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Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Foundry-Propeller Shop, North of Porter Avenue, west of Third Street West, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Foundry-Propeller...

Significance: Built as part of the Navy's vast expansion to meet the projected needs of WWI, Building 20 became the U.S. Navy's sole production facility for propellers. During WWII the facility produced over 5,... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Hospital Ward, Johnson Lane, west side at intersection of Johnson Lane & Cossey Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Hospital Ward, Johnson Lane, west side at ...

Significance: Building H70 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. It is significant historically for its association with the major upgrade of the Mare Island Naval Hospital during the... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters 1-2, Cedar Avenue, southeast corner of Cedar Avenue & Seventh Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters 1-2, Cedar Avenue, southeast corn...

Significance: Building 1-2 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Ten officers' duplexes were built along Cedar Avenue during World War II, of which Quarters 1-2 is a typical example. ... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters 1-2, Cedar Avenue, southeast corner of Cedar Avenue & Seventh Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters 1-2, Cedar Avenue, southeast corn...

Significance: Building 1-2 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Ten officers' duplexes were built along Cedar Avenue during World War II, of which Quarters 1-2 is a typical example. ... More

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Avenue, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Av...

Significance: Dry Dock No. 4 appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the events and patterns identified in the defense of the United States during... More

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Avenue, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Av...

Significance: Dry Dock No. 4 appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the events and patterns identified in the defense of the United States during... More

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Avenue, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Av...

Significance: Dry Dock No. 4 appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the events and patterns identified in the defense of the United States during... More

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Avenue, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA

Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 4, East terminus of Palou Av...

Significance: Dry Dock No. 4 appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the events and patterns identified in the defense of the United States during... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Main Supply Warehouse, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Main Supply Wareh...

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Bethlehem Steel Company Shipyard, Machine Shop, 1201-1321 Hudson Street, Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ

Bethlehem Steel Company Shipyard, Machine Shop, 1201-1321 Hudson Stree...

Significance: The Machine Shop is the most recognizable structure within the Bethlehem Steel Company Shipyard complex as a consequence of its siting on the yard's Hudson Street frontage. The oldest section of ... More

Skinner Meat Packing Plant, 6006 South Twenty-seventh Street, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

Skinner Meat Packing Plant, 6006 South Twenty-seventh Street, Omaha, D...

Significance: The Skinner Packing Company plant stood as a state-of-the-art packing house when completed in 1920. Its reinforced concrete construction is an example of early twentieth century industrial constr... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New London County, CT

Thames Tow Boat Company, Foot of Farnsworth Street, New London, New Lo...

Significance: The Thames Shipyard has been in constant use from the time of its completion in 1903 to the present (as of 1978). Originally constructed to build and repair ocean-going tugs and barges, the yard ... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Shell House No. 1, Railroad Avenue, west side near Maseda Road, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Shell House No. 1, Railroad Avenue, west s...

Significance: Building A3 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building A3 is important as the best example of the various brick magazines that were built in the Ammunition Depot Are... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Dravo Cranes, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Dravo Cranes, 97 East Howard St...

Significance: The versatile Dravo Cranes are significant as an integral component of several phases of the shipbuilding processes at the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard from the early 1940s to 1984. Survey number: ... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Dravo Cranes, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Dravo Cranes, 97 East Howard St...

Significance: The versatile Dravo Cranes are significant as an integral component of several phases of the shipbuilding processes at the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard from the early 1940s to 1984. Survey number: ... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Structure No. 841, Delaware Avenue between East Fourth Street & Webster Avenue, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Structure No. 841...

Significance: It was constructed in 1921 as a 100,000-gallon water tank. This steel structure is representative of infrastructure built to service the Naval Aircraft Factory. Its design is typical of water towe... More

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Parts Shipping & Receiving Building, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Aircraft Parts Shipping & R...

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Santa Fe Railroad, Grain Elevator, On Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad slip, South side of sanitary & ship canal, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Santa Fe Railroad, Grain Elevator, On Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail...

Significance: This large grain processing complex was built in 1906 with a 400,000 bushel capacity and accommodation for 360 railroad cars. After a fire in 1932, the site was rebuilt with reinforced concrete s... More

Santa Fe Railroad, Grain Elevator, On Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad slip, South side of sanitary & ship canal, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Santa Fe Railroad, Grain Elevator, On Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail...

