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Miners Union Hall, Main Street, Granite, Granite County, MT

Miners Union Hall, Main Street, Granite, Granite County, MT

Significance: The Granite Townsite was laid out in the summer of 1884. Known as the Silver Queen City she reached her heyday in 1889 when the production of the mines ran as high as $250,000 to $275,000 a month... More

Fountain Grove, Barn, Mendocino Avenue & US Highway 101, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA

Fountain Grove, Barn, Mendocino Avenue & US Highway 101, Santa Rosa, S...

Significance: The barn was built in the late nineteenth century as part of an utopian experiment centering around the Fountain Grove Winery. // 1875: Built by Russian sailors (not wholly confirmed) hired by Tho... More

Kehilath Anshe Ma'ariv Synagogue, 3301 South Indiana Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Kehilath Anshe Ma'ariv Synagogue, 3301 South Indiana Avenue, Chicago, ...

Significance: One of the few example of ecclesiastical architecture to come from the office of Adler and Sullivan, this Chicago synagogue of 1890-91 was originally intended to be far more elegant and monumental... More

Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Coo...

Significance: Designed by Adler and Sullivan, the building is an important early skyscraper and was the first in Chicago to make use of caisson foundations. In February, 1961, it was designated a Chicago Archit... More

Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Coo...

Significance: Designed by Adler and Sullivan, the building is an important early skyscraper and was the first in Chicago to make use of caisson foundations. In February, 1961, it was designated a Chicago Archit... More

Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Coo...

Significance: Designed by Adler and Sullivan, the building is an important early skyscraper and was the first in Chicago to make use of caisson foundations. In February, 1961, it was designated a Chicago Archit... More

Mill Tract Farm, Mill Road (Exeter Township), Stonersville, Berks County, PA

Mill Tract Farm, Mill Road (Exeter Township), Stonersville, Berks Coun...

Significance: Excellent example of a large farmhouse of the mid-eighteenth century, showing the architectural influence of the English settlers in Pennsylvania. Survey number: HABS PA-1037 Building/structure... More

Mill Tract Farm, Mill Road (Exeter Township), Stonersville, Berks County, PA

Mill Tract Farm, Mill Road (Exeter Township), Stonersville, Berks Coun...

Significance: Excellent example of a large farmhouse of the mid-eighteenth century, showing the architectural influence of the English settlers in Pennsylvania. Survey number: HABS PA-1037 Building/structure... More

Mill Tract Farm, Mill Road (Exeter Township), Stonersville, Berks County, PA

Mill Tract Farm, Mill Road (Exeter Township), Stonersville, Berks Coun...

Significance: Excellent example of a large farmhouse of the mid-eighteenth century, showing the architectural influence of the English settlers in Pennsylvania. Survey number: HABS PA-1037 Building/structure... More

New Haven City Hall & Courthouse, Church Street, between Court & Elm Streets, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

New Haven City Hall & Courthouse, Church Street, between Court & Elm S...

Significance: The City Hall is one of the earliest examples of polychromatic Italian Gothic Revival style in the United States. The Courthouse, adjoining City Hall, was built 10 years later in the same style. ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

William T. Glidden-Austin Block, Intersection of U.S. Route 1 (Main Street) & State Route 215 (River Street), Newcastle, Lincoln County, ME

William T. Glidden-Austin Block, Intersection of U.S. Route 1 (Main St...

Significance: This is a mid-18th century ships store and tenement, a large building for the period in this area. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-42 Survey number: HABS ME-81 Bu... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Stop Lock at Dam No. 4, 85.62 miles above tidewater, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Stop Lock at Dam No. 4, 85.62 miles above tid...

Significance: The Stop Lock at Dam Number Four served to prevent back flooding of the canal above the dam during periods of high water and also served to prevent the loss of water from the canal during emergenc... More

Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Significance: A very interesting example of an early Cape Cod "house" or 1/2 house. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian stated that this was the most archaic type he saw during his survey of Ca... More

Fort Christiansvaern, Company Street vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Fort Christiansvaern, Company Street vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croi...

Significance: The plan of the fort is typical of a four-pointed citadel of the 17th and early 18th centuries. It consists of four one-story curtain walls built around a near square court, projecting bastions ... More

Fort Christiansvaern, Company Street vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Fort Christiansvaern, Company Street vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croi...

Significance: The plan of the fort is typical of a four-pointed citadel of the 17th and early 18th centuries. It consists of four one-story curtain walls built around a near square court, projecting bastions ... More

Fort Christiansvaern, Company Street vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Fort Christiansvaern, Company Street vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croi...

