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Robertsdale East Broad Top Railroad Depot, Main Street, Robertsdale, Huntingdon County, PA

Robertsdale East Broad Top Railroad Depot, Main Street, Robertsdale, H...

Survey number: HABS PA-5556 Building/structure dates: ca. 1917 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000666

Plaza Hotel, 230 North Plaza, Las Vegas, San Miguel County, NM

Plaza Hotel, 230 North Plaza, Las Vegas, San Miguel County, NM

Significance: Built in 1882, the Plaza Hotel embodied the ambitions of local businessmen, led by Beningno Romero, to create the finest hotel in the territory. Romero and his compatriots formed the Las Vegas Hot... More

Helper Commercial District, Floyd House, 290 South Main Street, Helper, Carbon County, UT

Helper Commercial District, Floyd House, 290 South Main Street, Helper...

Significance: This district represents Helper's development as a town that was primarily the result of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and the mining of the surrounding bituminous coal fields. Helper also serv... More

Whitehall Railroad Station, Glenbrook Avenue & Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, PA

Whitehall Railroad Station, Glenbrook Avenue & Haverford Road, Bryn Ma...

Significance: This station served the original Pennsylvania Railroad route; in 1868, the railroad straightened the line and built a new station. Survey number: HABS PA-577

Standard Oil Bulk Depot, East Shed, Along Burlington Northern Railroad near Burlington Avenue, Cody, Park County, WY

Standard Oil Bulk Depot, East Shed, Along Burlington Northern Railroad...

Significance: Devoid of architectural style, with its simple massing and austere detailing, the East Shed, like all of the site's structures, illustrates the utilitarianism of Wyoming's industrial construction.... More

Standard Oil Bulk Depot, Along Burlington Northern Railroad near Burlington Avenue, Cody, Park County, WY

Standard Oil Bulk Depot, Along Burlington Northern Railroad near Burli...

Significance: Built in the 1920s, when automobile travel and petroleum distribution were in their formative stages in Wyoming, the Standard Oil Company Bulk Depot forms a nexus among the historical themes of tr... More

Crestline City Hall, Bucyrus & Thoman Streets, Crestline, Crawford County, OH

Crestline City Hall, Bucyrus & Thoman Streets, Crestline, Crawford Cou...

Significance: The Crestline City Hall has stood as a monument to the small central Ohio town's civic pride for 101 years. Built at the height of the City's heyday as a bustling railroad center, the structure wa... More

Virginia & Truckee Railroad Shops, Between Plaza, Ann, Stewart & Sophia Streets, Carson City, Carson City, NV

Virginia & Truckee Railroad Shops, Between Plaza, Ann, Stewart & Sophi...

Significance: This large building is the most impressive visible remainder of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, one of the most famous of America's Short-Line Railroads. Unprocessed Field note material exists... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Red (Administration) Building, 233 West Broad Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Central of Georgia Railway, Red (Administration) Building, 233 West Br...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: The red brick structure was erected in 1887 to accommodate the expanding clerical staff of the Central... More

Strafford Railroad Station, East side of Old Eagle School Road, between Strafford Avenue & Penn Central Railroad tracks (Tredyffrin Township), Strafford, Chester County, PA

Strafford Railroad Station, East side of Old Eagle School Road, betwee...

Significance: This structure was built in 1876 as the Centennial Catalogue Building for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. It was then purchased at auction by the Pennsylvania Railroad for use as a... More

West Penn Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad, spanning Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

West Penn Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad, spanning Allegheny River, Pit...

Significance: Built to provide railroad access to Washington's Landing, the bridge has become a signature bridge in Pittsburgh. The elegant double intersection Pratt truss frames a dramatic view of Pittsburgh a... More

West Penn Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad, spanning Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

West Penn Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad, spanning Allegheny River, Pit...

