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Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Evergreen, 4545 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Significance: Evergreen is best known as the home of the Ambassador John Work Garrett (1872-1942) and his wife Alice Warder Garrett (1877-1952) who made their estate into an artistic and cultural center soon af... More

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...

Significance: Constructed in 1939-40 and named after its principal benefactor, Permelia Eastman Cook Hall holds significance as the last new building constructed on the campus of Storer College, a historically ... More

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...

Significance: Constructed in 1939-40 and named after its principal benefactor, Permelia Eastman Cook Hall holds significance as the last new building constructed on the campus of Storer College, a historically ... More

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Cook Hall, 252 McDowell Street, Harpers Ferry, Jeffers...

Significance: Constructed in 1939-40 and named after its principal benefactor, Permelia Eastman Cook Hall holds significance as the last new building constructed on the campus of Storer College, a historically ... More

Stietenroth House, 504 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Stietenroth House, 504 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Significance: The Stietenroth House was constructed circa 1871-74. It was built in the form of a traditional story-and-a-half "Creole Cottage," with gable ends on the sides and a porch across the front of the ... More

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County...

Significance: Inhabited by Timucua Indians for thousands of years, Fort George Island, as part of Florida, was claimed by Ponce de Leon for Spain in 1513. A mission, San Juan del Puerto, was established by Jes... More

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County...

Significance: Inhabited by Timucua Indians for thousands of years, Fort George Island, as part of Florida, was claimed by Ponce de Leon for Spain in 1513. A mission, San Juan del Puerto, was established by Jes... More

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County...

Significance: Inhabited by Timucua Indians for thousands of years, Fort George Island, as part of Florida, was claimed by Ponce de Leon for Spain in 1513. A mission, San Juan del Puerto, was established by Jes... More

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County...

Significance: Inhabited by Timucua Indians for thousands of years, Fort George Island, as part of Florida, was claimed by Ponce de Leon for Spain in 1513. A mission, San Juan del Puerto, was established by Jes... More

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County...

Significance: Inhabited by Timucua Indians for thousands of years, Fort George Island, as part of Florida, was claimed by Ponce de Leon for Spain in 1513. A mission, San Juan del Puerto, was established by Jes... More

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County...

Significance: Inhabited by Timucua Indians for thousands of years, Fort George Island, as part of Florida, was claimed by Ponce de Leon for Spain in 1513. A mission, San Juan del Puerto, was established by Jes... More

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County...

Significance: Inhabited by Timucua Indians for thousands of years, Fort George Island, as part of Florida, was claimed by Ponce de Leon for Spain in 1513. A mission, San Juan del Puerto, was established by Jes... More

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County...

Significance: Inhabited by Timucua Indians for thousands of years, Fort George Island, as part of Florida, was claimed by Ponce de Leon for Spain in 1513. A mission, San Juan del Puerto, was established by Jes... More

National Zoological Park, Holt House, Adams Mill Road Vicinity, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Holt House, Adams Mill Road Vicinity, Washin...

Significance: Interesting example of a 5-part plan mansion. Traditionally associated with Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, however, the stories are largely unsubstantiated. Residence of Dr. Henry C.Holt i... More

National Zoological Park, Holt House, Adams Mill Road Vicinity, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Holt House, Adams Mill Road Vicinity, Washin...

Significance: Interesting example of a 5-part plan mansion. Traditionally associated with Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, however, the stories are largely unsubstantiated. Residence of Dr. Henry C.Holt i... More

Merchant & Nuuanu Streets, Honolulu Police Station, 842 Bethel Street, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Merchant & Nuuanu Streets, Honolulu Police Station, 842 Bethel Street,...

