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Norfolk & Western Freight Depot, Ninth & Eleventh Streets at bank of James River, Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia

Norfolk & Western Freight Depot, Ninth & Eleventh Streets at bank of J...

Survey number: HABS VA-1130 Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Pacific Branch, Streetcar Depot, Corner of Pershing & Dewey Avenues, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Pacific Branch, Streetc...

2014 Leicester B. Holland Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Streetcar Depot (or Trolley Station) is a former Southern Pacific Railroad passenger depot (1893-1908), built in the Queen Anne style. The d... More

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Shelton Avenue, Alexandria, Huntingdon County, PA

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, Shelton Avenue, Alexandria, Huntingdon ...

Significance: This served as Alexandria's first railroad station from 1897 to 1903. The railroad purchased this section of the canal in 1866, but did not close it until 1875; thus, the transportation industry i... More

Union Depot & Ferry House, Historic View, Market Street, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Union Depot & Ferry House, Historic View, Market Street, San Francisco...

Public domain image of a train ferry, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Boston & Albany Railroad Station, Waverly Street, Framingham, Middlesex County, MA

Boston & Albany Railroad Station, Waverly Street, Framingham, Middlese...

Significance: Commissioned in October 1883, this is one of a series of stations designed by H.H. Richardson for the Boston and Albany Railroad. Henry Russell Hitchcock, Jr., in The Architecture of H.H. Richards... 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

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

Walker Farmstead, West side of U.S. Route 522 at intersection with T-373, .3 mile south of Shirleysburg borough line, Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, PA

Walker Farmstead, West side of U.S. Route 522 at intersection with T-3...

Significance: Located in rural Shirley Township, Huntingdon County, the Walker Farmstead is an outstanding example of an intact late 19th century agricultural complex, consisting of a house, two barns, a drive-... 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

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

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Canteen & Brig, Railroad Avenue near Eighteenth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Canteen & Brig, Railroad Avenue near Eight...

Significance: Building 934, built in 1943, is considered significant for its association with U.S. Naval history and the Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY), the first naval installation on the west coast. Porti... 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

Trenton House Hotel, 20-24 North Warren Street & 1-19 East Hanover Street, Trenton, Mercer County, NJ

Trenton House Hotel, 20-24 North Warren Street & 1-19 East Hanover Str...

Significance: The Trenton House was one of Trenton's most famous and prestigious hotels in the 19th century, serving politicians in town for the work of the state legislature and travelers who arrive at the nea... More

Elkmont Historic District, Wonderland Club, Wonderland Hotel, Annex & Servants' Quarters, Wonderland Hotel Access Road, Elkmont, Sevier County, TN

Elkmont Historic District, Wonderland Club, Wonderland Hotel, Annex & ...

Significance: The Little River Lumber Company created Elkmont as a lumber camp and town in 1908. Development of the town was further influenced by the "Back to Nature" Movement of the early 20th century. This m... 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

E. P. Figg Building, 224 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

E. P. Figg Building, 224 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Significance: The E.P. Figg Building, erected in 1852 by E.P. Figg, a pioneer wholesale commission merchant, at a cost of $22,000, was among the early brick structures built immediately after the major fire. I... 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

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

Union Pacific Passenger Station, 121 West Fifteenth Street, Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY

Union Pacific Passenger Station, 121 West Fifteenth Street, Cheyenne, ...

Survey number: HABS WY-80 Building/structure dates: 1887 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1929 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73001934

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

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Freight Station, Fifteenth & Carpenter Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Freight Station, Fiftee...