Significance: Built to provide railroad access to Washington's Landing, the bridge has become a signature bridge in Pittsburgh. The elegant double intersection Pratt truss frames a dramatic view of Pittsburgh a... More

Cyrus Gates House, Old Nanticoke Road, Maine, Broome County, NY

Cyrus Gates House, Old Nanticoke Road, Maine, Broome County, NY

Significance: A late Greek Revival farmhouse of good exterior design associated with the "underground railroad" and the harboring of fugitive slaves in years preceding the Civil War. Survey number: HABS NY-55... More

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Significance: Begun by the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufacturers under the supervision of Pierre L'Enfant, the Canal System was first completed in 1794. Later alterations and improvements were ... More

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Significance: Begun by the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufacturers under the supervision of Pierre L'Enfant, the Canal System was first completed in 1794. Later alterations and improvements were ... More

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Great Falls/S. U. M. Power Canal System, Paterson, Passaic County, NJ

Significance: Begun by the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufacturers under the supervision of Pierre L'Enfant, the Canal System was first completed in 1794. Later alterations and improvements were ... More

Promontory Route Railroad Trestles, Trestle 790C, 11 miles west of Corrine, Corinne, Box Elder County, UT

Promontory Route Railroad Trestles, Trestle 790C, 11 miles west of Cor...

Significance: This trestle is one of many remaining Promontory Route railroad trestles which were originally part of the first transcontinental railroad route across the United States. These trestles represent... More

Port Covington Terminal, Coal Pier No. 4, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Port Covington Terminal, Coal Pier No. 4, Baltimore, Independent City,...

Significance: The Western Maryland Railway Port Covington Coal Pier is one of the last railroad coal unloading piers in Baltimore. During the Pier's operational life (1921-1974), it went from representing the ... More

Port Covington Terminal, Coal Pier No. 4, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Port Covington Terminal, Coal Pier No. 4, Baltimore, Independent City,...

Significance: The Western Maryland Railway Port Covington Coal Pier is one of the last railroad coal unloading piers in Baltimore. During the Pier's operational life (1921-1974), it went from representing the ... More

Point of Rocks Stage Station, Rock Springs vicinity, Point of Rocks, Sweetwater County, WY

Point of Rocks Stage Station, Rock Springs vicinity, Point of Rocks, S...

Significance: The Point of Rocks Stage Station is one of the very few remains of the celebrated Overland Stage Route. Operated by Ben Holladay, the Overland Stage Company contributed to the settlement and deve... More

Point of Rocks Stage Station, Rock Springs vicinity, Point of Rocks, Sweetwater County, WY

Point of Rocks Stage Station, Rock Springs vicinity, Point of Rocks, S...

Significance: The Point of Rocks Stage Station is one of the very few remains of the celebrated Overland Stage Route. Operated by Ben Holladay, the Overland Stage Company contributed to the settlement and deve... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Locomotive Building, Lower Tank Farm, near intersection of Sixth Street & South Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Locomotive Building, Lower Tank Farm, n...

Significance: It was located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was associated with early base development at Pearl Harbor and the use of railroads within the base and with the coaling stati... More

Main Street, 400-700 Blocks (Commercial Buildings), Calvert, Robertson County, TX

Main Street, 400-700 Blocks (Commercial Buildings), Calvert, Robertson...

Significance: Once a thriving railhead for the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, the small town of Calvert, Texas is today known mainly for its many antique stores. Founded in 1868 by a group of businessmen w... More

Main Street, 400-700 Blocks (Commercial Buildings), Calvert, Robertson County, TX

Main Street, 400-700 Blocks (Commercial Buildings), Calvert, Robertson...

Significance: Once a thriving railhead for the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, the small town of Calvert, Texas is today known mainly for its many antique stores. Founded in 1868 by a group of businessmen w... More

Boston & Maine Railroad, Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA

Boston & Maine Railroad, Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge, Northampton...

Significance: This structure is an early example of an all-riveted metal lattice truss built for railroad use. The form of the riveted lattice truss reduced deflection under heavy moving loads and, apparently,... More

Boston & Maine Railroad, Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA

Boston & Maine Railroad, Northampton Lattice Truss Bridge, Northampton...