Significance: The plan of the fort is typical of a four-pointed citadel of the 17th and early 18th centuries. It consists of four one-story curtain walls built around a near square court, projecting bastions ... More

Visitor Center, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Visitor Center, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Public domain photograph of Sitka, Alaska, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Owen, U.S. Route 93, Stevensville, Ravalli County, MT

Fort Owen, U.S. Route 93, Stevensville, Ravalli County, MT

Significance: St. Mary's Mission, founded in 1841 by Father Jean de Smet, owned the land upon which the ruins of Fort Owen are located. The Mission was abandoned by the Jesuits in 1850 and the land sold to Joh... More

Fort Larned, Quartermaster Storehouse, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Fort Larned, Quartermaster Storehouse, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House Complex and Sugar Factory, were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate was t... More

Memorial Hall, Memorial Road, Deerfield, Franklin County, MA

Memorial Hall, Memorial Road, Deerfield, Franklin County, MA

Significance: The first building of the Deerfield Academy, occupied by them nearly 80 years; for another 80 years the home of a museum noted for its study and preservation of local history and associated artifa... More

Edward W. McCready House, 231 North Euclid Street, Oak Park, Cook County, IL

Edward W. McCready House, 231 North Euclid Street, Oak Park, Cook Coun...

Significance: This large, single-family dwelling is a simple, well-executed example of the work done by Prairie School architects, Spencer and Powers. It was built in the early 1900's in suburban Oak Park. Unp... More

Fort Larned, Commanding Officer Quarters, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Fort Larned, Commanding Officer Quarters, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More

Fort Larned, Commanding Officer Quarters, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Fort Larned, Commanding Officer Quarters, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More

Fort Larned, Commanding Officer Quarters, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Fort Larned, Commanding Officer Quarters, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More

Fort Larned, Commanding Officer Quarters, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Fort Larned, Commanding Officer Quarters, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT

City Hall & Opera House, Rouse Avenue & East Main Street, Bozeman, Gal...

Significance: In May 1887 a special election was held to decide the issue of building a new city hall and opera house. The issue passed on a vote of 98 to 22. The building, which required three years to compl... More

Wawona Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork Merced River on service road, Wawona, Mariposa County, CA

Wawona Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork Merced River on service roa...

part of Yosemite National Park Roads and Bridges Recording Project, 1991; see HAER No. CA-117 for overview Significance: The Wawona Covered Bridge is the oldest bridge in Yosemite National Park and a rare examp... More

Wawona Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork Merced River on service road, Wawona, Mariposa County, CA

Wawona Covered Bridge, Spanning South Fork Merced River on service roa...

part of Yosemite National Park Roads and Bridges Recording Project, 1991; see HAER No. CA-117 for overview Significance: The Wawona Covered Bridge is the oldest bridge in Yosemite National Park and a rare examp... More

Maine State House, State & Capitol Streets, Augusta, Kennebec County, ME

Maine State House, State & Capitol Streets, Augusta, Kennebec County, ...

Significance: The Maine State House, designed by Charles Bulfinch in 1829. Survey number: HABS ME-130 Building/structure dates: 1829-1832 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1891 Subsequent Work ... More

Maine State House, State & Capitol Streets, Augusta, Kennebec County, ME

Maine State House, State & Capitol Streets, Augusta, Kennebec County, ...

Significance: The Maine State House, designed by Charles Bulfinch in 1829. Survey number: HABS ME-130 Building/structure dates: 1829-1832 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1891 Subsequent Work ... More

Willow Beach Ranger Station, Willow Beach Access Road, Kingman, Mohave County, AZ

Willow Beach Ranger Station, Willow Beach Access Road, Kingman, Mohave...

Significance: The 1963 Willow Beach Ranger Station is an intact Mission 66-era facility that exhibits the character defining features of a secondary visitor center as defined in Sara Allaback's Mission 66 Visit... More

Saddleback Ledge Lighthouse, On Saddleback Ledge in Penobscot Bay, Rockland, Knox County, ME

Saddleback Ledge Lighthouse, On Saddleback Ledge in Penobscot Bay, Roc...

Significance: This structure, built in 1839, is an outstanding example of the lighthouses built on the New England coast. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-40 Survey number: HABS ... More

Saddleback Ledge Lighthouse, On Saddleback Ledge in Penobscot Bay, Rockland, Knox County, ME

Saddleback Ledge Lighthouse, On Saddleback Ledge in Penobscot Bay, Roc...