Survey number: HABS PA-1611 Public domain photograph of car, historic place, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Moses McKay House, New Burlington Road, Corwin, Warren County, OH

Moses McKay House, New Burlington Road, Corwin, Warren County, OH

Significance: The Moses McKay House was built in 1818 of brick dug and fired on site. It is a fine example of an early nineteenth century Ohio farm house. The house is notable for its interior woodwork and hand... More

Moses McKay House, New Burlington Road, Corwin, Warren County, OH

Moses McKay House, New Burlington Road, Corwin, Warren County, OH

Significance: The Moses McKay House was built in 1818 of brick dug and fired on site. It is a fine example of an early nineteenth century Ohio farm house. The house is notable for its interior woodwork and hand... 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

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

Intown Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Intown Neighborhood, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5789 Building/structure dates: 1849 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after. 1850- before. 1880 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: after. 1890- before. 1900 Subsequ... 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

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Depot, 500 Railroad Avenue, Las Vegas, San Miguel County, NM

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Depot, 500 Railroad Avenue, Las Ve...

Significance: The Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Depot replaced the two-story wood building that initially served the railroad customers in Las Vegas, and its construction is a testament to the prosperity ... 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

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

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

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 train tracks, railroad works, 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 - city, downtown, New York, United States, 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

Bridgeport Downtown, Bridgeport, Jackson County, AL

Bridgeport Downtown, Bridgeport, Jackson County, AL

Significance: Bridgeport's history and small remnants of its built environment are representative of late-nineteenth century speculative "boom towns" that spread through the South and other areas of the United ... 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

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

Honesdale Coal Pockets, Main & Commercial Streets, between 700 & 800 blocks, Honesdale, Wayne County, PA

Honesdale Coal Pockets, Main & Commercial Streets, between 700 & 800 b...

Significance: Although determined not to be part of the early gravity railroad and canal system, this deteriorating coal pocket structure belongs to a family of rapidly disappearing coal and railroad structures... 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

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

Llyswen Station, 218 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Llyswen Station, 218 Logan Boulevard, Altoona, Blair County, PA

Survey number: HABS PA-5898 Building/structure dates: 1895- 1896 Initial Construction

Granite Railway, Pine Hill Quarry to Neponset River, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

Granite Railway, Pine Hill Quarry to Neponset River, Quincy, Norfolk C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-30 Survey number: HABS MA-150 Building/structure dates: 1826 Initial Construction

Utah Sugar Company, Garland Beet Sugar Refinery, Factory Street, Garland, Box Elder County, UT

Utah Sugar Company, Garland Beet Sugar Refinery, Factory Street, Garla...

Significance: The history of the beet sugar industry in Utah began at the Lehi Plant of the Utah Sugar Company. In that plant on 15 October 1891, Edward Dyer reached into a whirling centrifugal and withdrew a h... More

Cincinnati Union Terminal, Mail Handling Building, Bounded by McLean, Sherman & Liberty Avenues & Conrail Railroad, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

Cincinnati Union Terminal, Mail Handling Building, Bounded by McLean, ...

Significance: This building is part of a grouping of structures erected as part of one of the most monumental complexes in America in the Art Deco style. The passenger terminal, HABS OH-75, is the centerpiece o... More

Cincinnati Union Terminal, Mail Handling Building, Bounded by McLean, Sherman & Liberty Avenues & Conrail Railroad, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

Cincinnati Union Terminal, Mail Handling Building, Bounded by McLean, ...

Significance: This building is part of a grouping of structures erected as part of one of the most monumental complexes in America in the Art Deco style. The passenger terminal, HABS OH-75, is the centerpiece o... 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

Fork Union Depot, State Route 6, Cohasset, Fluvanna County, Virginia

Fork Union Depot, State Route 6, Cohasset, Fluvanna County, Virginia

Significance: Although its importance is primarily local, the Fork Union Depot in its history and architecture is typical of the small station houses on the C & O and other American railroad lines, built around... More

Fork Union Depot, State Route 6, Cohasset, Fluvanna County, Virginia

Fork Union Depot, State Route 6, Cohasset, Fluvanna County, Virginia

Significance: Although its importance is primarily local, the Fork Union Depot in its history and architecture is typical of the small station houses on the C & O and other American railroad lines, built around... 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

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

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

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

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

Delaware Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Delaware Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: This avenue was intended to provide vistas and access to the Capitol Grounds from both the northeast and southwest. The 1908 construction of Union Station reinforced its importance as an access to... More

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Railroad Barricade Type, Third Street & north of G Avenue & Fourth Street intersection, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, West Loch Branch, Railroad Barricade Type, T...

