Eglin Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, 505 Choctawhatchee Avenue, Valpara...
Significance: As one of the original buildings constructed at Eglin Air Force Base, HANGAR 1 (Building No. 66) has played a crucial role during the World War II, Korean War, Cold War, and post Cold War eras. T... More
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
Loring Air Force Base, Airfield, Central portion of base, Limestone, A...
Significance: The airfield was the center of the strategic mission of Loring Air Force Base. It was one of the earliest airfields designed specifically for the B-36, which was the newest aircraft in the Strate... More
Loring Air Force Base, Airfield, Central portion of base, Limestone, A...
Significance: The airfield was the center of the strategic mission of Loring Air Force Base. It was one of the earliest airfields designed specifically for the B-36, which was the newest aircraft in the Strate... More
Fort Lawton, Quartermaster Storehouse, Discovery Park, Seattle, King C...
Significance: This building converted from warehouse to office use during World War II. Completed March 31, 1905, from QMGO Plan No. 116-A. Original cost: $11,997. One and one-half story plus basement frame ... More
Loring Air Force Base, Double Cantilever Hangar, East of Arizona Road,...
Significance: The Double Cantilever (DC) Hangar was an integral part of Loring Air Force Base's (AFB) aircraft maintenance system, responsible for sustaining the aircraft's ready condition should aggressive Sov... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Fort Hamilton, Rose Island, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: Fort Hamilton contains a mixture of military fortification buildings from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as twentieth century storage facilities and torpedo warhead ar... More
Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More
Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More
Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More
Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More
Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More
Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More
Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More
Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
Significance: Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. It was p... More
Nevada Test Site, Pluto Facility, Disassembly Building, Area 26, Wahmo...
Significance: Building 2201 is significant for its role in the scientific experiments associated with the Pluto program at the Nevada Test Site in the development and testing of a nuclear reactor for a ramjet p... More
Nevada Test Site, Pluto Facility, Disassembly Building, Area 26, Wahmo...
Significance: Building 2201 is significant for its role in the scientific experiments associated with the Pluto program at the Nevada Test Site in the development and testing of a nuclear reactor for a ramjet p... More
Nevada Test Site, Pluto Facility, Disassembly Building, Area 26, Wahmo...
Significance: Building 2201 is significant for its role in the scientific experiments associated with the Pluto program at the Nevada Test Site in the development and testing of a nuclear reactor for a ramjet p... More
Grissom Air Force Base, Building No. 747, Peru, Miami County, IN
Significance: Building 747 was used by the United States Air Force to support three major Cold War missions: the Strategic Air Command (SAC) ground alert, to act as a deterrent to Soviet attack; the Post Attack... More
Grissom Air Force Base, Building No. 747, Peru, Miami County, IN
Significance: Building 747 was used by the United States Air Force to support three major Cold War missions: the Strategic Air Command (SAC) ground alert, to act as a deterrent to Soviet attack; the Post Attack... More
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building,...
Significance: It is believed that the plans for deployment and initiation of construction of this facility were instrumental in obtaining Soviet agreement to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and a subsequent d... More
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Missile Site Control Building,...
Significance: It is believed that the plans for deployment and initiation of construction of this facility were instrumental in obtaining Soviet agreement to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and a subsequent d... More
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Family Housing Units, In area ...
All 50 duplex housing units have been removed from the MSR site. Ten were provided to the Dunseith Community Betterment Club; the remainder had been removed to Cavalier Air Force Station and Grand Forks Air Fo... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Readiness Hangar, Kenny Road, southeast corn...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Readiness Hangar, Kenny Road, southeast corn...
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De re militari. Italy, 14th century
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Manuscript on paper. Signatures (with catchwords at end of each): [a-s¹⁰, t²⁺]. Humanistic script. Illuminated initials; headings in red; sepi... More
De re militari. Italy, 14th century
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Manuscript on paper. Signatures (with catchwords at end of each): [a-s¹⁰, t²⁺]. Humanistic script. Illuminated initials; headings in red; sepi... More
Exemplum balistæ quadrirotis. Book illustration from Library of Congre...
Print shows two soldiers with a horse-drawn ballista. The device, mounted on a wagon, is manipulated like a crossbow, shooting large arrows at enemy fortifications. The horses are well covered with armor. Illu... More
Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex, Community Center, Southwest of...
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Lawton, Double Non-Commissioned Officers Quarters, Discovery Park...
Significance: One of second two NCO Quarters, this duplex is identical in plan to #903. Completed March 31, 1904, from QMGO Plan No. 82-E. Original cost: $5,108. Two and one-half story and basement frame str... More
Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine, East Fort Avenue at ...
