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67th, 87th & 138th Regiments Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument, Araby Church Road, Northwest of Baker Balley Road, Frederick, Frederick County, MD

67th, 87th & 138th Regiments Pennsylvania Volunteers Monument, Araby C...

Survey number: HABS MD-1056 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000908

Fort Bragg, Ordnance-Motor Repair Shop, Northwest corner of Macomb & Sturgis Streets, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC

Fort Bragg, Ordnance-Motor Repair Shop, Northwest corner of Macomb & S...

Survey number: HABS NC-397-D Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction

Fort Bragg, Ordnance-Motor Repair Shop, Northwest corner of Macomb & Sturgis Streets, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC

Fort Bragg, Ordnance-Motor Repair Shop, Northwest corner of Macomb & S...

Survey number: HABS NC-397-D Building/structure dates: 1941 Initial Construction

Trail Shop, Guest Cabin, 170' east of Northwest corner of Lodge, Cody, Park County, WY

Trail Shop, Guest Cabin, 170' east of Northwest corner of Lodge, Cody,...

Significance: Guest Cabin (Units 3-4) is part of the Trail Shop complex, which was established halfway between Cody and Yellowstone National Park in 1922 by Wylie Sherwin to accommodate auto and bus tourists. ... More

Trail Shop, Guest Cabin, 170' east of Northwest corner of Lodge, Cody, Park County, WY

Trail Shop, Guest Cabin, 170' east of Northwest corner of Lodge, Cody,...

Significance: Guest Cabin (Units 3-4) is part of the Trail Shop complex, which was established halfway between Cody and Yellowstone National Park in 1922 by Wylie Sherwin to accommodate auto and bus tourists. ... More

Richard Cutts House, 1518 H Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Richard Cutts House, 1518 H Street, Northwest, Washington, District of...

Significance: Social center of Washington where the widowed Dolley Madison spent the last 12 years of her life. This building is reported to have been built by Mrs. Madison's brother-in-law, Richard Cutts who ... More

Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The "child" of two early existing Georgetown Episcopal Parishes, the Grace Parish was founded din 1855 as a mission church for boatmen and workers form the adjacent C & O Canal. With the financia... More

Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 South S Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 South S Street, Northwest, Washington, Dist...

For additional documentation, see also HALS DC-133 (Woodrow Wilson House, Garden Parterre) Significance: The Woodraw Wilson House was the Home of Thomas Woodrow Wilson 28th president of the United States from t... More

Turtle Mountain Ordnance Plant, 213 First Street Northwest, Rolla, Rolette County, ND

Turtle Mountain Ordnance Plant, 213 First Street Northwest, Rolla, Rol...

Significance: The Turtle Mountain Ordnance Plant is significant as the only large-scale, diversified manufacturing facility for the production of jewel bearings in the United States. Jewel bearings were consid... More

Turtle Mountain Ordnance Plant, 213 First Street Northwest, Rolla, Rolette County, ND

Turtle Mountain Ordnance Plant, 213 First Street Northwest, Rolla, Rol...

Significance: The Turtle Mountain Ordnance Plant is significant as the only large-scale, diversified manufacturing facility for the production of jewel bearings in the United States. Jewel bearings were consid... More

Turtle Mountain Ordnance Plant, 213 First Street Northwest, Rolla, Rolette County, ND

Turtle Mountain Ordnance Plant, 213 First Street Northwest, Rolla, Rol...

Significance: The Turtle Mountain Ordnance Plant is significant as the only large-scale, diversified manufacturing facility for the production of jewel bearings in the United States. Jewel bearings were consid... More

Decatur-Gunther House, 2812 N Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Decatur-Gunther House, 2812 N Street Northwest, Washington, District o...

Survey number: HABS DC-29 Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northwest Airways Hangar & Administration Building, 590 Bayfield Street, St. Paul Downtown Airport (Holman), Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN

Northwest Airways Hangar & Administration Building, 590 Bayfield Stree...