Significance: This structure is an early example of an all-riveted metal lattice truss built for railroad use. The form of the riveted lattice truss reduced deflection under heavy moving loads and, apparently,... More

William Moore House, State Route 23 & Reading Railroad Tracks vicinity (Schuykill Township), Phoenixville, Chester County, PA

William Moore House, State Route 23 & Reading Railroad Tracks vicinity...

Significance: The Moore House is a fine example of a mid-eighteenth century stone house which retains much of its original woodwork. It was the home of the most prominent of the Chester County Loyalists and a m... More

Illinois Central Railroad, Passenger Depot No. 2, North of First Street, east of Union Street, La Salle, La Salle County, IL

Illinois Central Railroad, Passenger Depot No. 2, North of First Stree...

Survey number: HAER IL-23-D Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Michigan Central Railroad Station, Capitol Avenue, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI

Michigan Central Railroad Station, Capitol Avenue, Battle Creek, Calho...

Significance: Presidents William McKinley and William Howard Taft spoke here. The first passenger train that stopped at this station was on June 27, 1888. It carried members of the American Society of Civil E... More

Sumter Crossroads, State Highway 3/U.S. Highway 19 at Croxton Cross Road, Sumter, Sumter County, GA

Sumter Crossroads, State Highway 3/U.S. Highway 19 at Croxton Cross Ro...

Significance: This district comprises the core of the rural crossroads community of Sumter in Sumter County. The district contains five commercial buildings including two stores; a filling station, a cotton gin... More

Fort Drum, Ordnance Warehouse, Northwest corner of Railroad Street & Ordnance Road, Watertown, Jefferson County, NY

Fort Drum, Ordnance Warehouse, Northwest corner of Railroad Street & O...

Significance: The Ordnance Warehouse is the only relatively unaltered building of this type of structure situated at Fort Drum. The building's original purpose was for the storage of weapons and munitions. The ... More

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Southern Pacific, Sacramento Shops, 111 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramen...

Significance: The largest and most comprehensive railroad heavy repair facilities in the Western United States, the unusually self-sufficient Sacramento Shops repaired locomotives and cars throughout its life a... More

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Key City Electric Street Railroad, Powerhouse & Storage Barn, Eighth & Washington Streets, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Key City Electric Street Railroad, ...

Significance: Beginning with Dubuque Street Railway Company in 1867, Dubuque's central business district and outlying residential neighborhoods were served by a series of steam and electric trolley lines. Thou... More

Fleetwood Railroad Station, Broad Street at MacQuesten Parkway, Fleetwood, Westchester County, NY

Fleetwood Railroad Station, Broad Street at MacQuesten Parkway, Fleetw...

Significance: The station of the former New York Central and Hudson River Railroad's Harlem Branch is significant as one of the surviving stations erected during the period in the first decades of the 20th cent... More

Juniata Shops, Turntable, South of Sixth Street at Third Avemue, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Juniata Shops, Turntable, South of Sixth Street at Third Avemue, Altoo...

Significance: A typical electrically powered turntable used in conjunction with the adjacent Erecting Shops and Machine Shops (HAER No. PA-232-D). Survey number: HAER PA-232-K

XIT Ranch Headquarters, Fifth and West Railroad Avenue, Channing, Hartley County, TX

XIT Ranch Headquarters, Fifth and West Railroad Avenue, Channing, Hart...

2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: ...Between 1898-1899, the general offices for the XIT Ranch were constructed in Channing. The 2-room building was constructed from 5 railroad cars... More

XIT Ranch Headquarters, Fifth and West Railroad Avenue, Channing, Hartley County, TX

XIT Ranch Headquarters, Fifth and West Railroad Avenue, Channing, Hart...

2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: ...Between 1898-1899, the general offices for the XIT Ranch were constructed in Channing. The 2-room building was constructed from 5 railroad cars... More

Town of Locke, Boat House, River Road, Locke, Sacramento County, CA

Town of Locke, Boat House, River Road, Locke, Sacramento County, CA

Significance: This structure, built as a steamer shed by Southern Pacific Railroad Company, served as a point of shipping delta agricultural products during the early 20th century. Survey number: HABS CA-2071-... More

Arlington Heights Citrus Landscape, Southwestern portion of city of Riverside, Riverside, Riverside County, CA

Arlington Heights Citrus Landscape, Southwestern portion of city of Ri...

