Journal kept by Hugh Finlay, surveyor of the post roads on the contine...
Edited by Frank H. Norton. "150 copies." "Journal ends abruptly on the 24th of May, 1774, instead of on the 26th of June, as its title-page states"--Introd. Also available in digital form from the Library of Co... More
Clifton Mineral Hot Springs Bath House, Park Avenue, Clifton, Greenlee...
Significance: Associated with commerce in Clifton and the development of Clifton. Survey number: HABS AZ-191 Building/structure dates: 1928 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Numb... More
South Carolina State Arsenal, Marion Square, Charleston, Charleston Co...
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Higgins Armory, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, Worcester County, MA
Significance: Built of steel frame construction for the Worcester Pressed Steel Co. (J.W. Higgins, Pres.) its believed to have been the 1st building in the U.S. constructed entirely of steel & glass. While Hig... More
Higgins Armory, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, Worcester County, MA
Significance: Built of steel frame construction for the Worcester Pressed Steel Co. (J.W. Higgins, Pres.) its believed to have been the 1st building in the U.S. constructed entirely of steel & glass. While Hig... More
Higgins Armory, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, Worcester County, MA
Significance: Built of steel frame construction for the Worcester Pressed Steel Co. (J.W. Higgins, Pres.) its believed to have been the 1st building in the U.S. constructed entirely of steel & glass. While Hig... More
J.C. Lore Oyster House, 14430 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, Calvert ...
Significance: The J. C. Lore Oyster House is a rare, intact example of a vernacular seafood-packing plant dating to the early twentieth century when Maryland was the country's leading oyster producer. The Lore ... More
S. & W. B. Fitch Depot & Office Building, Abeel Street, Kingston, Ulst...
Significance: This is a unique example of a small Victorian office building which exemplified the use of North River bluestone, the industry it served. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More
Thomas F. Hoppin House, 383 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence Cou...
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State Bridge No. 0302150, Spanning Bass River at U.S. Route 9, New Gre...
Significance: This single-leaf, trunnion bascule bridge is a well-preserved example of a patented Strauss articulated underneath counterweight structure. It is significant for its use of chain-driven operating... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Administration Annex, Near Russell Aven...
Significance: It is located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It is associated with the great expansion of facilities and personnel during WWII. It functioned as a secure fireproof record stor... More
Warder Building, 527 Ninth Street Northwest, Washington, District of C...
Significance: A late nineteenth century commercial building of interesting architectural character. Survey number: HABS DC-216 Building/structure dates: ca. 1890 Initial Construction Building/structure dat... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Administrative Building, 6775 Centinela Avenu...
Significance: Building 1 was the corporate headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company for 35 years. Howard Hughes and his top level executives had their offices on the second floor, and decisions that impacte... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Administrative Building, 6775 Centinela Avenu...
Significance: Building 1 was the corporate headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company for 35 years. Howard Hughes and his top level executives had their offices on the second floor, and decisions that impacte... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Office Building, North end of Kuakua Av...
Significance: The Naval Base at Pearl Harbor was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964, due to the crucial role it played in the Nation's defense during the twentieth century and the calamitous eve... More
Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 141, 463 Arsenal Street, Watertown, Mi...
Significance: A good example of late 19th century architecture which has undergone a number of inappropriate modifications. It was originally a guardhouse for the arsenal. Survey number: HABS MA-1009 Buildin... More
Watertown Arsenal, Building No. 141, 463 Arsenal Street, Watertown, Mi...
Significance: A good example of late 19th century architecture which has undergone a number of inappropriate modifications. It was originally a guardhouse for the arsenal. Survey number: HABS MA-1009 Buildin... More
Lavinia C. Dabney House, 2265 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Orlea...
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bachelor Enlisted Quarters & Offices, Waln...
Significance: Building 459 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 459 is significant as an example of the Mission Revival style, used in most construction at Mare Island durin... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bachelor Enlisted Quarters & Offices, Waln...
Significance: Building 459 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 459 is significant as an example of the Mission Revival style, used in most construction at Mare Island durin... More
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Bachelor Enlisted Quarters & Offices, Waln...
Significance: Building 459 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 459 is significant as an example of the Mission Revival style, used in most construction at Mare Island durin... More
Youngstown City Water Works, 160 North West Avenue, Youngstown, Mahoni...
Significance: It is technologically and historically significant industrial complex in Mahoning County. The facility was in operation from 1916-1932 and served as Youngstown's only water pumping and filtration ... More
Naval Air Station Barbers Point, World War II Command Center, Midway S...
Significance: Building 2 is important for its design and function as the "bomb-proof" command center for the base. It is one of three examples of this type of bomb-proof building built at Naval Air Station Bar... More
St. Catherine's Academy, St. Thomas Hall, 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafae...
