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New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Sanatorium Road, 1 mile east of intersection of Main Street & Sanitorium Road, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Sanatorium Road, 1 mile east...

Significance: The New Jersey State Sanatorium is an excellent example of a typical state sanatorium because it contains all of the textbook design features considered essential by experts of the day. Thomas Spe... More

Water Street Bridge, County Route 119/26, over Guyandotte River, Logan, Logan County, WV

Water Street Bridge, County Route 119/26, over Guyandotte River, Logan...

Significance: The Water Street Bridge is significant for its association with the civil and economic development of the city of Logan, West Virginia. Since its construction in 1934 the bridge has been a primar... More

Easley Bridge, Spanning Norfolk Southern Corporation railroad tracks on Poplar Street, Bluefield, Mercer County, WV

Easley Bridge, Spanning Norfolk Southern Corporation railroad tracks o...

Significance: The 14-span Easley Bridge is representative of the many mid-scale urban bridges built throughout West Virginia during the first half of the twentieth century which emphasized reduced material requ... More

Easley Bridge, Spanning Norfolk Southern Corporation railroad tracks on Poplar Street, Bluefield, Mercer County, WV

Easley Bridge, Spanning Norfolk Southern Corporation railroad tracks o...

Significance: The 14-span Easley Bridge is representative of the many mid-scale urban bridges built throughout West Virginia during the first half of the twentieth century which emphasized reduced material requ... More

Easley Bridge, Spanning Norfolk Southern Corporation railroad tracks on Poplar Street, Bluefield, Mercer County, WV

Easley Bridge, Spanning Norfolk Southern Corporation railroad tracks o...

Significance: The 14-span Easley Bridge is representative of the many mid-scale urban bridges built throughout West Virginia during the first half of the twentieth century which emphasized reduced material requ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone River & Branch Street, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Blackstone River Railroad Bridge, New Haven Railroad over Blackstone R...

Significance: Erected in 1897, the five-span, 376-foot Blackstone River Railroad Bridge carries both main line tracks of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor over the Blackstone River and Branch Street. This riveted ... More

Route 206 Raritan River Bridge, U.S. Route 206 over Raritan River, Somerville, Somerset County, NJ

Route 206 Raritan River Bridge, U.S. Route 206 over Raritan River, Som...

Significance: The Route 206 Raritan River Bridge is a well-preserved example of a concrete open-spandrel, barrel-arch bridge, representative of the early work of New Jersey State Highway Department Chief Bridge... More

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, OH

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, O...

Significance: The Bostwick-Braun Warehouse is significant both for its association with the Bostwick-Braun Company and for the company's implementation of new engineering techniques. Architect George S. Mills u... More

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, OH

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, O...

Significance: The Bostwick-Braun Warehouse is significant both for its association with the Bostwick-Braun Company and for the company's implementation of new engineering techniques. Architect George S. Mills u... More

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, OH

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, O...

Significance: The Bostwick-Braun Warehouse is significant both for its association with the Bostwick-Braun Company and for the company's implementation of new engineering techniques. Architect George S. Mills u... More

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...

Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...

Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...

Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...

Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...

Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More

Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Route 94, Austinville, Wythe County, Virginia

Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Ro...

Significance: The Jackson's Ferry Bridge is a representative example of a riveted steel simple triangular through truss and a riveted steel continuous cantilever triangular through truss, typical of early to mi... More

Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Route 94, Austinville, Wythe County, Virginia

Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Ro...

Significance: The Jackson's Ferry Bridge is a representative example of a riveted steel simple triangular through truss and a riveted steel continuous cantilever triangular through truss, typical of early to mi... More

Shoal Harbor, Intersection of Port Monmouth Road & Main Street, Belford, Monmouth County, NJ

Shoal Harbor, Intersection of Port Monmouth Road & Main Street, Belfor...

Significance: The Shoal Harbor fishing community is one of the last remaining traditional fisheries in New Jersey and the last such community on Raritan Bay. The community is a distinctive, vernacular built env... More

Shoal Harbor, Intersection of Port Monmouth Road & Main Street, Belford, Monmouth County, NJ

Shoal Harbor, Intersection of Port Monmouth Road & Main Street, Belfor...