See also HAER CA-118, CA-120 & CA-121 for additional information. Significance: Arlington Heights is the last vestige of the once-vast citrus culture of Riverside, California. Although other citrus groves in t... More

Arlington Heights Citrus Landscape, Southwestern portion of city of Riverside, Riverside, Riverside County, CA

Arlington Heights Citrus Landscape, Southwestern portion of city of Ri...

See also HAER CA-118, CA-120 & CA-121 for additional information. Significance: Arlington Heights is the last vestige of the once-vast citrus culture of Riverside, California. Although other citrus groves in t... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Shell House, On Railroad Avenue, northwest of Pier 34, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Shell House, On Railroad Avenue, northwest...

Significance: The historical significance of this building was in its function as a shell house. Building A6 was one of four shell houses that were clustered between (east of) Building A1 (magazine) and the ma... More

Union Pacific Railroad Depot, 1701 Eastover Terrace, Boise, Ada County, ID

Union Pacific Railroad Depot, 1701 Eastover Terrace, Boise, Ada County...

Survey number: HABS ID-33 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000730

Union Pacific Railroad Depot, 1701 Eastover Terrace, Boise, Ada County, ID

Union Pacific Railroad Depot, 1701 Eastover Terrace, Boise, Ada County...

Survey number: HABS ID-33 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000730

Jackson Shrine, State Route 606, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Jackson Shrine, State Route 606, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virgi...

Significance: "The Jackson Shrine" was built by John Thornton in 1828, and was used as a dwelling and doctor's office until December, 1862, when it became headquarters for General Fitzhugh Lee, Commander of the... More

Joseph Main Street, Between Joseph & Second Avenues, Joseph, Wallowa County, OR

Joseph Main Street, Between Joseph & Second Avenues, Joseph, Wallowa C...

Significance: The Joseph Main Street is a good example of a historic Eastern Oregon commercial district and social center that retains many of the characteristics of a small town that developed with the arrival... More

Joseph Main Street, Between Joseph & Second Avenues, Joseph, Wallowa County, OR

Joseph Main Street, Between Joseph & Second Avenues, Joseph, Wallowa C...

Significance: The Joseph Main Street is a good example of a historic Eastern Oregon commercial district and social center that retains many of the characteristics of a small town that developed with the arrival... More

Railroad Depot, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, AZ

Railroad Depot, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, AZ

Survey number: HABS AZ-11 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000337

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Terminal Station, 1115-1141 Market Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Terminal Station, 1115-1141 Market St...

Photograph 9 removed 6/08. Correct survey is HABS PA-1527. bdzi Survey number: HABS PA-1528 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001170

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Terminal Station, 1115-1141 Market Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Terminal Station, 1115-1141 Market St...

Photograph 9 removed 6/08. Correct survey is HABS PA-1527. bdzi Survey number: HABS PA-1528 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72001170

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Warehouse, Yakima, Yakima County, WA

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Warehouse, Y...

Survey number: HAER WA-13-D Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Warehouse, Yakima, Yakima County, WA

Yakima Valley Transportation Company Interurban Railroad, Warehouse, Y...

Survey number: HAER WA-13-D Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grove Street Bridge, Grove Street, spanning Railroad tracks, Montclair, Essex County, NJ

Grove Street Bridge, Grove Street, spanning Railroad tracks, Montclair...

Significance: Constructed of reinforced concrete, the Grove Street Bridge is part of an early twentieth century commuter railroad complex. It was designed and built under the supervision of George J. Ray, chie... More

Grove Street Bridge, Grove Street, spanning Railroad tracks, Montclair, Essex County, NJ

Grove Street Bridge, Grove Street, spanning Railroad tracks, Montclair...

Significance: Constructed of reinforced concrete, the Grove Street Bridge is part of an early twentieth century commuter railroad complex. It was designed and built under the supervision of George J. Ray, chie... More

Hightower Building, 15 South Lafayette Street, Lafayette, Chambers County, AL

Hightower Building, 15 South Lafayette Street, Lafayette, Chambers Cou...