Significance: This structure, built in 1839, is an outstanding example of the lighthouses built on the New England coast. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-40 Survey number: HABS ... More

Gerrish Warehouse, Pepperrell Cove, Southwest of State Route 103, Kittery Point, York County, ME

Gerrish Warehouse, Pepperrell Cove, Southwest of State Route 103, Kitt...

Significance: This structure is a rare example of an early store and warehouse. Goods were brought here to be stored and sold to settlers dependent on river traffic. Important features include strap iron hinges... More

Isidore Heller House, 5132 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Isidore Heller House, 5132 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Cook County...

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Elkhorn Tavern, Telegraph Road, Pea Ridge, Benton County, AR

Elkhorn Tavern, Telegraph Road, Pea Ridge, Benton County, AR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS AR-23 Building/structure dates: after. 1830- before. 1840 Building/structure dates: 1858 Subsequent Work Building/structu... More

Elkhorn Tavern, Telegraph Road, Pea Ridge, Benton County, AR

Elkhorn Tavern, Telegraph Road, Pea Ridge, Benton County, AR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS AR-23 Building/structure dates: after. 1830- before. 1840 Building/structure dates: 1858 Subsequent Work Building/structu... More

Elkhorn Tavern, Telegraph Road, Pea Ridge, Benton County, AR

Elkhorn Tavern, Telegraph Road, Pea Ridge, Benton County, AR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HABS AR-23 Building/structure dates: after. 1830- before. 1840 Building/structure dates: 1858 Subsequent Work Building/structu... More

Miles Cobb Farmhouse, Main Street & State Route 131 (Hinchley's Corner), Warren, Knox County, ME

Miles Cobb Farmhouse, Main Street & State Route 131 (Hinchley's Corner...

Significance: This structure is characteristic of a small late 18th century farmhouse native to the area. The compact dwelling unit centered around its fireplaces and the attached outbuildings clearly indicate ... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Antietam Creek Aqueduct, 69.4 miles above tidewater, Antietam, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Antietam Creek Aqueduct, 69.4 miles above tid...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an arch bridge, stone structure, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cunningham Cabin, Between Snake River & U.S. Route 89, Moose, Teton County, WY

Cunningham Cabin, Between Snake River & U.S. Route 89, Moose, Teton Co...

Significance: James Pierce Cunningham came to Jackson Hole in 1888 from the state of New York. In 1889 he filed a homestead claim on 160 acres east of the Snake River. The Cunningham Ranch was among the earli... More

Cunningham Cabin, Between Snake River & U.S. Route 89, Moose, Teton County, WY

Cunningham Cabin, Between Snake River & U.S. Route 89, Moose, Teton Co...

Significance: James Pierce Cunningham came to Jackson Hole in 1888 from the state of New York. In 1889 he filed a homestead claim on 160 acres east of the Snake River. The Cunningham Ranch was among the earli... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Fort Larned, Blacksmith & Wheelwright Shop, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Fort Larned, Blacksmith & Wheelwright Shop, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More

Kennebunk River Club, West side of Ocean Avenue, North of mouth of Kennebunk River, Kennebunkport, York County, ME

Kennebunk River Club, West side of Ocean Avenue, North of mouth of Ken...

Significance: A canoe club founded in the 1880s, built this structure in 1889 for social functions and boat storage, it is an excellent example of the Shingle style recreational architecture of the New England ... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Lock Tender's House, Lock 37, 67.0 miles above tidewater, Antietam, Washington County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Lock Tender's House, Lock 37, 67.0 miles abov...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Ephraim Harding House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Ephraim Harding House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Significance: Cape Cod "house and a half," four bay, frame construction typical of other Cape Cod houses in this area. This is located within the area of the proposed National Seashore on Cape Cod. Unprocesse... More

Ephraim Harding House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Ephraim Harding House, South Pamet Road, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Significance: Cape Cod "house and a half," four bay, frame construction typical of other Cape Cod houses in this area. This is located within the area of the proposed National Seashore on Cape Cod. Unprocesse... More

Daniel Day House, East side of Bristol Road (State Route 129), South of U.S. Route 1, Damariscotta Mills, Lincoln County, ME

Daniel Day House, East side of Bristol Road (State Route 129), South o...

Structure sometimes refered to as a "Rum Built" house. Significance: This house was built in 1798 for Decon Daniel Day, merchant and shipbuilder. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-... More

Daniel Day House, East side of Bristol Road (State Route 129), South of U.S. Route 1, Damariscotta Mills, Lincoln County, ME

Daniel Day House, East side of Bristol Road (State Route 129), South o...