Significance: The Shoal Harbor fishing community is one of the last remaining traditional fisheries in New Jersey and the last such community on Raritan Bay. The community is a distinctive, vernacular built env... More

Shoal Harbor, Intersection of Port Monmouth Road & Main Street, Belford, Monmouth County, NJ

Shoal Harbor, Intersection of Port Monmouth Road & Main Street, Belfor...

Significance: The Shoal Harbor fishing community is one of the last remaining traditional fisheries in New Jersey and the last such community on Raritan Bay. The community is a distinctive, vernacular built env... More

Shoal Harbor, Intersection of Port Monmouth Road & Main Street, Belford, Monmouth County, NJ

Shoal Harbor, Intersection of Port Monmouth Road & Main Street, Belfor...

Significance: The Shoal Harbor fishing community is one of the last remaining traditional fisheries in New Jersey and the last such community on Raritan Bay. The community is a distinctive, vernacular built env... More

Middlesex Sampling Plant, Process Building, 239 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ

Middlesex Sampling Plant, Process Building, 239 Mountain Avenue, Middl...

Significance: The process building was used between 1943-67 for sampling uranium, beryllium, and thorium ore for the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission for use in the development of atomic wea... More

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile southeast of Graham Road intersection, Yale, St. Clair County, MI

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile sou...

Significance: This bridge is one of very few examples of a cast-in-place concrete closed spandrel (non-filled) deck arch structure found in Michigan. The attention to cosmetic detail (such as the precast concr... More

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile southeast of Graham Road intersection, Yale, St. Clair County, MI

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile sou...

Significance: This bridge is one of very few examples of a cast-in-place concrete closed spandrel (non-filled) deck arch structure found in Michigan. The attention to cosmetic detail (such as the precast concr... More

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile southeast of Graham Road intersection, Yale, St. Clair County, MI

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile sou...

Significance: This bridge is one of very few examples of a cast-in-place concrete closed spandrel (non-filled) deck arch structure found in Michigan. The attention to cosmetic detail (such as the precast concr... More

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile southeast of Graham Road intersection, Yale, St. Clair County, MI

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile sou...

Significance: This bridge is one of very few examples of a cast-in-place concrete closed spandrel (non-filled) deck arch structure found in Michigan. The attention to cosmetic detail (such as the precast concr... More

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile southeast of Graham Road intersection, Yale, St. Clair County, MI

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile sou...

Significance: This bridge is one of very few examples of a cast-in-place concrete closed spandrel (non-filled) deck arch structure found in Michigan. The attention to cosmetic detail (such as the precast concr... More

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Children's Unit, Pavilion Road, .4 mile west of intersection with Sanatorium Road, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Children's Unit, Pavilion Ro...

Significance: The Children's Unit brings together under one roof the typical tuberculosis sanatorium design features and functions usually located in multiple buildings in sanatoria through the United States du... More

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Children's Unit, Pavilion Road, .4 mile west of intersection with Sanatorium Road, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Children's Unit, Pavilion Ro...

Significance: The Children's Unit brings together under one roof the typical tuberculosis sanatorium design features and functions usually located in multiple buildings in sanatoria through the United States du... More

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion Road, .3 mile west of intersection with Sanatorium Road, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion...

Significance: The Employee Dormitory is representative of early 20th century design changes that were made in tuberculosis treatment facilities to safeguard the physical and mental health of employees. Survey... More

Gilbert Bridge, U.S. Route 52, spanning Guyandotte River near confluence of Gilbert Creek, Gilbert, Mingo County, WV

Gilbert Bridge, U.S. Route 52, spanning Guyandotte River near confluen...

Significance: The Gilbert Bridge, which was constructed during the "Good Roads Movement" of the 1920s, allowed for the economic and geographic expansion of Gilbert, West Virginia by providing safe and convenien... More

National Docks Branch Bridge N.D.2F, Spans former Central Railroad of New Jersey , west of New Jersey Turnpike, north of Communipaw Avenue near Johnson Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

National Docks Branch Bridge N.D.2F, Spans former Central Railroad of ...

