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Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12, FN-13 Survey number: HABS NC-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1758 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000889

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12, FN-13 Survey number: HABS NC-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1758 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000889

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Lincoln Park Homes, West Colfax Avenue & Marispoa Street, Denver, Denver County, CO

Lincoln Park Homes, West Colfax Avenue & Marispoa Street, Denver, Denv...

Significance: The Lincoln Park Homes complex is one of Colorado's earliest public housing projects. One of three such projects planned by the Denver Housing Authority soon after the agency's formation in 1938, ... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Little Falls Turnpike Overpass, Spanning Little Falls Turnpike (McBride Avenue) on U.S. Route 46, Little Falls, Passaic County, NJ

Little Falls Turnpike Overpass, Spanning Little Falls Turnpike (McBrid...

Significance: The Little Falls Turnpike Overpass is a typical example of a simple span, multiple stringer, encased steel highway overpass built during the tenure of Morris Goodkind, chief bridge engineer for th... More

Hayes Manor, East Water Street vicinity, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Hayes Manor, East Water Street vicinity, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-10, FN-14 Survey number: HABS NC-3 Building/structure dates: 1790- 1801 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74001341

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Halls Ferry Bridge, Spanning Halls Ferry Road at Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Halls Ferry Bridge, ...

Significance: Constructed over five months in 1936-1937, the Confederate Avenue bridge spanning Halls Ferry Road is the only extant bridge of its type in the state of Mississippi. The bridge was included in th... More

Fort David A. Russell, Gymnasium, Randall Avenue between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY

Fort David A. Russell, Gymnasium, Randall Avenue between Fourth & Fift...

Significance: The Gymnasium was constructed in 1939-1940 to provide recreational facilities for troops stationed at Fort F.E. Warren. Designed by the army and built jointly by the Public Works and Work Project... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Significance: This approximately 10-mile park section of a 25-mile road is of great scenic interest and retains structural integrity. The conception, design, and construction of this road was an artistic achie... More

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Significance: This approximately 10-mile park section of a 25-mile road is of great scenic interest and retains structural integrity. The conception, design, and construction of this road was an artistic achie... More

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Significance: This approximately 10-mile park section of a 25-mile road is of great scenic interest and retains structural integrity. The conception, design, and construction of this road was an artistic achie... More

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12, FN-13 Survey number: HABS NC-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1758 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000889

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12, FN-13 Survey number: HABS NC-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1758 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000889

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12, FN-13 Survey number: HABS NC-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1758 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000889

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12, FN-13 Survey number: HABS NC-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1758 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000889

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12, FN-13 Survey number: HABS NC-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1758 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000889

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, Spanning Eggemoggin Reach between Sedgwick & Deer Isle at Route 15, Sedgwick, Hancock County, ME

Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, Spanning Eggemoggin Reach between Sedgwick ...

Significance: The Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, named for the two townships it connects, was the first bridge built between Deer Isle and the mainland, replacing an inadequate ferry crossing system and effectively... More

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36, Hannibal, Marion County, MO

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36,...

Significance: The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is significant as one of the state's most monumental examples of cantilevered steel truss construction. Also, it has served as a pivotal link for regional transport... More

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36, Hannibal, Marion County, MO

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36,...

Significance: The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is significant as one of the state's most monumental examples of cantilevered steel truss construction. Also, it has served as a pivotal link for regional transport... More

Little Falls Turnpike Overpass, Spanning Little Falls Turnpike (McBride Avenue) on U.S. Route 46, Little Falls, Passaic County, NJ

Little Falls Turnpike Overpass, Spanning Little Falls Turnpike (McBrid...

Significance: The Little Falls Turnpike Overpass is a typical example of a simple span, multiple stringer, encased steel highway overpass built during the tenure of Morris Goodkind, chief bridge engineer for th... More

Hayes Manor, East Water Street vicinity, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Hayes Manor, East Water Street vicinity, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-10, FN-14 Survey number: HABS NC-3 Building/structure dates: 1790- 1801 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74001341

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Halls Ferry Bridge, Spanning Halls Ferry Road at Confederate Avenue, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS

Vicksburg National Military Park Roads & Bridges, Halls Ferry Bridge, ...

Significance: Constructed over five months in 1936-1937, the Confederate Avenue bridge spanning Halls Ferry Road is the only extant bridge of its type in the state of Mississippi. The bridge was included in th... More

Fort David A. Russell, Gymnasium, Randall Avenue between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY

Fort David A. Russell, Gymnasium, Randall Avenue between Fourth & Fift...

Significance: The Gymnasium was constructed in 1939-1940 to provide recreational facilities for troops stationed at Fort F.E. Warren. Designed by the army and built jointly by the Public Works and Work Project... More

Fort David A. Russell, Gymnasium, Randall Avenue between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY

Fort David A. Russell, Gymnasium, Randall Avenue between Fourth & Fift...

Significance: The Gymnasium was constructed in 1939-1940 to provide recreational facilities for troops stationed at Fort F.E. Warren. Designed by the army and built jointly by the Public Works and Work Project... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

NASA Langley Research Center, 8-Foot High Speed Wind Tunnel, 641 Thornell Avenue, Hampton, Hampton, Virginia

NASA Langley Research Center, 8-Foot High Speed Wind Tunnel, 641 Thorn...

Significance: The facility was authorized in July 1933 and built by the Public Works Administration for $26,000. It tested complete models of aircraft and aircraft components in a high-speed airstream approach... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Significance: This approximately 10-mile park section of a 25-mile road is of great scenic interest and retains structural integrity. The conception, design, and construction of this road was an artistic achie... More

PWA (Public Works Administration) housing project for Negroes. Omaha, Nebraska

PWA (Public Works Administration) housing project for Negroes. Omaha, ...