Significance: The Honolulu Police Station building is the second such structure to occupy the site, replacing the 1886 building. This later structure represents the police department's growth and reputation. ... More

Maurin Building, Calle Principal, Mesilla, Dona Ana County, NM

Maurin Building, Calle Principal, Mesilla, Dona Ana County, NM

Survey number: HABS NM-214 Building/structure dates: ca. 1860 Initial Construction

Gooch Homestead, 10401 Gooch Hill Road, Gallatin Gateway, Gallatin County, MT

Gooch Homestead, 10401 Gooch Hill Road, Gallatin Gateway, Gallatin Cou...

2013 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: The Gooch homestead was founded in 1889. Edward Gooch was a prominent settler of the area. The ridge upon which his homestead resides carries his name t... More

Kennecott Copper Corporation, Leaching Plant, On Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Kennicott, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Kennecott Copper Corporation, Leaching Plant, On Copper River & Northw...

Significance: The original leaching plant (now the south end of the building) was constructed in 1915 and went into production the next year. The first four leaching tanks could process 300 tons of ore per day... More

Fort McDowell, Post Exchange, Angel Island State Park, Angel Island, Marin County, CA

Fort McDowell, Post Exchange, Angel Island State Park, Angel Island, M...

Significance: The Post Exchange at Fort McDowell was part of a major building campaign during 1910-14 to create permanent improved facilities at the Depot of recruits and Casuals, later known as the East Garris... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, Main Building, 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, Ma...

Significance: The Main Building was constructed in 1868-69 and designed by prominent Milwaukee architect Edward Townsend Mix. It was the primary purpose-built structure for the Northwestern Branch of the Natio... More

Arlington National Cemetery, USS Maine Memorial, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington National Cemetery, USS Maine Memorial, Arlington, Arlington ...

Significance: "Remember the Maine" was the popular call of the "yellow" or sensational press, Congress, and private citizens throughout the United States as they rallied around the tragedy of 1898. The sinking ... More

Plum Orchard, Saint Marys, Camden County, GA

Plum Orchard, Saint Marys, Camden County, GA

Survey number: HABS GA-2362 Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Storer College, Anthony Hall, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Storer College, Anthony Hall, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Coun...

Significance: From 1881 to 1955, Anthony Hall served as the main building for Harpers Ferry's Storer College, a historically black school founded in 1867 by missionaries of the Freewill Baptist Church. In addit... More

District of Columbia War Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

District of Columbia War Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, Dist...

Significance: The District of Columbia War Memorial was built to commemorate the citizens of the District of Columbia who served in World War I. Authorized by an Act of Congress in 1924, funds to construct the... More

District of Columbia War Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

District of Columbia War Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, Dist...

Significance: The District of Columbia War Memorial was built to commemorate the citizens of the District of Columbia who served in World War I. Authorized by an Act of Congress in 1924, funds to construct the... More

Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Castle Pinckney, Charleston Harbor, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Significance: The construction of Castle Pinckney began in 1809 on the site of the earlier fort. By 1811, it was ready for the installation of armaments. The design of Castle Pinckney is attributed to Jonathan ... More

Blandair, Slave Quarters, 6651 Highway 175, Columbia, Howard County, MD

Blandair, Slave Quarters, 6651 Highway 175, Columbia, Howard County, M...

Significance: The slave quarters at Blandair was built ca. 1845, predating the adjacent brick manor house. Supported by a rubble stone foundation, the building's walls were constructed of 2 1/2" thick sawn wood... More

Fort Simcoe, Officer's Quarters, Fort Simcoe Road, White Swan, Yakima County, WA

Fort Simcoe, Officer's Quarters, Fort Simcoe Road, White Swan, Yakima ...

Significance: The Officer's Quarters was one of three identical houses constructed in 1857 as part of the Officer's Row at Fort Simcoe. Together with the Commanding Officer's Quarters, these four buildings def... More

Homewood, Privy, North Charles & Thirty-Fourth Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Homewood, Privy, North Charles & Thirty-Fourth Streets, Baltimore, Ind...