Significance: This large grain processing complex was built in 1906 with a 400,000 bushel capacity and accommodation for 360 railroad cars. After a fire in 1932, the site was rebuilt with reinforced concrete s... More

Santa Fe Railroad, Grain Elevator, On Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad slip, South side of sanitary & ship canal, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Santa Fe Railroad, Grain Elevator, On Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail...

Significance: This large grain processing complex was built in 1906 with a 400,000 bushel capacity and accommodation for 360 railroad cars. After a fire in 1932, the site was rebuilt with reinforced concrete s... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Battery Test Office & Storage Facility, California Avenue & E Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Battery Test Office & Storage Facility, Ca...

Significance: Building 463A had a supporting role in the overhaul and repair of ship and submarine batteries during World War II. Survey number: HABS CA-1543-H Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construct... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Forge Shop & Galvanizing Shop, Sixth Street between Avenues D & E, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Forge Shop & Galvanizing Shop, Sixth St...

Significance: These two facilities are part of an important grouping of historic buildings including Facility 4 (HABS HI-359), 4A (HABS HI-360), 8 (HABS HI-446), 9 (HABS HI-487), and 13 (HABS HI-462) all locate... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Forge Shop & Galvanizing Shop, Sixth Street between Avenues D & E, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Forge Shop & Galvanizing Shop, Sixth St...

Significance: These two facilities are part of an important grouping of historic buildings including Facility 4 (HABS HI-359), 4A (HABS HI-360), 8 (HABS HI-446), 9 (HABS HI-487), and 13 (HABS HI-462) all locate... More

Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Plant, Bounded by Lexington & Grenshaw Streets, Kedzie Avenue & Independence Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Plant, Bounded by Lexington & Grens...

Significance: The Merchandise Building was one of the first buildings completed for the Mail Order Plant in 1905-1906. It was designed by the nationally-known architectural firm of Nimmons and Fellows, with add... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Chemical Cleaning Facility, North of Fourteenth Street, between California & Railroad Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Chemical Cleaning Facility, North of Fourt...

Significance: Constructed originally as a facility for the cleaning of battle damaged machinery and equipment off of Navy ships and submarines, it played a role in the last year of World War II in Mare Island's... More

Percy & Small Shipyard, 263 Washington Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME

Percy & Small Shipyard, 263 Washington Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County,...

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Percy & Small Shipyard, 263 Washington Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County, ME

Percy & Small Shipyard, 263 Washington Street, Bath, Sagadahoc County,...

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Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Commander's Office-Naval Base, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Commander's Offic...

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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters E Garage, Walnut Avenue behind Quarters E, west side between Ninth & Tenth Streets, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters E Garage, Walnut Avenue behind Qu...

Significance: Building E-C is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building E-C is a minor contributor to the historical setting for the "Captains' Row" residential complex along Walnut... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Machine Shop, Waterfront Avenue, west side between A Street & Third Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Machine Shop, Waterfront Avenue, west side...

Significance: Building 87 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 87 is important as the second oldest shop building remaining at Mare Island; it was built in 1858, just two ye... More

Arthur M. Huddell, James River Reserve Fleet, Newport News, Newport News, Virginia

Arthur M. Huddell, James River Reserve Fleet, Newport News, Newport Ne...

Significance: The Arthur M. Huddell is significant as an example of the Liberty class, which have been described as the workhorses of World War II. The mass production of the Liberty class was possible because... More

Midwest Steel & Iron Works Company, 25 Larimer Street, Denver, Denver County, CO

Midwest Steel & Iron Works Company, 25 Larimer Street, Denver, Denver ...

Significance: The company is one of Denver's oldest and largest metal fabricators. Since the late 19th century Midwest had produced structural and ornamental components for buildings and engineering structures ... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters A43, Maseda Road, cul-de-sac east of intersection of Imhoff Road, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters A43, Maseda Road, cul-de-sac east...

Significance: Building A43 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. It is important as an element of a small tract of historic homes that was built on a bluff overlooking the Ammunition ... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters A43, Maseda Road, cul-de-sac east of intersection of Imhoff Road, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters A43, Maseda Road, cul-de-sac east...

Significance: Building A43 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. It is important as an element of a small tract of historic homes that was built on a bluff overlooking the Ammunition ... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West North Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

North Avenue Bridge, Spanning North Branch of Chicago River at West No...