Significance: Bridge N.D.2F is significant as a highly intact and representative example of a riveted Pratt through truss railroad bridge, typical of late nineteenth and early twentieth century bridge engineeri... More

United States Radium Corporation, Paint Application Building, 422 Alden Street, Orange, Essex County, NJ

United States Radium Corporation, Paint Application Building, 422 Alde...

Significance: The U.S. Radium Corporation site, including the surviving structural components dating to the period 1917-1926, were associated with nationally significant developments in health and safety standa... More

National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD

National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Roc...

Significance: The Industrial Hygeine Laboratory, constructed in 1938, is one of the original laboratory buildings built for the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, and the first laboratory built sol... More

National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD

National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Roc...

Significance: The Industrial Hygeine Laboratory, constructed in 1938, is one of the original laboratory buildings built for the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, and the first laboratory built sol... More

Lyter Road Bridge, Lyter Road Spanning Little Swan Creek, Bronson, Branch County, MI

Lyter Road Bridge, Lyter Road Spanning Little Swan Creek, Bronson, Bra...

Significance: The Lyter Road Bridge is one of only four steel through girder bridges left on the Michigan Department of Transportation inventory list and is over 79 years old. Survey number: HAER MI-101 Build... More

New Jersey Route 35 Bridge, U.S. Route 9, Spanning U.S. Route 1, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ

New Jersey Route 35 Bridge, U.S. Route 9, Spanning U.S. Route 1, Woodb...

Significance: The N.J. Route 35 Bridge is a typical example of a single span, steel encased thru-girder highway overpass built during the tenure of Morris Goodkind, chief bridge engineer for the New Jersey Stat... More

New Jersey Route 35 Bridge, U.S. Route 9, Spanning U.S. Route 1, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ

New Jersey Route 35 Bridge, U.S. Route 9, Spanning U.S. Route 1, Woodb...

Significance: The N.J. Route 35 Bridge is a typical example of a single span, steel encased thru-girder highway overpass built during the tenure of Morris Goodkind, chief bridge engineer for the New Jersey Stat... More

Route 7 Bridge, Route 7 (1AG) over Passaic River, Belleville, Essex County, NJ

Route 7 Bridge, Route 7 (1AG) over Passaic River, Belleville, Essex Co...

Significance: The bridge has been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places due to its well-preserved state and its significance as an example of an uncommon bascule bridge type built by ... More

Middlesex Sampling Plant, Garage, 239 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ

Middlesex Sampling Plant, Garage, 239 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, Midd...

Significance: This six-car garage was part of the Middlesex Sampling Plant used between 1943-67 for sampling uranium, beryllium, and thorium for the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission for use ... More

DeStefano Farmhouse, 86 Union Street, Medford, Burlington County, NJ

DeStefano Farmhouse, 86 Union Street, Medford, Burlington County, NJ

Survey number: HABS NJ-1229 Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Locke Avenue Bridge, Locke Avenue (County Route 671) Spanning Raccoon Creek, Swedesboro, Gloucester County, NJ

Locke Avenue Bridge, Locke Avenue (County Route 671) Spanning Raccoon ...

Significance: The Locke Avenue Bridge, constructed in 1911, is the only swing span and the oldest of three movable span bridges extant in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The bridge is distinctive as a small sca... More

Middlesex Sampling Plant, Boiler House, 239 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ

Middlesex Sampling Plant, Boiler House, 239 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex...

Significance: The boiler house heated the process building that was used between 1943-67 for sampling uranium, beryllium, and thorium for the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission for use in the ... More

Carter's Bridge, Still Road (Road 211), spanning Choptank River, Sandtown, Kent County, DE

Carter's Bridge, Still Road (Road 211), spanning Choptank River, Sandt...

Significance: Carter's Bridge (State Bridge No. 211A) is Delaware's only surviving highway span representative of the steel I-beam and lally column bridge form. The four-span length of the structure is unusual... More

Christian Admiral Hotel, 1401 Beach Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Christian Admiral Hotel, 1401 Beach Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County,...

