Pullman Industrial Complex, 111th Street & Cottage Grove Avenue vicini...
Significance: Between 1880 and 1883 the Pullman Palace Car Company built a complete factory and town on the shore of Lake Calumet for the purpose of building railroad rolling stock. It was among America's firs... More
Front Avenue Industrial District, Front Avenue between Eighth & Fourte...
Significance: The nearly continuous eight block facade along the west side of Front Avenue (4,300 feet) represents a rare survival of the late 19th century commercial and industrial architecture. The integrity... More
Front Avenue Industrial District, Front Avenue between Eighth & Fourte...
Significance: The nearly continuous eight block facade along the west side of Front Avenue (4,300 feet) represents a rare survival of the late 19th century commercial and industrial architecture. The integrity... More
Public Service Railway Company, Newton Avenue Car Shops, Bounded by Te...
Significance: The Newton Avenue Car Shops have been found significant as among the last structural remains associated with the history of trolley transportation in the City of Camden. By the close of the 19th ... More
Public Service Railway Company, Newton Avenue Car Shops, Bounded by Te...
Significance: The Newton Avenue Car Shops have been found significant as among the last structural remains associated with the history of trolley transportation in the City of Camden. By the close of the 19th ... More
Alex. Brown & Sons Company Building, 135 East Baltimore Street, Baltim...
Significance: The building was built for Alex. (Alexander) Brown & Sons (founded 1800), the first and oldest continually operating investment banking firm in the United States. As such, the building represents ... More
East Boston Pumping Station, Chelsea Street at Chelsea Creek, Boston, ...
Significance: The station's three horizontal triple expansion Corliss engines, built by Allis Company, Milwaukee, are the only surviving examples of this once popular engine. Survey number: HAER MA-65 Buildin... More
East Boston Pumping Station, Chelsea Street at Chelsea Creek, Boston, ...
Significance: The station's three horizontal triple expansion Corliss engines, built by Allis Company, Milwaukee, are the only surviving examples of this once popular engine. Survey number: HAER MA-65 Buildin... More
East Boston Pumping Station, Chelsea Street at Chelsea Creek, Boston, ...
Significance: The station's three horizontal triple expansion Corliss engines, built by Allis Company, Milwaukee, are the only surviving examples of this once popular engine. Survey number: HAER MA-65 Buildin... More
East Boston Pumping Station, Chelsea Street at Chelsea Creek, Boston, ...
Significance: The station's three horizontal triple expansion Corliss engines, built by Allis Company, Milwaukee, are the only surviving examples of this once popular engine. Survey number: HAER MA-65 Buildin... More
Miller Plaza, 16-18 Miller Plaza, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
Significance: This building is one of fourteen original buildings in the Miller Plaza complex which reflects the historical eclecticism of the post-World War I era through the restrained use of a mixture of Tud... More
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Greenville Yard, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
Significance: The Greenville Yard is a unique combination of a large classification rail yard with support facilities, and marine operations. Designed and built at the beginning of the twentieth century, it wa... More
Christ Church at Accokeek, 600 West Farmington Road, Accokeek, Prince ...
Significance: Christ Church is one of the earliest Episcopal churches in Southern Maryland, built in 1747. The building displays characteristics of both Colonial-era ecclesiastic architecture, and of Victorian... More
Christ Church at Accokeek, 600 West Farmington Road, Accokeek, Prince ...
Significance: Christ Church is one of the earliest Episcopal churches in Southern Maryland, built in 1747. The building displays characteristics of both Colonial-era ecclesiastic architecture, and of Victorian... More
Christ Church at Accokeek, 600 West Farmington Road, Accokeek, Prince ...
Significance: Christ Church is one of the earliest Episcopal churches in Southern Maryland, built in 1747. The building displays characteristics of both Colonial-era ecclesiastic architecture, and of Victorian... More
Frederiks Lutheran Church, Norregade, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI
Significance: The church was built in 1793. The congregation was descended from the earliest Danish group which first worshipped in the fort. During the great fire of 1825, which destroyed 1,200 buildings in ... More
Chicago Ironwork, John DeKoven House (Cast Iron Gate), 1150 North Dear...
