Chisholm House, 11010 Kenilworth Avenue, Garrett Park, Montgomery Coun...
1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Chisolm House on Kenilworth Avenue, in Garrett Park, Kensington, Maryland, is an excellent example of one of the earliest, but fully developed... More
Glen Echo Park, Crystal Swimming Pool, 7300 McArthur Boulevard, Glen E...
Significance: From 1931 to 1968 the Crystal Pool served as a large public swimming pool. From 1968 to 1982 the pool remained closed and fell into a derelict state. Several rooms around the base of the pool we... More
Glen Echo Park, Crystal Swimming Pool, 7300 McArthur Boulevard, Glen E...
Significance: From 1931 to 1968 the Crystal Pool served as a large public swimming pool. From 1968 to 1982 the pool remained closed and fell into a derelict state. Several rooms around the base of the pool we... More
Glen Echo Park, Crystal Swimming Pool, 7300 McArthur Boulevard, Glen E...
Significance: From 1931 to 1968 the Crystal Pool served as a large public swimming pool. From 1968 to 1982 the pool remained closed and fell into a derelict state. Several rooms around the base of the pool we... More
Glen Echo Park, Crystal Swimming Pool, 7300 McArthur Boulevard, Glen E...
Significance: From 1931 to 1968 the Crystal Pool served as a large public swimming pool. From 1968 to 1982 the pool remained closed and fell into a derelict state. Several rooms around the base of the pool we... More
Harris-Smith House, Church & Catoma Streets, Montgomery, Montgomery Co...
Survey number: HABS AL-610 Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial Construction
Harris-Smith House, Church & Catoma Streets, Montgomery, Montgomery Co...
Survey number: HABS AL-610 Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial Construction
J. Weingartner & Son Cigar Factory, 414 East Walnut Street, North Wale...
Public domain photograph of factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Central Branch, 4100 We...
Significance: The Soldiers National Home in Dayton, Ohio, built in 1867, was the largest and most ambitious of the three original soldiers' national homes established by the United States government following t... More
First National Bank of Ambler, 30 East Butler Pike, Ambler, Montgomery...
Significance: This building is the second structure to house the First National Bank of Ambler. By the early 20th century, the original bank, established and built in Ambler, Pennsylvania in 1884, became inadeq... More
First National Bank of Ambler, 30 East Butler Pike, Ambler, Montgomery...
Significance: This building is the second structure to house the First National Bank of Ambler. By the early 20th century, the original bank, established and built in Ambler, Pennsylvania in 1884, became inadeq... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 20A, Propeller T...
Significance: This concrete acoustical structure was built during World War II to surround an outdoor propeller test area and craneway. The unique concrete tube construction was a response to the need to muffl... More
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, White's Ferry Iron Bridge, Mile 35.49 of C & ...
Significance: Similar in its purpose to other bridges along the canal, this bridge carried traffic over the canal to farmlands and to a ferry on the Potomac River which crossed from Maryland to Virginia. The b... More
Gerald House, Adams & Lawrence Streets, Montgomery, Montgomery County,...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-51 Survey number: HABS AL-604 Building/structure dates: 1851- 1852 Initial Construction
Andorra Inn Barn, Ridge & Butler Pikes, Conshohocken, Montgomery Count...
Survey number: HABS PA-5254 Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, small home in Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Garrett-Hatchett House, 313 Catoma Street, Montgomery, Montgomery Coun...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Brighton Grange Hall, 263 Brighton Dam Road at New Hampshire Avenue, B...
Significance: The only extant Grange Hall in Montgomery County, and one of the few in the State. Its presence at the crossroads of this small farming community was a reflection of the economic development of th... More
Ambler Railroad Station, Outbound (Secondary) Station, North side of B...
Survey number: HABS PA-6051-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ambler Railroad Station, Outbound (Secondary) Station, North side of B...
Survey number: HABS PA-6051-B Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Glen Echo Park, Chautauqua Tower, 7300 McArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, ...