Significance: Northwest Airlines Hangar and Administration Building was the airline's first corporate headquarters expressly built for that purpose. Constructed shortly after the company's takeover by St. Paul... More

Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Locomotive Crane & Machine Shop, Northwest corner of McCloy Avenue & Ellsberg Drive, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Locomotive Crane & Machine Shop, Northwes...

Significance: Building 816B is a contributing element of the Naval Supply Annex Stockton Historic District. The historic district was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places... More

Emma S. Fitzhugh House, 2253 R Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Emma S. Fitzhugh House, 2253 R Street Northwest, Washington, District ...

Significance: This building, created within an 18th century Mediterranean context, is an example of the smaller, less expensive residence with a simple, open plan. Survey number: HABS DC-260 Building/struct... More

John Mountz House, 3016 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

John Mountz House, 3016 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Co...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John Mountz House, 3016 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

John Mountz House, 3016 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Co...

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

1333 N Street, Northwest (Rowhouse), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

1333 N Street, Northwest (Rowhouse), Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: 1333 N Street, NW, was designed by architect C.A. Didden in 1883 as one of a block of four identical brick rowhouses constructed for landowner A. Heitmuller. (See HABS DC-784, HABS DC-785, and HAB... More

Christ Church (Episcopal), 3116 O Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Christ Church (Episcopal), 3116 O Street Northwest, Washington, Distri...

Significance: Christ Church was founded in 1817 by a small group of prominent Georgetown citizens. Throughout the nineteenth century, many of Georgetown's business-men, merchants and government officials worsh... More

Blanche K. Bruce House, 909 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Blanche K. Bruce House, 909 M Street Northwest, Washington, District o...

Significance: Home of Blanche K. Bruce (1854-1898), the first black man to serve a full term as a United States Senator. A former slave, Bruce represented Mississippi from 1875-1881. After his term, Bruce rem... More

John Mussey House, 91 Danforth Street Northwest, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

John Mussey House, 91 Danforth Street Northwest, Portland, Cumberland ...

Suggested address, 91 Danforth Street NW, is not verifiable in documentation. Survey number: HABS ME-31 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction

John Mussey House, 91 Danforth Street Northwest, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

John Mussey House, 91 Danforth Street Northwest, Portland, Cumberland ...

Suggested address, 91 Danforth Street NW, is not verifiable in documentation. Survey number: HABS ME-31 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction

John Mussey House, 91 Danforth Street Northwest, Portland, Cumberland County, ME

John Mussey House, 91 Danforth Street Northwest, Portland, Cumberland ...

Suggested address, 91 Danforth Street NW, is not verifiable in documentation. Survey number: HABS ME-31 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction

Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sutter County, bisected by State Highway No. 99, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sut...

Significance: The Reclamation District 1000 Rural Historic Landscape District is significant at the state level for the period from 1911 to 1939. The establishment of the District as part of a regional reclama... More

Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sutter County, bisected by State Highway No. 99, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sut...

Significance: The Reclamation District 1000 Rural Historic Landscape District is significant at the state level for the period from 1911 to 1939. The establishment of the District as part of a regional reclama... More

Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sutter County, bisected by State Highway No. 99, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sut...

Significance: The Reclamation District 1000 Rural Historic Landscape District is significant at the state level for the period from 1911 to 1939. The establishment of the District as part of a regional reclama... More

Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sutter County, bisected by State Highway No. 99, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Reclamation District 1000, Northwest Sacramento County & southwest Sut...

Significance: The Reclamation District 1000 Rural Historic Landscape District is significant at the state level for the period from 1911 to 1939. The establishment of the District as part of a regional reclama... More

Simon Oppenheimer & Brother Building, 800 E Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Simon Oppenheimer & Brother Building, 800 E Street, Northwest, Washing...