1988 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: The Hightower Building, built ca. 1885, is one of the older, more prominent buildings facing the Chambers County Courthouse square. The cast iron store... More

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Market Street, West Chester, Chester County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Market Street, West Chester, Chester Co...

Survey number: HABS PA-246 Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: before 1962 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1968 Demolished

Mechanics Exchange Hotel, 116-122 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Mechanics Exchange Hotel, 116-122 I Street, Sacramento, Sacramento Cou...

Significance: Built by Henry Treichler, the hotel served those connected with iron works, mills, and railroad activities north of I Street. Survey number: HABS CA-178 Building/structure dates: 1860 Initial Co... More

Caldwell Elevator, State Road 10, White Heath, Piatt County, IL

Caldwell Elevator, State Road 10, White Heath, Piatt County, IL

1986 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Although presently owned by the Monticello Grain Company, use of the elevator was discontinued in 1975, and in 1983 the Illinois Central Railroad ... More

Caldwell Elevator, State Road 10, White Heath, Piatt County, IL

Caldwell Elevator, State Road 10, White Heath, Piatt County, IL

1986 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Although presently owned by the Monticello Grain Company, use of the elevator was discontinued in 1975, and in 1983 the Illinois Central Railroad ... More

Medford Soo Line Depot, 109 West State Street, Medford, Taylor County, WI

Medford Soo Line Depot, 109 West State Street, Medford, Taylor County,...

Significance: This depot is the only remaining railroad station in Taylor County, and the third station to stand on the same site in the City of Medford. It was built by the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. ... More

St. George Hotel, 100-108 North Main Street, Winchester, Clark County, KY

St. George Hotel, 100-108 North Main Street, Winchester, Clark County,...

Significance: This structure is an unusual combination of Queen Anne and Neocolonial architecture which has functioned as a major hotel in town since it opened in 1904. For one year it was the finest hotel in ... More

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Freight Station, Chapel Street at East Bay Street, Charleston, Charleston County, SC

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Freight Station, Chapel Street at East Ba...

After research, the name of the railroad station was changed from East Bay - Seaboard Airline, Railroad Freight Station to Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station. The address was also changed. This building was a... More

Southern Pacific Passenger Depot, 2 North Sacramento Street, Lodi, San Joaquin County, CA

Southern Pacific Passenger Depot, 2 North Sacramento Street, Lodi, San...

Significance: The Lodi Southern Pacific Railroad Station, completed in 1907, is a representative example of railroad architecture and, more specifically, of Southern Pacific Railroad's (SP's) use of standard de... More

Kingston City Hall, 408 Broadway, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Kingston City Hall, 408 Broadway, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: A large monumental structure, built in the 19th century to emulate the Italian governmental palaces, was rebuilt after a fire in 1927. In addition to its original features, it combines 19th and ea... More

Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...

Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More

Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Ang...

Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along t... More

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jersey & New Jersey/New York State Lines, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jer...

Survey number: HAER NJ-40 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jersey & New Jersey/New York State Lines, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jer...

Survey number: HAER NJ-40 Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jersey & New Jersey/New York State Lines, Newark, Essex County, NJ

Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jer...

Survey number: HAER NJ-40 Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jers...

Significance: This area grew most rapidly during the last two decades of the 19th century as a residential neighborhood for the new immigrant population which was drawn to Jersey City by the expanding industria... More

Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jers...

Significance: This area grew most rapidly during the last two decades of the 19th century as a residential neighborhood for the new immigrant population which was drawn to Jersey City by the expanding industria... More

Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jers...

Significance: This area grew most rapidly during the last two decades of the 19th century as a residential neighborhood for the new immigrant population which was drawn to Jersey City by the expanding industria... More

Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jers...

Significance: This area grew most rapidly during the last two decades of the 19th century as a residential neighborhood for the new immigrant population which was drawn to Jersey City by the expanding industria... More

Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Montgomery Gateway East, One & Two, Montgomery & Monmouth Street, Jers...

