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The removal of the original Abraham Lincoln log cabin from College Point, N.Y., on February 21, 1906, to be re-erected on the Lincoln farm at Hodgenville, Kentucky, the birthplace of the martyred president / J.F. Wieners, College Point, N.Y.

The removal of the original Abraham Lincoln log cabin from College Poi...

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Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Brush Creek on Township Route 412, Breezewood, Bedford County, PA

Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge, Spanning Brush Creek on Township Route ...

Significance: Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge employs typical Burr truss arch construction, a wood roof, and wood siding. It was substantially rebuilt in 1992. Survey number: HAER PA-352 Building/structure dat... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard S...

Significance: The McMyler Hammerhead Crane of 1916; 1929 is among the oldest and is the largest of the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard's outfitting cranes. It is significant as an excellent example of an extensivel... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard S...

Significance: The McMyler Hammerhead Crane of 1916; 1929 is among the oldest and is the largest of the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard's outfitting cranes. It is significant as an excellent example of an extensivel... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, McMyler Crane, 97 East Howard S...

Significance: The McMyler Hammerhead Crane of 1916; 1929 is among the oldest and is the largest of the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard's outfitting cranes. It is significant as an excellent example of an extensivel... More

Charles Williams House, South Avenue & Fourth Street (moved to), Nicodemus, Graham County, KS

Charles Williams House, South Avenue & Fourth Street (moved to), Nicod...

See HABS No. KS-49 for list of structures that are contributing to the historic district & fieldnotes. Significance: Northeast room in house was run as post office by Williams' wife, Elizabeth, in 1930's. Fami... More

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bicycle & Walking Trail, Sinking Spring, Berks County, PA

Rush's Mill Bridge, Spanning Plum Creek at North end of Union Canal Bi...

Significance: Rush's Mill Bridge is one of a small number of composite cast- and wrought-iron bridges yet remaining in the U.S. It is also one of the few existing examples employing the Howe-truss form in whic... More

St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, north of Sixteenth Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

St. Charles Air Line Bridge, Spanning South Branch of Chicago River, n...

Significance: Like all Strauss heel-trunnion bascule bridges, the St. Charles Air Line Bridge rotates vertically, lifting to clear the river it spans. This particular bridge is unique, however, in that its des... More

Moore Road Bridge, Spannning North Fork Creek at Moore Road, Unionville, Bedford County, TN

Moore Road Bridge, Spannning North Fork Creek at Moore Road, Unionvill...

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Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company, Shed, 851 Pennsylvania Avenue, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD

Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company, Shed, 851 Pennsylvania Avenue, Hager...

Significance: The "little green shed" survives as the oldest structure associated with aviation pioneers Ammon H. Kreider and Lewis E. Reisner, who formed the Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company (KRA) in 1926, a y... More

Hortense Bridge, Spanning Chalk Creek on State Highway 162, Nathrop (historical), Chaffee County, CO

Hortense Bridge, Spanning Chalk Creek on State Highway 162, Nathrop (h...

Significance: The bridge is technologically significant as a rare existing example of a very common early bridge, a timber/iron Queenpost truss. It is historically significant as an early span associated with a... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Chapel & Duplex Quarters, 9 First Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Chap...

This structure was moved to its current location in 1947. (5/12/03, KEY) Significance: This building is significant to the Hospital Point neighborhood, although it is not associated with the development of the ... More

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12, FN-13 Survey number: HABS NC-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1758 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000889

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Post Office, Pearl Harbor Boulevard near Willamette Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Post Office, Pearl Harbor Boulevard nea...

This structure was moved to its current location in 1945. (5/14/03, KEY) Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in... More

Wilson Estate, The Cabin, 9100 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery County, MD

Wilson Estate, The Cabin, 9100 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Montgomery Co...

Significance: The Cabin was one of a collection of buildings that comprised the Wilson Estate, Tree Tops. Associated perhaps with an earlier farm on the site, the building has an original main block that appea... More

Benjamin Greene House, 259 Maine Street, Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME

Benjamin Greene House, 259 Maine Street, Brunswick, Cumberland County,...