Nitrate negatives. Significance: This house is a good example of the domestic construction which followed the Chicago Fire of 1871. The structure, by the Chicago architect Edward Burling, done in a simple manne... More
Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia
Significance: Site of the surrender of Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces to Ulysses S. Grant, thus ending the Civil War. Survey number: HABS VA-716 Building/structure dates: 1846 Initial Construction Buildi... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
Warner Plaza, 28 Warner Plaza, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
Survey number: HABS MO-1893-E Building/structure dates: 1926 Initial Construction
Warner Plaza, 28 Warner Plaza, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO
Survey number: HABS MO-1893-E Building/structure dates: 1926 Initial Construction
Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...
Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More
Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...
Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More
Mercantile Trust & Deposit Company, 200 East Redwood Street (Redwood &...
Significance: This building, erected in 1885, was designed by J.B. Noel Wyatt and Joseph Evans Sperry. Its exterior design is outstanding for the period in Baltimore. The significance of the Mercantile Safe De... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Barnes Estate, Generator House, South side U.S. Route 40 between Fairc...
Written data includes a floor plan. Significance: Is a contributing resource of the Barnes Estate, an early 20th century property. Survey number: HABS PA-5499-A Building/structure dates: after. 1920- before. ... More
Thompson Building, 163-167 East Main Street (Lincoln Highway), Coatesv...
Written data includes sketched floor plans. Significance: The Thompson Building was a commercial structure, with retail space, offices and a school, built for banker John W. Thompson. It is a handsome transitio... More
Thompson Building, 163-167 East Main Street (Lincoln Highway), Coatesv...
Written data includes sketched floor plans. Significance: The Thompson Building was a commercial structure, with retail space, offices and a school, built for banker John W. Thompson. It is a handsome transitio... More
Tracy Building, 532-527 French Street, Erie, Erie County, PA
Written data includes a site plan. Significance: Site was purchased in 1826 by John A. Tracy, who erected a wooden commercial and residential building that was replaced after a fire by a brick commercial struct... More
Tracy Building, 532-527 French Street, Erie, Erie County, PA
Written data includes a site plan. Significance: Site was purchased in 1826 by John A. Tracy, who erected a wooden commercial and residential building that was replaced after a fire by a brick commercial struct... More
Tracy Building, 532-527 French Street, Erie, Erie County, PA
Written data includes a site plan. Significance: Site was purchased in 1826 by John A. Tracy, who erected a wooden commercial and residential building that was replaced after a fire by a brick commercial struct... More
Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Christina Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle Co...
Significance: An important example of heavy industry in Delaware, and at one time, the largest manufacturer of chilled cast-iron wheels in the United States. Survey number: HAER DE-15 Building/structure dates... More
Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Christina Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle Co...
Significance: An important example of heavy industry in Delaware, and at one time, the largest manufacturer of chilled cast-iron wheels in the United States. Survey number: HAER DE-15 Building/structure dates... More
Flora Cluston House, North side of Route 664, approximately 775 feet E...
Photo caption pages & written data include site & floor plans. Significance: The early 20th century Flora Cluston House is significant as an intact example of an urban rowhouse form within the 19th century vern... More
Essex Mill, Mill & Van Houten Streets, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ
Significance: Occupying the site that was first to be leased from the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures, the Essex Mill buildings contain elements that can be traced back to 1804. The first ... More
Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works, Fitting Shop, Spruce & Market Stree...
Significance: This Fitting Shop was constructed as part of a modernization project undertaken in 1881 by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works. All the firm's land on the east side of Spruce Street had been ... More
Westernport Public School, West side Hammond Street south of Division ...
Significance: The Westernport School later known as the Hammond Street School is significant for its role in the education of generations of children from southwestern Allegany County and southeastern Garrett C... More
Westernport Public School, West side Hammond Street south of Division ...
Significance: The Westernport School later known as the Hammond Street School is significant for its role in the education of generations of children from southwestern Allegany County and southeastern Garrett C... More
Philip Pry Farm, House, Boonsboro Pike (SR 34), Sharpsburg, Washington...
Significance: The Pry House derives its significance from both the historical implications of its role in the Civil War Battle of Antietam, and from the architectural significance of its mid-nineteenth century ... More
1208-1210-1212 Reddour Street (House), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, P...
Written data includes photocopies of location maps & floor plans. Significance: 1208-1210-1212 Reddour Street is believed to be a substantially altered cluster of brick rowhouses which would originally have res... More
Muscogee Manufacturing Company, Front Avenue & Fourteenth Street, Colu...
