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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Workman House, Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum, 15415 East Don Julian Road, Industry, Los Angeles County, CA

Workman House, Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum, 15415 East Do...

Survey number: HABS CA-2736 Building/structure dates: 1842 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000519

Workman House, Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum, 15415 East Don Julian Road, Industry, Los Angeles County, CA

Workman House, Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum, 15415 East Do...

Survey number: HABS CA-2736 Building/structure dates: 1842 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000519

Workman House, Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum, 15415 East Don Julian Road, Industry, Los Angeles County, CA

Workman House, Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum, 15415 East Do...

Survey number: HABS CA-2736 Building/structure dates: 1842 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1870 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000519

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks, 3101 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: No other property combines mansion, collections, and gardens into such an aesthetically compelling early to mid-twentieth century vision of estate living in Georgetown. Starting with the Bliss's o... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Chatham, State Routes 3 & 607 vicinity, Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia

Chatham, State Routes 3 & 607 vicinity, Falmouth, Stafford County, Vir...

See also HALS VA-60 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS VA-339 Building/structure dates: 1771 Initial Construction

Chatham, State Routes 3 & 607 vicinity, Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia

Chatham, State Routes 3 & 607 vicinity, Falmouth, Stafford County, Vir...

See also HALS VA-60 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS VA-339 Building/structure dates: 1771 Initial Construction

Henry W. Longfellow Place, 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA

Henry W. Longfellow Place, 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Middlesex Co...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-27 Survey number: HABS MA-169 Building/structure dates: 1759 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1793 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 South S Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 South S Street, Northwest, Washington, Dist...

For additional documentation, see also HALS DC-133 (Woodrow Wilson House, Garden Parterre) Significance: The Woodraw Wilson House was the Home of Thomas Woodrow Wilson 28th president of the United States from t... More

Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 South S Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 South S Street, Northwest, Washington, Dist...

For additional documentation, see also HALS DC-133 (Woodrow Wilson House, Garden Parterre) Significance: The Woodraw Wilson House was the Home of Thomas Woodrow Wilson 28th president of the United States from t... More

Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 South S Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 South S Street, Northwest, Washington, Dist...

For additional documentation, see also HALS DC-133 (Woodrow Wilson House, Garden Parterre) Significance: The Woodraw Wilson House was the Home of Thomas Woodrow Wilson 28th president of the United States from t... More

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

Hammond-Harwood House, 19 Maryland Avenue & King George Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

Hammond-Harwood House, 19 Maryland Avenue & King George Street, Annapo...

Significance: One of the most impressive Georgian mansions in Annapolis. The house was designed by William Buckland. Survey number: HABS MD-251 Building/structure dates: after. 1774- before. 1777 Initial Cons... More

Hammond-Harwood House, 19 Maryland Avenue & King George Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

Hammond-Harwood House, 19 Maryland Avenue & King George Street, Annapo...

Significance: One of the most impressive Georgian mansions in Annapolis. The house was designed by William Buckland. Survey number: HABS MD-251 Building/structure dates: after. 1774- before. 1777 Initial Cons... More

Hammond-Harwood House, 19 Maryland Avenue & King George Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

Hammond-Harwood House, 19 Maryland Avenue & King George Street, Annapo...

Significance: One of the most impressive Georgian mansions in Annapolis. The house was designed by William Buckland. Survey number: HABS MD-251 Building/structure dates: after. 1774- before. 1777 Initial Cons... More

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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, District of Columbia, DC

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

Adams Mansion Flower Garden, 135 Adams Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

Adams Mansion Flower Garden, 135 Adams Street, Quincy, Norfolk County,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a plan, map, park, birds' eye view, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Count Rumford Birthplace (Garden), 90 Elm Street, North Woburn, Middlesex County, MA

Count Rumford Birthplace (Garden), 90 Elm Street, North Woburn, Middle...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-48 Survey number: HABS MA-240 Building/structure dates: ca. 1700- 1714 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1923 Initial Construction ... More

Withrow House, 24 South U.S. Highway 341, Odum, Wayne County, GA

Withrow House, 24 South U.S. Highway 341, Odum, Wayne County, GA

For additional written historical and descriptive information, please see entry for Odum, Town of, HABS No. GA-2267. Significance: The Withrow House is historically significant as a c. 1937 bungalow house type ... More

Shirley, State Route 608 vicinity, Shirley, Charles City, Virginia

Shirley, State Route 608 vicinity, Shirley, Charles City, Virginia

Survey number: HABS VA-388 Building/structure dates: ca. 1765 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000328

Shirley, State Route 608 vicinity, Shirley, Charles City, Virginia

Shirley, State Route 608 vicinity, Shirley, Charles City, Virginia

Survey number: HABS VA-388 Building/structure dates: ca. 1765 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000328

Magnolia Plantation, Slave Quarters, LA Route 119, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Magnolia Plantation, Slave Quarters, LA Route 119, Natchitoches, Natch...

1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-107 Survey number: HABS LA-1193-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction Natio... More

York Hall, State Route 1005 & Main Street, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

York Hall, State Route 1005 & Main Street, Yorktown, York County, Virg...

Survey number: HABS VA-58 Building/structure dates: ca. 1750 Initial Construction

Fair Lane Mansion, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Wayne County, MI

Fair Lane Mansion, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Wayne County, MI

2001 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Second Place Significance: One of the most stunning yet controversial architectural masterpieces of the 20th century belonged to one of the most influential men in the world duri... More

Bacon's Castle, State Route 617, Surry, Surry County, Virginia

Bacon's Castle, State Route 617, Surry, Surry County, Virginia

Significance: The fine old brick mansion in the lower part of the County, known as "Bacon's Castle", was built by Arthur Allen, ancestor of the Claremont Allens, in 1665. It was referred to as "Allen's Brick H... More

Caleb Pusey House, 15 Race Street (Landingford Plantation), Upland, Delaware County, PA

Caleb Pusey House, 15 Race Street (Landingford Plantation), Upland, De...

