[Exterior of the Octagon House, Washington, D.C.]
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Belle School, (East Caln Township), Downingtown, Chester County, PA
Survey number: HABS PA-168 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1900- before. 1950 Demolished
Edward Langworthy House, 1095 West Third Street, Dubuque, Dubuque Coun...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS IA-30-14
Edward Langworthy House, 1095 West Third Street, Dubuque, Dubuque Coun...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HABS IA-30-14
Abijah Thomas House, Thomas Bridge Road, Marion, Smyth County, Virgini...
Significance: Abijah Thomas, a man of rare vision and enterprise, was the foremost industrialist of Smyth County before the Civil War. His developments of the iron industry in mines, furnaces, and foundries al... More
Granite Hill Plantation, Provision House, South side of State Route 16...
Significance: Granite Hill Plantation historically consisted of 1,547 acres amassed by Andrew Jackson Lane, a wealthy Hancock County planter. The plantation was one of the largest in the county and is associat... More
Granite Hill Plantation, Provision House, South side of State Route 16...
Significance: Granite Hill Plantation historically consisted of 1,547 acres amassed by Andrew Jackson Lane, a wealthy Hancock County planter. The plantation was one of the largest in the county and is associat... More
Old Farmers' Market, West Old & Rock Streets, Petersburg, Petersburg, ...
Significance: This octagonal building stands on land given to the Town of Petersburg in 1806 by Robert Bolling, an affluent early merchant, in trust, always to be used as a market site. Erected in 1878-1879, t... More
Cape Cod Windmill, Samoset Road (moved from Plymouth to Truro to Easth...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-21 Building/structure dates: 1793 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000560
Stone Octagon House, Lena, Stephenson County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-162 Survey number: HABS IL-179
Stone Octagon House, Lena, Stephenson County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-162 Survey number: HABS IL-179
Stone Octagon House, Lena, Stephenson County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-162 Survey number: HABS IL-179
National Park Seminary, Chapel, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery...
Significance: The chapel was one of the first buildings constructed on the campus. Its rustic, shingle-style form complimented the Queen Anne inn and the natural surroundings. The structure's bell tower, stai... More
National Park Seminary, Chapel, Linden Lane, Silver Spring, Montgomery...
Significance: The chapel was one of the first buildings constructed on the campus. Its rustic, shingle-style form complimented the Queen Anne inn and the natural surroundings. The structure's bell tower, stai... More
Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS PA-1654 Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work Building/structure d... More
Octagon House, Mendota, La Salle County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-156 Survey number: HABS IL-180 Building/structure dates: ca. 1853 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 19t1 Subsequent Work
Magazine, 103 Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, V...
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Magazine, 103 Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, V...
Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Leete-Griswold House, 21 Petticoat Lane, Guilford, New Haven County, C...
Survey number: HABS CT-234 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
George Stoudt House, Eight Cornered House Road (Penn Township), Mount ...
Significance: This structure is an excellent example of the octagon craze which swept American building in the middle of the nineteenth century. It is particularly notable for being the midst of a Pennsylvania ... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
[The Mausoleum of Sultan Mohammed III in the courtyard of the Ayasofya...
Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 12. No. 123. In album: Mausoleums, fountains, mosques, and other structures, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hami... More
Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind, Sixty-fourth Street & Malvern Av...
Survey number: HABS PA-1637 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pennsylvania Institute for the Blind, Sixty-fourth Street & Malvern Av...
Survey number: HABS PA-1637 Public domain photograph - historic landmark, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 326 Fifth Street, Juneau, Juneau...
Significance: The only remaining octagonal Russian Orthodox church in Alaska, this is also among the oldest. Its small size, fanciful belfry, and hillside location contribute to its picturesque appearance. In ... More
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 326 Fifth Street, Juneau, Juneau...
Significance: The only remaining octagonal Russian Orthodox church in Alaska, this is also among the oldest. Its small size, fanciful belfry, and hillside location contribute to its picturesque appearance. In ... More
Frazier-Pressley House, Intersection County Roads 33,112 & 47, Abbevil...
Significance: Significant as one of the few surviving octagon houses in the state, particularly for its form (built around three octagonal elements) and plan; also significant as an illustration of a mid-ninete... More
Old Farmers' Market, West Old & Rock Streets, Petersburg, Petersburg, ...
Significance: This octagonal building stands on land given to the Town of Petersburg in 1806 by Robert Bolling, an affluent early merchant, in trust, always to be used as a market site. Erected in 1878-1879, t... More
Old Farmers' Market, West Old & Rock Streets, Petersburg, Petersburg, ...
Significance: This octagonal building stands on land given to the Town of Petersburg in 1806 by Robert Bolling, an affluent early merchant, in trust, always to be used as a market site. Erected in 1878-1879, t... More
Stone Octagon House, Lena, Stephenson County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-162 Survey number: HABS IL-179
Old Eight-Square Stone School, Hope, Warren County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-317 Survey number: HABS NJ-429 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77000916
Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...
See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS PA-1654 Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work Building/structure d... More
Pennsylvania Hospital for Mental & Nervous Diseases, Forty-fourth & Ma...
Significance: Pioneer example of mental-hospital architecture using extended wings to permit maximum isolation of wards. Popularly named for Dr. Thomas S. Kirkbride, hospital superintendent 1841-83 and formulat... More
Octagon House, Mendota, La Salle County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-156 Survey number: HABS IL-180 Building/structure dates: ca. 1853 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 19t1 Subsequent Work
H. A. Kling Residence, Monroe, Jasper County, IA
Survey number: HABS IA-30-33 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Magazine, 103 Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, V...
Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Clegg Home, Valley Junction, Polk County, IA
Survey number: HABS IA-30-7
Fort Edgecomb Blockhouse, North Edgecomb, Lincoln County, ME
Suggested address, Davis Island, is not verifiable in address. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: HABS ME-52 Building/structure dates: 1808- 1809 Initial Constr... More
Missouri Botanical Garden, Henry Shaw Mausoleum, 2345 Tower Grove Aven...
Significance: A well-preserved example of late 19th century funerary art, the mausoleum's main importance is as a monument to the founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Unprocessed Field note material exist... More
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
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Watkins Mill, County Highway MM, Lawson, Ray County, MO
Significance: The Watkins (Woolen) Mill contains the finest collection of mid-19th century textile machinery in situ in North America and includes some of the most significant textile artifacts known to survive... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...
See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
National Park Seminary, Dutch Windmill, 2750 Dewitt Circle, Silver Spr...
Significance: The Windmill is one of eight whimsical clubhouses constructed during Cassedy's early building campaign. It is an important component of NPS' eclectic campus plan that was designed to introduce a ... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Lakeview Pumping Station, Clarendon & Montrose Avenues, Chicago, Cook ...
Significance: The station supplied a large portion of Chicago's water needs throughout the first half of the 20th century. Equipment at the site included 3 Nordberg pumping engines and a Bethlehem Steel Co. pu... More
Ralph Richterkessing Farm, Grain Shed, 4600 I-70 North Service Road, S...
Significance: The grain shed is one of several outbuildings that contributes to the agrarian setting and purpose of the Ralph Richterkessing farmstead. Survey number: HABS MO-1919-G Building/structure dates: ... More
Octagon House [Washington, D.C.]
Public domain photograph of house, residence, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description