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Salubria, Salubria Lane, Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia

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, Virginia

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, Virginia

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

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

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

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

Rising Sun Tavern, 1306 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Rising Sun Tavern, 1306 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, Fredericksbur...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Teresa Fenwick House, 3512 P Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Teresa Fenwick House, 3512 P Street, Northwest, Washington, District o...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stietenroth House, 504 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Stietenroth House, 504 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Significance: The Stietenroth House was constructed circa 1871-74. It was built in the form of a traditional story-and-a-half "Creole Cottage," with gable ends on the sides and a porch across the front of the ... More

The Tarrytown widow a big comedy success.

The Tarrytown widow a big comedy success.

C252451 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: As a lover, Harry is "out of sight!" Created and "copyright 1897 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cincinnati & New York." Direction, D.W. Truss & Co. N.Y. no. 7768. Forms part... More

Side view of a two-story house with white planking and black shutters and a porch

Side view of a two-story house with white planking and black shutters ...

Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Batten shutters and stucco walls, New Orleans

Batten shutters and stucco walls, New Orleans

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brickerville, Lancaster County, PA

Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Brickerville, Lancaster County, P...

Survey number: HABS PA-364 Public domain photograph - historical image of Pennsylvania, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Monteigne, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi

Monteigne, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Howes-Jorgenson House, State Route 6A, Dennis, Barnstable County, MA

Howes-Jorgenson House, State Route 6A, Dennis, Barnstable County, MA

Significance: This Cape Cod "double house" of unusually large dimensions (40 feet across the front), is a good example of those built during the mid-18th century on the Cape. It contained a good mantel and the... More

Jonathan Reynolds House, 85 Main Street, Wickford, Washington County, RI

Jonathan Reynolds House, 85 Main Street, Wickford, Washington County, ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Rhode Island, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Salt Box House, State Routes 679 & 772, Modest Town, Accomack County, Virginia

Salt Box House, State Routes 679 & 772, Modest Town, Accomack County, ...

Survey number: HABS VA-491 Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kendall Grove, State Route 674, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

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

Kendall Grove, State Route 674, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia

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

William Holroyd House, 106 Angell Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

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, Adams County, MS

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

"Blue Shutters" Residence, Route 25, Olde West Chester, Butler County, OH

"Blue Shutters" Residence, Route 25, Olde West Chester, Butler County,...

Survey number: HABS OH-2235 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

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, Essington, Delaware County, PA

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, Essington, Delaware County, PA

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, Essington, Delaware County, PA

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, Essington, Delaware County, PA

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

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: The Russian Bishop's House is one of only three buildings constructed during the Russian period that remain in Alaska. The log construction, low hipped roof, and stairways in end galleries are al... More

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: The Russian Bishop's House is one of only three buildings constructed during the Russian period that remain in Alaska. The log construction, low hipped roof, and stairways in end galleries are al... More

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: The Russian Bishop's House is one of only three buildings constructed during the Russian period that remain in Alaska. The log construction, low hipped roof, and stairways in end galleries are al... More

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: The Russian Bishop's House is one of only three buildings constructed during the Russian period that remain in Alaska. The log construction, low hipped roof, and stairways in end galleries are al... More

Elisha Wells House, 30 John Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Elisha Wells House, 30 John Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Significance: This is a medium-sized, frame house, typical of the period of ca. 1815 to 1825. Survey number: HABS RI-245 Building/structure dates: 1824 Initial Construction

John Greene House, Spring Green Road, Spring Green, Kent County, RI

John Greene House, Spring Green Road, Spring Green, Kent County, RI

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Stockton Cottage, 26 Gurney Street, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Stockton Cottage, 26 Gurney Street, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ

Significance: Best preserved of eight originally identical cottages design in the "Swiss Style." Survey number: HABS NJ-859 Building/structure dates: 1871- 1872 Initial Construction National Register of H... More

Isaac P. White House, 66 Ayrault Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Isaac P. White House, 66 Ayrault Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: This is a very well-preserved example of a kind of house commonly used in its period in this section of Newport. Built between 1871 and 1874, it is a two-and-a-half-story frame structure with a h... More

John Bannister House, Broadway (Parts in Winterthur Museum), Middletown, Newport County, RI

John Bannister House, Broadway (Parts in Winterthur Museum), Middletow...

Significance: The design of this large frame house has been attributed to Peter Harrison and there is a similarity in siding between the Bannister House and the Redwood Library. The siding on both structures ha... More

Christopher Johnson Cottage, State Route 126, Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia

Christopher Johnson Cottage, State Route 126, Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Vi...

