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Columbian Exposition Store Buildings, East Fifty-seventh Boulevard & Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Columbian Exposition Store Buildings, East Fifty-seventh Boulevard & S...

Significance: The buildings were associated with the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. One of the few remaining structures from the fair, they were an artists' and writers' center for many years afterwards.... More

Dr. Edson House, North Street, Chester, Windsor County, VT

Dr. Edson House, North Street, Chester, Windsor County, VT

Significance: One of several types in unique Chester Depot group of stone houses. At one time an Inn. Survey number: HABS VT-44 Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction

Captain Israel Richardson Tavern, 9 The Green, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Captain Israel Richardson Tavern, 9 The Green, Woodstock, Windsor Coun...

Significance: Built originally as a tavern, this is one of the oldest buildings surviving in Woodstock, and the oldest surviving large building. Survey number: HABS VT-29 Building/structure dates: 1787 Initia... More

Congregational Church, Church & Main Streets, Chester, Windsor County, VT

Congregational Church, Church & Main Streets, Chester, Windsor County,...

Significance: This building is representative of the large frame meetinghouses of the area and has a notable facade and tower. Survey number: HABS VT-49 Building/structure dates: 1829 Initial Construction Bu... More

Knapp House, Wentworth Road, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Knapp House, Wentworth Road, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Significance: This is a regionally typical example of an 1812 brick house. Original French Dufour wallpaper survives. Survey number: HABS NH-52 Building/structure dates: ca. 1812 Initial Construction

Knapp House, Wentworth Road, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Knapp House, Wentworth Road, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Significance: This is a regionally typical example of an 1812 brick house. Original French Dufour wallpaper survives. Survey number: HABS NH-52 Building/structure dates: ca. 1812 Initial Construction

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Providence County, RI

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...

Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Providence County, RI

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...

Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Providence County, RI

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...

Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More

Hatch-Peisch House, Main Street, Norwich, Windsor County, VT

Hatch-Peisch House, Main Street, Norwich, Windsor County, VT

Significance: This structure is said to be the first frame house in Norwich, Vermont, and one of possibly only three eighteenth century houses surviving in Norwich. Survey number: HABS VT-52 Building/structur... More

Reliance Building, 32 North State Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Reliance Building, 32 North State Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Significance: An important example of the early Chicago School, it anticipates future developments in skyscraper design. Terra cotta was employed for exterior surfacing for the first time in this building. The ... More

Courthouse & Post Office, Main Street, Windsor, Windsor County, VT

Courthouse & Post Office, Main Street, Windsor, Windsor County, VT

Significance: This cast-iron frame building was designed by Ammi B. Young, Supervising Architect, Office of Construction, Treasury Department, 1852-1862, and built 1856-1859. The building is maintained in exce... More

Bradford-Huntington House, 16 Huntingtown Lane, Norwichtown, New London County, CT

Bradford-Huntington House, 16 Huntingtown Lane, Norwichtown, New Londo...

Significance: This pre-revolutionary, large frame house, with many interesting original features, was the home of Gen. Jabez Huntington. Survey number: HABS CT-247 Building/structure dates: 16h2 Initial Const... More

Bradford-Huntington House, 16 Huntingtown Lane, Norwichtown, New London County, CT

Bradford-Huntington House, 16 Huntingtown Lane, Norwichtown, New Londo...

Significance: This pre-revolutionary, large frame house, with many interesting original features, was the home of Gen. Jabez Huntington. Survey number: HABS CT-247 Building/structure dates: 16h2 Initial Const... More

David Pulsifer Inn, Route 103, Rockingham, Windham County, VT

David Pulsifer Inn, Route 103, Rockingham, Windham County, VT

Significance: There are records of local town meetings held in this house in 1775. Local legend says that the town of Concord, Vermont, was planned in this house. Survey number: HABS VT-41 Building/structure... More

Hilgendorf House, State Route 167, Freistadt, Ozaukee County, WI

Hilgendorf House, State Route 167, Freistadt, Ozaukee County, WI

Significance: This house is an example of the half-timber construction known as Fachwerkbau, built by German settlers in Wisconsin. Built about 1845, it is the oldest known remaining example in the Freistadt a... More

Wittenborn-Wagner House, Rufus Porter Wall Paintings, River Road, Lyme, Grafton County, NH

Wittenborn-Wagner House, Rufus Porter Wall Paintings, River Road, Lyme...