Significance: The substantial, three-story tower is the only intact structure remaining from the late nineteenth-century Chautauqua community based at Glen Echo, Maryland. The stonework reinforces the tower's ... More
Glen Echo Park, Chautauqua Tower, 7300 McArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo, ...
Significance: The substantial, three-story tower is the only intact structure remaining from the late nineteenth-century Chautauqua community based at Glen Echo, Maryland. The stonework reinforces the tower's ... More
Southern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, 2335 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery Co...
Significance: State of Ohio second major institution for the insane. Plans for the building were based on the first uniform plan of hospital construction, developed by Dr. Thomas Kirkbride of Philadelphia, a kn... More
Southern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, 2335 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery Co...
Significance: State of Ohio second major institution for the insane. Plans for the building were based on the first uniform plan of hospital construction, developed by Dr. Thomas Kirkbride of Philadelphia, a kn... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 19, Five-Foot Wi...
Significance: Building 19 is one of Wright Field's original buildings, today virtually unchanged and still serving the same function. The Five-Foot Wind Tunnel inside is the oldest operating wind tunnel in exi... More
Merion Friends Meeting House, 615 Montgomery Avenue (changed from Mont...
Significance: The construction of Merion began as early as 1695 and was completed by 1715, making it the oldest Friends Meeting House in the Delaware Valley. Its near cruciform plan is unprecedented in a Friend... More
Merion Friends Meeting House, 615 Montgomery Avenue (changed from Mont...
Significance: The construction of Merion began as early as 1695 and was completed by 1715, making it the oldest Friends Meeting House in the Delaware Valley. Its near cruciform plan is unprecedented in a Friend... More
Merion Friends Meeting House, 615 Montgomery Avenue (changed from Mont...
Significance: The construction of Merion began as early as 1695 and was completed by 1715, making it the oldest Friends Meeting House in the Delaware Valley. Its near cruciform plan is unprecedented in a Friend... More
Merion Friends Meeting House, 615 Montgomery Avenue (changed from Mont...
Significance: The construction of Merion began as early as 1695 and was completed by 1715, making it the oldest Friends Meeting House in the Delaware Valley. Its near cruciform plan is unprecedented in a Friend... More
Merion Friends Meeting House, 615 Montgomery Avenue (changed from Mont...
Significance: The construction of Merion began as early as 1695 and was completed by 1715, making it the oldest Friends Meeting House in the Delaware Valley. Its near cruciform plan is unprecedented in a Friend... More
Dutch Reformed Church, State Route 10, Stone Arabia, Montgomery County...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-156 Survey number: HABS NY-361 Building/structure dates: 1788 Building/structure dates: 1795 Subsequent Work
Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA
See also HALS PA-21 for additional documentation. Significance: The mansion house at Graeme Park -a rare surviving example of early colonial American architecture -was conceived of as a utilitarian structure on... More
Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA
See also HALS PA-21 for additional documentation. Significance: The mansion house at Graeme Park -a rare surviving example of early colonial American architecture -was conceived of as a utilitarian structure on... More
Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA
See also HALS PA-21 for additional documentation. Significance: The mansion house at Graeme Park -a rare surviving example of early colonial American architecture -was conceived of as a utilitarian structure on... More
Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA
See also HALS PA-21 for additional documentation. Significance: The mansion house at Graeme Park -a rare surviving example of early colonial American architecture -was conceived of as a utilitarian structure on... More
Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA
See also HALS PA-21 for additional documentation. Significance: The mansion house at Graeme Park -a rare surviving example of early colonial American architecture -was conceived of as a utilitarian structure on... More
Graeme Park, 859 County Line Road, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA
See also HALS PA-21 for additional documentation. Significance: The mansion house at Graeme Park -a rare surviving example of early colonial American architecture -was conceived of as a utilitarian structure on... More
Sanford Carpet Company, Building 45, South side of Prospect Street, we...
Survey number: HABS NY-6299-A Public domain photograph of carpet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
King of Prussia Inn, U.S. Route 202 (Upper Merion Township), King of P...
Significance: King of Prussia Inn, a widely known, early eighteenth-century inn, is situated at the site of an early crossroads in a historically significant area. Survey number: HABS PA-1009 Building/struct... More
King of Prussia Inn, U.S. Route 202 (Upper Merion Township), King of P...