Significance: Each successive mill of the Muscogee complex has its own character and significance. All buildings erected at the site since 1868 remain standing, an unusual massing of industrial buildings which... More
Muscogee Manufacturing Company, Front Avenue & Fourteenth Street, Colu...
Significance: Each successive mill of the Muscogee complex has its own character and significance. All buildings erected at the site since 1868 remain standing, an unusual massing of industrial buildings which... More
West Grove Friends Meeting House, 153 East Harmony Road, West Grove, C...
Significance: Erected in 1903, West Grove Meeting House is an example of a meeting house type that became common within the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting during the early twentieth century. Friends held an organ... More
American Screw Company, Stevens Street, Providence, Providence County,...
Significance: This site represents a 19th century industrial complex that, at the time of documentation, was little altered by 20th century development. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More
American Screw Company, Stevens Street, Providence, Providence County,...
Significance: This site represents a 19th century industrial complex that, at the time of documentation, was little altered by 20th century development. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More
American Screw Company, Stevens Street, Providence, Providence County,...
Significance: This site represents a 19th century industrial complex that, at the time of documentation, was little altered by 20th century development. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More
Eli Whitney Armory, West of Whitney Avenue, Armory Street Vicinity, Ha...
Significance: Location of the musket factory of Eli Whitney, an important contributor to the development of the American System of Manufacturing. It was here that Whitney attempted a system of production that ... More
Eli Whitney Armory, West of Whitney Avenue, Armory Street Vicinity, Ha...
Significance: Location of the musket factory of Eli Whitney, an important contributor to the development of the American System of Manufacturing. It was here that Whitney attempted a system of production that ... More
Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Main Street & Lakeside Avenue, West Ora...
See also HABS NJ-808 (A-B) for additional documentation. Significance: The Thomas A. Edison West Orange Laboratory site represents a significant era in the history of American manufacturing. Edison originally ... More
Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Main Street & Lakeside Avenue, West Ora...
See also HABS NJ-808 (A-B) for additional documentation. Significance: The Thomas A. Edison West Orange Laboratory site represents a significant era in the history of American manufacturing. Edison originally ... More
Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Main Street & Lakeside Avenue, West Ora...
See also HABS NJ-808 (A-B) for additional documentation. Significance: The Thomas A. Edison West Orange Laboratory site represents a significant era in the history of American manufacturing. Edison originally ... More
Slater Mill, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
For additional documentation, see also Slater Mill (HABS RI-82). Significance: The Slater Mill was the first successful cotton factory, and the first water powered spinning mill using the Arkwright system of ca... More
Slater Mill, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
For additional documentation, see also Slater Mill (HABS RI-82). Significance: The Slater Mill was the first successful cotton factory, and the first water powered spinning mill using the Arkwright system of ca... More
Slater Mill, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
For additional documentation, see also Slater Mill (HABS RI-82). Significance: The Slater Mill was the first successful cotton factory, and the first water powered spinning mill using the Arkwright system of ca... More
Garrett Snuff Mill, Route 82, Yorklyn, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The founding of the Garrett Snuff Mills represented the continuance of a 50-year tradition of Garrett enterprises on Red Clay Creek. Garrett's mills spanned the first two centuries of American in... More
Public Service Railway Company, Newton Avenue Car Shops, Bounded by Te...
Significance: The Newton Avenue Car Shops have been found significant as among the last structural remains associated with the history of trolley transportation in the City of Camden. By the close of the 19th ... More
Public Service Railway Company, Newton Avenue Car Shops, Bounded by Te...
Significance: The Newton Avenue Car Shops have been found significant as among the last structural remains associated with the history of trolley transportation in the City of Camden. By the close of the 19th ... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 216, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...
Significance: Constructed in 1899, Building 216 is associated with the modest expansion of Frankford Arsenal that occurred at the turn of the century. The building originally served as coal storage for the adj... More
Mumma Farm, Smoketown Road, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD
Significance: As a house that was destroyed during the Battle of Antietam and rebuilt the year after, the Mumma farm is significant both historically and as an example of the architectural style of Washington C... More
East Boston Pumping Station, Chelsea Street at Chelsea Creek, Boston, ...
