Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
Fulton Mall, Fulton Street between Tuolumne Street and Inyo Street, Fr...
Significance: Fulton Mall was built in 1964 to revitalize Fresno's downtown retail core. It is significant as a work of landscape architecture and urban design, representative of modernist landscape design. It ... More
The Commons of McLean, 1601-35 Anderson Road & 7500-36 Ambergate Place...
Significance: The garden apartment complex known as The Commons of McLean was constructed in five phases between 1965 and 1973 by the Westgate Corporation, in the rapidly developing area of Tysons Corner, Virgi... More
Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio Museum, 645 South Meacham Road, Sc...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio is an exemplary built work designed by noted Modernist architect, Paul Schweikher of Chicago, Illinois. Schweikher bui... More
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio Museum, 645 South Meacham Road, Sc...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio is an exemplary built work designed by noted Modernist architect, Paul Schweikher of Chicago, Illinois. Schweikher bui... More
The Commons of McLean, 1601-35 Anderson Road & 7500-36 Ambergate Place...
Significance: The garden apartment complex known as The Commons of McLean was constructed in five phases between 1965 and 1973 by the Westgate Corporation, in the rapidly developing area of Tysons Corner, Virgi... More
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
Trans World Airlines Flight Center, John F. Kennedy International Airp...
Significance: The TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, opened in May 1962, is a significant example of mid-twentieth-century modern architecture, engineering, and airline terminal planning. A masterpiece of expres... More
Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning 101 Freeway at Sixth Street, Los Angeles...
Significance: Sixth Street Viaduct is an example of Moderne design, with the detailing referred to as "starved Classicism." Sixth Street Viaduct was the last and the most monumental of the twelve City of Los A... More
Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning 101 Freeway at Sixth Street, Los Angeles...
Significance: Sixth Street Viaduct is an example of Moderne design, with the detailing referred to as "starved Classicism." Sixth Street Viaduct was the last and the most monumental of the twelve City of Los A... More
Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning 101 Freeway at Sixth Street, Los Angeles...
Significance: Sixth Street Viaduct is an example of Moderne design, with the detailing referred to as "starved Classicism." Sixth Street Viaduct was the last and the most monumental of the twelve City of Los A... More
Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning 101 Freeway at Sixth Street, Los Angeles...
Significance: Sixth Street Viaduct is an example of Moderne design, with the detailing referred to as "starved Classicism." Sixth Street Viaduct was the last and the most monumental of the twelve City of Los A... More
Woodhills, Prospect Road, Cupertino, Santa Clara County, CA
Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Defense Electronics Equipment Operating Ce...
Significance: Building 505 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 505 is significant for its association with the communications facility at Mare Island, one of many non-shipy... More
O'Brien House, 4740 Richmond Avenue, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA
2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The O'Brien House, located in the South Highlands Historic District of Shreveport, was built in 1950 for Mr. and Mrs. J.C. O'Brien. Their goal was to simplify... More
Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More
Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More
Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More
Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More
Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Alameda County, CA
Significance: First private roof garden built after WWII, largest continuous roof garden in the world in 1960; first major example of post-war modernism on a rooftop; technological innovations in roof garden de... More
Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Alameda County, CA
Significance: First private roof garden built after WWII, largest continuous roof garden in the world in 1960; first major example of post-war modernism on a rooftop; technological innovations in roof garden de... More
Gregor S. and Elizabeth B. Affleck House, 925 Bloomfieldwoods Court, B...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize Significance: The Affleck House is the first Frank-Lloyd Wright-designed house in the Detroit metropolitan area. It is one of the finest examples of the architect's Usonian style,... More
University of Washington, Mechanical Engineering Building, Nuclear Rea...
Significance: The small-scale Brutalist-style building is significant for its collaborative design team, and demonstration of the possibilities of exposed concrete construction. The form of the building also de... More
The Commons of McLean, 1601-35 Anderson Road & 7500-36 Ambergate Place...
Significance: The garden apartment complex known as The Commons of McLean was constructed in five phases between 1965 and 1973 by the Westgate Corporation, in the rapidly developing area of Tysons Corner, Virgi... More
Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio Museum, 645 South Meacham Road, Sc...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio is an exemplary built work designed by noted Modernist architect, Paul Schweikher of Chicago, Illinois. Schweikher bui... More
Harold S. Gladwin Residence, 780 El Bosque Road, Montecito, Santa Barb...
The field records include this book: Documentation of the Lovelace Garden Designed by Isabelle Greene (Ventura, CA: Schaf Photo & Design, 2017). ISBN #978-0-9823707-97. Significance: The Lovelace garden is si... More
Harold S. Gladwin Residence, 780 El Bosque Road, Montecito, Santa Barb...