Significance: These structures serve as excellent intact examples of military construction in the 1930s, and are significant as part of the initial base construction. Survey number: HABS HI-218

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Outfitting Pier No. 2, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Outfitting Pier No. 2, 97 East ...

Significance: Constructed in circa 1901 and substantially rebuilt in 1940/40, Pier 2 is significant as the oldest and primary outfitting pier in the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard. It has been an integral componen... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Camden Station, Warehouse Office Building, Camden Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Camden Station, Warehouse Office Building, ...

Survey number: HABS MD-326-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sarah's Antiques, 3806-3808 East Main Street, College Park, Fulton County, GA

Sarah's Antiques, 3806-3808 East Main Street, College Park, Fulton Cou...

Significance: Sarah's Antiques is one of a group of five buildings in College Park located on East Main Street at the intersection with John Wesley. The group contains three of the oldest commercial structures ... More

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Lackawanna Terminal, Main Street & Buffalo River, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, Lackawanna Terminal, Main Str...

Significance: The terminal's double deck train shed, attributed to Lincoln Bush, is considered to be significant as an early example of the innovative use of reinforced concrete. Unprocessed Field note materia... More

Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Union Station, 1000 West Broadway, Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Union Station, 1000 West Broadway, Lo...

Significance: Located at the confluence of major east, west, north, and south rail lines, Union Station is one of the largest and finest examples of late Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Kentucky. Surv... More

Lehigh Coal & Navigation Building, Susquehanna Street at Courthouse Square, Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, PA

Lehigh Coal & Navigation Building, Susquehanna Street at Courthouse Sq...

Significance: Designed by Addison Hutton for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Lehigh Valley Railroad started construction but sold the building to the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company which completed it. Surv... More

Bath Railroad Station, 15 Commercial Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME

Bath Railroad Station, 15 Commercial Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, M...

Significance: The Bath Railroad Station is an excellent example of the Late-Georgian influenced Colonial Revival style as exemplified by the Flemish bond brickwork, the round arched, fan-lit openings above the ... More

Raritan Arsenal, Warehouse N-5, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Middlesex County, NJ

Raritan Arsenal, Warehouse N-5, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Mi...

Significance: The Raritan Arsenal, originally known as the Raritan River Ordnance Base, was established in 1917 in preparation for the United States' entry into World War I. The Arsenal, initially a 2,150 acre ... More

Matawan Passenger Railroad Station, 1 Railroad Plaze, between Main Street & Atlantic Avenue, Matawan, Monmouth County, NJ

Matawan Passenger Railroad Station, 1 Railroad Plaze, between Main Str...

Significance: Good example of mid-Victorian railroad architecture. One of the few 19th century railroad stations still actively used in this area. Survey number: HABS NJ-873

Matawan Passenger Railroad Station, 1 Railroad Plaze, between Main Street & Atlantic Avenue, Matawan, Monmouth County, NJ

Matawan Passenger Railroad Station, 1 Railroad Plaze, between Main Str...

Significance: Good example of mid-Victorian railroad architecture. One of the few 19th century railroad stations still actively used in this area. Survey number: HABS NJ-873

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Significance: At the time the Florida East Coast Railway constructed this bridge it was acclaimed as the longest bridge in the world, an engineering marvel. It was the most costly of all Flagler's bridges in t... More

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Significance: At the time the Florida East Coast Railway constructed this bridge it was acclaimed as the longest bridge in the world, an engineering marvel. It was the most costly of all Flagler's bridges in t... More

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Marathon, Monroe County, FL

Significance: At the time the Florida East Coast Railway constructed this bridge it was acclaimed as the longest bridge in the world, an engineering marvel. It was the most costly of all Flagler's bridges in t... More

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