Significance: The Homewood Privy, built contemporaneously with the house (circa 1801), is a rectangular brick building with a pyramidal roof. In plan, the privy is divided in half, with separate rooms for men ... More

Homewood, Privy, North Charles & Thirty-Fourth Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Homewood, Privy, North Charles & Thirty-Fourth Streets, Baltimore, Ind...

Significance: The Homewood Privy, built contemporaneously with the house (circa 1801), is a rectangular brick building with a pyramidal roof. In plan, the privy is divided in half, with separate rooms for men ... More

Johnson & McCallum Houses, William Johnson House, 210 State Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Johnson & McCallum Houses, William Johnson House, 210 State Street, Na...

Survey number: HABS MS-270-A Building/structure dates: 1840-1841 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1977-1986 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: ca. 1925 Subsequent Work

Johnson & McCallum Houses, William Johnson House, 210 State Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Johnson & McCallum Houses, William Johnson House, 210 State Street, Na...

Survey number: HABS MS-270-A Building/structure dates: 1840-1841 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1977-1986 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: ca. 1925 Subsequent Work

Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Russian-American Company Magazin, 101 Marine Way East, Kodiak, Kodiak ...

Significance: The Russian-American Company Magazin is thought to have been constructed after 1804, but prior to the removal of the Company's headquarters to Sitka (originally New Archangel) in 1808. The Magazin... More

Fort Simcoe, Fort Simcoe Road, White Swan, Yakima County, WA

Fort Simcoe, Fort Simcoe Road, White Swan, Yakima County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-238 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Simcoe, Fort Simcoe Road, White Swan, Yakima County, WA

Fort Simcoe, Fort Simcoe Road, White Swan, Yakima County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-238 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Simcoe, Fort Simcoe Road, White Swan, Yakima County, WA

Fort Simcoe, Fort Simcoe Road, White Swan, Yakima County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-238 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Simcoe, Fort Simcoe Road, White Swan, Yakima County, WA

Fort Simcoe, Fort Simcoe Road, White Swan, Yakima County, WA

Survey number: HABS WA-238 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: The Russian Bishop's House is one of only three buildings constructed during the Russian period that remain in Alaska. The log construction, low hipped roof, and stairways in end galleries are al... More

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: The Russian Bishop's House is one of only three buildings constructed during the Russian period that remain in Alaska. The log construction, low hipped roof, and stairways in end galleries are al... More

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: The Russian Bishop's House is one of only three buildings constructed during the Russian period that remain in Alaska. The log construction, low hipped roof, and stairways in end galleries are al... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

William Blacklock House, 18 Bull Street, Charleston, Charleston County...

For additional documentation, see also HALS SC-14 (William Blacklock House) 2014 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Built in 1800 for William Blacklock, the Blacklock House at 18 Bull St... More

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, ...

Significance: In William Mann's "A Brief History of the Zoo," penned in 1946 while he was director, he wrote that "in 1935 the Zoo had a great stroke of good luck [when] the Public Works Administration allotted... More

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Zoological Park, Elephant House, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, ...

Significance: In William Mann's "A Brief History of the Zoo," penned in 1946 while he was director, he wrote that "in 1935 the Zoo had a great stroke of good luck [when] the Public Works Administration allotted... More

Kingsley Plantation, House, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, House, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1018 Survey number: HABS FL-478-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000182

Kingsley Plantation, House, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, House, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1018 Survey number: HABS FL-478-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000182

Kingsley Plantation, House, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, House, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1018 Survey number: HABS FL-478-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000182

Kingsley Plantation, House, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, House, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1018 Survey number: HABS FL-478-B National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000182

Murallas del Viejo San Juan, Baluarte de Santa Rosa, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Murallas del Viejo San Juan, Baluarte de Santa Rosa, San Juan, San Jua...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N507 Survey number: HABS PR-135-E National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000930

Murallas del Viejo San Juan, Baluarte de Santa Rosa, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Murallas del Viejo San Juan, Baluarte de Santa Rosa, San Juan, San Jua...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N507 Survey number: HABS PR-135-E National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000930

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Double Keeper's Dwelling, Point of Cape Hatteras, Access Road from Route 12, Buxton, Dare County, NC

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Double Keeper's Dwelling, Point of Cape Hatt...