Significance: When Chicago became a major commercial and industrial center after the Civil War, the most common American drawbridge was the swing bridge, horizontally rotating on a center pier to open two navig... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters P, Walnut Avenue, northwest corner of Walnut Avenue & Fifth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters P, Walnut Avenue, northwest corne...

Significance: Building P is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building P (Quarters P) is significant as an element of a small row of residences that exists along Walnut Avenue to the... More

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Tobacco Warehouse, 1000-1001 Fell Street, B...

Significance: The B & O Railroad Tobacco Warehouse was a collection point for southern tidewater tobacco. Before being shipped to European markets, tobacco was graded, sorted and packed into hogshead barrels i... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Pump House, California Avenue, east side between Dry Dock 1 & Dry Dock 2, near Ninth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Pump House, California Avenue, east side b...

Significance: Building 110 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Built in 1903, this small octagonal pumphouse served both Dry Dock 1, which was completed in 1891 and Dry Dock 2, cons... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Pump House, California Avenue, east side between Dry Dock 1 & Dry Dock 2, near Ninth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Pump House, California Avenue, east side b...

Significance: Building 110 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Built in 1903, this small octagonal pumphouse served both Dry Dock 1, which was completed in 1891 and Dry Dock 2, cons... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Structural Assembly Shop, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Structural Assemb...

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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters E Storage Shed, Walnut Avenue behind Quarters E, east side between Ninth & Tenth Streets, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters E Storage Shed, Walnut Avenue beh...

Significance: Building E-D is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building E-D is a minor contributor to the historical setting for the "Captains' Row" residential complex along Walnut... More

United Engineering Company Shipyard, Crane, 2900 Main Street, Alameda, Alameda County, CA

United Engineering Company Shipyard, Crane, 2900 Main Street, Alameda,...

Significance: The crane is a contributing structure in the United Engineering Company Shipyard historic district that has been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The United Engin... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters G, Walnut Avenue, west side between Ninth & Tenth Streets, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Quarters G, Walnut Avenue, west side betwe...

Significance: Building G is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building G (Quarters G) is a minor element of the row of officers' quarters on the west side of Walnut Avenue, illustrat... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Hospital Wards, Cedar Avenue, eat side between Fourteenth Avenue & Cossey Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Hospital Wards, Cedar Avenue, eat side bet...

Significance: Building H72 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. It is one of two "bookend" additions to the main hospital building (Building H1); the other is Building H80. Together... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Hospital Wards, Cedar Avenue, eat side between Fourteenth Avenue & Cossey Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Hospital Wards, Cedar Avenue, eat side bet...

Significance: Building H72 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. It is one of two "bookend" additions to the main hospital building (Building H1); the other is Building H80. Together... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Joiner & Sheet Metal Shops, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Joiner & Sheet Metal Shops, 97 ...

Significance: Constructed in 1916 and enlarged in 1929 and 1939, the Joiner and Sheet Metal Shops is significant as the location of important components of the shipbuilding design and fabrication processes at t... More

Niagara elevator, Buffalo, N.Y. / Sage, Sons & Co. Lith. Print'g and Man'fg Co., Buffalo, N.Y.

Niagara elevator, Buffalo, N.Y. / Sage, Sons & Co. Lith. Print'g and M...

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Niagara elevator, Buffalo, N.Y. / Sage, Sons & Co. Lith. Print'g and Man'fg Co., Buffalo, N.Y.

Niagara elevator, Buffalo, N.Y. / Sage, Sons & Co. Lith. Print'g and M...

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Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, League Island, Ph...

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United Engineering Company Shipyard, Inspection & Repair Shops, 2900 Main Street, Alameda, Alameda County, CA

United Engineering Company Shipyard, Inspection & Repair Shops, 2900 M...

Significance: The Inspection and Repair Shops building is a contributing structure in the United Engineering Company Shipyard historic district that has been determined eligible for the National Register of His... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 1, California Avenue, east side near Ninth Street, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 1, California Avenue, east sid...

Significance: Building DD1 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building DD1 (Dry Dock 1) is arguably the most important single structure at Mare Island, whether considered from the ... More

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 3, Farragut Avenue, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 3, Farragut Avenue, Bremerton,...

