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Blaubelt Mansion, Virginia City, Storey County, NV

Blaubelt Mansion, Virginia City, Storey County, NV

Survey number: HABS NV-15-5 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000458

Main Street District, 614-632 Main Street, Rapid City, Pennington County, SD

Main Street District, 614-632 Main Street, Rapid City, Pennington Coun...

Significance: The Main Street District borders the Rapid City Historic Commercial District which was a commercial center for transient miners in the 1870s and soon became the whole-sale center for western South... More

Main Street District, 614-632 Main Street, Rapid City, Pennington County, SD

Main Street District, 614-632 Main Street, Rapid City, Pennington Coun...

Significance: The Main Street District borders the Rapid City Historic Commercial District which was a commercial center for transient miners in the 1870s and soon became the whole-sale center for western South... More

Holden House, 4110 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, Prince George's County, MD

Holden House, 4110 Gallatin Street, Hyattsville, Prince George's Count...

Survey number: HABS MD-1053 Building/structure dates: 1883 Initial Construction

Ham's Bluff Lighthouse, Assistant Keeper's Quarters, Maroon Ridge of Ham's Bluff, North Star, St. Croix, VI

Ham's Bluff Lighthouse, Assistant Keeper's Quarters, Maroon Ridge of H...

Significance: The significance of the two auxiliary buildings is their association with the Ham's Bluff Lighthouse. The Lighthouse was put into operation in 1913 by the Danish government in response to the bui... More

Ham's Bluff Lighthouse, Assistant Keeper's Quarters, Maroon Ridge of Ham's Bluff, North Star, St. Croix, VI

Ham's Bluff Lighthouse, Assistant Keeper's Quarters, Maroon Ridge of H...

Significance: The significance of the two auxiliary buildings is their association with the Ham's Bluff Lighthouse. The Lighthouse was put into operation in 1913 by the Danish government in response to the bui... More

Caroline County Jail, Sheriff's House, 101 Gay Street, Denton, Caroline County, MD

Caroline County Jail, Sheriff's House, 101 Gay Street, Denton, Carolin...

Significance: One of the oldest in the State of Maryland, the Caroline County Jail and Sheriff's House has been in continuous use as a jail since 1907 when it was built during a period of marked cultural, comme... More

Caroline County Jail, Sheriff's House, 101 Gay Street, Denton, Caroline County, MD

Caroline County Jail, Sheriff's House, 101 Gay Street, Denton, Carolin...

Significance: One of the oldest in the State of Maryland, the Caroline County Jail and Sheriff's House has been in continuous use as a jail since 1907 when it was built during a period of marked cultural, comme... More

Mary Cecil Canrtill No. 5 House, 216 Oregon Street, Georgetown, Scott County, KY

Mary Cecil Canrtill No. 5 House, 216 Oregon Street, Georgetown, Scott ...

Significance: The Cantrill #5 house represents a type of residence built for late 19th-early 20th century African-American working-class tenants. It is significant for its role as a residential subtype (double... More

Perry-Fairchild Homestead, West Broad Street, Stratford, Fairfield County, CT

Perry-Fairchild Homestead, West Broad Street, Stratford, Fairfield Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS CT-65 Building/structure dates: 1750 Initial Construction

Dean E. Call Property, Big Springs Summer Home Area, Lot 5, Block D, Island Park, Fremont County, ID

Dean E. Call Property, Big Springs Summer Home Area, Lot 5, Block D, I...

Significance: The summer home exhibits local significance due to its association with the original development of the Big Springs Summer Home Area, begun in 1911 with the construction of the Forest Service Rang... More

Dean E. Call Property, Big Springs Summer Home Area, Lot 5, Block D, Island Park, Fremont County, ID

Dean E. Call Property, Big Springs Summer Home Area, Lot 5, Block D, I...

Significance: The summer home exhibits local significance due to its association with the original development of the Big Springs Summer Home Area, begun in 1911 with the construction of the Forest Service Rang... More

Dean E. Call Property, Big Springs Summer Home Area, Lot 5, Block D, Island Park, Fremont County, ID

Dean E. Call Property, Big Springs Summer Home Area, Lot 5, Block D, I...