Significance: King of Prussia Inn, a widely known, early eighteenth-century inn, is situated at the site of an early crossroads in a historically significant area. Survey number: HABS PA-1009 Building/struct... More
Allentown Road Bridge, Spanning Skippack Creek on Allentown Road, Fran...
Significance: The Allentown Road Bridge is a representative example of a small span masonry arch bridge built for 19th century highway traffic in Pennsylvania. It exhibits a regional stylistic variation, simil... More
Allentown Road Bridge, Spanning Skippack Creek on Allentown Road, Fran...
Significance: The Allentown Road Bridge is a representative example of a small span masonry arch bridge built for 19th century highway traffic in Pennsylvania. It exhibits a regional stylistic variation, simil... More
Parker Bridge, Spanning Verdigris River 1.5 miles Southeast of Coffeyv...
Significance: The combination bowstring/camelback bridge is a riveted steel high through truss and is one of only five camelbacks known to exist in the state. The bowstring pony truss is the only identified ex... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 71B, Power Plant Lab...
Significance: Building 71B is part of the Power Plant Laboratory Complex, the site of essential aircraft engine research and development, particularly during the 1930s and '40s. It was built due to the increas... More
Coggins Gold Mine, Rich-Cog Mining Company, Eldorado, Montgomery Count...
Significance: Representative example of gold stamp mill. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HAER NC-4 Building/structure dates: 1913-1925 Initial Construction
Department of Energy, Mound Facility, Electronics Laboratory Building ...
Significance: E Building is significant for its operational role in the polonium processing mission of the Mound Laboratory, polonium having importance in the 1940s for its use in nuclear weapon manufacture and... More
Department of Energy, Mound Facility, Electronics Laboratory Building ...
Significance: E Building is significant for its operational role in the polonium processing mission of the Mound Laboratory, polonium having importance in the 1940s for its use in nuclear weapon manufacture and... More
Onion Creek Bridge, Spanning Onion Creek .1 mile South of U.S. 166, Co...
Significance: From the National Register nomination: "The bridge is unique in that it is one of only two vertical end post Parker trusses in Kansas, and retains a high degree of its integrity. It is also uniqu... More
Onion Creek Bridge, Spanning Onion Creek .1 mile South of U.S. 166, Co...
Significance: From the National Register nomination: "The bridge is unique in that it is one of only two vertical end post Parker trusses in Kansas, and retains a high degree of its integrity. It is also uniqu... More
Scheetz Farm, House, 7161 Camp Hill Road, Fort Washington, Montgomery ...
Significance: The Scheetz Farm is significant for its architecture and history. The vernacular house on the property demonstrates an additive construction history with portions dating to the eighteenth, ninetee... More
Scheetz Farm, House, 7161 Camp Hill Road, Fort Washington, Montgomery ...
Significance: The Scheetz Farm is significant for its architecture and history. The vernacular house on the property demonstrates an additive construction history with portions dating to the eighteenth, ninetee... More
Montgomery County Courthouse (1891), Court House Square, Rockville, Mo...
Survey number: HABS MD-912 Building/structure dates: 1891 Initial Construction
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 29, Aero Medical Lab...
Significance: Construction of Building 29 was intended to expand the capabilities of the Physiological Research Laboratory, a research group formed at Wright Field in 1935 to study the effects of human toleranc... More
Grey Towers, 450 South Easton Road, Beaver College, Glenside, Montgome...
Significance: Grey Towers is a grand American Gothic Revival castle that demonstrates the eclectic nature of architecture in the late 19th century. Its opulence, replete with the finest examples of craftsmanshi... More
Palatine Church, State Route 5, Nelliston, Montgomery County, NY
Significance: Built in 1770, this is one of the churches built by the Germans from the Rhine Valley who settled this area, and is maintained as a shrine to them by the owners. Unprocessed Field note material ... More
Palatine Church, State Route 5, Nelliston, Montgomery County, NY
Significance: Built in 1770, this is one of the churches built by the Germans from the Rhine Valley who settled this area, and is maintained as a shrine to them by the owners. Unprocessed Field note material ... More
Paul Laurence Dunbar House, 219 North Summit Street, Dayton, Montgomer...