Significance: Drydock No. 3 is located within the boundaries of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard National Historic Landmark District and is considered by the National Park Service to be a contributing property wi... More

Columbus Iron Works, Front Avenue between Eighth & Tenth Streets, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA

Columbus Iron Works, Front Avenue between Eighth & Tenth Streets, Colu...

Significance: For over a century (1853-1965) the Columbus Iron works supplied the city and surrounding area with a wide assortment of cast iron goods, agricultural implements, industrial and building supplies, ... More

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at River Mile 6.9, Portland, Multnomah County, OR

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at Rive...

Significance: Willamette River Bridge 5.1 is the south end part of a 4-3/4 mile-long network of railroad bridges, causeways, and cut system linking the mainlines north and south of Portland. The bridge is one ... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Administrative Offices, Walnut Avenue, east side between Seventh & Eighth Streets, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Administrative Offices, Walnut Avenue, eas...

Significance: Building 521 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 521 is significant historically and architecturally. Historically, the building is important as the administ... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Administrative Offices, Walnut Avenue, east side between Seventh & Eighth Streets, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Administrative Offices, Walnut Avenue, eas...

Significance: Building 521 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 521 is significant historically and architecturally. Historically, the building is important as the administ... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Shipfitter's Shop, Seventh Street near Avenue C, Adjacent to Repair Basins, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Shipfitter's Shop, Seventh Street near ...

Significance: Facilities 155 & 155A are located within the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. Facility 155 was constructed as part of the major buildup of permanent shop facilities at the Shipyard in anti... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Structural Shop, Near State Highway 37, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Structural Shop, Near State Highway 37, Va...

Significance: Mare Island was established by Commander (later Admiral) David Glasgow Farragut as the first Naval base in California. Building No. 51 was a prime example of an industrial building constructed by... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Structural Shop, Near State Highway 37, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Structural Shop, Near State Highway 37, Va...

Significance: Mare Island was established by Commander (later Admiral) David Glasgow Farragut as the first Naval base in California. Building No. 51 was a prime example of an industrial building constructed by... More

Where prisoners were exchanged - 19th century Virginia.

Where prisoners were exchanged - 19th century Virginia.

Stereograph showing three canal boats docked at the wharf where Union prisoners were exchanged for Confederate prisoners at Aiken's Landing, Virginia. The Union double-turreted monitor U.S.S. Onondaga is in the... More

Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Plant, Merchandise Building, 924 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Plant, Merchandise Building, 924 So...

Significance: One of the first buildings completed for the Mail Order Plant in 1905-1906. It was designed by the nationally-known architectural firm of Nimmons & Fellows, with additions designed by successor f... More

Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Plant, Merchandise Building, 924 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Plant, Merchandise Building, 924 So...

Significance: One of the first buildings completed for the Mail Order Plant in 1905-1906. It was designed by the nationally-known architectural firm of Nimmons & Fellows, with additions designed by successor f... More

Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Plant, Merchandise Building, 924 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Sears Roebuck & Company Mail Order Plant, Merchandise Building, 924 So...

Significance: One of the first buildings completed for the Mail Order Plant in 1905-1906. It was designed by the nationally-known architectural firm of Nimmons & Fellows, with additions designed by successor f... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mouth of Reserve Basin, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mout...

Significance: Planned as part of the pre-WWII enlargement of the shipyard in support of a two-ocean navy, the bridge was built to provide direct vehicular and rail access to the western portion of the Navy Yard... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mouth of Reserve Basin, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mout...

Significance: Planned as part of the pre-WWII enlargement of the shipyard in support of a two-ocean navy, the bridge was built to provide direct vehicular and rail access to the western portion of the Navy Yard... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mouth of Reserve Basin, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mout...

Significance: Planned as part of the pre-WWII enlargement of the shipyard in support of a two-ocean navy, the bridge was built to provide direct vehicular and rail access to the western portion of the Navy Yard... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mouth of Reserve Basin, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mout...

Significance: Planned as part of the pre-WWII enlargement of the shipyard in support of a two-ocean navy, the bridge was built to provide direct vehicular and rail access to the western portion of the Navy Yard... More

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mouth of Reserve Basin, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Lift Bridge, Mout...