Significance: St. Thomas Hall was the second significant building built by the Sisters of St. Dominic at their San Rafael Convent/Campus. It was built in 1912 as a Secondary School and Boarding facility. At l... More
Northwestern Consolidated Elevator "A", 119 Fifth Avenue South, Minnea...
Significance: Completed in 1908, the Northwestern Consolidated Elevator A is historically significant for tis intimate association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District," and particularly for its role ... More
Northwestern Consolidated Elevator "A", 119 Fifth Avenue South, Minnea...
Significance: Completed in 1908, the Northwestern Consolidated Elevator A is historically significant for tis intimate association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District," and particularly for its role ... More
Northwestern Consolidated Elevator "A", 119 Fifth Avenue South, Minnea...
Significance: Completed in 1908, the Northwestern Consolidated Elevator A is historically significant for tis intimate association with Minneapolis's "West Side Milling District," and particularly for its role ... More
Center Glatt, shopping mall, hotel, and high-rise offices, Glatt, near...
Title devised by cataloger. Attribution based on similarity of drawings to reference source. Planning and design done in cooperation with the stores Globus, Jelmoli, and Migros, with rentable area of ca. 90,000... More
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Ottawa Passenger Station, Corne...
Significance: The Ottawa Passenger Depot displays several distinctive architectural features, including a hipped roof, projecting eaves, and detailed brickwork. Survey number: HAER IL-73 Building/structure da... More
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Ottawa Passenger Station, Corne...
Significance: The Ottawa Passenger Depot displays several distinctive architectural features, including a hipped roof, projecting eaves, and detailed brickwork. Survey number: HAER IL-73 Building/structure da... More
Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
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Hoboken Piers Headhouse, River Street at Hudson River, Hoboken, Hudson...
Public domain image of a train station in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Office Building, 409 North Royal Street, Mobile...
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Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV
Significance: Built by Henry K. List and his wife Sarah, wealthy citizens of Wheeling, for their daughter, Jessie L. Hazlett, the Hazlett House represents one of the residential building achievements of 1891. ... More
Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV
Significance: Built by Henry K. List and his wife Sarah, wealthy citizens of Wheeling, for their daughter, Jessie L. Hazlett, the Hazlett House represents one of the residential building achievements of 1891. ... More
Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV
Significance: Built by Henry K. List and his wife Sarah, wealthy citizens of Wheeling, for their daughter, Jessie L. Hazlett, the Hazlett House represents one of the residential building achievements of 1891. ... More
Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV
Significance: Built by Henry K. List and his wife Sarah, wealthy citizens of Wheeling, for their daughter, Jessie L. Hazlett, the Hazlett House represents one of the residential building achievements of 1891. ... More
Edward Hazlett House, 823 Main Street, Wheeling, Ohio County, WV
Significance: Built by Henry K. List and his wife Sarah, wealthy citizens of Wheeling, for their daughter, Jessie L. Hazlett, the Hazlett House represents one of the residential building achievements of 1891. ... More
U.S. Naval Hospital, Incinerator Building, Park Boulevard, Balboa Park...
Significance: A contributing structure in an eligible historic district. Not individually significant. (Designed and built to be an enclosure for an incinerator.) Survey number: HABS CA-1548-M Building/stru... More
Chicago Historical Society, 632 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Cook C...
Significance: The building was designed by the Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb in the Romanesque style of the 1880's and 90's. Survey number: HABS IL-1010 Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction
Grove Street Pier, 1 Market Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA
Significance: The Grove Street Pier, a transit shed with pier understructure, is the oldest surviving municipal port building on the Oakland waterfront. It is one of two pre-World War II port buildings to have... More
Grove Street Pier, 1 Market Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA
Significance: The Grove Street Pier, a transit shed with pier understructure, is the oldest surviving municipal port building on the Oakland waterfront. It is one of two pre-World War II port buildings to have... More
Mark Twain House, Carriage House, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Har...
Significance: Completed in 1874, the Mark Twain Carriage House is a multi-purpose barn with a coachman's apartment designed by architects Edward Tuckerman Potter and Alfred H. Thorp as a companion structure to ... More
Tennessee School for the Deaf, Summit Hill Drive & Broadway, Knoxville...
Significance: The building complex was originally constructed for the Tennessee School for the Deaf and was occupied by TSD until 1924 when the City of Knoxville purchased the complex for office use. One other... More
Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 90, East Avenue between North Avenue...
Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More
MacDill Air Force Base, Wing Headquarters, 7651 Hanger Loop Drive, Tam...
Significance: The Wing Headquarters building, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic charact... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Freight Office, Second & Broadw...
See written historical & descriptive pages for floor plans. Significance: The structure embodies the distinctive characteristics of late-nineteenth century industrial architecture and also for its association w... More
Canada Dry Bottling Plant, 1201 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Mont...