Significance: This area grew most rapidly during the last two decades of the 19th century as a residential neighborhood for the new immigrant population which was drawn to Jersey City by the expanding industria... More

Pettigrew School, Across White River from Highway 16, Pettigrew, Madison County, AR

Pettigrew School, Across White River from Highway 16, Pettigrew, Madis...

1995 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The small community of Pettigrew, Arkansas is located forty-one miles east of Fayetteville, on Highway 16. The town is presently only a wide spot... More

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Freight Depot, Sixth & White Streets, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railr...

Significance: Predated one year by the Illinois Central Railroad Freight House [HABS No. IA-160-G], the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Freight Depot is significant as a relatively well preserved examp... More

3249 Cyrus Road (House), Cyrus, Wayne County, WV

3249 Cyrus Road (House), Cyrus, Wayne County, WV

Significance: The buildings associated with the Albert Thacker House were built upon construction of the Kenova and Big Sandy Railroad in 1903-04. The complex of Thacker buildings were adapted to a rural villa... More

Alaska Railroad Depot, Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Alaska Railroad Depot, Seward, Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK

Survey number: HABS AK-45-E Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vanor, Lancaster Pike & Radnor Railroad Station vicinity, Radnor, Delaware County, PA

Vanor, Lancaster Pike & Radnor Railroad Station vicinity, Radnor, Dela...

Significance: This eighteenth century farmhouse was enlarged and converted into a country house in the grand scale. Survey number: HABS PA-193 Building/structure dates: 1715 Initial Construction Building/st... More

Bronxville Railroad Station, Parkway Road at Pondfield Road, Bronxville, Westchester County, NY

Bronxville Railroad Station, Parkway Road at Pondfield Road, Bronxvill...

Significance: The Bronxville Stationof the former New York Central and Hudson River Railroad's Harlem Branch is significant as one of the most distinguished surviving railroad stations in Westchester County. It... More

St. Louis Union Station, Market Street between Eighteenth & Nineteenth, Saint Louis, Independent City, MO

St. Louis Union Station, Market Street between Eighteenth & Nineteenth...

Survey number: HABS MO-1670 Building/structure dates: 1896 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000888

Wood-Covered Bridge, Spanning Main Licking River, Butler, Pendleton County, KY

Wood-Covered Bridge, Spanning Main Licking River, Butler, Pendleton Co...

Significance: Built 1870 by J.J. Newman & B.F. Erwin under firm name of Newman & Erwin, Middleton, Ohio, for commissioners of Pendleton County. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 ... More

Wood-Covered Bridge, Spanning Main Licking River, Butler, Pendleton County, KY

Wood-Covered Bridge, Spanning Main Licking River, Butler, Pendleton Co...

Significance: Built 1870 by J.J. Newman & B.F. Erwin under firm name of Newman & Erwin, Middleton, Ohio, for commissioners of Pendleton County. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 ... More

Aberdeen Station, U.S. Route 45, Aberdeen, Monroe County, MS

Aberdeen Station, U.S. Route 45, Aberdeen, Monroe County, MS

Significance: In 1928 the St. Louis and San Francisco (Frisco) Railway Company completed a new rail line along the Tombigbee River to connect the recently acquired track of the Muscle Shoals, Birmingham and Pen... More

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot, Iowa & Jones Streets, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger...

Significance: The Illinois Central Railroad has clearly been the most important rail carrier to serve Dubuque. Although built as the second passenger depot on the site in 1945, this structure is historically s... More

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot, Iowa & Jones Streets, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger...

Significance: The Illinois Central Railroad has clearly been the most important rail carrier to serve Dubuque. Although built as the second passenger depot on the site in 1945, this structure is historically s... More

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot, Iowa & Jones Streets, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger...

Significance: The Illinois Central Railroad has clearly been the most important rail carrier to serve Dubuque. Although built as the second passenger depot on the site in 1945, this structure is historically s... More

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot, Iowa & Jones Streets, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger...