Significance: Planned as part of the pre-WWII enlargement of the shipyard in support of a two-ocean navy, the bridge was built to provide direct vehicular and rail access to the western portion of the Navy Yard... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Old Administrative Offices, Eighth Street, north side between Railroad Avenue & Walnut Avenue, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Old Administrative Offices, Eighth Street,...

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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...

Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...

Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...

Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...

Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...

Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...

Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, East of Nave Drive, Vallejo, Solano County...

Significance: The Mare Island Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance under National Register criteria A, C, and D, in the areas of military history, indust... More

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Pattern Shop, Farragut Avenue, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Pattern Shop, Farragut Avenue, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Constructed in 1896, the Pattern Shop (Building 59) is one of the earliest extant buildings in the industrial section of the Shipyard. The Pattern Shop represents a distinctive building style of ... More

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Pattern Shop, Farragut Avenue, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Pattern Shop, Farragut Avenue, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Constructed in 1896, the Pattern Shop (Building 59) is one of the earliest extant buildings in the industrial section of the Shipyard. The Pattern Shop represents a distinctive building style of ... More

Dredge CINCINNATI, Docked on Ohio River at foot of Lighthill Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Dredge CINCINNATI, Docked on Ohio River at foot of Lighthill Street, P...

Significance: The Cincinnati is a "dipper dredge," particularly suited to the shallow, rocky conditions of American inland waterways. The dredge operated for 78 years on the Ohio River and its tributaries. Th... More

Dredge CINCINNATI, Docked on Ohio River at foot of Lighthill Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Dredge CINCINNATI, Docked on Ohio River at foot of Lighthill Street, P...

Significance: The Cincinnati is a "dipper dredge," particularly suited to the shallow, rocky conditions of American inland waterways. The dredge operated for 78 years on the Ohio River and its tributaries. Th... More

Oakland Army Base, Transit Shed, East of Dunkirk Street & South of Burma Road, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Oakland Army Base, Transit Shed, East of Dunkirk Street & South of Bur...

Significance: Oakland Army Base (OARB) was planned and constructed a a time when military planners recognized that the West Coast would have a vital role in responding to Japanese aggression during World War II... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, Johnson Avenue at Hudson River, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, Johnson Av...

Significance: The ferry slips, sheds, and concourses comprise the harborside element of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, which is a National Register site. The terminal is the la... More

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, Johnson Avenue at Hudson River, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ

Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, Johnson Av...

Significance: The ferry slips, sheds, and concourses comprise the harborside element of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jersey City Ferry Terminal, which is a National Register site. The terminal is the la... More

Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Mast House, West side of Warrington Avenue between Shubrick & Breeze Streets, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Mast House, West side of Warrington Avenue bet...

Significance: The Mast House served as the Norfolk Naval Shipyard's mast construction facility from 1836 to 1904. The building is historically associated with the shipyard's early role in the construction and ... More

Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Mast House, West side of Warrington Avenue between Shubrick & Breeze Streets, Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia

Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Mast House, West side of Warrington Avenue bet...

Significance: The Mast House served as the Norfolk Naval Shipyard's mast construction facility from 1836 to 1904. The building is historically associated with the shipyard's early role in the construction and ... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Wilderman Hall, Johnson Lane, north side adjacent to (south of) Hospital Complex, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Wilderman Hall, Johnson Lane, north side a...

Significance: Building 926 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 926 is significant architecturally as the most refined and successful Mission Revival building at Mare Island... More

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Wilderman Hall, Johnson Lane, north side adjacent to (south of) Hospital Complex, Vallejo, Solano County, CA

Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Wilderman Hall, Johnson Lane, north side a...

Significance: Building 926 is a contributing element of the Mare Island Historic District. Building 926 is significant architecturally as the most refined and successful Mission Revival building at Mare Island... More

National Orange Company Packing House, 3604 Commerce Street, Riverside, Riverside County, CA

National Orange Company Packing House, 3604 Commerce Street, Riverside...

Significance: Originally constructed in 1898, the National Orange Company Packing House is the oldest continuously operated packing house in Riverside. While other establishments have moved towards increased m... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

U.S.S. HORNET, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Sinclair Inlet, Bremerton, ...

Significance: Subsequent to the unsuccessful efforts of the U.S.S. HORNET Historical Museum Association to obtain the ship as a donation, Hornet was designated a National Historic Landmark in December 1991 on t... More

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