Significance: The summer home exhibits local significance due to its association with the original development of the Big Springs Summer Home Area, begun in 1911 with the construction of the Forest Service Rang... More

Dr. John Brockenbrough House, 1201 East Clay Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Dr. John Brockenbrough House, 1201 East Clay Street, Richmond, Indepen...

Significance: The White House of the Confederacy served as the Executive Mansion for Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family from August 1861 to April 1865. Survey number: HABS VA-861 Building/s... More

Dr. John Brockenbrough House, 1201 East Clay Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Dr. John Brockenbrough House, 1201 East Clay Street, Richmond, Indepen...

Significance: The White House of the Confederacy served as the Executive Mansion for Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family from August 1861 to April 1865. Survey number: HABS VA-861 Building/s... More

Dr. John Brockenbrough House, 1201 East Clay Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Dr. John Brockenbrough House, 1201 East Clay Street, Richmond, Indepen...

Significance: The White House of the Confederacy served as the Executive Mansion for Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family from August 1861 to April 1865. Survey number: HABS VA-861 Building/s... More

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Significance: Built by 1839, Cherokee is an important example of French creole architecture and retains remarkable integrity in both materials and plan. Most Likely constructed by Charles Emile Sompeyrac around... More

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Significance: Built by 1839, Cherokee is an important example of French creole architecture and retains remarkable integrity in both materials and plan. Most Likely constructed by Charles Emile Sompeyrac around... More

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Significance: Built by 1839, Cherokee is an important example of French creole architecture and retains remarkable integrity in both materials and plan. Most Likely constructed by Charles Emile Sompeyrac around... More

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Significance: Built by 1839, Cherokee is an important example of French creole architecture and retains remarkable integrity in both materials and plan. Most Likely constructed by Charles Emile Sompeyrac around... More

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Cherokee Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Significance: Built by 1839, Cherokee is an important example of French creole architecture and retains remarkable integrity in both materials and plan. Most Likely constructed by Charles Emile Sompeyrac around... More

2309 North Twelfth Street (House), Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

2309 North Twelfth Street (House), Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

Significance: This building's architectural and historical significance is derived from its contribution to the Ybor City National Historic Landmark District. Ybor City is a section of Tampa founded and built ... More

Timber Creek Bunkhouse & Mess Hall, Trail Ridge Road, Grand Lake, Grand County, CO

Timber Creek Bunkhouse & Mess Hall, Trail Ridge Road, Grand Lake, Gran...

Significance: The Timber Creek Bunkhouse and Mess Hall is significant as an example of National Park Service rustic architecture, which is present throughout Rocky Mountain National Park. The log frame structur... More

Timber Creek Bunkhouse & Mess Hall, Trail Ridge Road, Grand Lake, Grand County, CO

Timber Creek Bunkhouse & Mess Hall, Trail Ridge Road, Grand Lake, Gran...

Significance: The Timber Creek Bunkhouse and Mess Hall is significant as an example of National Park Service rustic architecture, which is present throughout Rocky Mountain National Park. The log frame structur... More

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...

Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...

Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...

Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More

Arden H. Ballard House, 218 North Washington Street, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, MI

Arden H. Ballard House, 218 North Washington Street, Ypsilanti, Washte...

Significance: The Ladies Literary Club house is a surviving example of a 1840s Greek Revival house, with massive entry columns. The organization has owned the property since 1913 and was honored with a historic... More

Vowles Townhouses, 1111-1113 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

Vowles Townhouses, 1111-1113 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Charlo...

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The first of these townhouses was most likely built by James Dinsmore, one of the craftsmen recruited by Thomas Jefferson to work on the University of Virgini... More

Wise-Hooe-Lloyd House, 220 North Washington Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Wise-Hooe-Lloyd House, 220 North Washington Street, Alexandria, Indepe...

Significance: The Lloyd House, of late Georgian style and formal in composition is recognized as one of Alexandria's great mansions. This building is noteworthy as the full development of the town house with c... More

Wise-Hooe-Lloyd House, 220 North Washington Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Wise-Hooe-Lloyd House, 220 North Washington Street, Alexandria, Indepe...

Significance: The Lloyd House, of late Georgian style and formal in composition is recognized as one of Alexandria's great mansions. This building is noteworthy as the full development of the town house with c... More

Wise-Hooe-Lloyd House, 220 North Washington Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Wise-Hooe-Lloyd House, 220 North Washington Street, Alexandria, Indepe...

