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Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Significance: The two buildings now called the Crocker Art Gallery and Annex are a fascinating palimpsest of the social and architectural history of later 19th century Sacramento, consisting of the original Art... More

Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Significance: The two buildings now called the Crocker Art Gallery and Annex are a fascinating palimpsest of the social and architectural history of later 19th century Sacramento, consisting of the original Art... More

Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Significance: The two buildings now called the Crocker Art Gallery and Annex are a fascinating palimpsest of the social and architectural history of later 19th century Sacramento, consisting of the original Art... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Thames Street Area Survey, Thames Street, between Washington Square & Memorial Boulevard, Newport, Newport County, RI

Thames Street Area Survey, Thames Street, between Washington Square & ...

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Thames Street Area Survey, Thames Street, between Washington Square & Memorial Boulevard, Newport, Newport County, RI

Thames Street Area Survey, Thames Street, between Washington Square & ...

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Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County, TN

Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County,...

Significance: This Italianate mansion was built circa 1861-62 for Major Ezekial Polk McNeal's bereaved wife, whose only child died in 1854. Major McNeal was a cousin of President James Knox Polk. The house wa... More

Hunt-Stambach House, 404 West Montecito Street (moved from Victoria Street), Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, CA

Hunt-Stambach House, 404 West Montecito Street (moved from Victoria St...

Significance: A well preserved and maintained Italianate house of the late 19th century designed by the San Fransicso architect Peter J. Barber. The early occupants of this house, first Col. C.C. Hunt and later... More

Jackson's Clubhouse, 635 Columbia Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Jackson's Clubhouse, 635 Columbia Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County, N...

Significance: A fine Italianate structure, originally built as a private "gentleman's club." Survey number: HABS NJ-748 Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Plac... More

Alexandre Mouton House, 1122 Lafayette Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA

Alexandre Mouton House, 1122 Lafayette Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Pa...

STORED ON SITE. mchr 2013 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The Alexandre Mouton House was home to the first Democratic Governor of Louisiana. The original house, Maison Dimanche (or Sunday H... More

Donnan-Asher Iron Front Building, 1207-1211 East Main Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Donnan-Asher Iron Front Building, 1207-1211 East Main Street, Richmond...

Significance: These two commercial row buildings with full cast-iron fronts were erected on East Main Street during the rebuilding of the area following the disastrous fire of 1865. Survey number: HABS VA-853 ... More

National Park Seminary, Villa, Northwest corner of campus, near Capitol Beltway (I-495), Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Villa, Northwest corner of campus, near Capito...

Significance: The dormitory was added in 1907 to accommodate an expanding student population. In this regard, it is a testament to the school's success and popularity. Its Italianate design is one of the many... More

Plaza House, 507-511 North Main Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Plaza House, 507-511 North Main Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Count...

Significance: Designed by the architectural firm of Kysor & Morgan, it is significant for its historical and architectural contribution to the evolution of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the original City of Los... More

1013 E Street, Northwest (Commercial), Square 347, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

1013 E Street, Northwest (Commercial), Square 347, Washington, Distric...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District, Twenty-second & Woolworth Streets, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District, Twenty-second & Woolworth...

Significance: The Omaha Quartermaster Depot has gained its significance by being associated with, and a part of, the Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historical District (listed as an Historic District by the National... More

Elliot House, 269 High Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

Elliot House, 269 High Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

Significance: This fine clapboard Victorian house, built c. 1876, is noteworthy on the exterior for its mansard roof, cast iron roof decoration, and carved porch trim. On the interior, the inlaid marble mantel... More

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County, CA

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County,...

Original working drawings are located at the National Archives. Lighthouse has rotating gear, & the complex has a watch house. Significance: This was the earliest lighthouse on the west coast to have a First-ir... More

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County, CA

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County,...