Significance: The Illinois Central Railroad has clearly been the most important rail carrier to serve Dubuque. Although built as the second passenger depot on the site in 1945, this structure is historically s... More

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot, Iowa & Jones Streets, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA

Commercial & Industrial Buildings, Illinois Central Railroad Passenger...

Significance: The Illinois Central Railroad has clearly been the most important rail carrier to serve Dubuque. Although built as the second passenger depot on the site in 1945, this structure is historically s... More

Castaneda Hotel, Railroad Avenue, Las Vegas, San Miguel County, NM

Castaneda Hotel, Railroad Avenue, Las Vegas, San Miguel County, NM

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1924 Survey number: HABS NM-29 Building/structure dates: 1898 Initial Construction

John M. Bracken Hotel, 100-104 Anderson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

John M. Bracken Hotel, 100-104 Anderson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny ...

Written data & photo caption pages include sketches. Significance: The Bracken Hotel, built in 1892, is one of the last remnants in this part of what was once the City of Allegheny, annexed to Pittsburgh in 190... More

John M. Bracken Hotel, 100-104 Anderson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

John M. Bracken Hotel, 100-104 Anderson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny ...

Written data & photo caption pages include sketches. Significance: The Bracken Hotel, built in 1892, is one of the last remnants in this part of what was once the City of Allegheny, annexed to Pittsburgh in 190... More

John M. Bracken Hotel, 100-104 Anderson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

John M. Bracken Hotel, 100-104 Anderson Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny ...

Written data & photo caption pages include sketches. Significance: The Bracken Hotel, built in 1892, is one of the last remnants in this part of what was once the City of Allegheny, annexed to Pittsburgh in 190... More

South Omaha Union Stock Yards, "O" Street Viaduct, "O" Street Spanning Hog Pens; South Omaha Terminal Railway Company Tracks & Union Pacific Railroad Tracks, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

South Omaha Union Stock Yards, "O" Street Viaduct, "O" Street Spanning...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N778 Survey number: HAER NE-10-E Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1924 Subsequent Work

Atlantic Coastline Railroad Freight Warehouse, 1 Ninth Street, Augusta, Richmond County, GA

Atlantic Coastline Railroad Freight Warehouse, 1 Ninth Street, Augusta...

Significance: The Atlantic Coastline Railroad Freight Warehouse is located at One Ninth Street which is at the northwest corner of Ninth and Tatnall Streets in Augusta, Georgia. The building was constructed aro... More

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schuykill River at Reading Railroad, Reading, Berks County, PA

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, Peacock's Lock Viaduct, Spanning Schu...

Significance: The Peacock's Lock Viaduct, named after a nearby lock on the Schuylkill Division Canal, may be the only masonry arch bridge in the U.S. with pierced spandrels. The circular openings between arche... More

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London County, CT

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London Cou...

Significance: The Wilcox Road Historic District possesses local significance as a concentrated collection of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century residential buildings in a rare, well-preserved rural co... More

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London County, CT

Wilcox Road Historic District, Wilcox Road, Stonington, New London Cou...

Significance: The Wilcox Road Historic District possesses local significance as a concentrated collection of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century residential buildings in a rare, well-preserved rural co... More

Samuel T. Hauser House, 720 Madison Avenue, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Samuel T. Hauser House, 720 Madison Avenue, Helena, Lewis and Clark Co...

Significance: Samuel T. Hauser went up the Missouri River in 1862, to the head of navigation, Ft. Benton, Montana, intending to cross from there to the gold fields in Idaho. Strikes at Gold Creek and Bannack i... More

Kingsbridge Bus Depot, 4069-4079 Tenth Avenue between 216th & 218th Streets, New York, New York County, NY

Kingsbridge Bus Depot, 4069-4079 Tenth Avenue between 216th & 218th St...

Significance: The Kingsbridge Car House, built in 1897, is an example of a large scale 19th century urban trolley car barn. The building retains its original brick and stone envelope including an elaborate modi... More

Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railroad Bridge (Conemaugh Township), Geistown, Cambria County, PA

Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railro...

Survey number: HABS PA-1233 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 94001187

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