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Secretary's Office, Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia

Secretary's Office, Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Captain Holbrook House, 383 South Main Street, Woonsocket, Providence County, RI

Captain Holbrook House, 383 South Main Street, Woonsocket, Providence ...

Survey number: HABS RI-295 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction

12405 Sussex Lane (House), Bowie, Prince George's County, MD

12405 Sussex Lane (House), Bowie, Prince George's County, MD

Significance: The house at 12405 Sussex Lane was one of twelve houses, and three Rancher variations, constructed between 1960 and 1967 on Sussex Drive as display models at the sales and exhibit center for Belai... More

Dr. William J. King House, 48 College Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Dr. William J. King House, 48 College Street, Providence, Providence C...

Significance: This is a large wood house built in the 1840's, representative of the Greek Revival influence on houses in the College Hill area. Survey number: HABS RI-200 Building/structure dates: 1847 Initia... More

Brown University, University Hall, Prospect Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Brown University, University Hall, Prospect Street, Providence, Provid...

Survey number: HABS RI-283 Building/structure dates: 1940 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1770-1771 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000003

Thomas Stafford Taylor House, 1305 Kingstown Road (State Route 138), Kingston, Washington County, RI

Thomas Stafford Taylor House, 1305 Kingstown Road (State Route 138), K...

Significance: Similar to the Asa Potter House, this five-bay, two-story frame dwelling is representative of Kingston's grand houses that are covered by balustraded, hip roofs with monitors. The Taylor House was... More

260 Rennie Street (House), Graniteville, Aiken County, SC

260 Rennie Street (House), Graniteville, Aiken County, SC

Significance: Part of the "new town" section of Graniteville, located on the hill east of the mill complex and featuring a grid-plan street pattern with alleys running through the middle of the blocks. Survey ... More

Lady of the Lake, St. Martinville vic., St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Lady of the Lake, St. Martinville vic., St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

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

Ormond Plantation, St. Rose, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

Ormond Plantation, St. Rose, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

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

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Arco Naval Proving Ground, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Arco Naval Proving Ground, Scov...

Significance: The Arco Naval Proving Ground (NPG) was one of five specialized ordnance facilities established in the United States during World War II to support ordnance testing and research and experiments re... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, East Lodge Detached Nurses Home, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast 519-543 Redwood Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, East Lodge Detached Nurses Home, 2700 Martin ...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The East Lodge/Detached Nurses Home (Building 30) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St... More

Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House, 1108 South First Street, Champaign, Champaign County, IL

Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House, 1108 South First Street, Champaign, Ch...

2015 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Alpha Rho Chi was the first architectural fraternity in the United States. The Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity House has contributed to the broad pattern of higher e... More

Robert Stevens House, 261-265 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Robert Stevens House, 261-265 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, ...

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

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Nurses' Quarters, Southeast Corner of West McAfee Avenue & South Hickey Street, Aurora, Adams County, CO

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Nurses' Quarters, Southeast Corner of Wes...

Survey number: HABS CO-172-BN Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction

St. Elizabeths Hospital, M Building, 654-674 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, M Building, 654-674 Redwood Street, Southeast...

For an overview of the Lettered Buildings, see HABS DC-349-BY Significance: The M Building (Building 72) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As ... More

Public Records Office, 428 Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Public Records Office, 428 Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Wi...

Significance: Construction of this small brick building was begun in 1747, shortly after the Capitol Building burned. The new structure was intended to safely house government records. The designer is not kno... More

Clark Howell Homes, Building 12-A, 500 Lovejoy Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Clark Howell Homes, Building 12-A, 500 Lovejoy Street, Atlanta, Fulton...

Significance: Building 12-A is a typical residential building in Clark Howell Homes, which is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, I Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, I Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Survey number: HABS DC-349-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79003101

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...

See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Nurses' Quarters, Southwest Corner of West Harlow Avenue, & South Eighth Street, Aurora, Adams County, CO

Fitzsimons General Hospital, Nurses' Quarters, Southwest Corner of Wes...

Survey number: HABS CO-172-BP Building/structure dates: 1918 Initial Construction

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Mount Sinai Cemetery, Chapel, Bridge & Cottage Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Mount Sinai Cemetery, Chapel, Bridge & Cottage Streets, Philadelphia, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Clardy-Lee House, State Highway 26, Center Point, Howard County, AR

Clardy-Lee House, State Highway 26, Center Point, Howard County, AR

1983 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Clardy-Lee House is a large two-story frame mansion with Palladian ambitions. It has been a landmark in the Center Point community (Howard co... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Weaverville Joss House, Oregon Street, Weaverville, Trinity County, CA

Significance: The Temple of the Forest and the Clouds, or as it is popularly known, the Chinese Joss House, is an important historical record of the Chinese culture that flourished in California beginning in th... More

William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-24 Survey number: HABS RI-24 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1954 Demolished

William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-24 Survey number: HABS RI-24 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1954 Demolished

William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-24 Survey number: HABS RI-24 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1954 Demolished

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Co...