Significance: The Cape May Hotel was constructed in 1908 as the anchor for an ambitious real estate venture to create a new town in East Cape May to replace the aging center. The development was designed to rej... More

Christian Admiral Hotel, 1401 Beach Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Christian Admiral Hotel, 1401 Beach Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County,...

Significance: The Cape May Hotel was constructed in 1908 as the anchor for an ambitious real estate venture to create a new town in East Cape May to replace the aging center. The development was designed to rej... More

Brookrace Estate, Patrol Cottage One, Located 0.1 mile north of Pleasant Valley Road & 0.3 mile east of Union School House Road, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Brookrace Estate, Patrol Cottage One, Located 0.1 mile north of Pleasa...

Significance: Patrol Cottages One and Three are dormitories built in 1947. These buildings have identical plan and elevation. Patrol Cottage Two is similar to these two buildings except for exterior wall claddi... More

22 Grant Street (House), Montclair, Essex County, NJ

22 Grant Street (House), Montclair, Essex County, NJ

Significance: 22 Grant Street is a contributing component of the Pine Street Historic District. The Pine Street District is significant as an intact working class neighborhood developed primarily by Italian-Ame... More

Adelaide Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, Adelaide Avenue over New Haven Railroad, Providence, Providence County, RI

Adelaide Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, Adelaide Avenue over New Haven Rail...

Significance: Erected in 1903, the Adelaide Avenue Pedestrian Bridge is significant for its association with the Gorham Manufacturing Company, a large ornamental metal manufacturer. This former employee footbr... More

Adelaide Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, Adelaide Avenue over New Haven Railroad, Providence, Providence County, RI

Adelaide Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, Adelaide Avenue over New Haven Rail...

Significance: Erected in 1903, the Adelaide Avenue Pedestrian Bridge is significant for its association with the Gorham Manufacturing Company, a large ornamental metal manufacturer. This former employee footbr... More

Fort Delaware, Sea Wall, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE

Fort Delaware, Sea Wall, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle C...

Significance: Fort Delaware served as the primary defense of the Delaware River from the second quarter of the 19th century until the start of World War II. The Fort played an important role during the Civil W... More

Marshall University, Northcott Hall, 400 Hal Greer Boulevard, Huntington, Cabell County, WV

Marshall University, Northcott Hall, 400 Hal Greer Boulevard, Huntingt...

Significance: Northcott Hall, consisting of 41,768 sq. ft. was constructed in 1915 and served as the Science Building until 1947 at which time a new Science Building was constructed. During the past 47 years, ... More

Marshall University, Northcott Hall, 400 Hal Greer Boulevard, Huntington, Cabell County, WV

Marshall University, Northcott Hall, 400 Hal Greer Boulevard, Huntingt...

Significance: Northcott Hall, consisting of 41,768 sq. ft. was constructed in 1915 and served as the Science Building until 1947 at which time a new Science Building was constructed. During the past 47 years, ... More

Costello Brothers, Incorporated, Warehouse, 111 Harris Avenue, Providence, Providence County, RI

Costello Brothers, Incorporated, Warehouse, 111 Harris Avenue, Provide...

Significance: Constructed ca. 1939, the Costello Brothers, Inc. Warehouse is significant for its associations with the development of the Provisions Warehouse District of Providence. The building housed the Co... More

Costello Brothers, Incorporated, Warehouse, 111 Harris Avenue, Providence, Providence County, RI

Costello Brothers, Incorporated, Warehouse, 111 Harris Avenue, Provide...

Significance: Constructed ca. 1939, the Costello Brothers, Inc. Warehouse is significant for its associations with the development of the Provisions Warehouse District of Providence. The building housed the Co... More

Costello Brothers, Incorporated, Warehouse, 111 Harris Avenue, Providence, Providence County, RI

Costello Brothers, Incorporated, Warehouse, 111 Harris Avenue, Provide...