The field records include this book: Documentation of the Lovelace Garden Designed by Isabelle Greene (Ventura, CA: Schaf Photo & Design, 2017). ISBN #978-0-9823707-97. Significance: The Lovelace garden is si... More
Gregor S. and Elizabeth B. Affleck House, 925 Bloomfieldwoods Court, B...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize Significance: The Affleck House is the first Frank-Lloyd Wright-designed house in the Detroit metropolitan area. It is one of the finest examples of the architect's Usonian style,... More
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
University of Washington, Mechanical Engineering Building, Nuclear Rea...
Significance: The small-scale Brutalist-style building is significant for its collaborative design team, and demonstration of the possibilities of exposed concrete construction. The form of the building also de... More
The Commons of McLean, 1601-35 Anderson Road & 7500-36 Ambergate Place...
Significance: The garden apartment complex known as The Commons of McLean was constructed in five phases between 1965 and 1973 by the Westgate Corporation, in the rapidly developing area of Tysons Corner, Virgi... More
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street Northwest, Washi...
Significance: The Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial (MLK) Library was constructed between 1968 and 1972 to serve as the Downtown Central Library for the District of Columbia. Replacing the Neoclassical style Car... More
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
The Commons of McLean, 1601-35 Anderson Road & 7500-36 Ambergate Place...
Significance: The garden apartment complex known as The Commons of McLean was constructed in five phases between 1965 and 1973 by the Westgate Corporation, in the rapidly developing area of Tysons Corner, Virgi... More
Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio Museum, 645 South Meacham Road, Sc...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio is an exemplary built work designed by noted Modernist architect, Paul Schweikher of Chicago, Illinois. Schweikher bui... More
The Commons of McLean, 1601-35 Anderson Road & 7500-36 Ambergate Place...
Significance: The garden apartment complex known as The Commons of McLean was constructed in five phases between 1965 and 1973 by the Westgate Corporation, in the rapidly developing area of Tysons Corner, Virgi... More
Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio Museum, 645 South Meacham Road, Sc...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio is an exemplary built work designed by noted Modernist architect, Paul Schweikher of Chicago, Illinois. Schweikher bui... More
The Commons of McLean, 1601-35 Anderson Road & 7500-36 Ambergate Place...
Significance: The garden apartment complex known as The Commons of McLean was constructed in five phases between 1965 and 1973 by the Westgate Corporation, in the rapidly developing area of Tysons Corner, Virgi... More
Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio Museum, 645 South Meacham Road, Sc...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio is an exemplary built work designed by noted Modernist architect, Paul Schweikher of Chicago, Illinois. Schweikher bui... More
Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio Museum, 645 South Meacham Road, Sc...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio is an exemplary built work designed by noted Modernist architect, Paul Schweikher of Chicago, Illinois. Schweikher bui... More
Storer College, Lewis Anthony Library, Camp Hill, Harpers Ferry, Jeffe...
Significance: Currently recognized by the National Park Service (NPS) as the "Lewis Anthony Building," this two-story stone building was an integral part of Storer College and its evolution as an educational in... More
Montana-Dakota Utilities Building, 2603 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Ye...
STORED ON SITE. mchr Significance: It is significant for the supportive role the growing power company played in the development of Billings and for the strong clarity of architectural expression typical of the... More
Hollyhock House, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co...
See also HABS CA-1938 drawing sheet 4 of 5 for "Hilltop Plot Plan." Structure has been referred to stylistically as "Mayan Eclectic." Significance: The Hollyhock House was considered by Frank Lloyd Wright to be... More
Los Angeles Music Center, 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Ang...
Significance: The Los Angeles Music Center is important to the cultural history of Los Angeles as a post-World War II cultural center for the performing arts and as a physical and spiritual symbol that helped d... More
Ellis Island, Recreation Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Ellis Island, New York harbor, immigrants, immigration, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Ellis Island, Recreation Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Ellis Island, New York harbor, immigrants, immigration, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Warren Segraves Residence, 217 Oklahoma Way, Fayetteville, Washington ...
2011 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Completed in 1959, the Warren Segraves Residence was designed by Warren Segraves and was one of the first houses in the Northwest Arkansas region to have an e... More
Woodhills, Prospect Road, Cupertino, Santa Clara County, CA
Picryl description: Public domain image of a romantic landscape with ruins, historical building, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Woodhills, Prospect Road, Cupertino, Santa Clara County, CA
Picryl description: Public domain image of ruins, historic place, landmark, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Woodhills, Prospect Road, Cupertino, Santa Clara County, CA
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic park, open terrace, world heritage landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More
Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More
Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More
Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More
Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, Alameda County, CA
Significance: First private roof garden built after WWII, largest continuous roof garden in the world in 1960; first major example of post-war modernism on a rooftop; technological innovations in roof garden de... More
Huey P. Long Bridge, Administration Building, 5100 Jefferson Highway, ...