Significance: The Christopher Johnson Cottage is a one and one-half story frame building dating to about 1764-74. Sometime between the HABS photographs of the 1930s and the image taken in 1979, a door opening o... More

Starkweather-Stearns House, 60 Summit Avenue (moved from 57 Summit Avenue), Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Starkweather-Stearns House, 60 Summit Avenue (moved from 57 Summit Ave...

Significance: The house was constructed around 1800 and has been moved twice. It is a large, frame building with a balustraded monitor roof. The robustness of the quoining and rustication lend it an older feel,... More

Toddsbury, Vicinity of State Routes 622 & 3-14 Intersection, Nuttall, Gloucester County, Virginia

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, Gloucester County, Virginia

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

Samuel Whitehorne House, 414 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

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

Samuel Whitehorne House, 414 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

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

Mason's Ordinary (Coffee House), 128 North Royal Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

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 Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

Immanuel Case House, 41 Main Street, Wickford, Washington County, RI

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

Immanuel Case House, 41 Main Street, Wickford, Washington County, RI

Survey number: HABS RI-3-13 Building/structure dates: 1785 Initial Construction

George Benson House, 64 Angell Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

George Benson House, 64 Angell Street, Providence, Providence County, ...

Significance: This dwelling was built for Captain George Benson, a prominent Providence merchant at the end of the eighteenth century. Built in 1797, this house is characteristic of the conservative, but elega... More

Trinity Church, 141 Spring Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Trinity Church, 141 Spring Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Built in 1725-1726, to replace an earlier structure, Trinity Church served the congregation organized in 1698 by Francis Nicholson, Lieutenant-Governor of New York and later Governor of Virginia a... More

Cooper-Lawrence House, 457-459 High Street, Burlington, Burlington County, NJ

Cooper-Lawrence House, 457-459 High Street, Burlington, Burlington Cou...

Significance: 457 High Street was the birthplace of James Fenimore Cooper. The building was erected prior to the Revolutionary War but was not occupied by Elizabeth and William Fenimore Cooper until after the w... More

Cooper-Lawrence House, 457-459 High Street, Burlington, Burlington County, NJ

Cooper-Lawrence House, 457-459 High Street, Burlington, Burlington Cou...

Significance: 457 High Street was the birthplace of James Fenimore Cooper. The building was erected prior to the Revolutionary War but was not occupied by Elizabeth and William Fenimore Cooper until after the w... More

St. John's Church (Episcopal), East Grace & Broad Streets, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

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

Francis M. Dimond House, 617 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Francis M. Dimond House, 617 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: The Dimond House was designed by Russell Warren, a prominent Rhode Island architect, for former Governor Francis M. Dimond in 1838. This residence represents the culmination of the Greek Revival s... More

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Samuel Paine House, Longnook & Higgins Hollow Roads, Truro, Barnstable...

Significance: This is a one and a half story Cape Cod "double" house, five bays, located within the area of the proposed Cape Cod National Seashore. Survey number: HABS MA-756 Building/structure dates: ca. 18... More

Salubria, Salubria Lane, Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia

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

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, Virginia

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, Virginia

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

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

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

Teresa Fenwick House, 3512 P Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Teresa Fenwick House, 3512 P Street, Northwest, Washington, District o...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Teresa Fenwick House, 3512 P Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Teresa Fenwick House, 3512 P Street, Northwest, Washington, District o...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Stietenroth House, 504 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Stietenroth House, 504 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Significance: The Stietenroth House was constructed circa 1871-74. It was built in the form of a traditional story-and-a-half "Creole Cottage," with gable ends on the sides and a porch across the front of the ... More

Stietenroth House, 504 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Stietenroth House, 504 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Significance: The Stietenroth House was constructed circa 1871-74. It was built in the form of a traditional story-and-a-half "Creole Cottage," with gable ends on the sides and a porch across the front of the ... More

12420 Stonehaven Lane (House), Bowie, Prince George's County, MD

12420 Stonehaven Lane (House), Bowie, Prince George's County, MD

Significance: The Cape Cod at 12420 Stonehaven Lane is located in the Somerset section and was constructed in 1960-61. Although larger and better equipped, The Cape Cod model at Belair was the direct descenden... More

Franklin Smith House, 9 Hidden Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Franklin Smith House, 9 Hidden Street, Providence, Providence County, ...

Significance: This is a very small frame house, built before 1829. Survey number: HABS RI-220 Building/structure dates: ca. 1820 Initial Construction

John Smith House, 4 Gold Street, Wickford, Washington County, RI

John Smith House, 4 Gold Street, Wickford, Washington County, RI

Survey number: HABS RI-63 Building/structure dates: 1798 Initial Construction

John Church-Levi Pearce House, 25-27 John Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

John Church-Levi Pearce House, 25-27 John Street, Providence, Providen...