Original working drawings are located at the National Archives. Lighthouse has rotating gear, & the complex has a watch house. Significance: This was the earliest lighthouse on the west coast to have a First-ir... More

Limerick's Folly, Southeast of Lexington off U.S. 24, Lexington, Lafayette County, MO

Limerick's Folly, Southeast of Lexington off U.S. 24, Lexington, Lafay...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-117 Survey number: HABS MO-229 Building/structure dates: ca. 1860 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73001044

Bidwell Mansion, 525 Esplanade Street, Chico, Butte County, CA

Bidwell Mansion, 525 Esplanade Street, Chico, Butte County, CA

Picryl description: Public domain image of an Italian architectural drawing, design, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Grant House, Bouthillier & Fourth Street, Galena, Jo Daviess County, IL

U.S. Grant House, Bouthillier & Fourth Street, Galena, Jo Daviess Coun...

2006 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site comprises several structures, the most important of which is the Italianate style house, constructed in 1859 and given... More

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Significance: The two-and-a-half story, side-passage house at 802 Lexington Ave. is representative of one type of housing stock found throughout Altoona, although most surviving examples are of brick veneer rat... More

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Significance: The two-and-a-half story, side-passage house at 802 Lexington Ave. is representative of one type of housing stock found throughout Altoona, although most surviving examples are of brick veneer rat... More

Burgess-Maschmeyer House, 1209 Government Street, Mobile, Mobile County, AL

Burgess-Maschmeyer House, 1209 Government Street, Mobile, Mobile Count...

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Harper-Buckingham-Berry Building, 312 King Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Harper-Buckingham-Berry Building, 312 King Street, Alexandria, Indepen...

Significance: A building of considerable architectural interest, it was a link in the chain of commercial establishments that lined King Street. Survey number: HABS VA-664 Building/structure dates: 18t5 Initi... More

Isaac Stamm House, Gruber Road (Penn Township), Mount Pleasant, Berks County, PA

Isaac Stamm House, Gruber Road (Penn Township), Mount Pleasant, Berks ...

Significance: This is a good example of the Pennsylvania German adaptation of a highly ornamented, Italianate dwelling house design. The building is brick and decorated with the full regalia of mid-Victorian br... More

Isaac Stamm House, Gruber Road (Penn Township), Mount Pleasant, Berks County, PA

Isaac Stamm House, Gruber Road (Penn Township), Mount Pleasant, Berks ...

Significance: This is a good example of the Pennsylvania German adaptation of a highly ornamented, Italianate dwelling house design. The building is brick and decorated with the full regalia of mid-Victorian br... More

Isaac Stamm House, Gruber Road (Penn Township), Mount Pleasant, Berks County, PA

Isaac Stamm House, Gruber Road (Penn Township), Mount Pleasant, Berks ...

Significance: This is a good example of the Pennsylvania German adaptation of a highly ornamented, Italianate dwelling house design. The building is brick and decorated with the full regalia of mid-Victorian br... More

Columbian Block, 1301-1307 East Cary Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Columbian Block, 1301-1307 East Cary Street, Richmond, Independent Cit...

Significance: The present building, on the site of the well-known Columbian Hotel, served Richmond for some years as a commodity exchange and is a distinctive later-nineteenth century building in downtown Richm... More

James Whitcomb Riley House, 528 Lockerbie Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

James Whitcomb Riley House, 528 Lockerbie Street, Indianapolis, Marion...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

James Whitcomb Riley House, 528 Lockerbie Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

James Whitcomb Riley House, 528 Lockerbie Street, Indianapolis, Marion...

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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

Rosedale, 1523 Ninth Street South, Columbus, Lowndes County, MS

Rosedale, 1523 Ninth Street South, Columbus, Lowndes County, MS

Survey number: HABS MS-82 Building/structure dates: 1856 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 94000642

Silver City Museum, 312 West Broadway Street, Silver City, Grant County, NM

Silver City Museum, 312 West Broadway Street, Silver City, Grant Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1940 Survey number: HABS NM-143 Building/structure dates: 1881 Initial Construction

59-61 South Market Street (Commercial Building), Frederick, Frederick County, MD

59-61 South Market Street (Commercial Building), Frederick, Frederick ...

