[Plan and elevations of a church. Side elevation, plan of cupola, "siz...
Illus. in: The American Builder's Companion, plate B following p. 100.
University of Virginia, University Avenue & Rugby Road, Charlottesvill...
Survey number: HABS VA-193 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000865
221-225 South Lee Street (Houses), Alexandria, Independent City, Virgi...
Survey number: HABS VA-475 Building/structure dates: 17t2 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928
Vowles Townhouses, 1111-1113 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Charlo...
1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The first of these townhouses was most likely built by James Dinsmore, one of the craftsmen recruited by Thomas Jefferson to work on the University of Virgini... More
Berkeley, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia
Significance: Berkeley began as a settlement known as Berkeley-Hundred, patented in 1618. The property was purchased in 1722 by Benjamin Harrison IV, for whom the present house is believed to have been complete... More
Berkeley, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia
Significance: Berkeley began as a settlement known as Berkeley-Hundred, patented in 1618. The property was purchased in 1722 by Benjamin Harrison IV, for whom the present house is believed to have been complete... More
Berkeley, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia
Significance: Berkeley began as a settlement known as Berkeley-Hundred, patented in 1618. The property was purchased in 1722 by Benjamin Harrison IV, for whom the present house is believed to have been complete... More
Berkeley, State Route 5 vicinity, Charles City, Charles City, Virginia
Significance: Berkeley began as a settlement known as Berkeley-Hundred, patented in 1618. The property was purchased in 1722 by Benjamin Harrison IV, for whom the present house is believed to have been complete... More
Old Stone Church, U.S. Route 11, Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virgin...
Significance: The Old Stone Church was constructed in 1747 to 1749 for the Scotch-Irish Presbyterian congregation led by the Reverend John Craig from its beginnings in 1740 until his death in 1774. The original... More
Old Stone Church, U.S. Route 11, Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virgin...
Significance: The Old Stone Church was constructed in 1747 to 1749 for the Scotch-Irish Presbyterian congregation led by the Reverend John Craig from its beginnings in 1740 until his death in 1774. The original... More
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Gymnasium, Northeast Corner of East Harlo...
Survey number: HABS CO-172-AV Building/structure dates: 1940 Initial Construction
Point of Honor, Cabell Street between A & B Streets, Lynchburg, Lynchb...
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Kendall Grove, State Route 674, Eastville, Northampton County, Virgini...
Significance: Interesting Vernacular/Federal design with series of existing dependencies. Kendall Grove was built about 1813, and is a two-story, Federal style wood-frame house with two-story projecting pavili... More
Sabine Hall, State Route 624 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia
Significance: Sabine Hall was built in 1730 for Colonel Landon Carter by his father, Robert Carter, of Corotoman, whose extensive possessions in the Colony of Virginia caused him to be called "King" Carter by h... More
Sabine Hall, State Route 624 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia
Significance: Sabine Hall was built in 1730 for Colonel Landon Carter by his father, Robert Carter, of Corotoman, whose extensive possessions in the Colony of Virginia caused him to be called "King" Carter by h... More
Sabine Hall, State Route 624 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia
Significance: Sabine Hall was built in 1730 for Colonel Landon Carter by his father, Robert Carter, of Corotoman, whose extensive possessions in the Colony of Virginia caused him to be called "King" Carter by h... More
Sabine Hall, State Route 624 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia
Significance: Sabine Hall was built in 1730 for Colonel Landon Carter by his father, Robert Carter, of Corotoman, whose extensive possessions in the Colony of Virginia caused him to be called "King" Carter by h... More
Clara E. Stoltz House, 817-823 North Hunter Street, Stockton, San Joaq...
Significance: This 4-unit apartment house is a contributor to the 1985 Magnolia Historic Preservation District. It is a typical craftsman design, but it is lacking in significant architectural character or an ... More
William Holroyd House, 106 Angell Street, Providence, Providence Count...
Significance: This is a well preserved house built in 1798 with interesting interior detail. Survey number: HABS RI-180 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction
Johnson & McCallum Houses, McCallum House, 212 State Street, Natchez, ...
Survey number: HABS MS-270-C Building/structure dates: 1840 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1970 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: ca. 1980 Subsequent Work
Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...
See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More
Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...
See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More
Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...
See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More
Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street,...
See also HABS No. PA-125 for additional documentation. Significance: Built between 1799 and 1801, the Lazaretto Quarantine Station was among the earliest purpose-built, and is the oldest extant, quarantine-rela... More
William & Mary College, Main Bulding, College Yard, Williamsburg, Will...