Last 10 b/w photos are photogrammetric images. Significance: Memorial Hall, the main structure of the Tome School for Boys, is a notable example of the Beaux-Arts or American Renaissance style effectively used ... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Co...

Last 10 b/w photos are photogrammetric images. Significance: Memorial Hall, the main structure of the Tome School for Boys, is a notable example of the Beaux-Arts or American Renaissance style effectively used ... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Co...

Last 10 b/w photos are photogrammetric images. Significance: Memorial Hall, the main structure of the Tome School for Boys, is a notable example of the Beaux-Arts or American Renaissance style effectively used ... More

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD

Jacob Tome Institute, Memorial Hall, Tome Road, Port Deposit, Cecil Co...

Last 10 b/w photos are photogrammetric images. Significance: Memorial Hall, the main structure of the Tome School for Boys, is a notable example of the Beaux-Arts or American Renaissance style effectively used ... More

Clark Howell Homes, Building F-1, 259 Clark Howell Place, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Clark Howell Homes, Building F-1, 259 Clark Howell Place, Atlanta, Ful...

Significance: Building F-1 is a typical residential building in Clark Howell Homes, which is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developm... More

Westerly Station, 14 Railroad Street, Westerly, Washington County, RI

Westerly Station, 14 Railroad Street, Westerly, Washington County, RI

Significance: Built in 1913, Westerly Station is a focal downtown Westerly landmark and an important component of the Westerly Downtown National Register Historic District. The station is a large, ornate examp... More

Linden Gate, Old Beach Road, Newport, Newport County, RI

Linden Gate, Old Beach Road, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: A small, picturesque building with a deep-set balcony and decorative timber and brick work, the Linden Gate Porter's Lodge was part of the Henry G. Marquand estate called Linden Place. The main ho... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast of Kamehameha Highway & Radford Drive intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Makalapa, Northeast ...

Significance: The Makalapa neighborhood is significant as an example of military housing built just before the United States' entry into World War II, reflecting the build-up of defenses and the related need fo... More

Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence Co...

Significance: This brick mansion was the home of General Edward Carrington, a very successful merchant and trader who assembled an outstanding collection of furnishings, including many Chinese things, for this ... More

Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence Co...

Significance: This brick mansion was the home of General Edward Carrington, a very successful merchant and trader who assembled an outstanding collection of furnishings, including many Chinese things, for this ... More

Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence Co...

Significance: This brick mansion was the home of General Edward Carrington, a very successful merchant and trader who assembled an outstanding collection of furnishings, including many Chinese things, for this ... More

Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Edward Carrington House, 66 Williams Street, Providence, Providence Co...

Significance: This brick mansion was the home of General Edward Carrington, a very successful merchant and trader who assembled an outstanding collection of furnishings, including many Chinese things, for this ... More

St. Peter's Convent, 88 Main Street, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT

St. Peter's Convent, 88 Main Street, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT

Significance: St. Peter's Convent reflects the growth of Danbury's Catholic immigrant communities at the end of the nineteenth century. The convent was built in 1895 to accommodate nuns who taught in the paris... More

St. Peter's Convent, 88 Main Street, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT

St. Peter's Convent, 88 Main Street, Danbury, Fairfield County, CT

Significance: St. Peter's Convent reflects the growth of Danbury's Catholic immigrant communities at the end of the nineteenth century. The convent was built in 1895 to accommodate nuns who taught in the paris... More

1803 North Central Avenue (House), Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

1803 North Central Avenue (House), Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

Significance: This building's architectural and historical significance is derived from its contribution to the Tampa Heights National Register Historic District. This district is significant for its importanc... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, B Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, B Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Lettered Buildings, see HABS DC-349-BY Significance: The B Building (Building 75) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As ... More

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, West Allis, Milwaukee County, WI

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...

Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, West Allis, Milwaukee County, WI

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...

Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, West Allis, Milwaukee County, WI

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...

Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, West Allis, Milwaukee County, WI

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...

Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, West Allis, Milwaukee County, WI

Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...

Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More

University of Nevada, Reno, Dairy Building, North of East Ninth Street, Reno, Washoe County, NV

University of Nevada, Reno, Dairy Building, North of East Ninth Street...