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Benjamin Greene House, 259 Maine Street, Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME

Benjamin Greene House, 259 Maine Street, Brunswick, Cumberland County,...

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Beaufort High School, Broad Street (moved from Courthouse Square), Beaufort, Carteret County, NC

Beaufort High School, Broad Street (moved from Courthouse Square), Bea...

Survey number: HABS NC-225 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fair...

Significance: One of the first bucketline dredges in the Fortymile mining district, this dredge worked longer than any other. The remains sit on what is considered by many as the richest creek in the district.... More

Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

Jack Wade Dredge, Milepost 86, Taylor Highway, Chicken, Southeast Fair...

Significance: One of the first bucketline dredges in the Fortymile mining district, this dredge worked longer than any other. The remains sit on what is considered by many as the richest creek in the district.... More

Keystone Bridge, Spanning South Platte River, Waterton, Jefferson County, CO

Keystone Bridge, Spanning South Platte River, Waterton, Jefferson Coun...

Significance: The bridge is a pin connected iron Pratt through truss, manufactured by the Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was probably built originally for the Denver, South Park, and Pa... More

Minidoka Relocation Center Warehouse, 111 South Fir Street, Shoshone, Lincoln County, ID

Minidoka Relocation Center Warehouse, 111 South Fir Street, Shoshone, ...

Significance: This warehouse was one of six hundred buildings constructed at the Minidoka Relocation Camp for the internment of people of Japanese descent after the bombing of Pearl Harbor brought the United St... More

Dundore Farm, Springhouse, State Route 183 vicinity (Penn Township), Mount Pleasant, Berks County, PA

Dundore Farm, Springhouse, State Route 183 vicinity (Penn Township), M...

See also HABS PA-261 for written historical data for this structure. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-154, FN-155 Survey number: HABS PA-261-H Building/structure dates: 1842 Initi... More

Wilderness Tower Site, East of intersection of Missouri Highways 13 & 86, Lampe, Stone County, MO

Wilderness Tower Site, East of intersection of Missouri Highways 13 & ...

Significance: The Wilderness Tower Site is a Civilian Conservation Corps-built, U.S. Forest Service fire lookout station which included a 100-foot, standard plan, steel lookout tower, in addition to a towerman'... More

Wilderness Tower Site, East of intersection of Missouri Highways 13 & 86, Lampe, Stone County, MO

Wilderness Tower Site, East of intersection of Missouri Highways 13 & ...

Significance: The Wilderness Tower Site is a Civilian Conservation Corps-built, U.S. Forest Service fire lookout station which included a 100-foot, standard plan, steel lookout tower, in addition to a towerman'... More

Saluda County Bridge No. 4, Road S-26 spanning Clouds Creek, Jones Crossroads, Saluda County, SC

Saluda County Bridge No. 4, Road S-26 spanning Clouds Creek, Jones Cro...

Significance: The significance of the bridges lies not so much in its design, as in the fact that it is the only known Warren pony truss constructed in South Carolina by the Austin Brothers Bridge Company of At... More

Habre de Venture, Rose Hill Road, La Plata, Charles County, MD

Habre de Venture, Rose Hill Road, La Plata, Charles County, MD

Significance: The home of Thomas Stone from 1770, when he purchased the property, until his death in 1787. Best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Stone served in the Continental Congress fro... More

Town of McPhee, McPhee Road, Dolores, Montezuma County, CO

Town of McPhee, McPhee Road, Dolores, Montezuma County, CO

Significance: The company town of McPhee, Colorado, owned and operated by the New Mexico Lumber Company, lasted from 1924-1948, serving as an important economic and cultural town of the Delores River Valley. Du... More

Herbert Hoover Birthplace House, Southwest corner of Penn & Downey Streets (moved), West Branch, Cedar County, IA

Herbert Hoover Birthplace House, Southwest corner of Penn & Downey Str...