Significance: The Paul Laurence Dunbar House in Dayton, Ohio was the last home of Paul Laurence Dunbar, generally regarded as the first black American to achieve distinction in the literary field. The home was ... More
Paul Laurence Dunbar House, 219 North Summit Street, Dayton, Montgomer...
Significance: The Paul Laurence Dunbar House in Dayton, Ohio was the last home of Paul Laurence Dunbar, generally regarded as the first black American to achieve distinction in the literary field. The home was ... More
Bibb-Goldthwaithe-Arrington House, 203 Church Street, Montgomery, Mont...
Survey number: HABS AL-611 Building/structure dates: 1830 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after 1870 Subsequent Work
Merion Railroad Station, Main Station, Civic Circle, Merion Park, Mont...
Survey number: HABS PA-6145-A Public domain photograph of restaurant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Merion Railroad Station, Main Station, Civic Circle, Merion Park, Mont...
Survey number: HABS PA-6145-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Merion Railroad Station, Main Station, Civic Circle, Merion Park, Mont...
Survey number: HABS PA-6145-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gaithersburg Latitude Observatory, 100 De Sellum Avenue, Gaithersburg,...
Significance: Research on the dynamics of rotating bodies conducted by the Swiss mathematician Leohardt Euler, ca. 1770, first suggested that the solid body of the earth might wobble slightly on its axis of rot... More
Keasbey & Mattison Company, 2 1/2 Story Double House, Hipped Roof Type...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 65, Static Structura...
Significance: The imposing Static Test Laboratory was built during Wright Field's World War II expansion. It replaced Static Test Laboratory No. 1, which was too small for testing new, larger aircraft, and had... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 65, Static Structura...
Significance: The imposing Static Test Laboratory was built during Wright Field's World War II expansion. It replaced Static Test Laboratory No. 1, which was too small for testing new, larger aircraft, and had... More
Ambler Warner Theater, 108 East Butler Pike, Ambler, Montgomery County...
Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ambler Warner Theater, 108 East Butler Pike, Ambler, Montgomery County...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ambler Warner Theater, 108 East Butler Pike, Ambler, Montgomery County...
Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Fort Klock, U.S. Route 5, Saint Johnsville, Montgomery County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-162 Survey number: HABS NY-370 Building/structure dates: ca. 1750 Initial Construction
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Transonic Wind Tunnel Building, Bounded ...
Significance: The Transonic Wind Tunnel Building is an aviation testing facility contained within the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division Historic District. Naval Surface Warfare Center is a... More
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Transonic Wind Tunnel Building, Bounded ...
Significance: The Transonic Wind Tunnel Building is an aviation testing facility contained within the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division Historic District. Naval Surface Warfare Center is a... More
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Transonic Wind Tunnel Building, Bounded ...
Significance: The Transonic Wind Tunnel Building is an aviation testing facility contained within the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division Historic District. Naval Surface Warfare Center is a... More
Clara Barton House, 5801 Oxford Road, George Washington Memorial Parkw...
Significance: The Clara Barton House, dating from 1892-3, is a wood frame, three story structure built originally as a warehouse and headquarters for the American Red Cross. The house is partially constructed ... More
Clara Barton House, 5801 Oxford Road, George Washington Memorial Parkw...
Significance: The Clara Barton House, dating from 1892-3, is a wood frame, three story structure built originally as a warehouse and headquarters for the American Red Cross. The house is partially constructed ... More
Clara Barton House, 5801 Oxford Road, George Washington Memorial Parkw...
Significance: The Clara Barton House, dating from 1892-3, is a wood frame, three story structure built originally as a warehouse and headquarters for the American Red Cross. The house is partially constructed ... More
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Lockhouse at Lock 7, George Washington Parkwa...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-40 Survey number: HABS MD-56-C
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 66, Central Heating ...