Significance: The construction of this main building of the College of William and Mary was begun in 1695. It is the oldest known college structure extant in the country and has been attributed to Sir Christop... More
Plymouth Place, 1560-1572 Broadway, Denver, Denver County, CO
Significance: This is a large three story corner commercial building, designed with Colonial Revival Style details in 1898 by prominent Denver architects Marean and Norton. The construction of the building at ... More
Plymouth Place, 1560-1572 Broadway, Denver, Denver County, CO
Significance: This is a large three story corner commercial building, designed with Colonial Revival Style details in 1898 by prominent Denver architects Marean and Norton. The construction of the building at ... More
John Greene House, Spring Green Road, Spring Green, Kent County, RI
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Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virgi...
Significance: Kenmore was built as a plantation house by Fielding Lewis and his wife, Betty Washington Lewis, soon after they acquired the property in 1752. The original 863-acre plantation extended to the wes... More
Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virgi...
Significance: Kenmore was built as a plantation house by Fielding Lewis and his wife, Betty Washington Lewis, soon after they acquired the property in 1752. The original 863-acre plantation extended to the wes... More
Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virgi...
Significance: Kenmore was built as a plantation house by Fielding Lewis and his wife, Betty Washington Lewis, soon after they acquired the property in 1752. The original 863-acre plantation extended to the wes... More
Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virgi...
Significance: Kenmore was built as a plantation house by Fielding Lewis and his wife, Betty Washington Lewis, soon after they acquired the property in 1752. The original 863-acre plantation extended to the wes... More
Kenmore, 1201 Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virgi...
Significance: Kenmore was built as a plantation house by Fielding Lewis and his wife, Betty Washington Lewis, soon after they acquired the property in 1752. The original 863-acre plantation extended to the wes... More
Armour & Company Building, 100 Harris Avenue, Providence, Providence C...
Significance: Constructed in 1943, during the final phase of development for the Provisions Warehouse Historic District, the Armour & Company Building is the only contributing building in the district that was ... More
Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Redwood Library is a notable specimen of the architectural taste of the early 18th century. As an important work of the architect Peter Harrison, it is a key building in the introduction of E... More
Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Redwood Library is a notable specimen of the architectural taste of the early 18th century. As an important work of the architect Peter Harrison, it is a key building in the introduction of E... More
Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Redwood Library is a notable specimen of the architectural taste of the early 18th century. As an important work of the architect Peter Harrison, it is a key building in the introduction of E... More
Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Redwood Library is a notable specimen of the architectural taste of the early 18th century. As an important work of the architect Peter Harrison, it is a key building in the introduction of E... More
Toddsbury, Vicinity of State Routes 622 & 3-14 Intersection, Nuttall, ...
Significance: This is a story and a half building of brick laid in Flemish bond. It is covered with a gambrel roof with unusually steep lower slope, which is pierce by gabled dormers. In plan the house is L s... More
Toddsbury, Vicinity of State Routes 622 & 3-14 Intersection, Nuttall, ...
Significance: This is a story and a half building of brick laid in Flemish bond. It is covered with a gambrel roof with unusually steep lower slope, which is pierce by gabled dormers. In plan the house is L s... More
Hawes House, 506 East Leigh Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virgin...
Significance: This house was at one time the home of Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune, who wrote under the pen-name of Marion Harland. The following is a description taken from Marion Harland's Autobiography: "In t... More
Stephen Hopkins House, 12 Hopkins Street, Providence, Providence Count...
Significance: Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Chancellor of Brown University, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Indepen... More
Samuel Westcott House, 240 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence Coun...
Significance: Demolished in 1936, the doorway was moved to the Rhode Island School of Design. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-22 Survey number: HABS RI-25 Building/structure dat... More
General Cyrus French House, Kingstown Road (State Route 138) & College...
Significance: At the time of the HABS documentation (1940), the two and one-half story, clapboard and shingled house was in very poor condition and unoccupied. There was a fire the following year. The Federal... More
General Cyrus French House, Kingstown Road (State Route 138) & College...
Significance: At the time of the HABS documentation (1940), the two and one-half story, clapboard and shingled house was in very poor condition and unoccupied. There was a fire the following year. The Federal... More
Thornton Homestead, Atwood Avenue & Memorial Avenue, North Providence,...
Survey number: HABS RI-80 Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Shirley, State Route 608 vicinity, Shirley, Charles City, Virginia
Survey number: HABS VA-388 Building/structure dates: ca. 1765 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000328
Goochland County Courthouse, East Side of U.S. Route 522, Goochland, G...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Samuel Whitehorne House, 414 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, R...
