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Saunders-Goode-Hall House, State Highway 101, Town Creek, Lawrence County, AL

Saunders-Goode-Hall House, State Highway 101, Town Creek, Lawrence Cou...

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Saunders-Goode-Hall House, State Highway 101, Town Creek, Lawrence County, AL

Saunders-Goode-Hall House, State Highway 101, Town Creek, Lawrence Cou...

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Dumbarton House, 2715 Q Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton House, 2715 Q Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Col...

Significance: Good example of late Georgian 5-part mansion. Early 19th century remodeling attributed to noted architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N66... More

Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Halcyon House, 3400 Prospect Street, Northwest, Washington, District o...

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Fenwick Hall Plantation, Northeast of intersection of River Road & Maybank Highway, Johns Island, Charleston County, SC

Fenwick Hall Plantation, Northeast of intersection of River Road & May...

2013 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: Constructed in the mid-eighteenth century, Fenwick Hall on Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina is one of the preeminent eighteenth-century ... 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

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

David Sinton House, 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

David Sinton House, 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

Significance: From the Nat'l Register nomination: To become a black artist under the conditions of the nineteenth century posed great obstacles, largely complicated by racism. No matter how potentially great or... More

Miss Howard Weeden House, 300 Gates Avenue, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Miss Howard Weeden House, 300 Gates Avenue, Huntsville, Madison County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-36 Survey number: HABS AL-404 Building/structure dates: 1819 Initial Construction

Captain Parker Borden House, 736 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Captain Parker Borden House, 736 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County,...

Significance: The five-bay dwelling constructed for Parker Borden exhibits some of the most refined woodwork of the late eighteenth century, particularly the mantels and delicately carved detail on the staircas... More

Philip H. Folger Block, 56 & 58 Main Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Philip H. Folger Block, 56 & 58 Main Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...

Significance: Unusual and elaborate for a small island town, it is one of the nine brick mansions of considerable elegance and cost built here between 1828 and 1845 at the peak of Nantucket's success as the fir... More

Philip H. Folger Block, 56 & 58 Main Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Philip H. Folger Block, 56 & 58 Main Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...

Significance: Unusual and elaborate for a small island town, it is one of the nine brick mansions of considerable elegance and cost built here between 1828 and 1845 at the peak of Nantucket's success as the fir... More

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seekonk & Providence Rivers, Providence, Providence County, RI

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seek...

Significance: College Hill is significant at the national level as a well preserved collection of historic residential, commercial, educational, and religious buildings dating from the early eighteenth century ... More

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seekonk & Providence Rivers, Providence, Providence County, RI

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seek...

Significance: College Hill is significant at the national level as a well preserved collection of historic residential, commercial, educational, and religious buildings dating from the early eighteenth century ... More

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seekonk & Providence Rivers, Providence, Providence County, RI

College Hill, Bounded roughly by Olney, Hope, Governor Streets, & Seek...

Significance: College Hill is significant at the national level as a well preserved collection of historic residential, commercial, educational, and religious buildings dating from the early eighteenth century ... More

Amherst Street, Winchester, Winchester, Virginia

Amherst Street, Winchester, Winchester, Virginia

Significance: This section of Amherst Street appears as it was over 100 years ago. It contains five buildings built over a period of about forty-five years in the mid-nineteenth century. This group is signifi... More

Williamsburg, 821 Main Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Williamsburg, 821 Main Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Significance: This Federal style cottage possesses an unusual number of regional characteristics, for example, the exterior paneled dado, the fireplace cabinets, the vaulted ceilings, the plan of the open rear ... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

Irvine House, 459 North Court Street, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL

Irvine House, 459 North Court Street, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL

Significance: Outstanding ante-bellum town residence; one of a group of architecturally similar dwellings in the Muscle Shoals area, including Sweetwater (AL-333) and the William Winston or Barton-Winston House... More

Irvine House, 459 North Court Street, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL

Irvine House, 459 North Court Street, Florence, Lauderdale County, AL

Significance: Outstanding ante-bellum town residence; one of a group of architecturally similar dwellings in the Muscle Shoals area, including Sweetwater (AL-333) and the William Winston or Barton-Winston House... More

Van Dorn House, Van Dorn Drive, Port Gibson, Claiborne County, MS

Van Dorn House, Van Dorn Drive, Port Gibson, Claiborne County, MS

Significance: The house was constructed c. 1830 by Peter A. Van Dorn, who was prominent in territorial and early statehood politics. Peter Van Dorn's son, Earl, won fame in both the Mexican and Civil Wars. (H... More

Van Dorn House, Van Dorn Drive, Port Gibson, Claiborne County, MS

Van Dorn House, Van Dorn Drive, Port Gibson, Claiborne County, MS

Significance: The house was constructed c. 1830 by Peter A. Van Dorn, who was prominent in territorial and early statehood politics. Peter Van Dorn's son, Earl, won fame in both the Mexican and Civil Wars. (H... More

William H. Bowers House, 254 North Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

William H. Bowers House, 254 North Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Peters...

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William H. Bowers House, 254 North Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

William H. Bowers House, 254 North Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Peters...

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William H. Bowers House, 254 North Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

William H. Bowers House, 254 North Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Peters...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Robinson-Aiken House, 48 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, Charleston Coun...

