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Farnsworth House, designed and constructed by modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945 and 1951 in Plano, Illinois

Farnsworth House, designed and constructed by modernist architect Ludw...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The one-room steel and glass house was commissioned by ... More

Woodlawn Plantation overlooking the Potomac River, Alexandria, Virginia

Woodlawn Plantation overlooking the Potomac River, Alexandria, Virgini...

Built in 1805, this grand house was a gift from George Washington to his nephew, Major Lawrence Lewis and his wife Eleanor "Nelly" Custis a granddaughter of Martha Washington. Digital image produced by Carol M.... More

Garage at the Farnsworth House, the National Trust for Historic Preservation property, Plano, Illinois

Garage at the Farnsworth House, the National Trust for Historic Preser...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Filoli, a Georgian Revival mansion in Woodside, California

Filoli, a Georgian Revival mansion in Woodside, California

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Filoli was designed by California architect Willis Polk... More

Oatlands Mansion, now a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Leesburg, Virginia

Oatlands Mansion, now a property of the National Trust for Historic Pr...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

View of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic modernist Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois

View of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic modernist Farnsworth Hou...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Now a property of the National Trust for Historic Prese... More

View of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic modernist Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois

View of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic modernist Farnsworth Hou...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Now a property of the National Trust for Historic Prese... More

The 1797 Belle Grove manor house, Middletown, Virginia

The 1797 Belle Grove manor house, Middletown, Virginia

Built by Major Isaac Hite and his wife Nelly Madison Hite (sister of President James Madison). Based on design principles of Thomas Jefferson, this Federal-era home features intricate, handcarved woodwork, and... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

McGraw Ranch, Arapahoe Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Arapahoe Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer C...

Significance: The Arapahoe Cabin is one of the five cabins built in 1936, when the McGraw Ranch was converted to a guest ranch operation. The log siding and stone veneer foundation give the structure a rustic a... More

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Colonel John Cox House, constructed in 1816-17 at 3339 N Street in Georgetown, is a handsome and imposing federal-era town house on a substantial corner lot. The house was built as the wester... More

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Colonel John Cox House, constructed in 1816-17 at 3339 N Street in Georgetown, is a handsome and imposing federal-era town house on a substantial corner lot. The house was built as the wester... More

McGraw Ranch, Eagle's Nest Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Eagle's Nest Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larim...

Significance: The Eagles Nest Cabin (bunkhouse) of the McGraw Ranch is an original homestead-era structure. Survey number: HABS CO-175-B Building/structure dates: 1884 Initial Construction National Register ... More

Filoli, Canada Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, CA

Filoli, Canada Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, CA

Significance: Designed by the prominent California architect Willis J. Polk, this skillful adaptation of Provincial Georgian architecture, surrounded by sixteen acres of elaborate formal gardens, remains one of... More

McGraw Ranch, Barn, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Barn, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

Significance: The large, original section of the barn was built during the homestead-era period. The largest and most visible structure on the property, the barn was central to both the cattle ranch and guest r... More

McGraw Ranch, Barn, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Barn, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

Significance: The large, original section of the barn was built during the homestead-era period. The largest and most visible structure on the property, the barn was central to both the cattle ranch and guest r... More

Montpelier Depot, State Route 20 at Orange County Road 639, Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia

Montpelier Depot, State Route 20 at Orange County Road 639, Montpelier...

Significance: The old Southern Railroad depot located at Montpelier Station, Virginia is an important, and presently beautifully preserved, example of those depots built by the Southern Railroad Company at the ... More

Montpelier Depot, State Route 20 at Orange County Road 639, Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia

Montpelier Depot, State Route 20 at Orange County Road 639, Montpelier...

Significance: The old Southern Railroad depot located at Montpelier Station, Virginia is an important, and presently beautifully preserved, example of those depots built by the Southern Railroad Company at the ... More

Montpelier Depot, State Route 20 at Orange County Road 639, Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia

Montpelier Depot, State Route 20 at Orange County Road 639, Montpelier...

Significance: The old Southern Railroad depot located at Montpelier Station, Virginia is an important, and presently beautifully preserved, example of those depots built by the Southern Railroad Company at the ... More

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, Novato, Marin County, CA

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, N...

Significance: The Mary Burdell Victorian Garden is a notable example of formal Victorian garden design. It represents the distinctive characteristics and aesthetics advocated by garden designers and horticultur... More

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, Novato, Marin County, CA

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, N...