Structure sometimes refered to as a "Rum Built" house. Significance: This house was built in 1798 for Decon Daniel Day, merchant and shipbuilder. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-... More

Fort Larned, Bakery & Mess Hall, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Fort Larned, Bakery & Mess Hall, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Petrified Forest National Park Roads & Bridges, Holbrook, Navajo County, AZ

Petrified Forest National Park Roads & Bridges, Holbrook, Navajo Count...

Significance: The Petrified Forest National Park is so designated for its scientific and educational value, in addition to its natural scenic beauty. Intersecting, and at times, overlaying, prehistoric and his... More

Yellowstone Roads & Bridges, Lake, Teton County, WY

Yellowstone Roads & Bridges, Lake, Teton County, WY

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mountain cliff view, natural rocky landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Yellowstone Roads & Bridges, Lake, Teton County, WY

Yellowstone Roads & Bridges, Lake, Teton County, WY

Picryl description: Public domain image of field, irrigation, agriculture, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Yellowstone Roads & Bridges, Lake, Teton County, WY

Yellowstone Roads & Bridges, Lake, Teton County, WY

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Yellowstone Roads & Bridges, Lake, Teton County, WY
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevie...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road designs throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Cor... More

Fort Larned, Commissary Storehouse & Stables, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Fort Larned, Commissary Storehouse & Stables, Larned, Pawnee County, K...

Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More

Fort Larned, Commissary Storehouse & Stables, Larned, Pawnee County, KS

Fort Larned, Commissary Storehouse & Stables, Larned, Pawnee County, K...

Significance: Fort Larned was originally built of adobe. In 1865 the first stone structure was erected. By 1868 there were ten permanent sandstone buildings. Nine of these still stand to be viewed by the pub... More

First Territorial Capitol of Kansas, Fort Riley Military Reserve, Riley, Riley County, KS

First Territorial Capitol of Kansas, Fort Riley Military Reserve, Rile...

Significance: This simple two story stone building served as the first capitol of the Kansas territory. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-8 Survey number: HABS KS-15 Building/stru... More

Godfrey Nims House, Old Deerfield Street & Memorial Road, Deerfield, Franklin County, MA

Godfrey Nims House, Old Deerfield Street & Memorial Road, Deerfield, F...

Significance: This structure was the house of an early settler, ancestor of all of the Nims in the United States. Post Office kept here from 1816-1831. / Built early in the eighteenth century for Godfrey Nims,... More

McLellan-Sweat House, 111 High Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

McLellan-Sweat House, 111 High Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

Significance: A handsome Federal style house, with noteworthy detailing and interior woodwork. Significant as documentation of the lifestyle of the merchant elite of early 19th century New England. Unprocesse... More

Perkins Homestead, East side of River Road, South of U.S. Route 1, Newcastle, Lincoln County, ME

Perkins Homestead, East side of River Road, South of U.S. Route 1, New...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rhoads-Barclay House, 217 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Rhoads-Barclay House, 217 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...

Significance: A Philadelphia row house of the 1750's with the original staircase and much original wainscoting and other woodwork. Survey number: HABS PA-1057

Rhoads-Barclay House, 217 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Rhoads-Barclay House, 217 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...

Significance: A Philadelphia row house of the 1750's with the original staircase and much original wainscoting and other woodwork. Survey number: HABS PA-1057

Estate Reef Bay, Service Buildings, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Service Buildings, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Factory and Service Buildings were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate w... More

Weathersfield Congregational Church & Town Hall, Weathersfield Center, Perkinsville, Windsor County, VT

Weathersfield Congregational Church & Town Hall, Weathersfield Center,...

Significance: Typical, well-preserved example of a simple, rural brick meetinghouse. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-14 Survey number: HABS VT-57 Building/structure dates: 1821 ... More

Locke-Fuller House, Bars Road, Deerfield, Franklin County, MA

Locke-Fuller House, Bars Road, Deerfield, Franklin County, MA

Significance: An early post-Revolutionary farmhouse of a design unique in this area and long the home of the painter, George Fuller (1822-1884). / This farmhouse was built about 1790 for Captain Jonas Locke, mi... More

Locke-Fuller House, Bars Road, Deerfield, Franklin County, MA

Locke-Fuller House, Bars Road, Deerfield, Franklin County, MA

Significance: An early post-Revolutionary farmhouse of a design unique in this area and long the home of the painter, George Fuller (1822-1884). / This farmhouse was built about 1790 for Captain Jonas Locke, mi... More

First Parish Church (Unitarian), Northwest corner of U.S. Route 1 & State Route 35, Kennebunk, York County, ME

First Parish Church (Unitarian), Northwest corner of U.S. Route 1 & St...

