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

Roaring Springs, State Route 616 vicinity, Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia

Roaring Springs, State Route 616 vicinity, Gloucester, Gloucester Coun...

Significance: It is a distinctive example of Tidewater Virginia vernacular architecture evolved to its present form through remodeling by various owners. Its western end began as a 1-room, with side passage, pr... More

Roaring Springs, State Route 616 vicinity, Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia

Roaring Springs, State Route 616 vicinity, Gloucester, Gloucester Coun...

Significance: It is a distinctive example of Tidewater Virginia vernacular architecture evolved to its present form through remodeling by various owners. Its western end began as a 1-room, with side passage, pr... More

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