Significance: The Mary Burdell Victorian Garden is a notable example of formal Victorian garden design. It represents the distinctive characteristics and aesthetics advocated by garden designers and horticultur... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street ...

Structure is associated with the Emancipation Proclamation. See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures. Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Corn Rigs was the summer home of Geor... More

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street ...

Structure is associated with the Emancipation Proclamation. See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures. Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Corn Rigs was the summer home of Geor... More

Living room of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic "glass house," the Farnsworth House, which became a National Trust for Historic Preservation property. Plano, Illinois

Living room of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic "glass house," th...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Store and administrative offices of the Farnsworth House, the National Trust for Historic Preservation property in Plano, Illinois

Store and administrative offices of the Farnsworth House, the National...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Woodrow Wilson House, a national historic landmark and house museum in Washington, D.C.

Woodrow Wilson House, a national historic landmark and house museum in...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The museum focuses on President Woodrow Wilson's "Washi... More

The Gaylord Building, a gateway to the Illinois and Mississippi Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport, Illinois

The Gaylord Building, a gateway to the Illinois and Mississippi Canal ...

The building is now owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and ... More

Woodlawn planation home on a 126-acre estate that was originally part of George Washington's Mount Vernon, Alexandria, Virginia

Woodlawn planation home on a 126-acre estate that was originally part ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The main Federal-style house was designed by the archit... More

Living room of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic "glass house," the Farnsworth House, which became a National Trust for Historic Preservation property, Plano, Illinois

Living room of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic "glass house," th...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...

Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...

Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Colonel John Cox House, constructed in 1816-17 at 3339 N Street in Georgetown, is a handsome and imposing federal-era town house on a substantial corner lot. The house was built as the wester... More

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Colonel John Cox House, constructed in 1816-17 at 3339 N Street in Georgetown, is a handsome and imposing federal-era town house on a substantial corner lot. The house was built as the wester... More

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Colonel John Cox House, constructed in 1816-17 at 3339 N Street in Georgetown, is a handsome and imposing federal-era town house on a substantial corner lot. The house was built as the wester... More

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Colonel John Cox House, constructed in 1816-17 at 3339 N Street in Georgetown, is a handsome and imposing federal-era town house on a substantial corner lot. The house was built as the wester... More

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Colonel John Cox House, constructed in 1816-17 at 3339 N Street in Georgetown, is a handsome and imposing federal-era town house on a substantial corner lot. The house was built as the wester... More

Filoli, Canada Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, CA

Filoli, Canada Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, CA

Significance: Designed by the prominent California architect Willis J. Polk, this skillful adaptation of Provincial Georgian architecture, surrounded by sixteen acres of elaborate formal gardens, remains one of... More

Montpelier Depot, State Route 20 at Orange County Road 639, Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia

Montpelier Depot, State Route 20 at Orange County Road 639, Montpelier...

Significance: The old Southern Railroad depot located at Montpelier Station, Virginia is an important, and presently beautifully preserved, example of those depots built by the Southern Railroad Company at the ... More

McGraw Ranch, Phone Booth, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Phone Booth, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer Coun...

Significance: The Outhouse/Phone Booth dates to the original homestead era and is a small, but excellent example of "Rocky Mountain Rustic" architecture. Survey number: HABS CO-175-H Building/structure dates:... More

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, Novato, Marin County, CA

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, N...

Significance: The Mary Burdell Victorian Garden is a notable example of formal Victorian garden design. It represents the distinctive characteristics and aesthetics advocated by garden designers and horticultur... More

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, Novato, Marin County, CA

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, N...

Significance: The Mary Burdell Victorian Garden is a notable example of formal Victorian garden design. It represents the distinctive characteristics and aesthetics advocated by garden designers and horticultur... More

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, Novato, Marin County, CA

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, N...

Significance: The Mary Burdell Victorian Garden is a notable example of formal Victorian garden design. It represents the distinctive characteristics and aesthetics advocated by garden designers and horticultur... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 748 Jackson P...

Significance: Decatur is unique in this country: the work of a great architect Benjamin H. Latrobe, built for a great American naval commander Commodore Stephen Decatur, preserved the original drawings. This is... More

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street ...

Structure is associated with the Emancipation Proclamation. See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures. Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Corn Rigs was the summer home of Geor... More

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street ...

Structure is associated with the Emancipation Proclamation. See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures. Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Corn Rigs was the summer home of Geor... More

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street ...

Structure is associated with the Emancipation Proclamation. See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures. Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Corn Rigs was the summer home of Geor... More

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Soldiers Home, Corn Rigs, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Street ...