Significance: Birthplace of President Herbert Hoover. Architecturally, interesting as an example of vernacular construction. Survey number: HABS IA-21 Building/structure dates: ca. 1871 Initial Construction... More

Herbert Hoover Birthplace House, Southwest corner of Penn & Downey Streets (moved), West Branch, Cedar County, IA

Herbert Hoover Birthplace House, Southwest corner of Penn & Downey Str...

Significance: Birthplace of President Herbert Hoover. Architecturally, interesting as an example of vernacular construction. Survey number: HABS IA-21 Building/structure dates: ca. 1871 Initial Construction... More

Half-Mound Bridge, Spanning Delaware River on Federal Aid Secondary Route 1325, Valley Falls, Jefferson County, KS

Half-Mound Bridge, Spanning Delaware River on Federal Aid Secondary Ro...

Significance: The Half Mound Bridge is a rare surviving example of a Baltimore truss. Survey number: HAER KS-1 Building/structure dates: after. 1875- before. 1900 Initial Construction Building/structure date... More

New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of intersection of Park & Elm Streets & approximately 150 feet north of Pine Street, New Canaan, Fairfield County, CT

New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of inter...

Significance: Built in 1868, the New Caanan Railroad Station is significant as one of the last remaining vestiges of the New Caanan Railroad and is also one of the earliest surviving railroad stations in Connec... More

New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of intersection of Park & Elm Streets & approximately 150 feet north of Pine Street, New Canaan, Fairfield County, CT

New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of inter...

Significance: Built in 1868, the New Caanan Railroad Station is significant as one of the last remaining vestiges of the New Caanan Railroad and is also one of the earliest surviving railroad stations in Connec... More

Nicolas LaCour House, Intersection of State Highways 414 & 983, Rougon, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
Governor John Hubbard House, 52 Winthrop Street, Hallowell, Kennebec County, ME

Governor John Hubbard House, 52 Winthrop Street, Hallowell, Kennebec C...

Significance: This wood and frame house, with a combination of Federal and Greek Revival detail, served as the residence of Dr. John Hubbard from 1831 until his death in 1869. Dr. Hubbard, a prominent physician... More

James D. Roberts House, 1207 North Carson Street, Carson City, Carson City, NV

James D. Roberts House, 1207 North Carson Street, Carson City, Carson ...

Significance: Built by James D. Roberts in 1859, this wood frame house was moved on a V&T Railroad flatcar in 1873 from its original Washoe City location. With handsome Gothic Revival detailing and distinctive... More

Kiel Ranch, Wooden Duplex, 200 West Carey Avenue, North Las Vegas, Clark County, NV

Kiel Ranch, Wooden Duplex, 200 West Carey Avenue, North Las Vegas, Cla...

Survey number: HABS NV-19-H Building/structure dates: 1939 Initial Construction

Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanola, Otero County, CO

Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanol...

Significance: The bridge has functioned as a locally important crossing over the two greatest rivers in Colorado: the Colorado and the Arkansas. It is one of the earliest rigid-connected vehicular trusses in Co... More

Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanola, Otero County, CO

Manzanola Bridge, State Highway 207, spanning Arkansas River, Manzanol...

Significance: The bridge has functioned as a locally important crossing over the two greatest rivers in Colorado: the Colorado and the Arkansas. It is one of the earliest rigid-connected vehicular trusses in Co... More

Fort Keogh, Livestock & Range Research Station, 3 miles west of Miles City on U.S. Highway 10, Miles City, Custer County, MT

Fort Keogh, Livestock & Range Research Station, 3 miles west of Miles ...

Significance: The two officers quarters built in 1877 and 1879, the parade grounds, a wagon shed built in 1883, the flag pole erected in 1887 and seven other facilities erected later are the remaining on site v... More

Edgefield County Bridge No. 3, Road S-63 spanning Log Creek, Pleasant Lane, Edgefield County, SC

Edgefield County Bridge No. 3, Road S-63 spanning Log Creek, Pleasant ...