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Vowell-Snowden-Black House, 619 South Lee Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Vowell-Snowden-Black House, 619 South Lee Street, Alexandria, Independ...

Significance: The Vowell-Snowden-Black House, certainly one of the outstanding examples of the Federal "row" type buildings in Alexandria, has fortunately been spared the face of suffocation. By precept and ex... More

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Old State House, Main Street & Central Row, Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Old State House, Main Street & Central Row, Hartford, Hartford County,...

Significance: The Old State House is thought to be the first public building designed by Charles Bulfinch. It uses federal style architecture. Survey number: HABS CT-3-3 Building/structure dates: 1796 Initial... More

John H. Smith's Row, 209-215 High Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

John H. Smith's Row, 209-215 High Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virg...

Significance: These four fine Federal row houses were built c. 1837-1838 and are notable on the exterior for the wooden door light and iron fence remaining on and along the south facade of the 209 house. On th... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Francis Hitchings House, Summit Street, Lockport, Niagara County, NY

Francis Hitchings House, Summit Street, Lockport, Niagara County, NY

Significance: A fine stone house of the vernacular style typical in the Lockport area which has Greek Revival and Federal characteristics. Survey number: HABS NY-6095 Building/structure dates: 1834 Initial Co... More

Monmouth House, East Franklin Street & Melrose Avenue, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Monmouth House, East Franklin Street & Melrose Avenue, Natchez, Adams ...

Significance: Monmouth is a notable example of Federal and Greek Revival architecture which dominated the grand, high style dwellings of antebellum Natchez. From 1826 until 1858 Monmouth was the home of John A... More

Cessford, U.S. Route 13, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

Cessford, U.S. Route 13, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

Significance: Good example of the Georgian/Federal style, highlighted by notable extant interior features. Survey number: HABS VA-808 Building/structure dates: 18t1 Initial Construction

Bliss-Ruisden House, 606 Main Street, Warren, Bristol County, RI

Bliss-Ruisden House, 606 Main Street, Warren, Bristol County, RI

Significance: The Federal-period house has lovely woodwork inside, including the wainscoting, scrollwork on the stringer, and crossetted surround in the parlor, but the exterior is noted for its Colonial Reviv... More

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln County, ME

Head Tide Church, 1838 Head Tide Church Road, Head Tide, Lincoln Count...

Significance: Good example of a small country Maine church. Interesting blend of a variety of stylistic elements. Integral part of the Head Tide National Register Historic District. Unprocessed Field note mat... More

Marietta, 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale, Prince George's County, MD

Marietta, 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale, Prince George's County, ...

Significance: Marietta is one of the finest surviving examples of a late Federal-style brick plantation house found in Prince George's County. It is different from most of the plantation houses of its era in t... More

Propinquity, U.S. Highway 61 North, Washington, Adams County, MS

Propinquity, U.S. Highway 61 North, Washington, Adams County, MS

Significance: The interior woodwork at Propinquity, notably the mantels and cornices, is considered to be among the finest of the Federal period in Mississippi. Survey number: HABS MS-199

Pommer-Gentner House, 108 Market Street, Hermann, Gasconade County, MO

Pommer-Gentner House, 108 Market Street, Hermann, Gasconade County, MO

Significance: The largest of Hermann's early houses, the Pommer-Gentner House is the only one of them to show the influence of a national style. The two-and-a-half story, brick house was built for Caroline Pomm... More

Pommer-Gentner House, 108 Market Street, Hermann, Gasconade County, MO

Pommer-Gentner House, 108 Market Street, Hermann, Gasconade County, MO

Significance: The largest of Hermann's early houses, the Pommer-Gentner House is the only one of them to show the influence of a national style. The two-and-a-half story, brick house was built for Caroline Pomm... More

Dan's Hill, State Route 1011 vicinity, Danville, Danville, Virginia

Dan's Hill, State Route 1011 vicinity, Danville, Danville, Virginia

Significance: Dan's Hill was built by the Wilson family and the house and outbuildings were completed by 1833. The large brick house with Federal style details remained in the family until the early twentieth c... More

La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

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La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

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La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

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La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

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La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

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La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

La Bergerie, River Road, Barrytown, Dutchess County, NY

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Captain Silas Jones House, 5 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Captain Silas Jones House, 5 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Count...

Significance: One of the few gambrel roof houses on Nantucket, it is one of three houses originally built with brick ends and frame side walls; remodelled and street elevation bricked, it is an example of the F... More

Captain Silas Jones House, 5 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Captain Silas Jones House, 5 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Count...

Significance: One of the few gambrel roof houses on Nantucket, it is one of three houses originally built with brick ends and frame side walls; remodelled and street elevation bricked, it is an example of the F... More

Captain Silas Jones House, 5 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Captain Silas Jones House, 5 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Count...

Significance: One of the few gambrel roof houses on Nantucket, it is one of three houses originally built with brick ends and frame side walls; remodelled and street elevation bricked, it is an example of the F... More

Farmington, 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Farmington, 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Significance: Farmington is one of the few houses constructed after a design by Thomas Jefferson. Its history of preservation has been remarkable. It now remains virtually as originally constructed, with the ... More

Farmington, 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Farmington, 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Significance: Farmington is one of the few houses constructed after a design by Thomas Jefferson. Its history of preservation has been remarkable. It now remains virtually as originally constructed, with the ... More

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