Significance: Considered the earliest surviving English-built house in Pennsylvania, the Caleb Pusey House was built in the vernacular tradition of 16th and early 17th c. English models. It is also the only hom... More

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS MA-135 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS MA-135 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS MA-135 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS MA-135 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS MA-135 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS MA-135 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County, MA

Squire William Sever House, 2 Linden Street, Kingston, Plymouth County...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12 Survey number: HABS MA-135 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Arlington House, Lee Drive, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington House, Lee Drive, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Ar...

See also HALS VA-10 for related documentation. Significance: Arlington House, unique in its association with the Custis, Washington, and Lee families, is celebrated as one of the nation's most significant house... More

Arlington House, Lee Drive, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington House, Lee Drive, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Ar...

See also HALS VA-10 for related documentation. Significance: Arlington House, unique in its association with the Custis, Washington, and Lee families, is celebrated as one of the nation's most significant house... More

Fallingwater, Guest House, State Route 381 (Stewart Township), Ohiopyle, Fayette County, PA

Fallingwater, Guest House, State Route 381 (Stewart Township), Ohiopyl...

2010 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1587 Survey number: HABS PA-5346-A Building/structure dates: 1939 Initial Construction National Register of H... More

Governor Christopher Gore Mansion, 52 Gore Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

Governor Christopher Gore Mansion, 52 Gore Street, Waltham, Middlesex ...

Significance: From the National Historic Landmark Program: "Built in 1805-06, this is a noteworthy example of a five-part Federal house. Elaborately carved interior mantels contrast with simpler woodwork. In ad... More

Governor Christopher Gore Mansion, 52 Gore Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

Governor Christopher Gore Mansion, 52 Gore Street, Waltham, Middlesex ...

Significance: From the National Historic Landmark Program: "Built in 1805-06, this is a noteworthy example of a five-part Federal house. Elaborately carved interior mantels contrast with simpler woodwork. In ad... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Carter's Grove, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Vi...

For additional documentation, see also HALS VA-75. Significance: Carter's Grove was built by Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, between 1749 and 1756. David Minetree, a Williamsburg brick mason,... More

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original address of 531 Farmington Avenue), Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original addre...

Sometimes architecturally referred to as "Mississippi Steamboat" style. Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp for noted American autho... More

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original address of 531 Farmington Avenue), Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original addre...

Sometimes architecturally referred to as "Mississippi Steamboat" style. Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp for noted American autho... More

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original address of 531 Farmington Avenue), Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original addre...

Sometimes architecturally referred to as "Mississippi Steamboat" style. Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp for noted American autho... More

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original address of 531 Farmington Avenue), Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original addre...

Sometimes architecturally referred to as "Mississippi Steamboat" style. Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp for noted American autho... More

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original address of 531 Farmington Avenue), Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original addre...

Sometimes architecturally referred to as "Mississippi Steamboat" style. Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp for noted American autho... More

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original address of 531 Farmington Avenue), Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original addre...

Sometimes architecturally referred to as "Mississippi Steamboat" style. Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp for noted American autho... More

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original address of 531 Farmington Avenue), Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original addre...

Sometimes architecturally referred to as "Mississippi Steamboat" style. Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp for noted American autho... More

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original address of 531 Farmington Avenue), Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original addre...

Sometimes architecturally referred to as "Mississippi Steamboat" style. Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp for noted American autho... More

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original address of 531 Farmington Avenue), Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original addre...

Sometimes architecturally referred to as "Mississippi Steamboat" style. Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp for noted American autho... More

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original address of 531 Farmington Avenue), Hartford, Hartford County, CT

Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue (corrected from original addre...

Sometimes architecturally referred to as "Mississippi Steamboat" style. Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain house was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp for noted American autho... More

Mary Washington House, 1200 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Mary Washington House, 1200 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericks...

Significance: In 1772, George Washington purchased a house from Michael Robinson in Fredericksburg, Virginia for his mother. Mary Ball Washington spent her last seventeen years in this comfortable home. The wh... More

Mary Washington House, 1200 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Mary Washington House, 1200 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericks...

Significance: In 1772, George Washington purchased a house from Michael Robinson in Fredericksburg, Virginia for his mother. Mary Ball Washington spent her last seventeen years in this comfortable home. The wh... More

Mary Washington House, 1200 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Mary Washington House, 1200 Charles Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericks...

Significance: In 1772, George Washington purchased a house from Michael Robinson in Fredericksburg, Virginia for his mother. Mary Ball Washington spent her last seventeen years in this comfortable home. The wh... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Tudor Place, 1644 Thirty-first Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: An unusual, perhaps unique, execution of late Federal period architecture, designed by William Thornton, Tudor Place also possesses outstanding historical significance for its association with pro... More

Fallingwater, State Route 381 (Stewart Township), Ohiopyle, Fayette County, PA

Fallingwater, State Route 381 (Stewart Township), Ohiopyle, Fayette Co...

2010 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Designed late in the architect's career, Fallingwater exemplifies Frank Lloyd Wright's conception of integrating buildings and their sites. Completed in 1937,... More

Fallingwater, State Route 381 (Stewart Township), Ohiopyle, Fayette County, PA

Fallingwater, State Route 381 (Stewart Township), Ohiopyle, Fayette Co...

2010 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Designed late in the architect's career, Fallingwater exemplifies Frank Lloyd Wright's conception of integrating buildings and their sites. Completed in 1937,... More

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