Significance: With its flat pilasters and stylized details such as the capitals, the facade is suggestive of the stripped classicism popular in the early 20th century and best seen in the work of Paul Cret. S... More

Old Stone House, 3051 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Old Stone House, 3051 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: One of the oldest buildings in the District of Columbia. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS DC-10-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1767 Initial ... More

Old Stone House, 3051 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Old Stone House, 3051 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: One of the oldest buildings in the District of Columbia. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS DC-10-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1767 Initial ... More

Iglesia San Mateo de Cangrejos, Northwest of Calle San Jorge at Calle San Mateo,Santurce, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Iglesia San Mateo de Cangrejos, Northwest of Calle San Jorge at Calle ...

Significance: The old rectory adjacent to Iglesia San Mateo de Congrejos was used as headquarters by General Abercromby during the 1797 British attacks on San Juan. Easily identified by its two short square tow... More

Iglesia San Mateo de Cangrejos, Northwest of Calle San Jorge at Calle San Mateo,Santurce, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Iglesia San Mateo de Cangrejos, Northwest of Calle San Jorge at Calle ...

Significance: The old rectory adjacent to Iglesia San Mateo de Congrejos was used as headquarters by General Abercromby during the 1797 British attacks on San Juan. Easily identified by its two short square tow... More

Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Railroad Repair Yard Shed, Northwest of intersection of Ellsberg Drive & Rail Yard, Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA

Naval Supply Annex Stockton, Railroad Repair Yard Shed, Northwest of i...

Significance: Building 916B is a contributing element of the Naval Supply Annex Stockton Historic District. The historic district was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places... More

Busch Building, 710 E Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Busch Building, 710 E Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...

Significance: Constructed in 1890 by Ed Abner, the Busch Building was apparently built as an office building for the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association. It was subsequently occupied by a succession of federal ... More

National Bank of Washington, 301 Seventh Street, Northwest at Indiana Avenue & C Street, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Bank of Washington, 301 Seventh Street, Northwest at Indiana ...

Significance: A late nineteenth-century commercial building of highly attractive architectural character, typifying Washington when it was still a small city, which was erected by its oldest banking institution... More

Matsell Cottage, Northwest corner of Township Road 229 & Illinois Route 1, Brownsville, White County, IL

Matsell Cottage, Northwest corner of Township Road 229 & Illinois Rout...

Significance: The Matsell Cottage apparently dates to the 1850s. It is one of only two known nineteenth century log houses still standing in White County. As an example of a simple variety of the traditional Mi... More

1901 F Street Northwest (Row House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

1901 F Street Northwest (Row House), Washington, District of Columbia,...

Significance: Interesting example of Italianate style. Survey number: HABS DC-327

1009 E Street, Northwest (Commercial), Square 347, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

1009 E Street, Northwest (Commercial), Square 347, Washington, Distric...

Significance: Designed in 1886 by noted architect J.G. Myers, this altered brick building retains its identity as a typical single-family Washington rowhouse constructed during the late 19th century. 1009 E Str... More

Rocky Flats Plant, Plutonium Recovery Facility, Northwest portion of Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Jefferson County, CO

Rocky Flats Plant, Plutonium Recovery Facility, Northwest portion of R...

Significance: This building is a primary contributor of the Rocky Flats Plant historic district, and is associated with the U.S. strategy of nuclear military deterrence during the Cold War, a strategy considere... More

Castillo de San Felipe del Morro Sally Port & Chapel, Northwest end of San Juan Island, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Castillo de San Felipe del Morro Sally Port & Chapel, Northwest end of...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS PR-55 Building/structure dates: after 1780 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1930 Subsequent Work Building/st... More

Castillo de San Felipe del Morro Sally Port & Chapel, Northwest end of San Juan Island, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Castillo de San Felipe del Morro Sally Port & Chapel, Northwest end of...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS PR-55 Building/structure dates: after 1780 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1930 Subsequent Work Building/st... More

86th Street Overpass, Spanning Interstate 35 & 80 at Northwest Eighty-sixth Street, Urbandale, Polk County, IA

86th Street Overpass, Spanning Interstate 35 & 80 at Northwest Eighty-...