Significance: 59-61 South Market Street is primarily significant as an early nineteenth century structure (c. 1820) which embodies the distinctive characteristics of Federal style and Victorian Commercial Itali... More

59-61 South Market Street (Commercial Building), Frederick, Frederick County, MD

59-61 South Market Street (Commercial Building), Frederick, Frederick ...

Significance: 59-61 South Market Street is primarily significant as an early nineteenth century structure (c. 1820) which embodies the distinctive characteristics of Federal style and Victorian Commercial Itali... More

Ammadelle, 637 North Lamar Boulevard, Oxford, Lafayette County, MS

Ammadelle, 637 North Lamar Boulevard, Oxford, Lafayette County, MS

Significance: Constructed between 1859 and 1861, this spacious red brick house with an irregular floor plan is a prime example of the architectural talents of Calvert Vaux (1824-1895), perhaps better known for ... More

U.S. Naval Air Station, Senior Officers' Quarters Q-2, Q-2 North Avenue, Pensacola, Escambia County, FL

U.S. Naval Air Station, Senior Officers' Quarters Q-2, Q-2 North Avenu...

Significance: Constructed in 1875, Quarters 2 played an important mission-support role as senior officer housing at both the Pensacola Navy Yard and at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola. Located on North Avenue... More

Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry County, AL

Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry Coun...

Significance: Late in his life, Edward Kenworthy Carlisle sought to build a house which would reflect his stature as a plantation owner, cotton factor, and commissions merchant in the prosperous Black Belt comm... More

Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry County, AL

Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry Coun...

Significance: Late in his life, Edward Kenworthy Carlisle sought to build a house which would reflect his stature as a plantation owner, cotton factor, and commissions merchant in the prosperous Black Belt comm... More

Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry County, AL

Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry Coun...

Significance: Late in his life, Edward Kenworthy Carlisle sought to build a house which would reflect his stature as a plantation owner, cotton factor, and commissions merchant in the prosperous Black Belt comm... More

Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry County, AL

Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry Coun...

Significance: Late in his life, Edward Kenworthy Carlisle sought to build a house which would reflect his stature as a plantation owner, cotton factor, and commissions merchant in the prosperous Black Belt comm... More

Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry County, AL

Kenworthy Hall, State Highway 14 (Greensboro Road), Marion, Perry Coun...

Significance: Late in his life, Edward Kenworthy Carlisle sought to build a house which would reflect his stature as a plantation owner, cotton factor, and commissions merchant in the prosperous Black Belt comm... More

Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 357, 20-22 Riverside Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 357, 20-22 Riverside Avenue, Leavenwort...

Significance: This building was one of a small complex of warehouses which comprised the Fort's Quartermaster Depot. From its founding through the 1870's, Fort Leavenworth served as the Quartermaster Depot for ... More

Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 357, 20-22 Riverside Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 357, 20-22 Riverside Avenue, Leavenwort...

Significance: This building was one of a small complex of warehouses which comprised the Fort's Quartermaster Depot. From its founding through the 1870's, Fort Leavenworth served as the Quartermaster Depot for ... More

Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 357, 20-22 Riverside Avenue, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS

Fort Leavenworth, Building No. 357, 20-22 Riverside Avenue, Leavenwort...

Significance: This building was one of a small complex of warehouses which comprised the Fort's Quartermaster Depot. From its founding through the 1870's, Fort Leavenworth served as the Quartermaster Depot for ... More

Sampson-Nalle House, 1003 Rio Grande Street, Austin, Travis County, TX

Sampson-Nalle House, 1003 Rio Grande Street, Austin, Travis County, TX

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr 2010 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The two-story limestone house, as completed in 1877, is characterized by its simple form, asymmetrical plan, and... More

George H. Corliss House, 45 Prospect Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

George H. Corliss House, 45 Prospect Street, Providence, Providence Co...