Significance: Very well preserved, extensive example of the work of Porter, an itinerant painter. Survey number: HABS NH-79 Building/structure dates: ca. 1825 Initial Construction

Grand Central Station, 201 West Harrison Street (Corner of West Harrison & South Wells), Chicago, Cook County, IL

Grand Central Station, 201 West Harrison Street (Corner of West Harris...

Significance: This is one of the best-preserved early railroad stations in Chicago, and one of the finest works of the architect Solon Spencer Beman. Survey number: HABS IL-1016 Building/structure dates: 1890... More

Buffum House, Main & Middle Streets, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Buffum House, Main & Middle Streets, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Significance: An example of a frame house built c. 1785, remodeled in the 1820's. The original house with the long, north side the main facade with Georgian detail, became a Classic Revival house with a new po... More

Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Coo...

Significance: Designed by Adler and Sullivan, the building is an important early skyscraper and was the first in Chicago to make use of caisson foundations. In February, 1961, it was designated a Chicago Archit... More

United Congregational Church, Spring & Pelham Streets, Newport, Newport County, RI

United Congregational Church, Spring & Pelham Streets, Newport, Newpor...

Significance: This church, built in 1855-1857, serves the United First and Second Congregational parishes of Newport whose history began in the late 17th century. The building, designed by Joseph C. Wells and ... More

Bellows-Grant House, Main Street, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Bellows-Grant House, Main Street, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Significance: An example of a late Georgian frame building but with later, classic Revival, details from the late 1840's. Survey number: HABS NH-60 Building/structure dates: 1790 Initial Construction Buildin... More

Charming Forge, Ironmaster's House, Tulpehocken Creek (Marion Township), Womelsdorf, Berks County, PA

Charming Forge, Ironmaster's House, Tulpehocken Creek (Marion Township...

Significance: The Iron Master's house at Charming Forge was the residence of "Baron" Stiegel and later of George Ege, and is an example of a large eighteenth century Georgian mansion. Survey number: HABS PA-1... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Giles Building, 423-429 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Giles Building, 423-429 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Significance: This is an example of Chicago Commercial Architecture of the period just following the great fire of 1871. Survey number: HABS IL-1014 Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Initial Construction

Park Hill Meetinghouse, State Route 63, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, NH

Park Hill Meetinghouse, State Route 63, Westmoreland, Cheshire County,...

Significance: This building is one of the larger, more elaborate and imposing meeting houses of the area. Survey number: HABS NH-57 Building/structure dates: 1762 Initial Construction Building/structure date... More

Park Hill Meetinghouse, State Route 63, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, NH

Park Hill Meetinghouse, State Route 63, Westmoreland, Cheshire County,...

Significance: This building is one of the larger, more elaborate and imposing meeting houses of the area. Survey number: HABS NH-57 Building/structure dates: 1762 Initial Construction Building/structure date... More

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B,...

Significance: This synagogue, a well-preserved structure, built in 1833, is among the most interesting buildings on St. Thomas. Survey number: HABS VI-10 Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction N... More

St. Patrick's Church, Adams & Desplaines Streets, Chicago, Cook County, IL

St. Patrick's Church, Adams & Desplaines Streets, Chicago, Cook County...