Significance: The University of Nevada, Reno, Dairy Building (Veterinary Science Building) is significant as a contributing structure to the University of Nevada Reno Historic District listed on the National Re... More

University of Nevada, Reno, Dairy Building, North of East Ninth Street, Reno, Washoe County, NV

University of Nevada, Reno, Dairy Building, North of East Ninth Street...

Significance: The University of Nevada, Reno, Dairy Building (Veterinary Science Building) is significant as a contributing structure to the University of Nevada Reno Historic District listed on the National Re... More

Granite Block, 6-18 Market Square, Providence, Providence County, RI

Granite Block, 6-18 Market Square, Providence, Providence County, RI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-28 Survey number: HABS RI-30 Building/structure dates: 1824 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1939 Demolished

Granite Block, 6-18 Market Square, Providence, Providence County, RI

Granite Block, 6-18 Market Square, Providence, Providence County, RI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-28 Survey number: HABS RI-30 Building/structure dates: 1824 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1939 Demolished

Granite Block, 6-18 Market Square, Providence, Providence County, RI

Granite Block, 6-18 Market Square, Providence, Providence County, RI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-28 Survey number: HABS RI-30 Building/structure dates: 1824 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1939 Demolished

Emlen Physick House, 1048 Washington Street, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Emlen Physick House, 1048 Washington Street, Cape May, Cape May County...

Significance: Excellent stick style/shingle style villa Survey number: HABS NJ-746 Building/structure dates: 1879 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000383

Emlen Physick House, 1048 Washington Street, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Emlen Physick House, 1048 Washington Street, Cape May, Cape May County...

Significance: Excellent stick style/shingle style villa Survey number: HABS NJ-746 Building/structure dates: 1879 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000383

Emlen Physick House, 1048 Washington Street, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Emlen Physick House, 1048 Washington Street, Cape May, Cape May County...

Significance: Excellent stick style/shingle style villa Survey number: HABS NJ-746 Building/structure dates: 1879 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000383

Zane Grey House, West side of Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Zane Grey House, West side of Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County, P...

Significance: Zane Grey (1872-1939), a noted fisherman and author of novels about the American West, began his professional writing career in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania where he lived from 1906 until 1918. The ho... More

Zane Grey House, West side of Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Zane Grey House, West side of Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County, P...

Significance: Zane Grey (1872-1939), a noted fisherman and author of novels about the American West, began his professional writing career in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania where he lived from 1906 until 1918. The ho... More

Golden Ball Inn, 159 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Golden Ball Inn, 159 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Survey number: HABS RI-73 Building/structure dates: 1783 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1820 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1941 Subsequent Work

Drum Barracks Officers' Quarters, 1053-1955 Cary Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Drum Barracks Officers' Quarters, 1053-1955 Cary Avenue, Los Angeles, ...

Significance: The Officers' Quarters and nearby Powder Magazine of Drum Barracks are all that remain of the Federal Army Post built in Wilmington in 1862 to protect Union interests in the Southwest - mainly as ... More

Drum Barracks Officers' Quarters, 1053-1955 Cary Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Drum Barracks Officers' Quarters, 1053-1955 Cary Avenue, Los Angeles, ...

Significance: The Officers' Quarters and nearby Powder Magazine of Drum Barracks are all that remain of the Federal Army Post built in Wilmington in 1862 to protect Union interests in the Southwest - mainly as ... More

Samuel Richmond House, 36 Bowen Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Samuel Richmond House, 36 Bowen Street, Providence, Providence County,...

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

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Garfield, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Garfield, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Was...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: Garfield (Building 5) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As part... More

Prestwould Plantation, U.S. Route 15 vicinity, Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Prestwould Plantation, U.S. Route 15 vicinity, Clarksville, Mecklenbur...

Significance: Sir Peyton Skipwith VII Baronet moved his family from his "Elm Hill" plantation to the newly completed mansion at "Prestwould" Plantation in 1797. The mansion is situated on land that Sir Peyton ... More

Prestwould Plantation, U.S. Route 15 vicinity, Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Prestwould Plantation, U.S. Route 15 vicinity, Clarksville, Mecklenbur...

Significance: Sir Peyton Skipwith VII Baronet moved his family from his "Elm Hill" plantation to the newly completed mansion at "Prestwould" Plantation in 1797. The mansion is situated on land that Sir Peyton ... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

James C. Powel House, 28 Greenough Place, Newport, Newport County, RI

James C. Powel House, 28 Greenough Place, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: This is a good, representative example of the bracketed, frame houses of the mid-19th century. Survey number: HABS RI-320 Building/structure dates: ca. 1854 Initial Construction

Mount Airy, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Mount Airy, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Significance: Mount Airy is the most outstanding 18th century stone house erected in Virginia and the earliest known full Palladian villa constructed in the American colonies. Survey number: HABS VA-72 Buildi... More

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