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Mesta 160-Inch Plate Mill, Defense Plant Corporation, Homestead Works, Homestead, Allegheny County, PA

Mesta 160-Inch Plate Mill, Defense Plant Corporation, Homestead Works,...

See also HAER PA-200-F for additional documentation. Includes photographs. See also HAER PA-343 for related documentation. Includes written data. Significance: Rated with an annual capacity of six hundred thous... More

Pueblito Kin Yazhi, Junction of Canyon Largo & Rincon Largo, Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, NM

Pueblito Kin Yazhi, Junction of Canyon Largo & Rincon Largo, Tierra Am...

2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The pueblitos are masonry structures containing 1-40 or more rooms found in the Navajo homeland, the Dinetah region of northwest New Mexico. Dating from the e... More

Aluminum City Terrace, East Hill Drive, New Kensington, Westmoreland County, PA

Aluminum City Terrace, East Hill Drive, New Kensington, Westmoreland C...

See also HAER PA-343 for related documentation. Includes written data. Significance: Aluminum City Terrace, the only housing project in America designed by world-renowned architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Br... More

Ship BALCLUTHA, 2905 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Ship BALCLUTHA, 2905 Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco Co...

Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Reflected ceiling plan, rotunda - LC]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Reflected ceiling plan, rotun...

Date ca. 1818, per William Allen. Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R).

Augustus Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Stables, Saint Gaudens Road, off State Route 12A, Cornish City, Sullivan County, NH

Augustus Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Stables, Saint Gaudens ...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NH-196-G National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000120

Gold Placers Incorporated, Coak Creek Dredge, Near Coal Creek & Yukon River, Eagle, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

Gold Placers Incorporated, Coak Creek Dredge, Near Coal Creek & Yukon ...

Significance: In 1934, Charles Janin, a prominent San Francisco mining engineer, designed a 4-cubic-foot dredge for Gold Placers Incorporated, a newly formed mining company organized by General A.D. McRae of Va... More

John Hancock House, Third & Walnut Streets, Bentonsport, Van Buren County, IA

John Hancock House, Third & Walnut Streets, Bentonsport, Van Buren Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS IA-30-19

Williamson House, Cozzens Lane, Franklin Park, Middlesex County, NJ

Williamson House, Cozzens Lane, Franklin Park, Middlesex County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-234 Survey number: HABS NJ-89 Building/structure dates: ca. 1770 Initial Construction

James W. Nesmith House, Rickreall, Polk County, OR

James W. Nesmith House, Rickreall, Polk County, OR

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

Albemarle County Jail, 409 East High Street, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

Albemarle County Jail, 409 East High Street, Charlottesville, Charlott...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Ablemarle County Jail, located one block north of Charlottesville's Courthouse Square, was constructed to replace an earlier jail building whi... More

L'Enfant-McMillan Plan of Washington, DC, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

L'Enfant-McMillan Plan of Washington, DC, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The historic plan of Washington, designed by Pierre L'Enfant in 1791 as the site of the Federal City, represents the sole American example of a comprehensive baroque city plan with a coordinated s... More

L'Enfant-McMillan Plan of Washington, DC, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

L'Enfant-McMillan Plan of Washington, DC, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The historic plan of Washington, designed by Pierre L'Enfant in 1791 as the site of the Federal City, represents the sole American example of a comprehensive baroque city plan with a coordinated s... More

L'Enfant-McMillan Plan of Washington, DC, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

L'Enfant-McMillan Plan of Washington, DC, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The historic plan of Washington, designed by Pierre L'Enfant in 1791 as the site of the Federal City, represents the sole American example of a comprehensive baroque city plan with a coordinated s... More

L'Enfant-McMillan Plan of Washington, DC, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

L'Enfant-McMillan Plan of Washington, DC, Washington, District of Colu...

Significance: The historic plan of Washington, designed by Pierre L'Enfant in 1791 as the site of the Federal City, represents the sole American example of a comprehensive baroque city plan with a coordinated s... More

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Roads, Volcano, Hawaii County, HI

See Thurston Lava Tube, HALS HI-6, for additional documentation. Significance: The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park road system provides access to active volcanoes and related landscapes along with varied ecosyst... More

Zion Methodist Church, Malaga, Gloucester County, NJ

Zion Methodist Church, Malaga, Gloucester County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-523 Survey number: HABS NJ-665 Building/structure dates: ca. 1834 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1860 Subsequent Work

A general topography of North America and the West Indies. Being a collection of all the maps, charts, plans, and particular surveys, that have been published of that part of the world, either in Europe or America.