Significance: This is a large brick house, the home of George H. Corliss, a prominent Providence industrialist. Survey number: HABS RI-229 Building/structure dates: 1873-1883 Initial Construction

Camden, Rappahannock River, Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia

Camden, Rappahannock River, Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia

Significance: Camden is one of the most complete and best-preserved Italianate country houses in America. Except for the elaborate upper stage of the tower, which was removed after damage by military action in... More

Camden, Rappahannock River, Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia

Camden, Rappahannock River, Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia

Significance: Camden is one of the most complete and best-preserved Italianate country houses in America. Except for the elaborate upper stage of the tower, which was removed after damage by military action in... More

Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL

Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS AL-211 Building/structure dates: 1842 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1910 Subsequent Work National R... More

Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL

Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS AL-211 Building/structure dates: 1842 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1910 Subsequent Work National R... More

Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL

Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS AL-211 Building/structure dates: 1842 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1910 Subsequent Work National R... More

Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL

Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS AL-211 Building/structure dates: 1842 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1910 Subsequent Work National R... More

Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL

Gaineswood, 805 South Cedar Street, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29 Survey number: HABS AL-211 Building/structure dates: 1842 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1910 Subsequent Work National R... More

Jeremiah Schellinger House, 1386 Lafayette Street, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Jeremiah Schellinger House, 1386 Lafayette Street, Cape May, Cape May ...

The address was changed from 1286 Lafayette Street to 1386 Lafayette Street to more accurately reflect its location. Significance: Fine simple example of an octagon house, an unusual, somewhat utopian housing f... More

John Delaplane House, State Route 623, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia

John Delaplane House, State Route 623, Delaplane, Fauquier County, Vir...

Significance: The Delaplane House is one of the focal points of the Fauquier County hamlet that bears its name. The Manassas Gap Railway, c. 1852, was responsible for the settlement of the village, which was f... More

Ammendale Normal Institute, 6101 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, Prince George's County, MD

Ammendale Normal Institute, 6101 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, Prince Ge...

Significance: Ammendale is an excellent example of institutional and/or ecclesiastical architecture executed in Victorian-era eclectic. It was used as a Catholic novitiate and school, operated by the Christian... More

Henry Chatham House, 106-108 Pitt Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Henry Chatham House, 106-108 Pitt Street, Alexandria, Independent City...

Significance: Built by a man who held considerable real estate in Alexandria, the double house represents the Italianate influence in the town's architecture at mid-nineteenth century. Survey number: HABS VA-6... More

Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Crocker Art Gallery, 216 O Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Significance: The two buildings now called the Crocker Art Gallery and Annex are a fascinating palimpsest of the social and architectural history of later 19th century Sacramento, consisting of the original Art... More

Floweree, 2309 Pearl Street, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Floweree, 2309 Pearl Street, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Significance: Floweree, as it is called today, is on the National Register. It is named for Charles C. Floweree who was born on October 26, 1842 in Fauquier County Virginia. After serving with distinction in ... More

Floweree, 2309 Pearl Street, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Floweree, 2309 Pearl Street, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Significance: Floweree, as it is called today, is on the National Register. It is named for Charles C. Floweree who was born on October 26, 1842 in Fauquier County Virginia. After serving with distinction in ... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham, Washington County, RI

Block Island Southeast Light, Spring Street & Mohegan Trail at Mohegan...

Significance: The Block Island Southeast Lighthouse is significant as a primary aid to the navigation of an otherwise dangerous area, once referred to as the "stumbling block" of the New England coast. It mark... More

Thames Street Area Survey, Thames Street, between Washington Square & Memorial Boulevard, Newport, Newport County, RI

Thames Street Area Survey, Thames Street, between Washington Square & ...

Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Walnut Street Fire Company No. 4, 808 Walnut Street, Madison, Jefferson County, IN

Walnut Street Fire Company No. 4, 808 Walnut Street, Madison, Jefferso...

