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Blandair, Spring House, 6651 Highway 175, Columbia, Howard County, MD

Blandair, Spring House, 6651 Highway 175, Columbia, Howard County, MD

Survey number: HABS MD-1149-B Public domain photograph of a shed, barn, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Murallas del Viejo San Juan, Puerta de San Juan, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Murallas del Viejo San Juan, Puerta de San Juan, San Juan, San Juan Mu...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N512 Survey number: HABS PR-135-J National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000930

Recreation Hall, Gorbatch Street, Saint Paul, Aleutians West Census Area, AK

Recreation Hall, Gorbatch Street, Saint Paul, Aleutians West Census Ar...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N976 Survey number: HABS AK-208

Fort McDowell, Mess & Drill Hall, Angel Island State Park, Angel Island, Marin County, CA

Fort McDowell, Mess & Drill Hall, Angel Island State Park, Angel Islan...

Survey number: HABS CA-2721-I Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

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: This non-commissioned officers' quarters is one of the oldest buildings at the East Garrison of Fort McDowell. This wood frame dwelling predates the establishment of a permanent Recruit Depot in ... 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

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

Plaza, Bounded by Calle de Principal, Calle de Parian, Calle de Guadalupe, and Calle de Santiago, Mesilla, Dona Ana County, NM

Plaza, Bounded by Calle de Principal, Calle de Parian, Calle de Guadal...

Survey number: HALS NM-2 Public domain photograph - New Mexico, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Homewood, North Charles & Thirty-fourth Streets, Baltimore, Independen...

Significance: Built between 1801 and 1803, Homewood is significant historically for its association with the prominent Carroll family of Maryland and architecturally as one of the most refined and well-articula... More

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

Homewood, North Charles & Thirty-fourth Streets, Baltimore, Independen...

Significance: Built between 1801 and 1803, Homewood is significant historically for its association with the prominent Carroll family of Maryland and architecturally as one of the most refined and well-articula... More

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

Homewood, North Charles & Thirty-fourth Streets, Baltimore, Independen...

Significance: Built between 1801 and 1803, Homewood is significant historically for its association with the prominent Carroll family of Maryland and architecturally as one of the most refined and well-articula... More

Joseph Poffenberger Farm, Barn, 17834 Mansfield Avenue, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Joseph Poffenberger Farm, Barn, 17834 Mansfield Avenue, Sharpsburg, Wa...

Significance: The Joseph Poffenberger Farm was originally part of a large estate owned by James Chapline, who rented farm-size parcels to various tenants. The original Poffenberger Barn was most likely constru... More

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington Forest, Prince George's County, MD

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington For...

Significance: Fort Washington's predecessor, Fort Warburton, was completed in December 1809 to guard the Potomac River entrance to the Capital City. During the War of 1812, on August 27, 1814, it was destroyed... More

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington Forest, Prince George's County, MD

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington For...

Significance: Fort Washington's predecessor, Fort Warburton, was completed in December 1809 to guard the Potomac River entrance to the Capital City. During the War of 1812, on August 27, 1814, it was destroyed... More

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington Forest, Prince George's County, MD

Fort Washington, Fort, 13551 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington For...

Significance: Fort Washington's predecessor, Fort Warburton, was completed in December 1809 to guard the Potomac River entrance to the Capital City. During the War of 1812, on August 27, 1814, it was destroyed... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Joseph Poffenberger Farm, Wash House, 17834 Mansfield Avenue, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Joseph Poffenberger Farm, Wash House, 17834 Mansfield Avenue, Sharpsbu...

Significance: It is a 1-room outbuilding, which was built in 2 phases. The western section of the building, thought to be earlier, was built of horizontal hewn log construction, with a large exterior fieldstone... More

Camp Reynolds, Quartermaster Storehouse, Angel Island State Park, Angel Island, Marin County, CA

Camp Reynolds, Quartermaster Storehouse, Angel Island State Park, Ange...

Significance: The Quartermaster Storehouse is a remarkably intact example of army storehouse construction from the first decade of the twentieth century. Built as a storehouse for the Signal Corps at Camp Reyn... More

United States Marine Corps War Memorial, Marshall Drive, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

United States Marine Corps War Memorial, Marshall Drive, Arlington, Ar...

Significance: The immediate importance of the second flag-raising that occurred on 23 February 1945 on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima lies in how it resonated with the U.S. Marines as they continued their thir... More

Washington Place, 320 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Washington Place, 320 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, Honolulu Count...

Significance: Washington Place, built between 1841 and 1847, has an eclectic mix of Greek Revival and indigenous tropical architectural components. The original central portion is a good example of the classica... More

Washington Place, 320 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Washington Place, 320 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, Honolulu Count...

Significance: Washington Place, built between 1841 and 1847, has an eclectic mix of Greek Revival and indigenous tropical architectural components. The original central portion is a good example of the classica... More

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

Kingsley Plantation, Kitchen, 11676 Palmetto Avenue, Jacksonville, Duv...

Significance: Physical evidence suggests that the kitchen at Kingsley Plantation was originally a one-story, two-room building. Most likely constructed around the same time as the house nearby (1798), the kitch... More

Best Farm, Barn, 4871 Urbana Pike, Frederick, Frederick County, MD

Best Farm, Barn, 4871 Urbana Pike, Frederick, Frederick County, MD

2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1190 Survey number: HABS MD-1171-B

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbi...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most famous memorials, this structure serves as the southern anchor of the city's monumental plan, the other elements of which include the Capitol, Washington Monum... More

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbi...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most famous memorials, this structure serves as the southern anchor of the city's monumental plan, the other elements of which include the Capitol, Washington Monum... 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

Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More

Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More

Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More

Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA

Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 588-604 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. A...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hitchcock Hall is significant for its association with the daily life of patients and staff on the St. Elizabeths campus... More

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

Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most well known monuments, it serves as an anchor to the western end of the Mall. Statue of Lincoln on interior is one of the most famous works by noted sculpture D... More

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

Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most well known monuments, it serves as an anchor to the western end of the Mall. Statue of Lincoln on interior is one of the most famous works by noted sculpture D... More

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

Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most well known monuments, it serves as an anchor to the western end of the Mall. Statue of Lincoln on interior is one of the most famous works by noted sculpture D... More

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

Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most well known monuments, it serves as an anchor to the western end of the Mall. Statue of Lincoln on interior is one of the most famous works by noted sculpture D... More

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

Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most well known monuments, it serves as an anchor to the western end of the Mall. Statue of Lincoln on interior is one of the most famous works by noted sculpture D... More

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

Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most well known monuments, it serves as an anchor to the western end of the Mall. Statue of Lincoln on interior is one of the most famous works by noted sculpture D... More

City of Saint Paul, Saint Paul, Aleutians West Census Area, AK

City of Saint Paul, Saint Paul, Aleutians West Census Area, AK

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N971 Survey number: HABS AK-62

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

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

Significance: The stable at St. Elizabeths Hospital was built in 1901 as part of the major expansion of hospital facilities undertaken by superintendent Alonzo Richardson. Designed by the prominent Boston archi... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, Ward Memorial Hall, 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

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

The original drawings transmitted the the Library of Congress in 2010 contained errors and were replaced by corrected drawings in 2013. Significance: Ward Memorial Hall was built in 1881-82 during a period of e... More

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Northwestern Branch, Ward Memorial Hall, 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

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

The original drawings transmitted the the Library of Congress in 2010 contained errors and were replaced by corrected drawings in 2013. Significance: Ward Memorial Hall was built in 1881-82 during a period of e... 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

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

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