A general topography of North America and the West Indies. Being a col...

Public domain scan of an 18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

McKenzie Drift Boat MUSIC TEMPLE, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, AZ

McKenzie Drift Boat MUSIC TEMPLE, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, AZ

Public domain photograph of Grand Canyon National Park, mountains, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Albert L. Scott House, 29 South Market Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, Virginia

Albert L. Scott House, 29 South Market Street, Petersburg, Petersburg,...

Significance: This fine Victorian house, built c. 1860-1861, is particularly noteworthy on the exterior because of its paneled facade, heavy bracketed entablature, bold balusters on the balconies and entrance s... More

Buckeye Manufacturing Company, Columbia Avenue, Anderson, Madison County, IN

Buckeye Manufacturing Company, Columbia Avenue, Anderson, Madison Coun...

Significance: Of the several automobile manufacturers established in Anderson, Indiana at the turn of the century, the Buckeye Manufacturing Company was the most successful. Initially a manufacturer of buggy a... More

Pennsylvania Railroad Company House, 1121-23 Eighth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad Company House, 1121-23 Eighth Avenue, Altoona, B...

Written data includes copies of floor plans. Significance: Unlike the Cambria Iron Works in Johnstown, which built hundreds of company houses, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company eschewed the construction of hous... More

Hammond House, 604 Elm Street, Calvert, Robertson County, TX

Hammond House, 604 Elm Street, Calvert, Robertson County, TX

1986 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Hammond House was designed as the Robertson County Courthouse by St. Louis architect W. P. Ingraham in 1875, and was completed in July of 1879... More

Francois Chouteau Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at Chouteau Traffic Way, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

Francois Chouteau Bridge, Spanning Missouri River at Chouteau Traffic ...

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

Caldwell's atlas of Holmes Co., Ohio /

Caldwell's atlas of Holmes Co., Ohio /

LeGear. Atlases of the United States, 5912 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes indexes, maps of the United States and Ohio, brief history of Holmes County, and bi... More

Caldwell's atlas of Holmes Co., Ohio /

Caldwell's atlas of Holmes Co., Ohio /

LeGear. Atlases of the United States, 5912 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes indexes, maps of the United States and Ohio, brief history of Holmes County, and bi... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More

North Reformed Church of Schraalenburgh Parsonage, 191 Washington Avenue, Dumont, Bergen County, NJ

North Reformed Church of Schraalenburgh Parsonage, 191 Washington Aven...

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

Van Riper House, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Van Riper House, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-376 Survey number: HABS NJ-218 Building/structure dates: after 1790 Initial Construction

Dolbow House, Compromise Road, Woodstown, Salem County, NJ

Dolbow House, Compromise Road, Woodstown, Salem County, NJ

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

Shaw-Souther House, Highland Avenue, Cohasset, Norfolk County, MA

Shaw-Souther House, Highland Avenue, Cohasset, Norfolk County, MA

Survey number: HABS MA-231 Building/structure dates: 1794 Initial Construction

Shaw-Souther House, Highland Avenue, Cohasset, Norfolk County, MA

Shaw-Souther House, Highland Avenue, Cohasset, Norfolk County, MA

Survey number: HABS MA-231 Building/structure dates: 1794 Initial Construction

Godfrey Congregational Church, State Route 111, Godfrey, Madison County, IL

Godfrey Congregational Church, State Route 111, Godfrey, Madison Count...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-57, FN-58, FN-77 Survey number: HABS IL-25-10 Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Construction

Hart Block, 728 West Main Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Hart Block, 728 West Main Street, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Significance: An excellent example of the late phase of cast-iron commercial facades, the Hart Block remains essentially as constructed, a testimony to the durability of cast-iron when properly maintained. It ... More

Taylor Sherman House, 89 Main Street, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Taylor Sherman House, 89 Main Street, Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-15 Survey number: HABS CT-77 Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction

Samuel G. Demarest House, Demarest Avenue, Hillsdale, Bergen County, NJ

Samuel G. Demarest House, Demarest Avenue, Hillsdale, Bergen County, N...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-406 Survey number: HABS NJ-500 Building/structure dates: 1808 Initial Construction

Old Bergen Church, Bergen & Highland Avenues, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Old Bergen Church, Bergen & Highland Avenues, Jersey City, Hudson Coun...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-393 Survey number: HABS NJ-466 Building/structure dates: 1841 Initial Construction

Thomas Dickerson House, Tabor, Morris County, NJ

Thomas Dickerson House, Tabor, Morris County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-493 Survey number: HABS NJ-644 Building/structure dates: ca. 1785 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1820 Subsequent Work

William Maxson House, State Highway No. 1, Springdale, Cedar County, IA

William Maxson House, State Highway No. 1, Springdale, Cedar County, I...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS IA-30-16

Stanford University Library, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, CA

Stanford University Library, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Santa Cla...

Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Unknown, 1797, Essay on Charcoal and Gun Powder, with Chimney Plan
Richard Watson-Gilder House, Bordentown, Burlington County, NJ

Richard Watson-Gilder House, Bordentown, Burlington County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-382 Survey number: HABS NJ-315 Building/structure dates: ca. 1788 Initial Construction

Habre de Venture, Rose Hill Road, La Plata, Charles County, MD

Habre de Venture, Rose Hill Road, La Plata, Charles County, MD

Significance: The home of Thomas Stone from 1770, when he purchased the property, until his death in 1787. Best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Stone served in the Continental Congress fro... More

Fort Christiansvaern, Company Street vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Fort Christiansvaern, Company Street vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croi...

Significance: The plan of the fort is typical of a four-pointed citadel of the 17th and early 18th centuries. It consists of four one-story curtain walls built around a near square court, projecting bastions ... More

Pueblo Bonito, South terminus of NM56 & North terminus of NM164, Nageezi, San Juan County, NM

Pueblo Bonito, South terminus of NM56 & North terminus of NM164, Nagee...

Photo no. HABS NM-30-1 was originally part of HABS NM-163. It was moved to this survey after it was recognized that the image is of Pueblo Bonito (this survey), not Pueblo del Arroyo (HABS NM-163). (12/16/03,... More

San Esteban del Rey Mission, Acoma Pueblo, Cibola County, NM

San Esteban del Rey Mission, Acoma Pueblo, Cibola County, NM

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3, FN-4 Survey number: HABS NM-5 Building/structure dates: 16q2 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1770 Subsequent Work

[Remodeling a house into a hospital ("Joseph Barrell House remodeled as McLean Hospital"), Somerville, Massachusetts. Floor plan]

[Remodeling a house into a hospital ("Joseph Barrell House remodeled a...

Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Public domain scan of architectural plan, map, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spring City Area Study, Spring City, Sanpete County, UT

Spring City Area Study, Spring City, Sanpete County, UT

Significance: Spring City, a typical Mormon village in its layout, has generous lots, broad streets, and a generally spacious character. Its architecture dates primarily from 1860 to 1910 and encompasses a broa... More

Panoramic view of the business section of Baltimore, one of America's greatest and most promising commercial cities, where, in September, 1914, will be held a big national celebration in honor of the birth of the "Star-Spangled banner"

Panoramic view of the business section of Baltimore, one of America's ...

On front under title: "(Issued by the Factory Site Commission as a supplement to the Municipal Journal)." On front: "Cycloramic picture by Frederick W. Mueller, 1631 Ashland Avenue. Half-tone engraving by Clark... More

Jackson Street Bridge, Spanning Passaic River, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Jackson Street Bridge, Spanning Passaic River, Newark, Essex County, N...

Significance: The Jackson Street Bridge was constructed in the area of the Morris Canal, a current National Register property, on the former site if Balback Smelting and Refining Company, by Fagan Iron Works wh... More

Samuel Effinger House, Lancaster, Fairfield County, OH

Samuel Effinger House, Lancaster, Fairfield County, OH

Significance: This brick building, erected before 1825, was the Reber Tavern with the entrance facing west. It was a stopping place for stage coaches. Survey number: HABS OH-41 Building/structure dates: 1823... More

[Navy yard ("Dry Dock and Naval Arsenal"), on the Anacostia River, Washington, D.C. Dry dock plan and arsenal elevation]

[Navy yard ("Dry Dock and Naval Arsenal"), on the Anacostia River, Was...