Significance: The Walnut Street Fire Company #4 was built in 1874, probably to the designs of Alexander White, and originally included arched equipment doors and a delicately detailed bell cupola. Survey numbe... More

Dr. John H. Drish House, 2300 Seventeenth Street, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL

Dr. John H. Drish House, 2300 Seventeenth Street, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloo...

Significance: Once a remarkable example of eclectic combination of Greek Revival and Italianate elements. John R. Drish, builder-owner, was Tuscaloosa physician and erstwhile building contractor, owner of skil... More

Dr. John H. Drish House, 2300 Seventeenth Street, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, AL

Dr. John H. Drish House, 2300 Seventeenth Street, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloo...

Significance: Once a remarkable example of eclectic combination of Greek Revival and Italianate elements. John R. Drish, builder-owner, was Tuscaloosa physician and erstwhile building contractor, owner of skil... More

Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County, TN

Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County,...

Significance: This Italianate mansion was built circa 1861-62 for Major Ezekial Polk McNeal's bereaved wife, whose only child died in 1854. Major McNeal was a cousin of President James Knox Polk. The house wa... More

Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County, TN

Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County,...

Significance: This Italianate mansion was built circa 1861-62 for Major Ezekial Polk McNeal's bereaved wife, whose only child died in 1854. Major McNeal was a cousin of President James Knox Polk. The house wa... More

Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County, TN

Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County,...

Significance: This Italianate mansion was built circa 1861-62 for Major Ezekial Polk McNeal's bereaved wife, whose only child died in 1854. Major McNeal was a cousin of President James Knox Polk. The house wa... More

Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County, TN

Colonel McNeal House, Union & Bills Streets, Bolivar, Hardeman County,...

Significance: This Italianate mansion was built circa 1861-62 for Major Ezekial Polk McNeal's bereaved wife, whose only child died in 1854. Major McNeal was a cousin of President James Knox Polk. The house wa... More

The Rennas Hotel, 403 Penn Street, Reading, Berks County, PA

The Rennas Hotel, 403 Penn Street, Reading, Berks County, PA

Significance: The original use seems to have been for a dwelling. Survey number: HABS PA-5148 Building/structure dates: 1867 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1950- before. 1960 Subseque... More

Jackson's Clubhouse, 635 Columbia Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Jackson's Clubhouse, 635 Columbia Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County, N...

Significance: A fine Italianate structure, originally built as a private "gentleman's club." Survey number: HABS NJ-748 Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Plac... More

Jackson's Clubhouse, 635 Columbia Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Jackson's Clubhouse, 635 Columbia Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County, N...

Significance: A fine Italianate structure, originally built as a private "gentleman's club." Survey number: HABS NJ-748 Building/structure dates: 1872 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Plac... More

University of Oregon, Deady Hall, University of Oregon Campus, Eugene, Lane County, OR

University of Oregon, Deady Hall, University of Oregon Campus, Eugene,...

Significance: Deady Hall was the first building on the University of Oregon campus. Begun in 1873 and completed in 1876, it was the focus of all university life until the building of Villard Hall in 1886. Its d... More

Donnan-Asher Iron Front Building, 1207-1211 East Main Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Donnan-Asher Iron Front Building, 1207-1211 East Main Street, Richmond...

Significance: These two commercial row buildings with full cast-iron fronts were erected on East Main Street during the rebuilding of the area following the disastrous fire of 1865. Survey number: HABS VA-853 ... More

Oak Hill Cemetery, Gatehouse, 3001 R Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Oak Hill Cemetery, Gatehouse, 3001 R Street Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Significance: This handsome brick Victorian building forms an impressive entry to the spacious wooded grounds of Oak Hill Cemetery. Survey number: HABS DC-249 Building/structure dates: 1850-1853 Initial Cons... More

Hawkwood, Route 15, Zion Crossroads, Louisa County, Virginia

Hawkwood, Route 15, Zion Crossroads, Louisa County, Virginia

The location was changed from Gordonsville vicinity to Zion Crossroads vicinity because the historic site is located in Louisa County, not Orange County. Significance: Designed by A.J. Davis, who is widely rega... More

1013 E Street, Northwest (Commercial), Square 347, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

1013 E Street, Northwest (Commercial), Square 347, Washington, Distric...

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

Winter Building, 2 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Winter Building, 2 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

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

Albert L. Scott House, 29 South Market Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

Albert L. Scott House, 29 South Market Street, Petersburg, Petersburg,...