Significance: St. Patrick's, built in the 1850's, is one of the few surviving examples of this early period of Chicago Architecture. Having survived the 1871 fire, it is the oldest church in Chicago. Unprocess... More

Benjamin Swan House, 37 Elm Street, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Benjamin Swan House, 37 Elm Street, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Significance: This house has remained in the family of the original owner, a prominent Vermont figure in early nineteenth century. Survey number: HABS VT-30 Building/structure dates: 1801 Initial Construction... More

Benjamin Swan House, 37 Elm Street, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Benjamin Swan House, 37 Elm Street, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Significance: This house has remained in the family of the original owner, a prominent Vermont figure in early nineteenth century. Survey number: HABS VT-30 Building/structure dates: 1801 Initial Construction... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: The Redwood Library is a notable specimen of the architectural taste of the early 18th century. As an important work of the architect Peter Harrison, it is a key building in the introduction of E... More

Boston & Albany Railroad Station, Auburndale, Middlesex County, MA

Boston & Albany Railroad Station, Auburndale, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: Commissioned in 1881, this is the first station designed by H.H. Richardson for the Boston and Albany Railroad. Henry Russell Hitchcock in The Architecture of H.H. Richardson and His Times has de... More

Charles Dana House, 26 Elm Street, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Charles Dana House, 26 Elm Street, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Significance: This house, built and owned by the prominent Dana family, now houses important historical collections relating to the Dana family, Woodstock and Vermont. Survey number: HABS VT-31 Building/struc... More

Ernest J. Magerstadt House, 4930 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Ernest J. Magerstadt House, 4930 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Cook...

Significance: This house is probably one of the finest works of George W. Maher, a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright, and one of the Prairie School. It shows a relationship to Wright's work of the time in its ... More

George Gordon Building, 300 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

George Gordon Building, 300 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co...

Significance: This cast iron building is representative of the commercial architecture in Philadelphia in the mid-nineteenth century. Survey number: HABS PA-1065

Samuel Whitehorne House, 414 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Samuel Whitehorne House, 414 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, R...

Significance: This house built in 1810-1800, was the residence of Samuel Whitehorne, a prosperous Newport merchant in partnership with his brother, John, until they went bankrupt in 1843. It is a fine example ... More

Samuel Whitehorne House, 414 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Samuel Whitehorne House, 414 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, R...

Significance: This house built in 1810-1800, was the residence of Samuel Whitehorne, a prosperous Newport merchant in partnership with his brother, John, until they went bankrupt in 1843. It is a fine example ... More

Howland House (Interior), Westminster Street, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Howland House (Interior), Westminster Street, Walpole, Cheshire County...

Significance: Example of Classical Revival with many Asher Benjamin details. Survey number: HABS NH-59 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840- ca. 1849 Initial Construction

Howland House (Interior), Westminster Street, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Howland House (Interior), Westminster Street, Walpole, Cheshire County...

Significance: Example of Classical Revival with many Asher Benjamin details. Survey number: HABS NH-59 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840- ca. 1849 Initial Construction

Latham House, On road to Thetford Hill, North Thetford, Orange County, VT

Latham House, On road to Thetford Hill, North Thetford, Orange County,...

Significance: Rather large, but otherwise typical, early Vermont farmhouse. Survey number: HABS VT-56 Building/structure dates: ca. 1770- ca. 1779 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1840 S... More

Dr. Alfred Paige House, Main Street, Bethel, Windsor County, VT

Dr. Alfred Paige House, Main Street, Bethel, Windsor County, VT

Significance: Well-preserved town house, reflecting the continuous ownership of one family through four generations. Survey number: HABS VT-40 Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Olcott-Johnson House, Old Norwich Center, Norwich, Windsor County, VT

Olcott-Johnson House, Old Norwich Center, Norwich, Windsor County, VT

Significance: Built by Peter Olcott, prominent in the early history of the town and Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-13 Survey number: HABS VT-51 ... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Rookery Building, 209 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Rookery Building, 209 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Significance: The Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks has cited it: "In recognition of its pioneering plan in providing shops and offices around a graceful semi-private square and the further developm... More

St. Gabriel's Church, U.S. Route 422, Douglassville, Berks County, PA

St. Gabriel's Church, U.S. Route 422, Douglassville, Berks County, PA

Significance: This 1801 building with unusual masonry work is an example of the small churches of rural eastern Pennsylvania. Survey number: HABS PA-1038 Building/structure dates: 1801 Initial Construction ... More

Lockwood-Mathews House, Veterans' Memorial Park, Southeast, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Lockwood-Mathews House, Veterans' Memorial Park, Southeast, Norwalk, F...