Notations on verso. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).

Nettie Thompson House, State Road 125, West, Georgetown, Brown County, OH

Nettie Thompson House, State Road 125, West, Georgetown, Brown County,...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: HABS OH-628 Building/structure dates: 1848 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1890 Subsequent Work

Edward W. McCready House, 231 North Euclid Street, Oak Park, Cook County, IL

Edward W. McCready House, 231 North Euclid Street, Oak Park, Cook Coun...

Significance: This large, single-family dwelling is a simple, well-executed example of the work done by Prairie School architects, Spencer and Powers. It was built in the early 1900's in suburban Oak Park. Unp... More

Texas State Capitol, Eleventh Street at Congress Avenue, Austin, Travis County, TX

Texas State Capitol, Eleventh Street at Congress Avenue, Austin, Travi...

Significance: A fine pink granite building with Renaissance detailing. Design chosen by Napoleon le Brun in a competition. Myers, the architect, also designed the capitol of Michigan, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah.... More

[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Plan with boiler, cistern, and fly wheel]

[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Plan with boiler...

Inscriptions on recto: "Philadelphia March 19th 1810" "Engine Navy Yard Washington" "James Smallman" "20." Lined with paper on verso. Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry La... More

Agnews State Hospital, 4000 Lafayette Road, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, CA

Agnews State Hospital, 4000 Lafayette Road, Santa Clara, Santa Clara C...

Significance: Agnews was the first state hospital in the California system to adopt modern methods of treating mental patients on a large scale and was a widely recognized model of a progressive hospital. Dr. ... More

Agnews State Hospital, 4000 Lafayette Road, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, CA

Agnews State Hospital, 4000 Lafayette Road, Santa Clara, Santa Clara C...

Significance: Agnews was the first state hospital in the California system to adopt modern methods of treating mental patients on a large scale and was a widely recognized model of a progressive hospital. Dr. ... More

Agnews State Hospital, 4000 Lafayette Road, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, CA

Agnews State Hospital, 4000 Lafayette Road, Santa Clara, Santa Clara C...

Significance: Agnews was the first state hospital in the California system to adopt modern methods of treating mental patients on a large scale and was a widely recognized model of a progressive hospital. Dr. ... More

Hutchinson House, Hutchinson Mills, Mercer County, NJ

Hutchinson House, Hutchinson Mills, Mercer County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-397 Survey number: HABS NJ-483 Building/structure dates: 1785 Initial Construction

[Perspective representations of three stairways]

[Perspective representations of three stairways]

In album: "Principles of Perspective". Album not signed; attribution based on inscription inside cover "Indentified as belonging to Charles Bulfinch, & in his handwriting. Ellen L. Bulfinch, Nov. 13, 1894." Fro... More

St. Catherine's Academy, St. Thomas Hall, 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael, Marin County, CA

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

Mabel Doss Day Lea House, Main House, Voss, Coleman County, TX

Mabel Doss Day Lea House, Main House, Voss, Coleman County, TX

Survey number: HABS TX-3351-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mabel Doss Day Lea House, Main House, Voss, Coleman County, TX

Mabel Doss Day Lea House, Main House, Voss, Coleman County, TX

Survey number: HABS TX-3351-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...

Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More

Alexander Campbell Mansion, Route 67, Bethany, Brooke County, WV

Alexander Campbell Mansion, Route 67, Bethany, Brooke County, WV

Significance: The Campbell Mansion and its accompanying landscape is significant not only as the home of Alexander Campbell, a guiding light in the founding of the Christian church movement, but as an important... More

John & James Dobson Carpet Mill (West Parcel), 4041-4055 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

John & James Dobson Carpet Mill (West Parcel), 4041-4055 Ridge Avenue,...

Significance: The John & James Dobson Carpet Mill is one of the most important industrial complexes surviving from the mid-to-late-19th-century manufacturing boom in Philadelpha. Begun in the 1850s, the mill's ... More

Norris-McCue Building, 415 East Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

Norris-McCue Building, 415 East Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, Cha...