Significance: Of the approximately 137 metal truss bridges known to exist in South Carolina, this structure is one of the 66 Pratt through truss bridges listed in the South Carolina Metal Truss Highway Bridge I... More

Dundore Farm, Smokehouse, State Route 183 vicinty (Penn Township), Mount Pleasant, Berks County, PA

Dundore Farm, Smokehouse, State Route 183 vicinty (Penn Township), Mou...

See also HABS PA-261 for written historical data for this structure. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-157 Survey number: HABS PA-261-G Building/structure dates: after. 1800- befor... More

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Sp...

Significance: The Swiss chalet was the home of the Zeta Eta Theta sorority. The Swiss chalet was a common form of bungalow design. The form appeared in A.J. Downing's "Architecture of Country Houses," 1850, a... More

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Sp...

Significance: The Swiss chalet was the home of the Zeta Eta Theta sorority. The Swiss chalet was a common form of bungalow design. The form appeared in A.J. Downing's "Architecture of Country Houses," 1850, a... More

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Sp...

Significance: The Swiss chalet was the home of the Zeta Eta Theta sorority. The Swiss chalet was a common form of bungalow design. The form appeared in A.J. Downing's "Architecture of Country Houses," 1850, a... More

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD

National Park Seminary, Swiss Chalet, 2802 Woodstock Avenue, Silver Sp...

Significance: The Swiss chalet was the home of the Zeta Eta Theta sorority. The Swiss chalet was a common form of bungalow design. The form appeared in A.J. Downing's "Architecture of Country Houses," 1850, a... More

Robb House, 200 Block Southwest Second Avenue, Gainesville, Alachua County, FL

Robb House, 200 Block Southwest Second Avenue, Gainesville, Alachua Co...

These drawings were donated to the H/H collection by the University of Florida's College of Architecture; the drawings were produced by architecture students at the University of Florida who chose to participat... More

Lawrence Cabin, State Route 3, Havertown, Delaware County, PA

Lawrence Cabin, State Route 3, Havertown, Delaware County, PA

Significance: Log cabin resembles those built by Swedish settlers in the area. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1077 Survey number: HABS PA-1238 Building/structure dates: after. 1... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Pharmacist's Quarters Type, 13-16 First Street, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hospital Point, Phar...

Facility No. 363 was moved to its current location sometime between 1932 & 1944. Significance: This type is significant to the Hospital Point neighborhood, as it is associated with the development of the naval ... More

Jones Livestock Barn, Tobaccoville Road (moved to South Main Street, Old Salem, Winston-Salem), Bethania, Forsyth County, NC

Jones Livestock Barn, Tobaccoville Road (moved to South Main Street, O...

Significance: The barn on the Jones Plantation at Bethania, was built in 1840 as a shelter for livestock and hay. It was constructed of heavy timber, hand hewn by the slaves of the plantation. The barn was so w... More

Jones Livestock Barn, Tobaccoville Road (moved to South Main Street, Old Salem, Winston-Salem), Bethania, Forsyth County, NC

Jones Livestock Barn, Tobaccoville Road (moved to South Main Street, O...

Significance: The barn on the Jones Plantation at Bethania, was built in 1840 as a shelter for livestock and hay. It was constructed of heavy timber, hand hewn by the slaves of the plantation. The barn was so w... More

Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County, CT

Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County,...

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Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County, CT

Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County,...

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Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County, CT

Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County,...

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Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County, CT

Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County,...

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Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County, CT

Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Burroughs Street Bridge, Spanning Flat River, Lowell, Kent County, MI

Burroughs Street Bridge, Spanning Flat River, Lowell, Kent County, MI

Address changed from "Spanning the Flat River at Burroughs Drive, Lowell vic., Kent County, Michigan" to "Spanning Looking Glass river on Portland Riverwalk, Portland, Ionia County, Michigan" because the bridge... More

Burroughs Street Bridge, Spanning Flat River, Lowell, Kent County, MI

Burroughs Street Bridge, Spanning Flat River, Lowell, Kent County, MI

Address changed from "Spanning the Flat River at Burroughs Drive, Lowell vic., Kent County, Michigan" to "Spanning Looking Glass river on Portland Riverwalk, Portland, Ionia County, Michigan" because the bridge... More

Peter Dalton Ranch, Dalton House, 9005 South Virginia Street, Reno, Washoe County, NV

Peter Dalton Ranch, Dalton House, 9005 South Virginia Street, Reno, Wa...