Significance: Constructed ca. 1939, the Costello Brothers, Inc. Warehouse is significant for its associations with the development of the Provisions Warehouse District of Providence. The building housed the Co... More

M. T. Marcello Company Building, 105 Harris Avenue, Providence, Providence County, RI

M. T. Marcello Company Building, 105 Harris Avenue, Providence, Provid...

Significance: The M.T. Marcello Company Building is significant for its associations with the history of the Providence food provisions industry. Established in 1918, the company was one of the leading local p... More

M. T. Marcello Company Building, 105 Harris Avenue, Providence, Providence County, RI

M. T. Marcello Company Building, 105 Harris Avenue, Providence, Provid...

Significance: The M.T. Marcello Company Building is significant for its associations with the history of the Providence food provisions industry. Established in 1918, the company was one of the leading local p... More

M. T. Marcello Company Building, 105 Harris Avenue, Providence, Providence County, RI

M. T. Marcello Company Building, 105 Harris Avenue, Providence, Provid...

Significance: The M.T. Marcello Company Building is significant for its associations with the history of the Providence food provisions industry. Established in 1918, the company was one of the leading local p... More

32 Sherman Street (House), Montclair, Essex County, NJ

32 Sherman Street (House), Montclair, Essex County, NJ

Significance: 32 Sherman Street is a contributing component of the Pine Street Historic District. The Pine Street District is significant as an intact working class neighborhood developed primarily by Italian-A... More

Terminal Building, 184 Kinsley Avenue & 11-25 Terminal Way, Providence, Providence County, RI

Terminal Building, 184 Kinsley Avenue & 11-25 Terminal Way, Providence...

Significance: The Terminal Building is significant for its associations with the development of the Provisions Warehouse District of Providence. It was constructed in 1917 by the Merchants' Cold Storage & Ware... More

19 Grant Street (House), Montclair, Essex County, NJ

19 Grant Street (House), Montclair, Essex County, NJ

Significance: 19 Grant Street is a contributing component of the Pine Street Historic District. The Pine Street District is significant as an intact working class neighborhood developed primarily by Italian-Ame... More

Water Street Bridge, County Route 119/26, over Guyandotte River, Logan, Logan County, WV

Water Street Bridge, County Route 119/26, over Guyandotte River, Logan...

Significance: The Water Street Bridge is significant for its association with the civil and economic development of the city of Logan, West Virginia. Since its construction in 1934 the bridge has been a primar... More

School Street-Monroe Street Neighborhood, Bounded on north by Quincy & Monroe Streets, on south by Jefferson Street, on west by Hope Avenue, & on east by Parker Avenue & site of Canal Street, Passaic, Passaic County, NJ

School Street-Monroe Street Neighborhood, Bounded on north by Quincy &...

Significance: The School Street-Monroe Street Neighborhood is centered on the School Street Apartments and St. Joseph's Polish Church and School. The School Street Apartments are a group of eleven matching bric... More

School Street-Monroe Street Neighborhood, Bounded on north by Quincy & Monroe Streets, on south by Jefferson Street, on west by Hope Avenue, & on east by Parker Avenue & site of Canal Street, Passaic, Passaic County, NJ

School Street-Monroe Street Neighborhood, Bounded on north by Quincy &...

Significance: The School Street-Monroe Street Neighborhood is centered on the School Street Apartments and St. Joseph's Polish Church and School. The School Street Apartments are a group of eleven matching bric... More

School Street-Monroe Street Neighborhood, Bounded on north by Quincy & Monroe Streets, on south by Jefferson Street, on west by Hope Avenue, & on east by Parker Avenue & site of Canal Street, Passaic, Passaic County, NJ

School Street-Monroe Street Neighborhood, Bounded on north by Quincy &...

Significance: The School Street-Monroe Street Neighborhood is centered on the School Street Apartments and St. Joseph's Polish Church and School. The School Street Apartments are a group of eleven matching bric... More

Easley Bridge, Spanning Norfolk Southern Corporation railroad tracks on Poplar Street, Bluefield, Mercer County, WV

Easley Bridge, Spanning Norfolk Southern Corporation railroad tracks o...