Significance: The bottling plant exemplifies Montgomery County's progressive development as a suburban community, with Silver Spring replacing many of the Washington D. C. commercial/industrial "downtown" funct... More
3816 East Main Street (Commercial Building), College Park, Fulton Coun...
Significance: Bits & Pieces Antiques at 3816 East Main Street is one of a group of five buildings in College Park which contains three of the city's oldest commercial structures. This building shares common wal... More
Bonneville Project, Administration Building, South side of main entran...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
House of Representatives Office buldings. Cannon Building, interior (d...
H105275 U.S. Copyright Office Stamped on image: Copyright 1908 by Waldon Fawcett, Washington D.C.
Turpentine & Rosin Factors, Inc., Office and Warehouse, Lamar Ward, Sa...
Significance: It was constructed in two phases, an 1921 one-story warehouse and a 1937 two-story addition. The structure is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria C, architecture a... More
Turpentine & Rosin Factors, Inc., Office and Warehouse, Lamar Ward, Sa...
Significance: It was constructed in two phases, an 1921 one-story warehouse and a 1937 two-story addition. The structure is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria C, architecture a... More
Turpentine & Rosin Factors, Inc., Office and Warehouse, Lamar Ward, Sa...
Significance: It was constructed in two phases, an 1921 one-story warehouse and a 1937 two-story addition. The structure is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria C, architecture a... More
Commercial & Industrial Buildings, International Harvester Company Sho...
Significance: This building is historically significant as the local facility for International Harvester - a nationally important agricultural manufacturing firm. Architecturally, the structure is a represent... More
Commercial & Industrial Buildings, International Harvester Company Sho...
Significance: This building is historically significant as the local facility for International Harvester - a nationally important agricultural manufacturing firm. Architecturally, the structure is a represent... More
Commercial & Industrial Buildings, International Harvester Company Sho...
Significance: This building is historically significant as the local facility for International Harvester - a nationally important agricultural manufacturing firm. Architecturally, the structure is a represent... More
Commercial & Industrial Buildings, International Harvester Company Sho...
Significance: This building is historically significant as the local facility for International Harvester - a nationally important agricultural manufacturing firm. Architecturally, the structure is a represent... More
Commercial & Industrial Buildings, International Harvester Company Sho...
Significance: This building is historically significant as the local facility for International Harvester - a nationally important agricultural manufacturing firm. Architecturally, the structure is a represent... More
District Building, Fourteenth & E Streets Northwest (Southeast Corner)...
Significance: Has housed the municipal government of the District of Columbia, in its various forms, since the building's erection. Survey number: HABS DC-314 Building/structure dates: 1908 Initial Construction
District Building, Fourteenth & E Streets Northwest (Southeast Corner)...
Significance: Has housed the municipal government of the District of Columbia, in its various forms, since the building's erection. Survey number: HABS DC-314 Building/structure dates: 1908 Initial Construction
Miners' Exchange Block, Main & Wall Streets, Idaho City, Boise County,...
Significance: The Miners' Exchange Building is one of a half-dozen red brick structures in Idaho City built during the city's first decade. Important as part of a homogenous historic district as well as an exa... More
Miners' Exchange Block, Main & Wall Streets, Idaho City, Boise County,...
Significance: The Miners' Exchange Building is one of a half-dozen red brick structures in Idaho City built during the city's first decade. Important as part of a homogenous historic district as well as an exa... More
U.S. Naval Hospital, North Ward, Park Boulevard, Balboa Park, San Dieg...
Significance: A contributing structure in an eligible historic district. Not individually significant. (Designed and built to be a hospital ward.) Survey number: HABS CA-1548-K Building/structure dates: 192... More
U.S. Naval Hospital, North Ward, Park Boulevard, Balboa Park, San Dieg...
Significance: A contributing structure in an eligible historic district. Not individually significant. (Designed and built to be a hospital ward.) Survey number: HABS CA-1548-K Building/structure dates: 192... More
Armour & Company Building, 100 Harris Avenue, Providence, Providence C...
Significance: Constructed in 1943, during the final phase of development for the Provisions Warehouse Historic District, the Armour & Company Building is the only contributing building in the district that was ... More
Armour & Company Building, 100 Harris Avenue, Providence, Providence C...
Significance: Constructed in 1943, during the final phase of development for the Provisions Warehouse Historic District, the Armour & Company Building is the only contributing building in the district that was ... More
Thomas By-Product Coke Works, Main Office, 1200 Tenth Street West, Tho...
Survey number: HAER AL-14-D Public domain photograph - historical image of Alabama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Carrington-Covert House, 1511 Colorado Street, Austin, Travis County, ...
Significance: One of the last remaining 1850's residential buildings in area around Texas State Capitol. Built by Leonidas Davis Carrington, merchant and land speculator. Survey number: HABS TX-3311 Building/... More
Techwood Homes, Store & Administration Building, 114-138 Merrit Avenue...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Storehouse for Defense Battalion Type, ...