Significance: This Federal rowhouse, dating from the early 1800's, and built as a residence along the courthouse square in Charlottesville, should be noted on the exterior for the arched brick steps to the firs... More

Fred A. Bemis Farmhouse, 6028 South Gallop Street (Moved from Original Site), Littleton, Arapahoe County, CO

Fred A. Bemis Farmhouse, 6028 South Gallop Street (Moved from Original...

1983 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: It is named for its original owner, who brought the property in 1887 and built the house 3 years later. The Bemis family owned or leased the prope... More

Monroe Street Bridge, Spanning River Raisin at Monroe Street, Monroe, Monroe County, MI

Monroe Street Bridge, Spanning River Raisin at Monroe Street, Monroe, ...

Significance: The Monroe Street Bridge is an early example of a reinforced concrete cantilever girder bridge, a design developed in the late 1910s as an alternative to standard concrete arch bridge designs. Th... More

Trans World Airlines Flight Center, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica Bay, Queens (subdivision), Queens County, NY

Trans World Airlines Flight Center, John F. Kennedy International Airp...

Significance: The TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, opened in May 1962, is a significant example of mid-twentieth-century modern architecture, engineering, and airline terminal planning. A masterpiece of expres... More

Crossroads Tavern, State Route 692, North Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia

Crossroads Tavern, State Route 692, North Garden, Albemarle County, Vi...

Significance: Located on the old Scottsville Turnpike midway between the Shenandoah Valley and the James River Canal, Crossroads Tavern, circa 1820, once served as a stopping point for travelers bound for Richm... More

Elithalet Ferris House, 3905 Plainville Road, Mariemont, Hamilton County, OH

Elithalet Ferris House, 3905 Plainville Road, Mariemont, Hamilton Coun...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-9 Survey number: HABS OH-23-15 Building/structure dates: 1812 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75001431

Gibbs House, Greendell Road, Johnsonburg, Warren County, NJ

Gibbs House, Greendell Road, Johnsonburg, Warren County, NJ

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

Luther Burbank House, 200 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA

Luther Burbank House, 200 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County...

Significance: The Burbank House is significant as it was the residence of Luther Burbank during a very productive portion of his life and was the site of his early work in plant research and breeding. The hous... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 14, Upper Mississippi River, Le Claire, Scott County, IA

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 14, Upper Mississippi...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

6666 Ranch, Main House, 1102 Dash for Cash Road, Guthrie, King County, TX

6666 Ranch, Main House, 1102 Dash for Cash Road, Guthrie, King County,...

2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Samuel Burke Burnett wanted to build a house that was a representation of the Texas ranching legacy and he wanted the house to be as grand as the surrounding ... More

Bequet-Ribault House, St. Mary's Road, Sainte Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, MO

Bequet-Ribault House, St. Mary's Road, Sainte Genevieve, Ste. Geneviev...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Civitates orbis terrarvm. Historic map, Library of Congress

Civitates orbis terrarvm. Historic map, Library of Congress

Public domain image of a historic building, 15th-16th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Civitates orbis terrarvm. Historic map, Library of Congress

Civitates orbis terrarvm. Historic map, Library of Congress

"Civitates Orbis Terrarum", Latin for "Cities of the World." - 1572 atlas by Abraham Ortelius, the first modern atlas. Cartography, geography.

Civitates orbis terrarvm. Historic map, Library of Congress

Civitates orbis terrarvm. Historic map, Library of Congress

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Principal story - plan, elevation, section, detail]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Principal story - plan, eleva...

Inscriptions on recto: "Details of the North Wing of the Capitol on the Principal Floor. Scale 8 feet to an inch." "Fig. 1 Plan of the dome of the North Wing of the Capitol, showing the manner of carrying up ... More

Folies Bergere Theatre, 210 West Forty-sixth Street, New York, New York County, NY

Folies Bergere Theatre, 210 West Forty-sixth Street, New York, New Yor...