Significance: This fine Victorian house, built c. 1860-1861, is particularly noteworthy on the exterior because of its paneled facade, heavy bracketed entablature, bold balusters on the balconies and entrance s... More

Albert L. Scott House, 29 South Market Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

Albert L. Scott House, 29 South Market Street, Petersburg, Petersburg,...

Significance: This fine Victorian house, built c. 1860-1861, is particularly noteworthy on the exterior because of its paneled facade, heavy bracketed entablature, bold balusters on the balconies and entrance s... More

Governor Pardee House, 672 Eleventh Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Governor Pardee House, 672 Eleventh Street, Oakland, Alameda County, C...

Significance: Built by a pioneer Californian, Dr. Enoch Homer Pardee. It was occupied later by his son, Dr. George Cooper Pardee. Both men were physicians who had a strong interest in politics. Each served the ... More

Starr Historic District, 222 North Tenth Street (House), 222 North Tenth Street (House, Richmond, Wayne County, IN

Starr Historic District, 222 North Tenth Street (House), 222 North Ten...

Survey number: HABS IN-114-L Public domain photograph - historical image of Indiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County, CA

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County,...

Original working drawings are located at the National Archives. Lighthouse has rotating gear, & the complex has a watch house. Significance: This was the earliest lighthouse on the west coast to have a First-ir... More

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County, CA

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County,...

Original working drawings are located at the National Archives. Lighthouse has rotating gear, & the complex has a watch house. Significance: This was the earliest lighthouse on the west coast to have a First-ir... More

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County, CA

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, State Highway 1, Pescadero, San Mateo County,...

Original working drawings are located at the National Archives. Lighthouse has rotating gear, & the complex has a watch house. Significance: This was the earliest lighthouse on the west coast to have a First-ir... More

U.S. Grant House, Bouthillier & Fourth Street, Galena, Jo Daviess County, IL

U.S. Grant House, Bouthillier & Fourth Street, Galena, Jo Daviess Coun...

2006 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site comprises several structures, the most important of which is the Italianate style house, constructed in 1859 and given... More

Senator Elihu B. Washburne House, 908 Third Street, Galena, Jo Daviess County, IL

Senator Elihu B. Washburne House, 908 Third Street, Galena, Jo Daviess...

Significance: Begun in 1843 in the Greek Revival style. In 1859, the house was doubled in size with an addition in the rear. The following year, projecting bay windows and a porch were added to the south elevat... More

Senator Elihu B. Washburne House, 908 Third Street, Galena, Jo Daviess County, IL

Senator Elihu B. Washburne House, 908 Third Street, Galena, Jo Daviess...

Significance: Begun in 1843 in the Greek Revival style. In 1859, the house was doubled in size with an addition in the rear. The following year, projecting bay windows and a porch were added to the south elevat... More

The Villa, 890 Millington Road, Sudlersville, Queen Anne's County, MD

The Villa, 890 Millington Road, Sudlersville, Queen Anne's County, MD

Survey number: HABS MD-1413 Public domain photograph - historical image of Maryland, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Charles B. Dudley House, 802 Lexington Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, ...

Significance: The two-and-a-half story, side-passage house at 802 Lexington Ave. is representative of one type of housing stock found throughout Altoona, although most surviving examples are of brick veneer rat... More

Lafayette Hardware, 121 West Vermilion Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA

Lafayette Hardware, 121 West Vermilion Street, Lafayette, Lafayette Pa...

2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Lafayette Hardware is an excellent commercial typology example of the late nineteenth century. It is a two-story building that retains much of its Italianate ... More

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