Significance: The Double Keeper's Quarters at Cape Hatteras was constructed in 1854, at the same time as the nearby Lighthouse was raised in height. Built of wood frame construction, and resting on brick pier f... More

Arlington National Cemetery, Sheridan Gate, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington National Cemetery, Sheridan Gate, Arlington, Arlington Count...

For photographs of the gate, see HABS VA-1348-C. Significance: In the aftermath of the War of 1814, President Madison and his government faced the task of resurrecting many of the public buildings in George Was... More

Arlington National Cemetery, Sheridan Gate, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington National Cemetery, Sheridan Gate, Arlington, Arlington Count...

For photographs of the gate, see HABS VA-1348-C. Significance: In the aftermath of the War of 1814, President Madison and his government faced the task of resurrecting many of the public buildings in George Was... 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

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

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

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

James Minano Cabin, Slate Creek at Koyukuk River, Bettles Vicinity, Coldfoot, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK

James Minano Cabin, Slate Creek at Koyukuk River, Bettles Vicinity, Co...

Significance: Although prospectors had begun venturing up the Koyukuk River by the mid-1880s, the first surge of settlement in the region occurred with the overflow of Klondike stampeders in the late 1890s. By ... More

Glen Echo Park, Arcade, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, Montgomery County, MD

Glen Echo Park, Arcade, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, Montgomer...

Significance: Built during the last, major construction campaign in the amusement park at Glen Echo, the Arcade was modeled after the adjoining Administration Building designed by Philadelphia architect Edward ... More

Camp Reynolds, Chapel, Angel Island State Park, Angel Island, Marin County, CA

Camp Reynolds, Chapel, Angel Island State Park, Angel Island, Marin Co...

Significance: Camp Reynolds was established on Angel Island in 1863 to enhance the coastal defenses of San Francisco Bay during the Civil War. In 1866 Camp Reynolds became the army's general depot for receivin... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

Arlington National Cemetery, Old Amphitheater, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington National Cemetery, Old Amphitheater, Arlington, Arlington Co...

Significance: In 1868, General John Logan from the Headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) declared May 30th a day of remembrance for Union soldiers who had died in the Civil War. President Joh... More

Henry House, Sudley Road, Manassas, Manassas, Virginia

Henry House, Sudley Road, Manassas, Manassas, Virginia

Significance: The first house on the Henry Hill site was built by Thomas King in 1812. In 1822 the property was acquired by the Henry family. On 21 July 1861 the First Battle of Bull Run was fought in the imm... More

Fort McDowell, Non-Commissioned Officers' Quarters, Angel Island State Park, Angel Island, Marin County, CA

Fort McDowell, Non-Commissioned Officers' Quarters, Angel Island State...

Significance: Building No. 34-35 was built to house two non-commissioned officers and their families at the East Garrison of Fort McDowell. This wood frame dwelling was built after the major concrete building ... More

Fort McDowell, Finance & Signal Office, Angel Island State Park, Angel Island, Marin County, CA

Fort McDowell, Finance & Signal Office, Angel Island State Park, Angel...

Significance: World War I strained the facilities in the concrete buildings constructed during the 1910-14 building campaign. The Finance and Signal Building is a surviving example of wood construction used to... More

Kingsley Plantation, Slave Quarters, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Kingsley Plantation, Slave Quarters, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonvil...

Significance: Among the most notable of the surviving structures at Kingsley Plantation are the ruins of 25 (of 32) tabby slave houses. Most likely erected by Zephaniah Kingsley ca. 1822-30 the quarters were in... More

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