Public domain photograph of Nebraska in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12, FN-13 Survey number: HABS NC-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1758 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000889

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, Spanning Eggemoggin Reach between Sedgwick & Deer Isle at Route 15, Sedgwick, Hancock County, ME

Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, Spanning Eggemoggin Reach between Sedgwick ...

Significance: The Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, named for the two townships it connects, was the first bridge built between Deer Isle and the mainland, replacing an inadequate ferry crossing system and effectively... More

Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, Spanning Eggemoggin Reach between Sedgwick & Deer Isle at Route 15, Sedgwick, Hancock County, ME

Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, Spanning Eggemoggin Reach between Sedgwick ...

Significance: The Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, named for the two townships it connects, was the first bridge built between Deer Isle and the mainland, replacing an inadequate ferry crossing system and effectively... More

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36, Hannibal, Marion County, MO

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36,...

Significance: The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is significant as one of the state's most monumental examples of cantilevered steel truss construction. Also, it has served as a pivotal link for regional transport... More

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36, Hannibal, Marion County, MO

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36,...

Significance: The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is significant as one of the state's most monumental examples of cantilevered steel truss construction. Also, it has served as a pivotal link for regional transport... More

Fort Macon, Bogue Point on Fort Macon Road, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC

Fort Macon, Bogue Point on Fort Macon Road, Beaufort, Carteret County,...

Survey number: HABS NC-79 Building/structure dates: 1828-1835 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1936 Subsequent Work

Hayes Manor, East Water Street vicinity, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Hayes Manor, East Water Street vicinity, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-10, FN-14 Survey number: HABS NC-3 Building/structure dates: 1790- 1801 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74001341

Fort David A. Russell, Gymnasium, Randall Avenue between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY

Fort David A. Russell, Gymnasium, Randall Avenue between Fourth & Fift...

Significance: The Gymnasium was constructed in 1939-1940 to provide recreational facilities for troops stationed at Fort F.E. Warren. Designed by the army and built jointly by the Public Works and Work Project... More

Fort David A. Russell, Gymnasium, Randall Avenue between Fourth & Fifth Streets, Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY

Fort David A. Russell, Gymnasium, Randall Avenue between Fourth & Fift...

Significance: The Gymnasium was constructed in 1939-1940 to provide recreational facilities for troops stationed at Fort F.E. Warren. Designed by the army and built jointly by the Public Works and Work Project... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, WA

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter FIR, Puget Sound Area, Seattle, King County, W...

Photos 1-33 were taken while the FIR was mothballed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Benicia, California. Significance: Designed a National Historic Landmark for her exceptional national significance, the FIR... More

NASA Langley Research Center, 8-Foot High Speed Wind Tunnel, 641 Thornell Avenue, Hampton, Hampton, Virginia

NASA Langley Research Center, 8-Foot High Speed Wind Tunnel, 641 Thorn...

Significance: The facility was authorized in July 1933 and built by the Public Works Administration for $26,000. It tested complete models of aircraft and aircraft components in a high-speed airstream approach... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, Across Columbia River, Southeast of Town of Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, Grant County, WA

Columbia Basin Project, Grand Coulee Dam & Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake,...

The Columbia Basin Project is located in 5 counties: Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens Significance: At the time of construction, Grand Coulee Dam was the most massive structure ever built: construct... More

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Significance: This approximately 10-mile park section of a 25-mile road is of great scenic interest and retains structural integrity. The conception, design, and construction of this road was an artistic achie... More

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Significance: This approximately 10-mile park section of a 25-mile road is of great scenic interest and retains structural integrity. The conception, design, and construction of this road was an artistic achie... More

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Springdale, Washington County, UT

Significance: This approximately 10-mile park section of a 25-mile road is of great scenic interest and retains structural integrity. The conception, design, and construction of this road was an artistic achie... More

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-12, FN-13 Survey number: HABS NC-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1758 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000889

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Shiloh National Military Park Tour Roads, Shiloh, Hardin County, TN

Significance: Shiloh National Military Park is one of the earliest national battlefield parks. The 3,972 acre park is located in rural Hardin County in southwestern Tennessee. It was established in 1894, makin... More

Lincoln Park Homes, West Colfax Avenue & Marispoa Street, Denver, Denver County, CO

Lincoln Park Homes, West Colfax Avenue & Marispoa Street, Denver, Denv...

Significance: The Lincoln Park Homes complex is one of Colorado's earliest public housing projects. One of three such projects planned by the Denver Housing Authority soon after the agency's formation in 1938, ... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...

Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More

Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, Spanning Eggemoggin Reach between Sedgwick & Deer Isle at Route 15, Sedgwick, Hancock County, ME

Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, Spanning Eggemoggin Reach between Sedgwick ...

Significance: The Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge, named for the two townships it connects, was the first bridge built between Deer Isle and the mainland, replacing an inadequate ferry crossing system and effectively... More

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36, Hannibal, Marion County, MO

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36,...

Significance: The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is significant as one of the state's most monumental examples of cantilevered steel truss construction. Also, it has served as a pivotal link for regional transport... More

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36, Hannibal, Marion County, MO

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36,...

Significance: The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is significant as one of the state's most monumental examples of cantilevered steel truss construction. Also, it has served as a pivotal link for regional transport... More

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36, Hannibal, Marion County, MO

Mark Twain Memorial Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at US Route 36,...

Significance: The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge is significant as one of the state's most monumental examples of cantilevered steel truss construction. Also, it has served as a pivotal link for regional transport... More

Fort Macon, Bogue Point on Fort Macon Road, Beaufort, Carteret County, NC

Fort Macon, Bogue Point on Fort Macon Road, Beaufort, Carteret County,...

Survey number: HABS NC-79 Building/structure dates: 1828-1835 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1936 Subsequent Work

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