Significance: The Central Heating Plant provided steam heat for the base's buildings via underground tunnels from 1929 until 1983. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N120 Survey number... More
Old Montgomery County Courthouse, Third & Main Streets, Dayton, Montgo...
Significance: This Greek Revival building, erected 1847-1850, is of architectural interest because of its handsome interior and exterior features. The Court House lawn was the scene of an address by Abraham Lin... More
Old Montgomery County Courthouse, Third & Main Streets, Dayton, Montgo...
Significance: This Greek Revival building, erected 1847-1850, is of architectural interest because of its handsome interior and exterior features. The Court House lawn was the scene of an address by Abraham Lin... More
Old Montgomery County Courthouse, Third & Main Streets, Dayton, Montgo...
Significance: This Greek Revival building, erected 1847-1850, is of architectural interest because of its handsome interior and exterior features. The Court House lawn was the scene of an address by Abraham Lin... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Buildings 25 & 24,10-foot & 2...
Significance: The 10-Foot and 20-Foot Wind Tunnel complex houses a variety of specialized testing and support facilities, most notably the tunnels themselves. Research conducted in these facilities contributed... More
National Park Seminary, Castle, Ravine in northeast part of campus, Si...
Significance: The castle is one of the NPS clubhouses. The fanciful, medieval fortress for the Pi Beta Nu sorority counterbalanced the symmetrical architectural forms, such as the villa and the Colonial House,... More
Keasbey & Mattison Company, Two-Story Double House Type, 25-27 South S...
Survey number: HABS PA-6048-U Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WCAU-TV Station, 393 City Line Avenue, Bala-Cynwyd, Montgomery County,...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Stone Barn, Mount Pleasant Road, Ambler, Montgomery County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-5256 Public domain photograph of a farm barn, granary, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Atlantic Ice & Coal Company, 135 Prince Street, Montgomery, Montgomery...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Atlantic Ice & Coal Company, 135 Prince Street, Montgomery, Montgomery...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Decorated Red Barn (1852), State Route 100 vicinity, Pottstown, Montgo...
Survey number: HABS PA-5253 Public domain photograph of a farm barn, granary, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel & Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,...
Significance: Built in 1921, the carousel at Glen Echo Park is one of sixteen carousels on its original site, out of approximately 200 in the country. It represents the later work of the William H. Dentzel Com... More
Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel & Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,...
Significance: Built in 1921, the carousel at Glen Echo Park is one of sixteen carousels on its original site, out of approximately 200 in the country. It represents the later work of the William H. Dentzel Com... More
Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel & Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,...
Significance: Built in 1921, the carousel at Glen Echo Park is one of sixteen carousels on its original site, out of approximately 200 in the country. It represents the later work of the William H. Dentzel Com... More
Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel & Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,...
Significance: Built in 1921, the carousel at Glen Echo Park is one of sixteen carousels on its original site, out of approximately 200 in the country. It represents the later work of the William H. Dentzel Com... More
Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel & Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,...
Significance: Built in 1921, the carousel at Glen Echo Park is one of sixteen carousels on its original site, out of approximately 200 in the country. It represents the later work of the William H. Dentzel Com... More
Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel & Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,...
Significance: Built in 1921, the carousel at Glen Echo Park is one of sixteen carousels on its original site, out of approximately 200 in the country. It represents the later work of the William H. Dentzel Com... More
Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel & Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,...
Significance: Built in 1921, the carousel at Glen Echo Park is one of sixteen carousels on its original site, out of approximately 200 in the country. It represents the later work of the William H. Dentzel Com... More
Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel & Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,...
Significance: Built in 1921, the carousel at Glen Echo Park is one of sixteen carousels on its original site, out of approximately 200 in the country. It represents the later work of the William H. Dentzel Com... More
Glen Echo Park, Dentzel Carousel & Building, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,...
Significance: Built in 1921, the carousel at Glen Echo Park is one of sixteen carousels on its original site, out of approximately 200 in the country. It represents the later work of the William H. Dentzel Com... More
Sir William Johnson House, State Routes 5 & 67, Fort Johnson, Montgome...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Sir William Johnson House, State Routes 5 & 67, Fort Johnson, Montgome...
Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description