Significance: The storehouse at the Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor were constructed in the 1940s as part of the pre-war and WWII expansion of the oldest Marine garrison in Hawaii. They are associated with the Ma... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Storehouse for Defense Battalion Type, ...
Significance: The storehouse at the Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor were constructed in the 1940s as part of the pre-war and WWII expansion of the oldest Marine garrison in Hawaii. They are associated with the Ma... More
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Storehouse for Defense Battalion Type, ...
Significance: The storehouse at the Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor were constructed in the 1940s as part of the pre-war and WWII expansion of the oldest Marine garrison in Hawaii. They are associated with the Ma... More
U.S. Naval Hospital, Service Building, Park Boulevard, Balboa Park, Sa...
Significance: A contributing structure in an eligible historic district. Not individually significant. (Designed and built to be a receiving and storage building.) Survey number: HABS CA-1548-I Building/str... More
U.S. Naval Hospital, Service Building, Park Boulevard, Balboa Park, Sa...
Significance: A contributing structure in an eligible historic district. Not individually significant. (Designed and built to be a receiving and storage building.) Survey number: HABS CA-1548-I Building/str... More
U.S. Naval Hospital, Service Building, Park Boulevard, Balboa Park, Sa...
Significance: A contributing structure in an eligible historic district. Not individually significant. (Designed and built to be a receiving and storage building.) Survey number: HABS CA-1548-I Building/str... More
Hubbell Trading Post, Navajo Day School, Ganado, Apache County, AZ
Significance: The Navajo tribe constructed the Navajo Day School in the 1930's on land donated by John L. Hubbell for a school site near his trading post. The two original entryways to the two-classroom school... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Radar Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los An...
Significance: With more than 200,000 sq ft, Building 12 is by far the largest building of the Hughes complex designed specifically for research and development. It provided a huge increase in office, laborator... More
Square Shadows, 6024 Butler Pike, Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, PA
Significance: This home, designed by renowned architect George Howe in the 1930s, was one of the earliest successful attempts to combine the materials of traditional home construction with elements of the Inter... More
Square Shadows, 6024 Butler Pike, Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, PA
Significance: This home, designed by renowned architect George Howe in the 1930s, was one of the earliest successful attempts to combine the materials of traditional home construction with elements of the Inter... More
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Central Branch, Supply ...
Survey number: HABS OH-2364-AE National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 03001412
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Central Branch, Supply ...
Survey number: HABS OH-2364-AE National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 03001412
Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Cree...
Significance: Building 102 Plant 4 (formerly Cottage, Building No. 1, Plant 4), a small bungalow cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Built ... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
U.S. Immigrant Station & Assay Office, 815 Airport Way, Seattle, King ...
Significance: The U.S. Immigrant Station and Assay Office (Federal Building, Immigration and Naturalization Service), is significant both architecturally and culturally. Built for the Immigration and Naturaliza... More
U.S. Immigrant Station & Assay Office, 815 Airport Way, Seattle, King ...
Significance: The U.S. Immigrant Station and Assay Office (Federal Building, Immigration and Naturalization Service), is significant both architecturally and culturally. Built for the Immigration and Naturaliza... More
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Storehouses, Northwest Corner of East Har...
Survey number: HABS CO-172-AP Building/structure dates: 1921 Initial Construction
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Storehouses, Northwest Corner of East Har...
Survey number: HABS CO-172-AP Building/structure dates: 1921 Initial Construction
Andrew John Volstead House, 163 Ninth Avenue, Granite Falls, Yellow Me...
Significance: Home of the man who "personified prohibition." Volstead served in the House of Representatives (1903-23) where as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee he drafted the 1919 National Prohibitio... More
Andrew John Volstead House, 163 Ninth Avenue, Granite Falls, Yellow Me...
Significance: Home of the man who "personified prohibition." Volstead served in the House of Representatives (1903-23) where as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee he drafted the 1919 National Prohibitio... More
Andrew John Volstead House, 163 Ninth Avenue, Granite Falls, Yellow Me...
Significance: Home of the man who "personified prohibition." Volstead served in the House of Representatives (1903-23) where as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee he drafted the 1919 National Prohibitio... More
Andrew John Volstead House, 163 Ninth Avenue, Granite Falls, Yellow Me...
Significance: Home of the man who "personified prohibition." Volstead served in the House of Representatives (1903-23) where as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee he drafted the 1919 National Prohibitio... More
Occidental Hotel & Restaurant, 1411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Was...
Significance: The Occidental Hotel is an example of the architectural eclecticism that prevailed at the turn of the century as designers sought to reconcile advances in high rise technology with stylistic tradi... More
James Vance House, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
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