Significance: The Dalton-Ferretto Ranch is eligible to the National Register as a district; the four major buildings and the ten outbuildings located on approximately six acres with fencing, an orchard, and oth... More

Oakland Plantation, Cook's House, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Oakland Plantation, Cook's House, Route 494, Bermuda, Natchitoches Par...

Suggested address, Rt. 494, is not verifiable in documentation. 1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Cook's House was originally located near the main house. Later on, at the tur... More

Lime Kiln Road Bridge, Spanning Shoal Creek, Neosho, Newton County, MO

Lime Kiln Road Bridge, Spanning Shoal Creek, Neosho, Newton County, MO

Significance: The truss span was fabricated by The King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Original usage was for railway traffic. It was at some time relocated and modified to permit vehicular usage. S... More

Cedar Point Lighthouse, Cedar Point at Patuxent River & Chesapeake Bay, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, MD

Cedar Point Lighthouse, Cedar Point at Patuxent River & Chesapeake Bay...

Significance: The significance of the Cedar Point Lighthouse lies in the history of navigation and commerce in the Chesapeake Bay. Additionally, the shell of a building which remained in 1981 had some architec... More

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Ric...

Significance: Henry Ford's personal estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Survey number: HABS GA-2348 Building/structure dates: 1935-1937 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ... More

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Richmond Hill, Bryan County, GA

Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Ric...

Significance: Henry Ford's personal estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Survey number: HABS GA-2348 Building/structure dates: 1935-1937 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ... More

McElroy Octagon House, 2645 Gough Street (moved), San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

McElroy Octagon House, 2645 Gough Street (moved), San Francisco, San F...

Significance: The Octagon House was constructed ca. 1860-1861 with plain concrete walls surfaced with "V" groove redwood rustic siding, and with wood quoins at the angles and modified Classical Revival cornice ... More

Belleville Road Bridge, Spanning Belleville Lake, Belleville, Wayne County, MI

Belleville Road Bridge, Spanning Belleville Lake, Belleville, Wayne Co...

Address changed from "Spanning Belleville Lake, Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan" to "Spanning the Flat River at Burroughs Drive, Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan," because the bridge was moved in 1995. It ... More

Hastings House, Johnston Street (moved to First Street), Smithfield, Johnston County, NC

Hastings House, Johnston Street (moved to First Street), Smithfield, J...

Significance: Built in 1854, it is one of the 2 oldest houses in Smithfield. The frame work is put together with wood pegs. Its sills and floor joists are hand hewn solid hearth pine logs. Except for kitchen an... More

Curve Station, Intersection of Highway K-383 & Bryant Road, Almena, Norton County, KS

Curve Station, Intersection of Highway K-383 & Bryant Road, Almena, No...

Significance: The Curve Station was determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places based upon its local significance with the growth and development of the automobile service industry. In add... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI

Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 6, Trempealeau,...

Significance: The Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam Project represents one of the largest and most ambitious of such undertakings. With roots in the Progressive Era, the project was adopted by New Deal prop... More

Swann's Drugstore, Fifth Avenue & Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Swann's Drugstore, Fifth Avenue & Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, N...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Liston Range Rear Light, County Road 2, Biddles Corner, New Castle County, DE

Liston Range Rear Light, County Road 2, Biddles Corner, New Castle Cou...

Significance: The Liston Range Rear Light merits attention for two reasons. First, it is a river range light a type virtually ignored in the historical literature on lighthouses. Secondly, it is a wrought i... More

Liston Range Rear Light, County Road 2, Biddles Corner, New Castle County, DE

Liston Range Rear Light, County Road 2, Biddles Corner, New Castle Cou...