Significance: This house built in 1810-1800, was the residence of Samuel Whitehorne, a prosperous Newport merchant in partnership with his brother, John, until they went bankrupt in 1843. It is a fine example ... More
York Hall, State Route 1005 & Main Street, Yorktown, York County, Virg...
Survey number: HABS VA-58 Building/structure dates: ca. 1750 Initial Construction
York Hall, State Route 1005 & Main Street, Yorktown, York County, Virg...
Survey number: HABS VA-58 Building/structure dates: ca. 1750 Initial Construction
York Hall, State Route 1005 & Main Street, Yorktown, York County, Virg...
Survey number: HABS VA-58 Building/structure dates: ca. 1750 Initial Construction
U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Housing Area 1, Sixplex Type, Bounded b...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Physiotherapy & Electrocardiograph Depart...
Survey number: HABS CO-172-BW Building/structure dates: 1918 Initial Construction
Edward P. Casey House, Boston Neck Road (State Route 138), Saunderstow...
Significance: The house was built as a summer place for Daniel Coggeshall of Newport, and continued in use as a summer farm for the Casey family in the nineteenth century. The dwelling, with its gable-on-hip ro... More
Edward P. Casey House, Boston Neck Road (State Route 138), Saunderstow...
Significance: The house was built as a summer place for Daniel Coggeshall of Newport, and continued in use as a summer farm for the Casey family in the nineteenth century. The dwelling, with its gable-on-hip ro... More
Mason's Ordinary (Coffee House), 128 North Royal Street, Alexandria, I...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-86, FN-87, FN-88 Survey number: HABS VA-100 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1792 Subsequent Work N... More
Mason's Ordinary (Coffee House), 128 North Royal Street, Alexandria, I...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-86, FN-87, FN-88 Survey number: HABS VA-100 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1792 Subsequent Work N... More
Thomas Fenner House, 1538 Plainfield Street, Thornton, Providence Coun...
Significance: The Thomas Fenner House is an example of a Rhode Island frame house with the stone of the chimney exposed at one end (i.e., the stone ender). Survey number: HABS RI-72 Building/structure dates: ... More
William L. Brown House, 23 John Street, Providence, Providence County,...
Significance: This is a typical example of a two-story frame house, built at the end of the 18th century. The Greek Revival doorway, with pediment and top light, was added later. Survey number: HABS RI-225 Bu... More
William L. Brown House, 23 John Street, Providence, Providence County,...
Significance: This is a typical example of a two-story frame house, built at the end of the 18th century. The Greek Revival doorway, with pediment and top light, was added later. Survey number: HABS RI-225 Bu... More
Immanuel Case House, 41 Main Street, Wickford, Washington County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-3-13 Building/structure dates: 1785 Initial Construction
Immanuel Case House, 41 Main Street, Wickford, Washington County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-3-13 Building/structure dates: 1785 Initial Construction
Log House, State Route 750 vicinity, The Plains, Fauquier County, Virg...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS VA-11-6 Building/structure dates: before 1775 Initial Construction
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Nurses' Mess & Kitchen, Nurses' Recreatio...
Survey number: HABS CO-172-BO Building/structure dates: 1918 Initial Construction
Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls, Fairfax County, V...
Significance: Colvin Run Mill is a working example of Oliver Evans' (1755-1819) automated process that revolutionized late 18th and early 19th century flour milling in America. His innovative concepts were the... More
Colvin Run Mill, 10017 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls, Fairfax County, V...
Significance: Colvin Run Mill is a working example of Oliver Evans' (1755-1819) automated process that revolutionized late 18th and early 19th century flour milling in America. His innovative concepts were the... More
Israel Arnold House, Great Road, Saylesville, Kent County, RI
Significance: In Lincoln Woods, on Great Road to Mendon west of Lonsdale stands the Israel Arnold House. The early part of this building, a one-room gambrel-roofed dwelling with an exposed end chimney of brick... More
Bacon's Castle, State Route 617, Surry, Surry County, Virginia
Significance: The fine old brick mansion in the lower part of the County, known as "Bacon's Castle", was built by Arthur Allen, ancestor of the Claremont Allens, in 1665. It was referred to as "Allen's Brick H... More
Bacon's Castle, State Route 617, Surry, Surry County, Virginia
Significance: The fine old brick mansion in the lower part of the County, known as "Bacon's Castle", was built by Arthur Allen, ancestor of the Claremont Allens, in 1665. It was referred to as "Allen's Brick H... More
Bacon's Castle, State Route 617, Surry, Surry County, Virginia
Significance: The fine old brick mansion in the lower part of the County, known as "Bacon's Castle", was built by Arthur Allen, ancestor of the Claremont Allens, in 1665. It was referred to as "Allen's Brick H... More
St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...
Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More
St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, I...
Significance: St. John's Church was the first church built in the city of Richmond. It was completed in 1741 as part of the Henrico Parish. Moreover, the graveyard is the site of the first public cemetery in Ri... More
William Fowle House, 711 Prince Street, Alexandria, Independent City, ...
Survey number: HABS VA-574 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928
Palmer Northrup House, 7919 Post Road (U.S. Route Alternate 1), Kingst...
Significance: Traditionally associated with Roger Williams, that is, it has been said to be his house of 1643, this house is representative of mid seventeenth-century dwellings found in Rhode Island. At that ti... More
Palmer Northrup House, 7919 Post Road (U.S. Route Alternate 1), Kingst...
Significance: Traditionally associated with Roger Williams, that is, it has been said to be his house of 1643, this house is representative of mid seventeenth-century dwellings found in Rhode Island. At that ti... More
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Building 613, 200 East Beach B...
Significance: Building 613 is a detached wood frame, one car garage, with concrete slab floor. The building has been used as a garage since construction. Survey number: HABS MS-269-E Building/structure dates... More
Cyrus Northrup House, 90 Main Street, Wickford, Washington County, RI
Survey number: HABS RI-298 Building/structure dates: 1803 Initial Construction
Washington Canoe Club, 3700 Water Street Northwest, Washington, Distri...
Significance: The Washington Canoe Club, built in 1904 in the Shingle style, sits along the Potomac River, between it and the tow path of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washingto... More
Washington Canoe Club, 3700 Water Street Northwest, Washington, Distri...
Significance: The Washington Canoe Club, built in 1904 in the Shingle style, sits along the Potomac River, between it and the tow path of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washingto... More
Folly Farm, Folly Mills Creek, Staunton, Staunton, Virginia
Significance: Folly is a historic plantation home located near Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. The house was built about 1818, and is a one-story, brick structure with a long, low service wing and deck-on-h... More
Folly Farm, Folly Mills Creek, Staunton, Staunton, Virginia
Significance: Folly is a historic plantation home located near Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. The house was built about 1818, and is a one-story, brick structure with a long, low service wing and deck-on-h... More
Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia
Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More
Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia
Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More
Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia
Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More
Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia
Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More
Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia
Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More
Ash Grove, 8900 Ash Grove Lane, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia
Significance: "Ash Grove" is said to have been named for an older Fairfax house in England. Some historians state that the nucleus of the structure began as a hunting lodge, built either by Lord Fairfax of Gre... More
Salubria, Salubria Lane, Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia
Significance: Salubria is a refined and rare example of a mid-eighteenth century Georgian mansion of Piedmont Virginia. The dwelling is architecturally significant for its austere, yet well-proportioned, exteri... More
Salubria, Salubria Lane, Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia
Significance: Salubria is a refined and rare example of a mid-eighteenth century Georgian mansion of Piedmont Virginia. The dwelling is architecturally significant for its austere, yet well-proportioned, exteri... More
Salubria, Salubria Lane, Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia
Significance: Salubria is a refined and rare example of a mid-eighteenth century Georgian mansion of Piedmont Virginia. The dwelling is architecturally significant for its austere, yet well-proportioned, exteri... More
Lyceum, 201 South Washington Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Vir...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-120 Survey number: HABS VA-185 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928
Lyceum, 201 South Washington Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Vir...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-120 Survey number: HABS VA-185 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928
Lyceum, 201 South Washington Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Vir...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-120 Survey number: HABS VA-185 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928
Lyceum, 201 South Washington Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Vir...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-120 Survey number: HABS VA-185 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928
Vernon House, 46 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Vernon House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark based upon its significance as an outstanding example of 18th-century architecture. The house in its present form, as ... More
Vernon House, 46 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Vernon House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark based upon its significance as an outstanding example of 18th-century architecture. The house in its present form, as ... More
Vernon House, 46 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport County, RI
Significance: The Vernon House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark based upon its significance as an outstanding example of 18th-century architecture. The house in its present form, as ... More
Earp's Ordinary, Main Street, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Virginia
Significance: Ratcliffe-Logan-Allison House, also known as Earp's Ordinary, is a historic home located at Fairfax, Virginia. It consists of two sections built about 1810 and about 1830, and is a small two-story... More
Rising Sun Tavern, 1306 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksbur...
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