Significance: The Lloyd House, of late Georgian style and formal in composition is recognized as one of Alexandria's great mansions. This building is noteworthy as the full development of the town house with c... More

Fort Defiance, State Route 268, Yadkin Valley, Lenoir, Caldwell County, NC

Fort Defiance, State Route 268, Yadkin Valley, Lenoir, Caldwell County...

Survey number: HABS NC-106 Building/structure dates: 1788 Initial Construction

Susquehanna, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, MD

Susquehanna, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, MD

Survey number: HABS MD-689 Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Curran Hall, 615 East Capitol Street, Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR

Curran Hall, 615 East Capitol Street, Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

National Park Seminary, Miller Library, 2801 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Miller Library, 2801 Woodstock Avenue, Silver ...

Significance: The Miller Library was constructed to house the rare book library and archives of Jahu DeWitt Miller, a friend of the Cassedys who was a Chautauqua circuit speaker and a part-time NPS lecturer. T... More

National Park Seminary, Miller Library, 2801 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Miller Library, 2801 Woodstock Avenue, Silver ...

Significance: The Miller Library was constructed to house the rare book library and archives of Jahu DeWitt Miller, a friend of the Cassedys who was a Chautauqua circuit speaker and a part-time NPS lecturer. T... More

14-16 Eloise Street (House), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

14-16 Eloise Street (House), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Written data includes photocopies of location maps & floor plans. Significance: 14-16 Eloise Street is representative of the brick row housing and duplexes that were built in this section of Allegheny after a d... More

14-16 Eloise Street (House), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

14-16 Eloise Street (House), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Written data includes photocopies of location maps & floor plans. Significance: 14-16 Eloise Street is representative of the brick row housing and duplexes that were built in this section of Allegheny after a d... More

1222 Reddour Street (House), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

1222 Reddour Street (House), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Written data includes photocopies of location maps & floor plans. Significance: This house is significant as a local example of a middle-class urban residence dating from the last quarter of the 19th century. I... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Junior Officer's Quarters Type, 11-12 First Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Juni...

Significance: This type is significant to the Hospital Point neighborhood, as it is associated with the development of the naval hospital at Pearl Harbor. This type is an example of the shift in architectural ... More

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

The address was updated from 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly vicinity, to 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. (November 2016) Significance: Aside from preeminent historical associations, "Sully" is a notable plantat... More

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

The address was updated from 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly vicinity, to 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. (November 2016) Significance: Aside from preeminent historical associations, "Sully" is a notable plantat... More

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

Sully, 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia

The address was updated from 3601 Sully Road, Chantilly vicinity, to 3650 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly. (November 2016) Significance: Aside from preeminent historical associations, "Sully" is a notable plantat... More

Ludwig & Frances Leix House I, 1329 Third Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Ludwig & Frances Leix House I, 1329 Third Avenue, Altoona, Blair Count...

Survey number: HABS PA-5819 Building/structure dates: 1876- 1877 Initial Construction

Faraway Ranch, Stafford-Riggs Cabin, Willcox, Cochise County, AZ

Faraway Ranch, Stafford-Riggs Cabin, Willcox, Cochise County, AZ

Significance: The Stafford-Riggs Cabin is historically significant as one of the first homestead dwellings in the Chiricahua Mountains vicinity. Architecturally, it illustrates the construction techniques and ... More

Archer House, Lot No. 123, Water Street, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Archer House, Lot No. 123, Water Street, Yorktown, York County, Virgin...

Significance: The Archer House, on Lot 107, is currently the only visible structure on the Yorktown waterfront with colonial associations. The fire of 1814 has been assumed to have destroyed the house but short... More

Archer House, Lot No. 123, Water Street, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Archer House, Lot No. 123, Water Street, Yorktown, York County, Virgin...

Significance: The Archer House, on Lot 107, is currently the only visible structure on the Yorktown waterfront with colonial associations. The fire of 1814 has been assumed to have destroyed the house but short... More

John Calvin Stevens House, 52 Bowdoin Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

John Calvin Stevens House, 52 Bowdoin Street, Portland, Cumberland Cou...