Significance: First built in 1749-30, this structure is the product of major modifications in 1803 and 1838. It was first cut in two and enlarged by moving the back section 28 feet away. In 1838 the galleries w... More

First Parish Church (Unitarian), Northwest corner of U.S. Route 1 & State Route 35, Kennebunk, York County, ME

First Parish Church (Unitarian), Northwest corner of U.S. Route 1 & St...

Significance: First built in 1749-30, this structure is the product of major modifications in 1803 and 1838. It was first cut in two and enlarged by moving the back section 28 feet away. In 1838 the galleries w... More

Old South Congregational Church, Main Street, Windsor, Windsor County, VT

Old South Congregational Church, Main Street, Windsor, Windsor County,...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

James Charnley House, 1365 North Astor Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

James Charnley House, 1365 North Astor Street, Chicago, Cook County, I...

Significance: The Charnley House, probably designed by Frank Lloyd Wright during the time he worked for Adler and Sullivan, was recognized in February 1960 by the Commission of Chicago Architectural Landmark. ... More

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Broad Run Aqueduct, 31.9 miles above tidewater, Martinsburg, Montgomery County, MD

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Broad Run Aqueduct, 31.9 miles above tidewate...

Significance: The present aqueduct over Broad Run Creek is the only aqueduct with a wooden flume still in existence along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The existing structure was built during the winter month... More

Old Fort Bent, La Junta, Otero County, CO

Old Fort Bent, La Junta, Otero County, CO

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fort tower, stone walls, fortification, 18th-19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Hampton, Overseer's House, 537 1/2 Saint Francis Road, Towson, Baltimore County, MD

Hampton, Overseer's House, 537 1/2 Saint Francis Road, Towson, Baltimo...

Significance: This dwelling, the oldest section of which is though to date before 1745, was the residence of Captain Charles Ridgely during the construction of Hampton Mansion. Unprocessed Field note material ... More

Fort Missoula, N. C. O. Living Quarters, Missoula, Missoula County, MT

Fort Missoula, N. C. O. Living Quarters, Missoula, Missoula County, MT

Significance: Fear of the recent Indian uprisings led to the establishment of a military post here, six miles southeast of Hell Gate Pass, to protect the Mullan Road. This all-important link between Walla Wall... More

Fort Missoula, N. C. O. Living Quarters, Missoula, Missoula County, MT

Fort Missoula, N. C. O. Living Quarters, Missoula, Missoula County, MT

Significance: Fear of the recent Indian uprisings led to the establishment of a military post here, six miles southeast of Hell Gate Pass, to protect the Mullan Road. This all-important link between Walla Wall... More

Hampton, Stable Number Two, 535 Hampton Lane, Towson, Baltimore County, MD

Hampton, Stable Number Two, 535 Hampton Lane, Towson, Baltimore County...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

De Turck House, State Route 662 vicinity (Oley Township), Oley, Berks County, PA

De Turck House, State Route 662 vicinity (Oley Township), Oley, Berks ...

Significance: This building is an interesting example of the small stone house built by the early settlers in this area, which usually preceded the erection of a larger house. Unprocessed Field note material ... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cataloochee Valley Road, Cataloochee Valley, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cataloochee Valle...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civ... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cataloochee Valley Road, Cataloochee Valley, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cataloochee Valle...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civ... More

St. Mary's Pharmacy, Stevensville, Ravalli County, MT

St. Mary's Pharmacy, Stevensville, Ravalli County, MT

Significance: The first Catholic mission in the northwest was founded by Father Jean de Smet for the Salish (Indians) in 1841. The mission was abandoned in 1830 when the land and improvements were sold to John... More

St. Mary's Pharmacy, Stevensville, Ravalli County, MT

St. Mary's Pharmacy, Stevensville, Ravalli County, MT

Significance: The first Catholic mission in the northwest was founded by Father Jean de Smet for the Salish (Indians) in 1841. The mission was abandoned in 1830 when the land and improvements were sold to John... More

Stoughton Farmstead, On North Branch of Black River (moved to VT, Amsden vicinity), Perkinsville, Windsor County, VT

Stoughton Farmstead, On North Branch of Black River (moved to VT, Amsd...

Significance: Built in 1788, the small frame house on this farm is typical of the period, but with an unusual cellar that was exposed on one side. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-... More

Stoughton Farmstead, On North Branch of Black River (moved to VT, Amsden vicinity), Perkinsville, Windsor County, VT

Stoughton Farmstead, On North Branch of Black River (moved to VT, Amsd...

Significance: Built in 1788, the small frame house on this farm is typical of the period, but with an unusual cellar that was exposed on one side. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-... More

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