Significance: The 14-span Easley Bridge is representative of the many mid-scale urban bridges built throughout West Virginia during the first half of the twentieth century which emphasized reduced material requ... More

Route 206 Raritan River Bridge, U.S. Route 206 over Raritan River, Somerville, Somerset County, NJ

Route 206 Raritan River Bridge, U.S. Route 206 over Raritan River, Som...

Significance: The Route 206 Raritan River Bridge is a well-preserved example of a concrete open-spandrel, barrel-arch bridge, representative of the early work of New Jersey State Highway Department Chief Bridge... More

Route 206 Raritan River Bridge, U.S. Route 206 over Raritan River, Somerville, Somerset County, NJ

Route 206 Raritan River Bridge, U.S. Route 206 over Raritan River, Som...

Significance: The Route 206 Raritan River Bridge is a well-preserved example of a concrete open-spandrel, barrel-arch bridge, representative of the early work of New Jersey State Highway Department Chief Bridge... More

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, OH

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, O...

Significance: The Bostwick-Braun Warehouse is significant both for its association with the Bostwick-Braun Company and for the company's implementation of new engineering techniques. Architect George S. Mills u... More

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, OH

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, O...

Significance: The Bostwick-Braun Warehouse is significant both for its association with the Bostwick-Braun Company and for the company's implementation of new engineering techniques. Architect George S. Mills u... More

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, OH

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, O...

Significance: The Bostwick-Braun Warehouse is significant both for its association with the Bostwick-Braun Company and for the company's implementation of new engineering techniques. Architect George S. Mills u... More

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, OH

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, O...

Significance: The Bostwick-Braun Warehouse is significant both for its association with the Bostwick-Braun Company and for the company's implementation of new engineering techniques. Architect George S. Mills u... More

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, OH

Bostwick-Braun Warehouse, 22-46 Summit Street, Toledo, Lucas County, O...

Significance: The Bostwick-Braun Warehouse is significant both for its association with the Bostwick-Braun Company and for the company's implementation of new engineering techniques. Architect George S. Mills u... More

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...

Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...

Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...

Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...

Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Greenville Yard, Transfer Bridge System, Port of New York/New Jersey, ...

Significance: The Greenville Yard Transfer Bridge System is the last surviving example in New York Harbor of a suspended-type car float transfer bridge. The innovative design of the transfer bridge was introdu... More

Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Route 94, Austinville, Wythe County, Virginia

Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Ro...

Significance: The Jackson's Ferry Bridge is a representative example of a riveted steel simple triangular through truss and a riveted steel continuous cantilever triangular through truss, typical of early to mi... More

Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Route 94, Austinville, Wythe County, Virginia

Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Ro...

Significance: The Jackson's Ferry Bridge is a representative example of a riveted steel simple triangular through truss and a riveted steel continuous cantilever triangular through truss, typical of early to mi... More

Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE

Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE

Significance: Fort Delaware served as the primary defense of the Delaware River from the second quarter of the 19th century until the start of World War II. The Fort played an important role during the Civil W... More

West Street Bridge, West Street over New Haven Railroad, Westerly, Washington County, RI

West Street Bridge, West Street over New Haven Railroad, Westerly, Was...

Significance: Erected in 1913, the West Street Bridge is a significant and massive example of a steel Pratt through-truss, a type of structure that evolved as a common bridge design solution in the early twenti... More

State Bridge No. 424, Wiggins Mill Road (Road 446) spanning Wiggins Mill Pond Outlet, Townsend, New Castle County, DE

State Bridge No. 424, Wiggins Mill Road (Road 446) spanning Wiggins Mi...

Significance: Bridge No. 424 is a rare surviving representative of the Warren pony-truss bridge type, a form of metal truss that was commonly employed for small-scale rural crossings in Delaware during the late... More

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile southeast of Graham Road intersection, Yale, St. Clair County, MI

Comstock Road Bridge, Comstock Road spanning Black River, 0.2 mile sou...