Significance: House was built in 1884 in the "shingle style" by the Portland architect John Calvin Stevens, 1855-1940, as his own residence and has an early example of revived use of the gambrel roof. Survey ... More

Whittle House, 225 West Freemason Street, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia

Whittle House, 225 West Freemason Street, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia

Significance: The Whittle House is a rare example of a late eighteenth-century town house. Although few town houses survive in modern-day Norfolk, the Whittle House and the nearby Moses Myers House exhibit a qu... More

Feed Store-School, Route 29 & Route 631, Madison, Madison County, Virginia

Feed Store-School, Route 29 & Route 631, Madison, Madison County, Virg...

Significance: The James City Historic District is historically and architecturally significant as an example of a community that remains a time-capsule of late 18th to early 20th century domestic, commercial, a... More

Oakland, Cape Fear River & Route 21, Elizabethtown, Bladen County, NC

Oakland, Cape Fear River & Route 21, Elizabethtown, Bladen County, NC

Survey number: HABS NC-135 Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Davenport House, State Route 1336, Hertford, Perquimans County, NC

Davenport House, State Route 1336, Hertford, Perquimans County, NC

Survey number: HABS NC-78 Building/structure dates: 17t2 Initial Construction

Brookrace Estate, Patrol Cottage Seven, Located 0.3 mile north of Pleasant Valley Road & 0.5 mile east of Union School House Road, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Brookrace Estate, Patrol Cottage Seven, Located 0.3 mile north of Plea...

Significance: Patrol Cottages Six and Seven are dormitories. Patrol Cottage Six was built in 1951 and Patrol Cottage Seven was built in 1955. Plan and elevation of both cottages are the same except that the fac... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Franklin & Saratoga Avenues, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Frank...

Significance: These housing units are significant as the quarters of the senior officers of the Naval Air Station. Two of the three garages are historic buildings that contribute to this historic group of stru... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Franklin & Saratoga Avenues, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Frank...

Significance: These housing units are significant as the quarters of the senior officers of the Naval Air Station. Two of the three garages are historic buildings that contribute to this historic group of stru... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Franklin & Saratoga Avenues, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Frank...

Significance: These housing units are significant as the quarters of the senior officers of the Naval Air Station. Two of the three garages are historic buildings that contribute to this historic group of stru... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Franklin & Saratoga Avenues, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Frank...

Significance: These housing units are significant as the quarters of the senior officers of the Naval Air Station. Two of the three garages are historic buildings that contribute to this historic group of stru... More

Salt Box House, State Routes 679 & 772, Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia

Salt Box House, State Routes 679 & 772, Modest Town, Accomack County, ...

Survey number: HABS VA-491 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Twin Chimneys, 168 West King Street, Hillsborough, Orange County, NC

Twin Chimneys, 168 West King Street, Hillsborough, Orange County, NC

Significance: All indications are that this is a pre-Revolutionary house. It is built on land originally owned by Edmund Fanning. It is an excellent example of "Piedmont" architecture and is especially notable ... More

Twin Chimneys, 168 West King Street, Hillsborough, Orange County, NC

Twin Chimneys, 168 West King Street, Hillsborough, Orange County, NC

Significance: All indications are that this is a pre-Revolutionary house. It is built on land originally owned by Edmund Fanning. It is an excellent example of "Piedmont" architecture and is especially notable ... More

Schaeffer House, Route 220, Nittany, Centre County, PA

Schaeffer House, Route 220, Nittany, Centre County, PA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-15 Survey number: HABS PA-8-6 Building/structure dates: before 1830 Initial Construction

Andrew Johnson House, 217 South Main Street, Greeneville, Greene County, TN

Andrew Johnson House, 217 South Main Street, Greeneville, Greene Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-16 Survey number: HABS TN-142 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1865 Subsequent Work Buildin... More

Andrew Johnson House, 217 South Main Street, Greeneville, Greene County, TN

Andrew Johnson House, 217 South Main Street, Greeneville, Greene Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-16 Survey number: HABS TN-142 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1865 Subsequent Work Buildin... More

Andrew Johnson House, 217 South Main Street, Greeneville, Greene County, TN

Andrew Johnson House, 217 South Main Street, Greeneville, Greene Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-16 Survey number: HABS TN-142 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1865 Subsequent Work Buildin... More

John Hanna House, Township Route 359, approximately 1700 feet West of Water Street, Lock Haven, Clinton County, PA

John Hanna House, Township Route 359, approximately 1700 feet West of ...