Significance: This is a large and interesting example of the mansions built in the United States in the second half of the nineteenth century, and is the largest private house designed by the architect, Detlef ... More

Lockwood-Mathews House, Veterans' Memorial Park, Southeast, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Lockwood-Mathews House, Veterans' Memorial Park, Southeast, Norwalk, F...

Significance: This is a large and interesting example of the mansions built in the United States in the second half of the nineteenth century, and is the largest private house designed by the architect, Detlef ... More

Lockwood-Mathews House, Veterans' Memorial Park, Southeast, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Lockwood-Mathews House, Veterans' Memorial Park, Southeast, Norwalk, F...

Significance: This is a large and interesting example of the mansions built in the United States in the second half of the nineteenth century, and is the largest private house designed by the architect, Detlef ... More

Shaker Church Family Dwelling House, State Route 4A, Enfield, Grafton County, NH

Shaker Church Family Dwelling House, State Route 4A, Enfield, Grafton ...

Significance: Unusually large and heavy masonry structure for this area. The largest of several remaining buildings of a defunct Shaker colony. Characteristically Shaker in its lack of decoration and austerit... More

Shaker Church Family Dwelling House, State Route 4A, Enfield, Grafton County, NH

Shaker Church Family Dwelling House, State Route 4A, Enfield, Grafton ...

Significance: Unusually large and heavy masonry structure for this area. The largest of several remaining buildings of a defunct Shaker colony. Characteristically Shaker in its lack of decoration and austerit... More

Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: "Chateau-sur-Mer," its lodge, entrance arch, and greenhouse were built in 1851-1852 by the Newport contractor Seth C. Bradford for William Shepard Wetmore, merchant in the China trade. His son, Ge... More

Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: "Chateau-sur-Mer," its lodge, entrance arch, and greenhouse were built in 1851-1852 by the Newport contractor Seth C. Bradford for William Shepard Wetmore, merchant in the China trade. His son, Ge... More

Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: "Chateau-sur-Mer," its lodge, entrance arch, and greenhouse were built in 1851-1852 by the Newport contractor Seth C. Bradford for William Shepard Wetmore, merchant in the China trade. His son, Ge... More

Rodney Wing House, Westminster Street, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Rodney Wing House, Westminster Street, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Survey number: HABS NH-58 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction

The Old Constitution House, 15 North Main Street, Windsor, Windsor County, VT

The Old Constitution House, 15 North Main Street, Windsor, Windsor Cou...

Significance: The Vermont Constitution was framed and adopted in this building in 1777. Survey number: HABS VT-35 Building/structure dates: ca. 1768 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1912 Subseq... More

Jacob H.S. Lind House, Norre Gade 6, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Jacob H.S. Lind House, Norre Gade 6, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Significance: This is a typical well-preserved example of the larger town houses of Charlotte Amalie from the early nineteenth century. It has served as a parish hall for the St. Thomas Lutheran Church since 1... More

Ponemah Mills, Main Street, Taftville, New London County, CT

Ponemah Mills, Main Street, Taftville, New London County, CT

Significance: Ponemah Mills, in operation by 1871, was one of the largest textile mills in the United States for many years. Survey number: HABS CT-242 Building/structure dates: 1871 Initial Construction

Ponemah Mills, Main Street, Taftville, New London County, CT

Ponemah Mills, Main Street, Taftville, New London County, CT

Significance: Ponemah Mills, in operation by 1871, was one of the largest textile mills in the United States for many years. Survey number: HABS CT-242 Building/structure dates: 1871 Initial Construction

Captain Israel Richardson Tavern, 9 The Green, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Captain Israel Richardson Tavern, 9 The Green, Woodstock, Windsor Coun...

Significance: Built originally as a tavern, this is one of the oldest buildings surviving in Woodstock, and the oldest surviving large building. Survey number: HABS VT-29 Building/structure dates: 1787 Initia... More

Knapp House, Wentworth Road, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Knapp House, Wentworth Road, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Significance: This is a regionally typical example of an 1812 brick house. Original French Dufour wallpaper survives. Survey number: HABS NH-52 Building/structure dates: ca. 1812 Initial Construction

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Providence County, RI

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...

Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Providence County, RI

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...

Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Providence County, RI

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...

Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More

Reliance Building, 32 North State Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Reliance Building, 32 North State Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Significance: An important example of the early Chicago School, it anticipates future developments in skyscraper design. Terra cotta was employed for exterior surfacing for the first time in this building. The ... More

Monadnock Block, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Monadnock Block, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Significance: Designated as a Chicago Architectural Landmark in 1958, the Commission of Chicago Architectural Landmarks cited it: "In recognition of its original design and its historical interest as the highes... More

Bradford-Huntington House, 16 Huntingtown Lane, Norwichtown, New London County, CT

Bradford-Huntington House, 16 Huntingtown Lane, Norwichtown, New Londo...

Significance: This pre-revolutionary, large frame house, with many interesting original features, was the home of Gen. Jabez Huntington. Survey number: HABS CT-247 Building/structure dates: 16h2 Initial Const... More

John Fox Slater Memorial Museum, 108 Crescent Street, Norwich, New London County, CT

John Fox Slater Memorial Museum, 108 Crescent Street, Norwich, New Lon...

Significance: This large masonry building, built in 1886, is characteristic of the period. Survey number: HABS CT-251 Building/structure dates: 1886 Initial Construction

David Pulsifer Inn, Route 103, Rockingham, Windham County, VT

David Pulsifer Inn, Route 103, Rockingham, Windham County, VT

Significance: There are records of local town meetings held in this house in 1775. Local legend says that the town of Concord, Vermont, was planned in this house. Survey number: HABS VT-41 Building/structure... More

Lincoln County Courthouse, West side of common, Wiscasset, Lincoln County, ME

Lincoln County Courthouse, West side of common, Wiscasset, Lincoln Cou...

Suggested address, High Street, is not verifiable in documentation. Structure was oldest courthouse in Maine in continuous service (at time of recording). Significance: This is a well-preserved courthouse, in a... More

Dartmouth College, Webster Cottage, 27B Main Street, Hanover, Grafton County, NH

Dartmouth College, Webster Cottage, 27B Main Street, Hanover, Grafton ...

Significance: Early cottage, typical of the area, one time residence of Daniel Webster. Survey number: HABS NH-68 Building/structure dates: 1790 Initial Construction

Dartmouth College, Reed Hall, Hanover, Grafton County, NH

Dartmouth College, Reed Hall, Hanover, Grafton County, NH

Significance: Built in 1839, Reed Hall is one of the oldest surviving buildings at Dartmouth. The building was designed by Ammi B. Young who had designed the adjacent Thomas and Wentworth Halls eleven years ea... More

Aylwin House, 48 Elm Street, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Aylwin House, 48 Elm Street, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Significance: House is noteworthy for its columned portico. Survey number: HABS VT-32 Building/structure dates: 1829 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after 1950 Subsequent Work

Clough-Langdon House, 21 Unity Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Clough-Langdon House, 21 Unity Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Significance: This is one of three brick houses built in Boston between 1700-1720. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-122 Survey number: HABS MA-342 Building/structure dates: after... More

Clough-Langdon House, 21 Unity Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Clough-Langdon House, 21 Unity Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Significance: This is one of three brick houses built in Boston between 1700-1720. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-122 Survey number: HABS MA-342 Building/structure dates: after... More

Grand Central Station, 201 West Harrison Street (Corner of West Harrison & South Wells), Chicago, Cook County, IL

Grand Central Station, 201 West Harrison Street (Corner of West Harris...