Significance: The Huey P. Long Bridge, Administration was built as part of the Huey P. Long Bridge project and designated as Contract No. 10. It was built to house the administrative offices of the Louisiana Hi... More
Federal Office Building No. 6 Site, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington...
Significance: The Federal Office Building No. 6 (FOB 6) Site is significant as an early example of a Modernist designed landscape in Washington, D.C. It embodies the seminal efforts of the newly created Genera... More
Federal Office Building No. 6 Site, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington...
Significance: The Federal Office Building No. 6 (FOB 6) Site is significant as an early example of a Modernist designed landscape in Washington, D.C. It embodies the seminal efforts of the newly created Genera... More
University of Washington, Mechanical Engineering Building, Nuclear Rea...
Significance: The small-scale Brutalist-style building is significant for its collaborative design team, and demonstration of the possibilities of exposed concrete construction. The form of the building also de... More
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
University of Washington, Mechanical Engineering Building, Nuclear Rea...
Significance: The small-scale Brutalist-style building is significant for its collaborative design team, and demonstration of the possibilities of exposed concrete construction. The form of the building also de... More
Fulton Mall, Fulton Street between Tuolumne Street and Inyo Street, Fr...
Significance: Fulton Mall was built in 1964 to revitalize Fresno's downtown retail core. It is significant as a work of landscape architecture and urban design, representative of modernist landscape design. It ... More
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio Museum, 645 South Meacham Road, Sc...
2017 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Schweikher-Langsdorf House & Studio is an exemplary built work designed by noted Modernist architect, Paul Schweikher of Chicago, Illinois. Schweikher bui... More
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
Quarry Visitor Center, U.S. Highway 40, 8 miles north of Jensen, Jense...
Significance: The visitor center is one of the four most significant visitor centers produced by the "Mission 66" program, which transformed the American National Park system to meet postwar conditions. The pro... More
Trans World Airlines Flight Center, John F. Kennedy International Airp...
Significance: The TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, opened in May 1962, is a significant example of mid-twentieth-century modern architecture, engineering, and airline terminal planning. A masterpiece of expres... More
Ellis Island, Recreation Building, New York Harbor, New York, New York...
Picryl description: Public domain image of Ellis Island, New York harbor, immigrants, immigration, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning 101 Freeway at Sixth Street, Los Angeles...
Significance: Sixth Street Viaduct is an example of Moderne design, with the detailing referred to as "starved Classicism." Sixth Street Viaduct was the last and the most monumental of the twelve City of Los A... More
Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning 101 Freeway at Sixth Street, Los Angeles...
Significance: Sixth Street Viaduct is an example of Moderne design, with the detailing referred to as "starved Classicism." Sixth Street Viaduct was the last and the most monumental of the twelve City of Los A... More
Sixth Street Bridge, Spanning 101 Freeway at Sixth Street, Los Angeles...
Significance: Sixth Street Viaduct is an example of Moderne design, with the detailing referred to as "starved Classicism." Sixth Street Viaduct was the last and the most monumental of the twelve City of Los A... More
Woodhills, Prospect Road, Cupertino, Santa Clara County, CA
Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S. Coast Guard Support Center Alameda, Warehouse, Spencer Road & Ica...
Significance: According to a HABS survey prepared by Ana Beth Koval in 1992: "This building is one of the fourteen 1930s buildings on Coast Guard Island which appear to be eligible to the National Register as ... More
O'Brien House, 4740 Richmond Avenue, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA
2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The O'Brien House, located in the South Highlands Historic District of Shreveport, was built in 1950 for Mr. and Mrs. J.C. O'Brien. Their goal was to simplify... More
World Trade Center Site, Bounded by Vesey, Church, Liberty Streets, & ...
Public domain photograph related to New York City, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More
Cyclorama Building, 125 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Adams County, PA
Significance: One of a handful of high profile new visitor centers designed by famous architects as part of the larger Mission 66 initiative. Mission 66 was a NPS-wide effort to upgrade park visitor facilities ... More
Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge Street, Berkeley, Alameda Coun...
Significance: As a major civic work designed by distinguished local architect James Plachek, the Berkeley Public Library is both architecturally and culturally significant. The building, which is sited promine... More
Huey P. Long Bridge, Administration Building, 5100 Jefferson Highway, ...
Significance: The Huey P. Long Bridge, Administration was built as part of the Huey P. Long Bridge project and designated as Contract No. 10. It was built to house the administrative offices of the Louisiana Hi... More