Photo caption pages & written data include site & floor plans. Significance: The early 19th century John Hanna House is significant for its association with the Hanna family, for its architectural style and mat... More

John Hanna House, Township Route 359, approximately 1700 feet West of Water Street, Lock Haven, Clinton County, PA

John Hanna House, Township Route 359, approximately 1700 feet West of ...

Photo caption pages & written data include site & floor plans. Significance: The early 19th century John Hanna House is significant for its association with the Hanna family, for its architectural style and mat... More

John Hanna House, Township Route 359, approximately 1700 feet West of Water Street, Lock Haven, Clinton County, PA

John Hanna House, Township Route 359, approximately 1700 feet West of ...

Photo caption pages & written data include site & floor plans. Significance: The early 19th century John Hanna House is significant for its association with the Hanna family, for its architectural style and mat... More

John Hanna House, Township Route 359, approximately 1700 feet West of Water Street, Lock Haven, Clinton County, PA

John Hanna House, Township Route 359, approximately 1700 feet West of ...

Photo caption pages & written data include site & floor plans. Significance: The early 19th century John Hanna House is significant for its association with the Hanna family, for its architectural style and mat... More

Sunday School House, 111-113 Washington Street, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, NH

Sunday School House, 111-113 Washington Street, Portsmouth, Rockingham...

Significance: This building was erected to house the vault of the New Hampshire Union Bank after the bank was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1813. Later owned by South (Unitarian) Parish, and Pleasant Street C... More

Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, House, 4 Boyd Street, Blandburg, Cambria County, PA

Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, House, 4 Boyd Street, Blandburg,...

See also HABS PA-5973 & PA-5972 for related information on the refractories industry. Survey number: HABS PA-6001 Building/structure dates: ca. 1905 Initial Construction

Pont Reading House, 2713 Haverford Road (Haverford Township), Havertown, Delaware County, PA

Pont Reading House, 2713 Haverford Road (Haverford Township), Havertow...

Significance: House with construction spanning three centuries. Survey number: HABS PA-1239 Building/structure dates: 1683 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1730 Subsequent Work Building/s... More

Hughes House, 307 Market Street, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

Hughes House, 307 Market Street, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Vir...

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Dr. John C. Hughes purchased a lot from Salley Ragland on March 18, 1853. The structure housing his residence and office was erected soon after. The existin... More

Hughes House, 307 Market Street, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

Hughes House, 307 Market Street, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Vir...

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Dr. John C. Hughes purchased a lot from Salley Ragland on March 18, 1853. The structure housing his residence and office was erected soon after. The existin... More

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Providence County, RI

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...

Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Providence County, RI

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...

Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More

1016-18 Sylvanie (Duplex), Museum Hill, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

1016-18 Sylvanie (Duplex), Museum Hill, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County,...

Significance: This duplex is a contributing and distinct property type in the Museum Hill historic district which reflects the attempts by owners in the prestigious areas to create investment properties. Museu... More

Kate Chopin House, State Highway 495, Cloutierville, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Kate Chopin House, State Highway 495, Cloutierville, Natchitoches Pari...

1998 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Fourth Place Significance: The Kate Chopin House, also known as the Bayou Folk Museum, was constructed circa 1809 by Alexis Cloutier. The site was part of a French land grant is... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hale Alii, Officers' Quarters Two Story Type, 1-5, 7-8 Hale Alii Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hale Alii, Officers'...

Significance: Facilities 1001, 1002, 1004, 1036, 1037, 1038, and 1039 are excellent examples of early twentieth-century Craftsman-style architecture. The structures are distinctive for their use of materials s... More

Makepeace, Johnson Creek vicinity, Crisfield, Somerset County, MD

Makepeace, Johnson Creek vicinity, Crisfield, Somerset County, MD

Survey number: HABS MD-698 Building/structure dates: before 1700 Initial Construction

MacDill Air Force Base, Field Officers' Quarters, 2112 Staff Circle, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, Field Officers' Quarters, 2112 Staff Circle, T...

See HABS FL-384-AM for measured drawings. Significance: The officers' quarters, due to their architectural integrity and their contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, are an integral part of Ma... More

MacDill Air Force Base, Field Officers' Quarters, 2112 Staff Circle, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, Field Officers' Quarters, 2112 Staff Circle, T...