Significance: This is one of the few examples of a two-family, double house in Providence. Survey number: HABS RI-240 Building/structure dates: 1820 Initial Construction

Monteigne, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi

Monteigne, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi

Public domain photograph - historical image of Mississippi, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

12418 Stonehaven Lane (House), Bowie, Prince George's County, MD

12418 Stonehaven Lane (House), Bowie, Prince George's County, MD

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

D'Evereux, Natchez, Adams County, MS

D'Evereux, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Holroyd House, 106 Angell Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

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

Lazaretto Quarantine Station, Wanamaker Avenue and East Second Street, Essington, Delaware County, PA

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, Essington, Delaware County, PA

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, Essington, Delaware County, PA

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, Essington, Delaware County, PA

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

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: The Russian Bishop's House is one of only three buildings constructed during the Russian period that remain in Alaska. The log construction, low hipped roof, and stairways in end galleries are al... More

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: The Russian Bishop's House is one of only three buildings constructed during the Russian period that remain in Alaska. The log construction, low hipped roof, and stairways in end galleries are al... More

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Russian Bishop's House, 501 Lincoln Street, Sitka, Sitka Borough, AK

Significance: The Russian Bishop's House is one of only three buildings constructed during the Russian period that remain in Alaska. The log construction, low hipped roof, and stairways in end galleries are al... More

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B,...

Significance: This synagogue, a well-preserved structure, built in 1833, is among the most interesting buildings on St. Thomas. Survey number: HABS VI-10 Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction N... More

John Bannister House, Broadway (Parts in Winterthur Museum), Middletown, Newport County, RI

John Bannister House, Broadway (Parts in Winterthur Museum), Middletow...

Significance: The design of this large frame house has been attributed to Peter Harrison and there is a similarity in siding between the Bannister House and the Redwood Library. The siding on both structures ha... More

Toddsbury, Vicinity of State Routes 622 & 3-14 Intersection, Nuttall, Gloucester County, Virginia

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, Gloucester County, Virginia

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, Gloucester County, Virginia

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, Gloucester County, Virginia

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

Bellmont, State Route 667 vicinity, Dillwyn, Buckingham County, Virginia

Bellmont, State Route 667 vicinity, Dillwyn, Buckingham County, Virgin...

Significance: Frances Benjamin Johnston and HABS both recorded the house known as Bellmont because it was said to have belonged to Archibald Cary and to have been the first dwelling not built with log construct... More

5906 Dalecarlia Place (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

5906 Dalecarlia Place (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

General Cyrus French House, Kingstown Road (State Route 138) & College Road, Kingston, Washington County, RI

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

Samuel Whitehorne House, 414 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

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

Samuel Whitehorne House, 414 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

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

James C. Powel House, 28 Greenough Place, Newport, Newport County, RI

James C. Powel House, 28 Greenough Place, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: This is a good, representative example of the bracketed, frame houses of the mid-19th century. Survey number: HABS RI-320 Building/structure dates: ca. 1854 Initial Construction

James C. Powel House, 28 Greenough Place, Newport, Newport County, RI

James C. Powel House, 28 Greenough Place, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: This is a good, representative example of the bracketed, frame houses of the mid-19th century. Survey number: HABS RI-320 Building/structure dates: ca. 1854 Initial Construction

Edward P. Casey House, Boston Neck Road (State Route 138), Saunderstown, Washington County, RI

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, Independent City, Virginia

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, Independent City, Virginia

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 Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, Virginia

Mason's Hall, 1805 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Independent City, V...

Significance: The cornerstone for the Mason's Hall was laid in 1785 and the cubic building was completed by 1787. The geometric form of the building is broken slightly by the pedimented central pavilion and co... More

Viewmont, State Routes 20 & 712 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, Virginia

Viewmont, State Routes 20 & 712 vicinity, Charlottesville, Charlottesv...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Log House, State Route 750 vicinity, The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia

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

George Benson House, 64 Angell Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

George Benson House, 64 Angell Street, Providence, Providence County, ...

Significance: This dwelling was built for Captain George Benson, a prominent Providence merchant at the end of the eighteenth century. Built in 1797, this house is characteristic of the conservative, but elega... More

Trinity Church, 141 Spring Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Trinity Church, 141 Spring Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Built in 1725-1726, to replace an earlier structure, Trinity Church served the congregation organized in 1698 by Francis Nicholson, Lieutenant-Governor of New York and later Governor of Virginia a... More

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