Significance: This bridge is one of very few examples of a cast-in-place concrete closed spandrel (non-filled) deck arch structure found in Michigan. The attention to cosmetic detail (such as the precast concr... More

Inselrue Bridge, Inselrue Avenue spanning Nashua Canal, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Inselrue Bridge, Inselrue Avenue spanning Nashua Canal, Belle Isle Par...

Significance: This is one of more than a dozen small bridges built to carry traffic across the lagoons and canals which crisscross Belle Isle, Detroit's major public park in the late nineteenth and early twenti... More

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Children's Unit, Pavilion Road, .4 mile west of intersection with Sanatorium Road, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Children's Unit, Pavilion Ro...

Significance: The Children's Unit brings together under one roof the typical tuberculosis sanatorium design features and functions usually located in multiple buildings in sanatoria through the United States du... More

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion Road, .3 mile west of intersection with Sanatorium Road, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion...

Significance: The Employee Dormitory is representative of early 20th century design changes that were made in tuberculosis treatment facilities to safeguard the physical and mental health of employees. Survey... More

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion Road, .3 mile west of intersection with Sanatorium Road, Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County, NJ

New Jersey State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Employee Dormitory, Pavilion...

Significance: The Employee Dormitory is representative of early 20th century design changes that were made in tuberculosis treatment facilities to safeguard the physical and mental health of employees. Survey... More

Short Pump Shell Gas Station, 11441 West Broad Street, Short Pump, Henrico County, Virginia

Short Pump Shell Gas Station, 11441 West Broad Street, Short Pump, Hen...

Significance: The Short Pump Shell Station, built in 1938-1939, possesses the distinctive features of a type. Built in the "little bungalow" style, it exemplifies one of the most popular filling station design... More

United States Radium Corporation, Paint Application Building, 422 Alden Street, Orange, Essex County, NJ

United States Radium Corporation, Paint Application Building, 422 Alde...

Significance: The U.S. Radium Corporation site, including the surviving structural components dating to the period 1917-1926, were associated with nationally significant developments in health and safety standa... More

National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD

National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Roc...

Significance: The Industrial Hygeine Laboratory, constructed in 1938, is one of the original laboratory buildings built for the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, and the first laboratory built sol... More

National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD

National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Roc...

Significance: The Industrial Hygeine Laboratory, constructed in 1938, is one of the original laboratory buildings built for the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, and the first laboratory built sol... More

National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD

National Institutes of Health, Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, 9000 Roc...

Significance: The Industrial Hygeine Laboratory, constructed in 1938, is one of the original laboratory buildings built for the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, and the first laboratory built sol... More

Middlesex Sampling Plant, 239 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, Middlesex County, NJ

Middlesex Sampling Plant, 239 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, Middlesex Co...

Significance: This complex was one of a number of American companies chosen by the Manhattan Engineer District/Atomic Energy Commission to process uranium for use in the development of atomic weapons. From 194... More

Brookrace Estate, Horse Barn, Located 0.3 mile north of Pleasant Valley Road, & 0.4 mile east of Union School House Road, Morristown, Morris County, NJ

Brookrace Estate, Horse Barn, Located 0.3 mile north of Pleasant Valle...

Significance: Originally the horse barn (ca. 1914) for Brookrace Estate, this barn was adaptively reused for dormitory space, recreation, publication work and film making by the Boy Scouts of America under the ... More

Lyter Road Bridge, Lyter Road Spanning Little Swan Creek, Bronson, Branch County, MI

Lyter Road Bridge, Lyter Road Spanning Little Swan Creek, Bronson, Bra...

Significance: The Lyter Road Bridge is one of only four steel through girder bridges left on the Michigan Department of Transportation inventory list and is over 79 years old. Survey number: HAER MI-101 Build... More

New Jersey Route 35 Bridge, U.S. Route 9, Spanning U.S. Route 1, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ

New Jersey Route 35 Bridge, U.S. Route 9, Spanning U.S. Route 1, Woodb...

Significance: The N.J. Route 35 Bridge is a typical example of a single span, steel encased thru-girder highway overpass built during the tenure of Morris Goodkind, chief bridge engineer for the New Jersey Stat... More

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