See HABS FL-384-AM for measured drawings. Significance: The officers' quarters, due to their architectural integrity and their contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, are an integral part of Ma... More

1806 East Fourteenth Avenue (House), Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

1806 East Fourteenth Avenue (House), Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

Significance: This building's architectural and historical significance is derived from its contribution to the Ybor City National Historic Landmark District. Ybor City is a section of Tampa founded and built ... More

S. C. Ashby House, 642 Dearborn Street, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

S. C. Ashby House, 642 Dearborn Street, Helena, Lewis and Clark County...

Significance: Shirley C. Ashby was one of the leading financiers and citizens of early-day Helena. He came to Montana in 1867, and was employed by I.G. Baker & Bros. of Fort Benton to help in their Indian trad... More

S. C. Ashby House, 642 Dearborn Street, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

S. C. Ashby House, 642 Dearborn Street, Helena, Lewis and Clark County...

Significance: Shirley C. Ashby was one of the leading financiers and citizens of early-day Helena. He came to Montana in 1867, and was employed by I.G. Baker & Bros. of Fort Benton to help in their Indian trad... More

Miller-Claytor House, Miller-Claytor Lane & Treasure Island Road, Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia

Miller-Claytor House, Miller-Claytor Lane & Treasure Island Road, Lync...

Significance: The Miller-Claytor House is Lynchburg's sole remaining 18th Century Town House. Built on the corner of 8th and Church Streets, by John Miller, a tavern keeper in 1791 and later purchased by Samuel... More

Oaklawn Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Oaklawn Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, colonial house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Oaklawn Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Oaklawn Plantation, Highway 494, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Battle House, NC Route 43-48 (Falls Road), Rocky Mount, Nash County, NC

Battle House, NC Route 43-48 (Falls Road), Rocky Mount, Nash County, N...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

John H. Westley House, 1200 Third Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

John H. Westley House, 1200 Third Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5833 Building/structure dates: 1881 Initial Construction

John H. Westley House, 1200 Third Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

John H. Westley House, 1200 Third Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5833 Building/structure dates: 1881 Initial Construction

Superintendent's Lodge, Crow Agency, Big Horn County, MT

Superintendent's Lodge, Crow Agency, Big Horn County, MT

Significance: Constructed in 1894 to house a Superintendent who was to oversee the placing of grave markers for General Custer and the men of the United States Seventh Cavalry who perished in the Battle of Big ... More

Superintendent's Lodge, Crow Agency, Big Horn County, MT

Superintendent's Lodge, Crow Agency, Big Horn County, MT

Significance: Constructed in 1894 to house a Superintendent who was to oversee the placing of grave markers for General Custer and the men of the United States Seventh Cavalry who perished in the Battle of Big ... More

Empire Stores, 501-505 State Street, Erie, Erie County, PA

Empire Stores, 501-505 State Street, Erie, Erie County, PA

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Greater Light, 8 Howard Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Greater Light, 8 Howard Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Significance: Located on Nantucket Island, the barn at 8 Howard Street is believed to have been built c. 1790. It was purchased in 1906 by William Holland, the town grocer, who used it to house cattle, horses ... More

Greater Light, 8 Howard Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Greater Light, 8 Howard Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Significance: Located on Nantucket Island, the barn at 8 Howard Street is believed to have been built c. 1790. It was purchased in 1906 by William Holland, the town grocer, who used it to house cattle, horses ... More

MacDill Air Force Base, Field Officers' Quarters, 2136 Staff Circle, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, Field Officers' Quarters, 2136 Staff Circle, T...

Public domain photograph of car garage, repair shop, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Aluminum City Terrace, Community Building, East Hill Drive, New Kensington, Westmoreland County, PA

Aluminum City Terrace, Community Building, East Hill Drive, New Kensin...

Significance: Aluminum City Terrace, the only housing project in America designed by world-renowned architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, was built by the federal government to house defense workers duri... More

William M. Andrews House, 22 Hussey Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

William M. Andrews House, 22 Hussey Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Count...

Significance: The house at Twenty-Two Hussey Street was the first residence on the island of Nantucket to be designed and constructed by William M. Andrews, and early carpenter and house wright. Finished in 18... More

William M. Andrews House, 22 Hussey Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

William M. Andrews House, 22 Hussey Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Count...

Significance: The house at Twenty-Two Hussey Street was the first residence on the island of Nantucket to be designed and constructed by William M. Andrews, and early carpenter and house wright. Finished in 18... More

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