Significance: Built as part of the earliest construction on America's interstate highway system, the 86th Street Overpass represents a formative exercise in welded aluminum construction. It was designed by not... More

86th Street Overpass, Spanning Interstate 35 & 80 at Northwest Eighty-sixth Street, Urbandale, Polk County, IA

86th Street Overpass, Spanning Interstate 35 & 80 at Northwest Eighty-...

Significance: Built as part of the earliest construction on America's interstate highway system, the 86th Street Overpass represents a formative exercise in welded aluminum construction. It was designed by not... More

Central Armature Works, Square 457, 625-27 D Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Central Armature Works, Square 457, 625-27 D Street, Northwest, Washin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Poinsett Bridge, SC Route 42, 2 miles Northwest of Route 11, 2.5 miles East of SC Route 25, Tigerville, Greenville, SC

Poinsett Bridge, SC Route 42, 2 miles Northwest of Route 11, 2.5 miles...

Significance: The bridge was completed in 1820 by the South Carolina Board of Public Works as part of the old state road, laid out by Joel Poinsett from 1817-1819 while he was director of public works, which ra... More

Edward Abner Building, 413-415 Ninth Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Edward Abner Building, 413-415 Ninth Street, Northwest, Washington, Di...

Significance: The applied metal ornament on the upper floors of the facade make this building unusual and architecturally significant. Survey number: HABS DC-522 Building/structure dates: 1879 Initial Construction

Edward Abner Building, 413-415 Ninth Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Edward Abner Building, 413-415 Ninth Street, Northwest, Washington, Di...

Significance: The applied metal ornament on the upper floors of the facade make this building unusual and architecturally significant. Survey number: HABS DC-522 Building/structure dates: 1879 Initial Construction

3254 N Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

3254 N Street, Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Survey number: HABS DC-728 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 67000025

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...

Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Dumbarton Oaks Park, Thirty-second & R Streets Northwest, Washington, ...

See also HALS DC-13 for related documentation. Significance: Dumbarton Oaks Park is not a native woods; rather, it was designed as a ''naturalistic" landscape in the pastoral landscape tradition to include the ... More

Northwest Road Bridge, Spanning Little River, Westfield, Hampden County, MA

Northwest Road Bridge, Spanning Little River, Westfield, Hampden Count...

Significance: The Northwest Road Bridge is the second-oldest of four lenticular pony truss bridges and the fifth-oldest of seven extant lenticular trusses of all types in the Massachusetts Highway Department da... More

Hay-Adams Hotel, 800 Sixteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Hay-Adams Hotel, 800 Sixteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, District...

Survey number: HABS DC-534 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Andersen Air Force Base, Northwest Field, Ritidian Point, Northwestern End of Island Guam, Yigo, Guam, GU

Andersen Air Force Base, Northwest Field, Ritidian Point, Northwestern...

Significance: Northwest Field is significant under criteria A at a national level for events during World War II that aided in the defeat of Japan and the ending of the war. The property's significance is tied... More

Cairo Hotel, 1615 Q Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Cairo Hotel, 1615 Q Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia...

Significance: The tallest private building in the city, its 165' height led to the imposition of height restrictions in 1910. Exhibits interesting use of Eastern/Art Nouveau decorative motifs. Survey number... More

New Jersey Memorial Home, Main Building, 524 Northwest Boulevard, Vineland, Cumberland County, NJ

New Jersey Memorial Home, Main Building, 524 Northwest Boulevard, Vine...

Significance: The Main Building of the New Jersey Memorial Home is significant as an early example of the use of the Second Empire style for an institutional building. The building is also significant for its a... More

New Jersey Memorial Home, Main Building, 524 Northwest Boulevard, Vineland, Cumberland County, NJ

New Jersey Memorial Home, Main Building, 524 Northwest Boulevard, Vine...