Significance: This is one of the best-preserved early railroad stations in Chicago, and one of the finest works of the architect Solon Spencer Beman. Survey number: HABS IL-1016 Building/structure dates: 1890... More

Enos Snow Farm, River Road, Lyme, Grafton County, NH

Enos Snow Farm, River Road, Lyme, Grafton County, NH

Significance: A regionally typical example of a continuous farm building with sheds and barns attached to the house. Survey number: HABS NH-78 Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction

Alexander Watkins' Tavern, Prospect Hill, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Alexander Watkins' Tavern, Prospect Hill, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Significance: An example of a frame building from 1795, regionally typical in its general layout and Georgian interior details, but with uncommon exterior quoining. A tavern sign dated 1795 and period furnishi... More

Buffum House, Main & Middle Streets, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Buffum House, Main & Middle Streets, Walpole, Cheshire County, NH

Significance: An example of a frame house built c. 1785, remodeled in the 1820's. The original house with the long, north side the main facade with Georgian detail, became a Classic Revival house with a new po... More

Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago Stock Exchange Building, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Coo...

Significance: Designed by Adler and Sullivan, the building is an important early skyscraper and was the first in Chicago to make use of caisson foundations. In February, 1961, it was designated a Chicago Archit... More

Tille Parker Tavern, 26 The Green, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Tille Parker Tavern, 26 The Green, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Significance: Built originally as a tavern to house State representatives when the legislature met in Woodstock, this structure presently houses historical exhibits and documents relating to local history. Sur... More

Hotel 1829, Kongensgade 30A, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Hotel 1829, Kongensgade 30A, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Significance: This is one of the best surviving examples of the larger early 19th C. urban residences of St. Thomas. Survey number: HABS VI-11 Building/structure dates: 1829-1831 Initial Construction

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

North Parish Meetinghouse, St. George Road (State Route 131), Thomaston, Knox County, ME

North Parish Meetinghouse, St. George Road (State Route 131), Thomasto...

Significance: This is a large, early, frame meetinghouse. Survey number: HABS ME-105 Building/structure dates: 1795- 1797 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1826 Subsequent Work Building/str... More

Chicago Historical Society, 632 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

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

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Charles H. Baldwin House, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Charles H. Baldwin House, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: The work of Potter and Robertson of New York, this is an interesting example of the Shingle Style or American version of the Queen Anne Revival. It is characterized by richly textured, decorative... More

Charles Dana House, 26 Elm Street, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Charles Dana House, 26 Elm Street, Woodstock, Windsor County, VT

Significance: This house, built and owned by the prominent Dana family, now houses important historical collections relating to the Dana family, Woodstock and Vermont. Survey number: HABS VT-31 Building/struc... More

Auditorium Annex, 504 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Annex, 504 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Significance: This building was designed as an extension of the Auditorium Hotel just across Congress Street, built 1885-1889, Adler and Sullivan, Architects. The Annex was the largest and one of the best of th... More

Eliza Huntington Memorial Home, 99 Washington Street, Norwich, New London County, CT

Eliza Huntington Memorial Home, 99 Washington Street, Norwich, New Lon...

Significance: Built before 1835, this frame house has notable exterior Greek Revival ornament. Survey number: HABS CT-259 Building/structure dates: 18t1 Initial Construction

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, State & Court Streets, Windsor, Windsor County, VT

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, State & Court Streets, Windsor, Windsor C...

Significance: An early church in Windsor an an early work by the Boston architect, Alexander Parris. The building survives essentially unaltered and is in good condition. Survey number: HABS VT-61 Building/s... More

Ernest J. Magerstadt House, 4930 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Ernest J. Magerstadt House, 4930 South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Cook...

Significance: This house is probably one of the finest works of George W. Maher, a contemporary of Frank Lloyd Wright, and one of the Prairie School. It shows a relationship to Wright's work of the time in its ... More

Mitchell Building, 207 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI

Mitchell Building, 207 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Coun...

Significance: This large commercial structure of 1876 is representative of the period of Milwaukee's rapid growth and commercial development following the Civil War. Survey number: HABS WI-156 Building/struct... More

Hotel Florence, 11111 South Forrestville Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Hotel Florence, 11111 South Forrestville Avenue, Chicago, Cook County,...

Significance: This well-preserved hotel was one of the principal buildings in the company town built by George M. Pullman for the Pullman Palace Car Works. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this struc... More

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