Significance: The station's three horizontal triple expansion Corliss engines, built by Allis Company, Milwaukee, are the only surviving examples of this once popular engine. Survey number: HAER MA-65 Buildin... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 240, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Cl...
Significance: The earliest portions of Building 240 were constructed in the 1860s as a powder magazine. The building is thus associated with one of the most basic functions of Frankford Arsenal, the production... More
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Frederiks Lutheran Church, Norregade, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI
Significance: The church was built in 1793. The congregation was descended from the earliest Danish group which first worshipped in the fort. During the great fire of 1825, which destroyed 1,200 buildings in ... More
Chicago Ironwork, John DeKoven House (Cast Iron Gate), 1150 North Dear...
Nitrate negatives. Significance: This house is a good example of the domestic construction which followed the Chicago Fire of 1871. The structure, by the Chicago architect Edward Burling, done in a simple manne... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
South Station Tower No. 1 & Interlocking System, Dewey Square, Boston,...
Significance: South Station's interlocking system was a prototypical solution to the problem of handling the huge numbers of track and signal changes required at a large railroad terminal. The interlocking sys... More
Cherokee Supreme Court Building, 130 East Keetoowah Street, Tahlequah,...
Significance: In 1844 the Cherokee National Government constructed its first permanent structure in the new Cherokee Nation at Tahlequah, which had been designated as the seat of government in 1839. This build... More
Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...
Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More
Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...
Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More
Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...
Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More
Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...
Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More
Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...
Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More
Cherokee National Capitol Building, 101-29 South Muskogee Avenue, Tahl...
Significance: The Cherokee National Capitol, completed and occupied by circa 1869, was constructed on the site which had served as the meeting place for the Cherokee Government since their arrival in Indian Ter... More
Mercantile Trust & Deposit Company, 200 East Redwood Street (Redwood &...
Significance: This building, erected in 1885, was designed by J.B. Noel Wyatt and Joseph Evans Sperry. Its exterior design is outstanding for the period in Baltimore. The significance of the Mercantile Safe De... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Picatinny Arsenal, State Route 15 near I-80, Dover, Morris County, NJ
Significance: Originally built as a depot for the storage of powder and other armaments, in the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research and development and production of muniti... More
Barnes Estate, Generator House, South side U.S. Route 40 between Fairc...
Written data includes a floor plan. Significance: Is a contributing resource of the Barnes Estate, an early 20th century property. Survey number: HABS PA-5499-A Building/structure dates: after. 1920- before. ... More
Tracy Building, 532-527 French Street, Erie, Erie County, PA
Written data includes a site plan. Significance: Site was purchased in 1826 by John A. Tracy, who erected a wooden commercial and residential building that was replaced after a fire by a brick commercial struct... More
Tracy Building, 532-527 French Street, Erie, Erie County, PA
Written data includes a site plan. Significance: Site was purchased in 1826 by John A. Tracy, who erected a wooden commercial and residential building that was replaced after a fire by a brick commercial struct... More
Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Christina Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle Co...
Significance: An important example of heavy industry in Delaware, and at one time, the largest manufacturer of chilled cast-iron wheels in the United States. Survey number: HAER DE-15 Building/structure dates... More
Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Christina Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle Co...
Significance: An important example of heavy industry in Delaware, and at one time, the largest manufacturer of chilled cast-iron wheels in the United States. Survey number: HAER DE-15 Building/structure dates... More
Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works, Spruce & Market Streets, Paterson, ...
Significance: Several of the buildings in the complex forming the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works were originally constructed in the 1830's for the manufacture of textiles and textile machinery, and of pape... More
Globe Mill, Twelfth & Thirteenth Streets, 2 & 3 levels Augusta Canal, ...
Significance: The Globe Mill, the oldest standing textile mill in Augusta, has been totally surrounded by newer additions, thus showing the malleability of industrial buildings. The mill used water power from ... More
Westernport Public School, West side Hammond Street south of Division ...
Significance: The Westernport School later known as the Hammond Street School is significant for its role in the education of generations of children from southwestern Allegany County and southeastern Garrett C... More
Phoenix Manufacturing Company, Forest & Wisconsin Streets, Eau Claire,...
Significance: The Phoenix Manufacturing Company is an architecturally significant property, providing the city's most intact example of industrial architecture. The two stone structures, initially used as the ... More