Significance: The pentagonal fort is the most important, least changed, surviving feature of the historic bombardment of Fort McHenry, September 13-14, 1814. The sally port, casemates, and guard rooms were bui... More
Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine, East Fort Avenue at ...
Significance: The pentagonal fort is the most important, least changed, surviving feature of the historic bombardment of Fort McHenry, September 13-14, 1814. The sally port, casemates, and guard rooms were bui... More
Fort McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine, East Fort Avenue at ...
Significance: The pentagonal fort is the most important, least changed, surviving feature of the historic bombardment of Fort McHenry, September 13-14, 1814. The sally port, casemates, and guard rooms were bui... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 148, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...
Significance: One of a series of magazines at Frankford Arsenal, the building was the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of ammunition throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Constructed in 19... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 106, South of Tacony Street between Br...
Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More
Fort Lawton, Guard House, Discovery Park, Seattle, King County, WA
Significance: The only non-residential building on the post that was always used for its original purpose. Architecturally intact. Demonstrates the most extensive use of embossed metal that remains on the pos... More
Fort Lawton, Guard House, Discovery Park, Seattle, King County, WA
Significance: The only non-residential building on the post that was always used for its original purpose. Architecturally intact. Demonstrates the most extensive use of embossed metal that remains on the pos... More
Fort McDowell, Battery Drew, Angel Island State Park, Angel Island, Ma...
Survey number: HABS CA-2721-P Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Lawton, Double Barracks, Discovery Park, Seattle, King County, WA
Significance: The largest and one of the first buildings completed on the post. The older of the two-company barracks, first occupied in July of 1901. Served as barracks for the Women's Army Corps in World Wa... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 251, Northeast corner Hagner Road & Wa...
Significance: Constructed as a storehouse, Building 251 is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal that resulted from the United States' entry into World War I. Survey number: HAER PA-74... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 308, North side Laidley Road between W...
Significance: Building 308 is associated with the large scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition, during World War II. Survey number: HAER PA-74-AE ... More
MacDill Air Force Base, Armament & Instrument Inspection & Adjustment ...
Significance: The Armament and Inspection Building, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic c... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Security Central...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: Constructed in 1952, the RAFS Security Central Control Building is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Security Central...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: Constructed in 1952, the RAFS Security Central Control Building is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Security Central...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: Constructed in 1952, the RAFS Security Central Control Building is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of... More
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 Union, Officers' Quarters, State Highway No. 161, Watrous, Mora C...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N856 Survey number: HABS NM-164-B Building/structure dates: 1863 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1891
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 68, Southeast corner of Walbach Street...
Significance: Building 68, constructed as a fuze loading house, is associated with the expansion of Frankford Arsenal during World War II. Used as a laboratory after 1946, the building is also associated with ... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...
Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 206, Bridge & Tacony Streets, Philadel...
Significance: Building 206 was constructed in 1918 as a cart house and is associated with the large-scale expansion of Frankford Arsenal in its relation with the United States' entry into World War I. Survey n... More
Amerikakoku, Utagawa Yoshitora - Public domain engraving
Japanese triptych print shows the American consul and several women watching the Japanese navy test balloon aircraft in front of the American consulate in Tokyo, Japan. Signature: Yoshitora ga. Engraving attri... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, 10 mile radius around Exit 127...
Significance: Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight (Minuteman II ICBM) is an important icon of the American participation in the arms race and the Cold War. When the Soviet Union began to expand its boundarie... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, 10 mile radius around Exit 127...
Significance: Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight (Minuteman II ICBM) is an important icon of the American participation in the arms race and the Cold War. When the Soviet Union began to expand its boundarie... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, 10 mile radius around Exit 127...
Significance: Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight (Minuteman II ICBM) is an important icon of the American participation in the arms race and the Cold War. When the Soviet Union began to expand its boundarie... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 312, Northeast corner of Walbach Stree...
Significance: Building 312 is associated with the extensive infrastructure of roads, utilities and services that supported the principal functions of Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
Public domain image of a romantic landscape with windmill, Netherlands, 16th-17th century artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
Public domain photograph - historical image of South Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
Public domain photograph - historical image of South Dakota, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock...
Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten, stone Greek Revival manufacturi... More
U.S. Allegheny Arsenal, Commandants' Quarters, Fortieth Street, Pittsb...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Mess Hall & Administration Building, 1301 El...
Significance: The Mess Hall and Administration Building (Building No. 1211) is one of at least four men's mess halls constructed at the base during the early 1950s; all are of a similar configuration, and are p... More
De re militari. Italy, 14th century
Public domain image of a historic building, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
De re militari. Italy, 14th century
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De re militari. Italy, 14th century
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Castillo de San Marcos, 1 Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, St. Johns C...
