The historic William Scarborough House in Savannah, Georgia, once phot...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Built in 1819, and subjected to a number later alterations, it is nationally significant as an early example of Greek Revival architec... More
Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. Foyer
Photograph shows stair hall with grand staircase, decorative fireplace, furniture, and sculpture at the Townsend house, later home of Mathilde and B. Sumner Wells, now the Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Ave., ... More
Woodside, Brooklandville, Baltimore County, Maryland
Title from photographer's inventory. Related name: Walter H. Buck. Original negative appears to be double exposed. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-3. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture ... More
Brownsville, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1806-8. Related names: Mrs. T.T. Upshur. Original "Old Hall" built in 1691 by Thomas Brown, father of Sarah who married Arthur Upshur 2nd. His desc... More
Preston at Patuxent, Solomons Island vic., Calvert County, Maryland
Title from photographer's inventory. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Frances Benjamin Johnston estate; 1953. Gene... More
Ohio, Chesconessex vic., Accomack County, Virginia
Alternate title: Wise Homestead. Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-1. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and... More
Catoctin Manor, Thurmont vic., Frederick County, Maryland
Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-11. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More
Eastville Court House & Clerk's Office, Eastville, Northampton County,...
Title from photographer's inventory. Built by John Marshall for 50,000 pounds of tobacco. A court house was built at The Horns, now Eastville, in 1680. The Clerks Office is one of a group, including the jail, d... More
Tankard's Rest, Exmore vic., Northampton County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1690. Brick wing dates from 1690. Name Tankard is a corruption of the English name Tancred. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-66. Credit l... More
Castle, Pamunkey, New Kent County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1680. The old house of the Foster family. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-64. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of th... More
Ingleside, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1780. Related names: Mrs. Addison Jarvis. Remodelled 1830. House was built by Dr. Wm. G. Smith. Scenic wall-paper "Napoleonic Wars" and "The French... More
Wales, Petersburg vic., Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1730. Built by Capt. Howell Briggs. His son, Gray Briggs was born here and later became a member of the House of Burgesses, 1752-1758. Correspo... More
Lafayette Hill, Albemarle County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Zion Road. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-2C25. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisi... More
Fry Farm, Charlottesville vic., Albemarle County, Virginia
Alternate title: Viewmont. Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-2C17. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More
Habre de Venture, La Plata vic., Charles County, Maryland
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1765. Related name: Mr. Charles Stephenson Smith. House is built on the arc of a circle. Was the home of Thomas Stone, a signer. Panelling is in Ba... More
The Folly, Valley Lee vic., St. Mary's County, Maryland
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1696. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-19. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and... More
Wye Plantation, Queen Anne County, Maryland
Alternate title: Paca House. Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1747. Wm. Paca was twice Gov. of Maryland. Built by William Paca, a signer on a hill above the Wye River. House has th... More
Catoctin Furnace, iron smelter, Thurmont vic., Frederick County, Maryl...
Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-11. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More
Eastville Court House & Clerk's Office, Eastville, Northampton County,...
Title from photographer's inventory. Built by John Marshall for 50,000 pounds of tobacco. A court house was built at The Horns, now Eastville, in 1680. The Clerks Office is one of a group, including the jail, d... More
Rogers House, Craddockville, Accomack County, Virginia
Alternate title: The Hermitage. Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Mrs. L.T. Cowan. Brick end house faces north and south on cove, off south bank of Onancock Creek, not far from Finney's wharf.... More
Brownsville, Nassawadox, Northampton County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1806-8. Related names: Mrs. T.T. Upshur. Original "Old Hall" built in 1691 by Thomas Brown, father of Sarah who married Arthur Upshur 2nd. His desc... More
Cessford, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Mrs. Ellen Aylesworth Scott. Built by Dr. John Kerr. The Kerr family came from Scotland in 1750. Cessford is named for one of their seats in Scottland. Five d... More
Tankard's Rest, Exmore vic., Northampton County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1690. Brick wing dates from 1690. Name Tankard is a corruption of the English name Tancred. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-66. Credit l... More
Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland
Title from photographer's inventory. Related name: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Hall, Jr. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-3. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congre... More
Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland
Title from photographer's inventory. Related name: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Hall, Jr. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-3. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congre... More
Owings Mills, Baltimore, Maryland
Title from photographer's inventory. Related name: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Hall, Jr. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-3. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congre... More
Plain Dealing, Charlottesville vic., Albemarle County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1783. Related names: Mrs. Robert Hancock. Original Staples patent 1783. Purchased from Thomas Staples in 1787 by Samuel Dyer. He enlarged the h... More
Plain Dealing, Charlottesville vic., Albemarle County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1783. Related names: Mrs. Robert Hancock. Original Staples patent 1783. Purchased from Thomas Staples in 1787 by Samuel Dyer. He enlarged the h... More
Wales, Petersburg vic., Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1730. Built by Capt. Howell Briggs. His son, Gray Briggs was born here and later became a member of the House of Burgesses, 1752-1758. Correspo... More
Helm, Clarke County, Virginia - safety film negatives, Library of Cong...
Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-22. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More
Mangohick Village house, Mangohick Village, King William County, Virgi...
Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-51. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-2A. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More
Rosewell (ruins), Whitemarsh i.e. White Marsh vic., Gloucester County,...
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1725. Built by Mann Page. Home of the Page family and was the largest of Virginia Colonial houses. Burned in 1916. Corresponding reference prin... More
Brown's Cove, Albemarle County, Virginia
Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Nimrod Brown. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-2C28. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and ... More
Miles Brewton House, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1765. Related name: Miss S.P. Frost. Miles Brewton House. Built by Miles Brewton, who was lost at sea with his family soon after the house was ... More
Choctaw, Natchez vic., Adams County, Mississippi
Title from photographer's inventory. Once home of Alvarez Fiske, philanthropist and educator. Later became Stanton College, a school for girls, but has fallen into partial ruin with encroachment of cotton mills... More
Stanton Hall, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
Title from photographer's inventory. Built by Frederick Stanton, a replica of his ancestral home in Ireland. Elaborate mantels, mirrors, and chandeliers brought from France and Spain in a chartered ship. During... More
[Willard Hotel dining room prepared for banquet]
Written on photograph: The New Willard. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).
[Frances Benjamin Johnston posed with seven members of her family, in ...
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[Willard Hotel lobby], Frances Benjamin Johnston collection
Written on photograph: The New Willard. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).