Structure is associated with the Emancipation Proclamation. See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures. Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Corn Rigs was the summer home of Geor... More

Garage the Farnsworth House, the National Trust for Historic Preservation property, Plano, Illinois

Garage the Farnsworth House, the National Trust for Historic Preservat...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Architect Mies van der Rohe's iconic Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois

Architect Mies van der Rohe's iconic Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois

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View of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic modernist Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois

View of architect Mies van der Rohe's classic modernist Farnsworth Hou...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Now a property of the National Trust for Historic Prese... More

Garden at Filoli, a country estate south of San Francisco, owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Woodside, California

Garden at Filoli, a country estate south of San Francisco, owned by th...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Farnsworth House, designed and constructed by modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945 and 1951 in Plano, Illinois

Farnsworth House, designed and constructed by modernist architect Ludw...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. The one-room steel and glass house was commissioned by ... More

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...

Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...

Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...

Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virginia

Woodlawn, 9000 Richmond Highway, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, Virgini...

Significance: Notable Georgian/Federal 5-part house, designed by William Thornton, architect of the United States Capitol. Woodlawn was built on part of the Mount Vernon estate for George Washington's adopted g... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue between Dwight Way & U.C. Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, Alameda County, CA

Piedmont Way & the Berkeley Property Tract, East of College Avenue bet...

Significance: The design of Piedmont Avenue and the adjacent University of California campus and residential tract are significant for several reasons. Olmsted was in California at a crucial time in his career... More

McGraw Ranch, Osage-Columbine Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Osage-Columbine Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, La...

Significance: The Osage-Columbine Cabin is one of the five cabins built in 1936, when the McGraw Ranch was converted to a guest ranch operation. The log siding and stone veneer foundation give the structure a r... More

McGraw Ranch, Osage-Columbine Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Osage-Columbine Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, La...

Significance: The Osage-Columbine Cabin is one of the five cabins built in 1936, when the McGraw Ranch was converted to a guest ranch operation. The log siding and stone veneer foundation give the structure a r... More

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Colonel John Cox House, constructed in 1816-17 at 3339 N Street in Georgetown, is a handsome and imposing federal-era town house on a substantial corner lot. The house was built as the wester... More

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Colonel John Cox House, constructed in 1816-17 at 3339 N Street in Georgetown, is a handsome and imposing federal-era town house on a substantial corner lot. The house was built as the wester... More

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Colonel John Cox House, 3339 N Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Significance: The Colonel John Cox House, constructed in 1816-17 at 3339 N Street in Georgetown, is a handsome and imposing federal-era town house on a substantial corner lot. The house was built as the wester... More

McGraw Ranch, Twin Owls Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Twin Owls Cabin, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer ...

Significance: The Twin Owls Cabin was among five cabins erected when the McGraw family decided to convert the property to a guest ranch in 1935-36. It is the largest of the guest cabins built in that year and i... More

Filoli, Canada Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, CA

Filoli, Canada Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, CA

Significance: Designed by the prominent California architect Willis J. Polk, this skillful adaptation of Provincial Georgian architecture, surrounded by sixteen acres of elaborate formal gardens, remains one of... More

Filoli, Canada Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, CA

Filoli, Canada Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, CA

Significance: Designed by the prominent California architect Willis J. Polk, this skillful adaptation of Provincial Georgian architecture, surrounded by sixteen acres of elaborate formal gardens, remains one of... More

Filoli, Canada Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, CA

Filoli, Canada Road, Woodside, San Mateo County, CA

Significance: Designed by the prominent California architect Willis J. Polk, this skillful adaptation of Provincial Georgian architecture, surrounded by sixteen acres of elaborate formal gardens, remains one of... More

McGraw Ranch, Barn, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

McGraw Ranch, Barn, McGraw Ranch Road, Estes Park, Larimer County, CO

Significance: The large, original section of the barn was built during the homestead-era period. The largest and most visible structure on the property, the barn was central to both the cattle ranch and guest r... More

Montpelier Depot, State Route 20 at Orange County Road 639, Montpelier Station, Orange County, Virginia

Montpelier Depot, State Route 20 at Orange County Road 639, Montpelier...

Significance: The old Southern Railroad depot located at Montpelier Station, Virginia is an important, and presently beautifully preserved, example of those depots built by the Southern Railroad Company at the ... More

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, Novato, Marin County, CA

Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, N...

Significance: The Mary Burdell Victorian Garden is a notable example of formal Victorian garden design. It represents the distinctive characteristics and aesthetics advocated by garden designers and horticultur... More

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