Significance: Design by noted theatre architects Herts and Tallant in 1910, the Folies Bergere is among the most impressive of New York City's theatres. Its polychromatic terra cotta facade is unique among the ... More

Tate House, 158 Westbrook Street, Stroudwater, Cumberland County, ME

Tate House, 158 Westbrook Street, Stroudwater, Cumberland County, ME

Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Samuel G. Wiener House, 615 Longleaf Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA

Samuel G. Wiener House, 615 Longleaf Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, L...

2005 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Designed in 1937, the Samuel G. Wiener House is one of the most significant early Orthodox Modern houses located in the southern United States. The cent... More

Wright House, Old Shrewsbury Road, Wrightsville, Monmouth County, NJ

Wright House, Old Shrewsbury Road, Wrightsville, Monmouth County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-412 Survey number: HABS NJ-526 Building/structure dates: 1735 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1770 Subsequent Work

Comprehensive plan for the national capital, federal elements : [Washington D.C. and metropolitan area] /

Comprehensive plan for the national capital, federal elements : [Washi...

Cover title/text title. Title at upper right: Comprehensive plan for the national capital. Maps individually numbered at lower right: NCPC Map File No. 61.00/100.00-29261 [discontinuously to] NCPC Map File No. ... More

State Route M-139 Bridge, Spanning Ox Creek, Fair Plain, Berrien County, MI

State Route M-139 Bridge, Spanning Ox Creek, Fair Plain, Berrien Count...

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

Government House, King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Government House, King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Survey number: HABS VI-42 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Trinity Episcopal Church, Norwich, New London County, CT

Trinity Episcopal Church, Norwich, New London County, CT

Survey number: HABS CT-375 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parsons Nursery, Wash House, South side of U.S. Route 219, Parsons, Tucker County, WV

Parsons Nursery, Wash House, South side of U.S. Route 219, Parsons, Tu...

Significance: The wash house, built in 1939, was the only nursery building constructed by the members of Camp Parsons Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, according to John King. This building provided larger loc... More

Parsons Nursery, Wash House, South side of U.S. Route 219, Parsons, Tucker County, WV

Parsons Nursery, Wash House, South side of U.S. Route 219, Parsons, Tu...

Significance: The wash house, built in 1939, was the only nursery building constructed by the members of Camp Parsons Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, according to John King. This building provided larger loc... More

Hermann Star Mills, 238 East First Street, Hermann, Gasconade County, MO

Hermann Star Mills, 238 East First Street, Hermann, Gasconade County, ...

Significance: Hermann Star Mills, built by Henry Reitmeyer and Mathias Kochele in 18667, was the first steam powered gristmill built in Hermann. The design of the mill is typical of the hundreds of small scale ... More

Officer's Quarters, Boulevard Norzagaray, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, PR

Officer's Quarters, Boulevard Norzagaray, San Juan, San Juan Municipio...

Public domain scan of settlement or building architecture plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Denise Hendrickson House, Everett Road, Everett, Monmouth County, NJ

Denise Hendrickson House, Everett Road, Everett, Monmouth County, NJ

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-546 Survey number: HABS NJ-679 Building/structure dates: 1760 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Subsequent Work

211 Meeting Street (Commercial Building), Charleston, Charleston County, SC

211 Meeting Street (Commercial Building), Charleston, Charleston Count...

Significance: Structure is one of a row of 19th century commercial buildings, and have housed a variety of tenants. Survey number: HABS SC-576

Darby House, 102 Main Street, Baldwin, St. Mary Parish, LA

Darby House, 102 Main Street, Baldwin, St. Mary Parish, LA

2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Darby Plantation is a classic example of a raised Louisiana cottage of the French Colonial style. It was built around 1815 by Alfred Hennen near the town... More

Parson John Williams House, Albany Road, Deerfield, Franklin County, MA

Parson John Williams House, Albany Road, Deerfield, Franklin County, M...

Significance: The old (c. 1760) portion of this house is a plan type representative of the region, the elevation suggestion an early period. Its original site was that occupied by Parson John Williams, "The Re... More

The Hardy Manual Log House, 65551 Mulberry Road, Lakeville, St. Joseph County, IN

The Hardy Manual Log House, 65551 Mulberry Road, Lakeville, St. Joseph...

1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Manual Log House was built sometime between 1826 and 1860. It is the last remaining cabin of the Huggart Settlement, the earliest black settlement in nor... More

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