Significance: The Liston Range Rear Light merits attention for two reasons. First, it is a river range light a type virtually ignored in the historical literature on lighthouses. Secondly, it is a wrought i... More

Liston Range Rear Light, County Road 2, Biddles Corner, New Castle County, DE

Liston Range Rear Light, County Road 2, Biddles Corner, New Castle Cou...

Significance: The Liston Range Rear Light merits attention for two reasons. First, it is a river range light a type virtually ignored in the historical literature on lighthouses. Secondly, it is a wrought i... More

William & Lucina Bowe Ranch, Workshop, 60 feet northwest of House, Melrose, Silver Bow County, MT

William & Lucina Bowe Ranch, Workshop, 60 feet northwest of House, Mel...

Significance: Because it is a modern building, the workshop can not contribute to the historical significance of the William and Lucina Bowe Ranch. Survey number: HABS MT-104-D Building/structure dates: ca. 1... More

Chambers-Mayberry House, Northwest corner of Oak Street & Fifth Avenue (moved to Crofton, NE), Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Chambers-Mayberry House, Northwest corner of Oak Street & Fifth Avenue...

Significance: The Chambers-Mayberry House was built in 1909 for George Chambers, a prominent citizen of Niobrara. Mr. Chambers was cashier of the Niobrara Valley Bank for years and held controlling interests i... More

Chambers-Mayberry House, Northwest corner of Oak Street & Fifth Avenue (moved to Crofton, NE), Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Chambers-Mayberry House, Northwest corner of Oak Street & Fifth Avenue...

Significance: The Chambers-Mayberry House was built in 1909 for George Chambers, a prominent citizen of Niobrara. Mr. Chambers was cashier of the Niobrara Valley Bank for years and held controlling interests i... More

Chambers-Mayberry House, Northwest corner of Oak Street & Fifth Avenue (moved to Crofton, NE), Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Chambers-Mayberry House, Northwest corner of Oak Street & Fifth Avenue...

Significance: The Chambers-Mayberry House was built in 1909 for George Chambers, a prominent citizen of Niobrara. Mr. Chambers was cashier of the Niobrara Valley Bank for years and held controlling interests i... More

House, U.S. Route 1 vicinity (moved to Bacton), Concordville, Delaware County, PA

House, U.S. Route 1 vicinity (moved to Bacton), Concordville, Delaware...

Significance: The house was dismantled by John D. Milner for the owner, Hugh Peeling, who donated the house to the Chester County Historical Society. The house was placed in storage until 1974, when it was reas... More

Sunset Bridge, Spanning Pomme de Terre River, Bolivar, Polk County, MO

Sunset Bridge, Spanning Pomme de Terre River, Bolivar, Polk County, MO

Significance: This bridge holds the unofficial honor of being the first "iron" bridge to be built in Polk County. It is remarkable that although it is frail, by present standards, it has carried tremendous loa... More

Sunset Bridge, Spanning Pomme de Terre River, Bolivar, Polk County, MO

Sunset Bridge, Spanning Pomme de Terre River, Bolivar, Polk County, MO

Significance: This bridge holds the unofficial honor of being the first "iron" bridge to be built in Polk County. It is remarkable that although it is frail, by present standards, it has carried tremendous loa... More

Dundore Farm, House, State Route 183 vicinity (Penn Township), Mount Pleasant, Berks County, PA

Dundore Farm, House, State Route 183 vicinity (Penn Township), Mount P...

See also HABS PA-261 for written historical data for this structure. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-152, FN-153 Survey number: HABS PA-261-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 I... More

Dundore Farm, House, State Route 183 vicinity (Penn Township), Mount Pleasant, Berks County, PA

Dundore Farm, House, State Route 183 vicinity (Penn Township), Mount P...

See also HABS PA-261 for written historical data for this structure. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-152, FN-153 Survey number: HABS PA-261-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 I... More

72 Marlborough Street, Residential Hydraulic Elevator, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

72 Marlborough Street, Residential Hydraulic Elevator, Boston, Suffolk...

Significance: The elevator was representative of an important mechanical development in vertical transportation. According to the Smithsonian, "The rope-geared hydraulic elevator was introduced to the United S... More

Samuel Adair Cabin, John Brown Memorial Park (moved from original site), Osawatomie, Miami County, KS

Samuel Adair Cabin, John Brown Memorial Park (moved from original site...