Significance: The Main Building of the New Jersey Memorial Home is significant as an early example of the use of the Second Empire style for an institutional building. The building is also significant for its a... More

New Jersey Memorial Home, Main Building, 524 Northwest Boulevard, Vineland, Cumberland County, NJ

New Jersey Memorial Home, Main Building, 524 Northwest Boulevard, Vine...

Significance: The Main Building of the New Jersey Memorial Home is significant as an early example of the use of the Second Empire style for an institutional building. The building is also significant for its a... More

New Jersey Memorial Home, Main Building, 524 Northwest Boulevard, Vineland, Cumberland County, NJ

New Jersey Memorial Home, Main Building, 524 Northwest Boulevard, Vine...

Significance: The Main Building of the New Jersey Memorial Home is significant as an early example of the use of the Second Empire style for an institutional building. The building is also significant for its a... More

New Jersey Memorial Home, Main Building, 524 Northwest Boulevard, Vineland, Cumberland County, NJ

New Jersey Memorial Home, Main Building, 524 Northwest Boulevard, Vine...

Significance: The Main Building of the New Jersey Memorial Home is significant as an early example of the use of the Second Empire style for an institutional building. The building is also significant for its a... More

Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio Quartermaster Depot, Northwest corner of New Braunfels Avenue & Grayson Street, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio Quartermaster Depot, Northwest corner of...

Significance: The Quartermaster Depot, built of locally quarried stone on land donated by the City of San Antonio, was the first permanent military post at San Antonio. Completed in 1878, the depot replaced a s... More

Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio Quartermaster Depot, Northwest corner of New Braunfels Avenue & Grayson Street, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio Quartermaster Depot, Northwest corner of...

Significance: The Quartermaster Depot, built of locally quarried stone on land donated by the City of San Antonio, was the first permanent military post at San Antonio. Completed in 1878, the depot replaced a s... More

American Mosaic Company Building, 912 I Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

American Mosaic Company Building, 912 I Street Northwest, Washington, ...

Significance: This building is an exceptionally imposing and refined example of an 1860's Washington row house. The building was remolded, and given a number of ornaments by the long term occupant, the America... More

Jeremiah Williams House, 3035 Dumbarton Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jeremiah Williams House, 3035 Dumbarton Street, Northwest, Washington,...

Significance: The Jeremiah Williams House is outstanding example of the mid-nineteenth century picturesque architectural style made popular by A.J. Downing and A.J. Davis through their publications and projects... More

Pullman House, 1119-1125 Sixteenth Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pullman House, 1119-1125 Sixteenth Street Northwest, Washington, Distr...

Significance: Excellent example of the Beaux Arts influence. Originally built as a residence for Mrs. George Pullman, wife of the sleeping car magnate, the house was sold in 1913 to Russia. The building remai... More

Orienta Coffee Building, 300 Sixth Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Orienta Coffee Building, 300 Sixth Street Northwest, Washington, Distr...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

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

U.S. Soldiers Home, Stanley Hall, Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur Stre...

See HABS No. DC-353 for list of related structures. Significance: Soldiers Home established by Congress in 1851. Stanley Hall built as amusement hall containing 700 seat auditorium. Survey number: HABS DC-353... More

Scott-Grant House, 3238 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Scott-Grant House, 3238 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of C...

Significance: This house is most notable as a mid nineteenth-century stylistically transitional house that combines the symmetrical massing of the first half of the nineteenth century with the picturesque, orna... More

Scott-Grant House, 3238 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Scott-Grant House, 3238 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of C...

Significance: This house is most notable as a mid nineteenth-century stylistically transitional house that combines the symmetrical massing of the first half of the nineteenth century with the picturesque, orna... More

Scott-Grant House, 3238 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Scott-Grant House, 3238 R Street, Northwest, Washington, District of C...

Significance: This house is most notable as a mid nineteenth-century stylistically transitional house that combines the symmetrical massing of the first half of the nineteenth century with the picturesque, orna... More

State, War & Navy Building, Southeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue & Seventeeth Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

State, War & Navy Building, Southeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue & ...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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