Significance: The star fort and its moat and outworks were built to protect Spanish territory in Florida from attacks by the English. Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. ... More
Castillo de San Marcos, 1 Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, St. Johns C...
Significance: The star fort and its moat and outworks were built to protect Spanish territory in Florida from attacks by the English. Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. ... More
Castillo de San Marcos, 1 Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, St. Johns C...
Significance: The star fort and its moat and outworks were built to protect Spanish territory in Florida from attacks by the English. Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. ... More
Castillo de San Marcos, 1 Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, St. Johns C...
Significance: The star fort and its moat and outworks were built to protect Spanish territory in Florida from attacks by the English. Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. ... More
Castillo de San Marcos, 1 Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, St. Johns C...
Significance: The star fort and its moat and outworks were built to protect Spanish territory in Florida from attacks by the English. Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. ... More
Castillo de San Marcos, 1 Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, St. Johns C...
Significance: The star fort and its moat and outworks were built to protect Spanish territory in Florida from attacks by the English. Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. ... More
Castillo de San Marcos, 1 Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, St. Johns C...
Significance: The star fort and its moat and outworks were built to protect Spanish territory in Florida from attacks by the English. Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. ... More
Fort Keogh, Officers Quarters A, 3 miles west of Miles City on U.S. Hi...
Survey number: HABS MT-76-A Building/structure dates: 1877 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1934 Subsequent Work
Fort McKinley, South Fork Latrine, West side of East Side Drive, appro...
Significance: Fort McKinley attains significance as the largest of Portland Harbor's five military complexes built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The fort protected Maine's principal city with one ... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 40, South of Tacony Street between Bri...
Significance: Established in 1816, the Frankford Arsenal served for three decades as a depot for the storage and repair of arms, accoutrements, and ammunition for the United States Army. From 1849 to 1976, the... More
Christiansfort, Waterfront, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI
Survey number: HABS VI-137
Christiansfort, Waterfront, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI
Survey number: HABS VI-137
Fort Union, Hospital, State Highway No. 161, Watrous, Mora County, NM
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N881 Survey number: HABS NM-164-BB Building/structure dates: 1864 Initial Construction
Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Redwood Cooling Tower, U.S. Highway ...
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Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot, Redwood Cooling Tower, U.S. Highway ...
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Keogh, Officers Quarters B, 3 miles west of Miles City on U.S. Hi...
Survey number: HABS MT-76-B Building/structure dates: 1879 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1934 Subsequent Work
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
Fort McHenry, Powder Magazine, East Fort Avenue at Whetstone Point, Ba...
Significance: This structure, built about 1800, in its original form played an important part in the bombardment of Fort McHenry, September 13-14, 1814. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 66, North of Benet Road & east of Walb...
Significance: This small magazine is peripherally associated with the development and testing of ammunition and arms at Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's principal manufacturer of small arms ammunition. Surve... More
Fort Lawton, Quartermaster Stables, Discovery Park, Seattle, King Coun...
Significance: The first stables constructed on the post. Contains original stable features such as lift and haydrop. Converted to warehouse ca. 1940. Completed April 24, 1902, from QMGO Plan No. 37-B. Origi... More
Loring Air Force Base, Alert Area, Southeastern portion of base, east ...
Significance: The design of the structures in the Alert Area at Loring Air Force Base (AFB) represents special, strategic modifications of standard Air Force design in response to Soviet weapons advancements. ... More
Loring Air Force Base, Alert Area, Southeastern portion of base, east ...
Significance: The design of the structures in the Alert Area at Loring Air Force Base (AFB) represents special, strategic modifications of standard Air Force design in response to Soviet weapons advancements. ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Readiness Building, 810 Kenny Road, Blackhaw...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base Dormitory is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1950s. During ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Readiness Building, 810 Kenny Road, Blackhaw...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base Dormitory is significant for its association with American military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1950s. During ... More
Fort Union, Clerk's Quarters, State Highway No. 161, Watrous, Mora Cou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N874 Survey number: HABS NM-164-U Building/structure dates: 1867 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1876-1877 Subsequent Work Building/... More
Fort Union, State Highway No. 161, Watrous, Mora County, NM
Significance: Following the conquest of New Mexico by the U.S. in 1846, traffic along the Santa Fe Trail increased significantly. The need to provide travelers with greater protection from the Indians, along wi... More
Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...
Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More
Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...
Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More
Loring Air Force Base, Weapons Storage Area, Northeastern corner of ba...
Significance: The Weapons Storage Area (WSA) stands as the first operational storage site constructed for the storage of atomic weapons under control of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the Cold War, and has ... More
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Company Administration Building, Flare Loop, ...
See also HAER MD-47 for additional documentation. Significance: Building No. 4647 is an example of a 24-clerk company administration building constructed according to standardized plan Type A-7, 800-210 series ... More