Significance: Not only is this structure a typical frontier cabin but is also notable because John Brown made his headquarters here. Survey number: HABS KS-18 Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Constructi... More

Samuel Adair Cabin, John Brown Memorial Park (moved from original site), Osawatomie, Miami County, KS

Samuel Adair Cabin, John Brown Memorial Park (moved from original site...

Significance: Not only is this structure a typical frontier cabin but is also notable because John Brown made his headquarters here. Survey number: HABS KS-18 Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Constructi... More

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill, Berks County, PA

Scarlets Mill Bridge, Spanning former Reading Railroad, Scarlets Mill,...

Significance: The Scarlets Mill Bridge is a cast- and wrought-iron Pratt-type truss with a rolled upper chord arched in the form of an ellipse, one of many built in the 1870s and 1880s for the Philadelphia and ... More

Vermont Covered Bridge, Highland Park, spanning Kokomo Creek at West end of Deffenbaugh Street (moved to), Kokomo, Howard County, IN

Vermont Covered Bridge, Highland Park, spanning Kokomo Creek at West e...

Significance: Typical example of the Smith patented truss system used extensively throughout the Midwest. Survey number: HAER IN-30 Building/structure dates: 1874-1875 Initial Construction Building/structure... More

Mount McKinley Headquarters, Employee Residence, Cantwell, Denali Borough, AK

Mount McKinley Headquarters, Employee Residence, Cantwell, Denali Boro...

Significance: Now stands as the oldest building at Park headquarters; 1941 staff moved from the "dilapidated one room building;" 1942 converted to museum and work area for park naturalist; moved from public use... More

Eisenhower House, Abilene, Dickinson County, KS

Eisenhower House, Abilene, Dickinson County, KS

Survey number: HABS KS-4 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hale Alii, Hale Alii Avenue, Eighth Street, & Avenue D, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Naval Housing Area Hale Alii, Hale Alii...

Significance: The Hale Alii neighborhood was built during the initial development of the Pearl Harbor Naval Base to house the officers of the Navy Yard. Quarters A is notable as the residence of the Commandant... More

Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved to Billie Creek Village), Montezuma, Parke County, IN

Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge, Spanning Leatherwood Creek (moved ...

Significance: None, other than it being a covered, wooden bridge. Survey number: HAER IN-40 Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1940 Subsequent Work Building/struct... More

Saxton Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River on Delta County Road 650R, Delta, Delta County, CO

Saxton Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River on Delta County Road 650R, Delt...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, railroad structure, train viaduct, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Saxton Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River on Delta County Road 650R, Delta, Delta County, CO

Saxton Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River on Delta County Road 650R, Delt...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Saxton Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River on Delta County Road 650R, Delta, Delta County, CO

Saxton Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River on Delta County Road 650R, Delt...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge over a water stream, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Saxton Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River on Delta County Road 650R, Delta, Delta County, CO

Saxton Bridge, Spanning Gunnison River on Delta County Road 650R, Delt...

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

Hanson-Cramer House, End of Sea Street (moved from Pascal's Avenue), Rockport, Knox County, ME

Hanson-Cramer House, End of Sea Street (moved from Pascal's Avenue), R...

Significance: Built for and used by Ferdinand Henson, proprietor of local ironworks that furnished metal work for ships built locally for Carlton-Norwood Company, shipbuilders and operators. House said to have ... More

Konig-Speicher Farm, North side of Church Road, south of Tulpehocken Creek, North Heidelberg Township (moved to Willow Street, Lenhartsville, Berks County), Mount Pleasant, Berks County, PA

Konig-Speicher Farm, North side of Church Road, south of Tulpehocken C...

Significance: In this example of a Pennsylvania German farm, the ensemble of farm buildings (termed die Bauerei) is compactly sited and takes advantage of the rolling contour of the land in an aesthetically ple... More

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