Conversion. Safety razor plant. Operation of surface grinder in produc...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Caumsett Manor, Winter Cottage, Lloyd Neck, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk Coun...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
John Howard Payne Memorial, James Lane, East Hampton, Suffolk County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-199 Survey number: HABS NY-547 Building/structure dates: 1660 Initial Construction
Faneuil Hall, Dock Square, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Faneuil Hall was called the "Cradle of Liberty" because many important meetings of protest were held here before the Revolution. It was the first Colonial attempt at academic design, completed in... More
Sayrelands, Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, NY
Significance: It was probably built in the late 18th century by Captain Nathan Post, its center-hall plan, clapboard front facade with shake-covered sides and rear, and white oak framing characterize it as typi... More
Laurel Lodge, Log Cabin, Arbutus Road, Greenlawn, Suffolk County, NY
Survey number: HABS NY-5703-C Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: This is a large, elegant building, typical of the Beacon Hill houses of the early nineteenth century. It is one of a group of three row houses built at the same time with identical facades, and ... More
Robert Pierce House, 24 Oakton Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Although there have been several alterations and additions to this early colonial house, the general form and proportions are still visible. It presents a good example of the narrow, one-room dee... More
Robert Pierce House, 24 Oakton Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Although there have been several alterations and additions to this early colonial house, the general form and proportions are still visible. It presents a good example of the narrow, one-room dee... More
Robert Pierce House, 24 Oakton Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Although there have been several alterations and additions to this early colonial house, the general form and proportions are still visible. It presents a good example of the narrow, one-room dee... More
Robert Pierce House, 24 Oakton Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Although there have been several alterations and additions to this early colonial house, the general form and proportions are still visible. It presents a good example of the narrow, one-room dee... More
Horton-Wickham-Landon House, Kings Highway (moved from NY, Southhold),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-198 Survey number: HABS NY-546 Building/structure dates: 1649 Initial Construction
Horton-Wickham-Landon House, Kings Highway (moved from NY, Southhold),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-198 Survey number: HABS NY-546 Building/structure dates: 1649 Initial Construction
Horton-Wickham-Landon House, Kings Highway (moved from NY, Southhold),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-198 Survey number: HABS NY-546 Building/structure dates: 1649 Initial Construction
Horton-Wickham-Landon House, Kings Highway (moved from NY, Southhold),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-198 Survey number: HABS NY-546 Building/structure dates: 1649 Initial Construction
Horton-Wickham-Landon House, Kings Highway (moved from NY, Southhold),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-198 Survey number: HABS NY-546 Building/structure dates: 1649 Initial Construction
Horton-Wickham-Landon House, Kings Highway (moved from NY, Southhold),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-198 Survey number: HABS NY-546 Building/structure dates: 1649 Initial Construction
Horton-Wickham-Landon House, Kings Highway (moved from NY, Southhold),...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-198 Survey number: HABS NY-546 Building/structure dates: 1649 Initial Construction
Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...
Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More
Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...
Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...
Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More
Boston City Hall, One City Hall Square, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
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Police Station No. 10, 1170 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, M...
Significance: This building is one of the first municipal buildings built in Roxbury after its annexation to Boston in 1868. It is also important as a work by Gridley J.F. Bryant, who with various partners des... More
Old Massachusetts State House, 206 Washington Street (corner of State ...
Significance: The Old Massachusetts State House is the oldest extant public building of Georgian design in the United States. Built in 1712-13 to replace an earlier structure of wood completed in 1658 and dest... More
Old Massachusetts State House, 206 Washington Street (corner of State ...
Significance: The Old Massachusetts State House is the oldest extant public building of Georgian design in the United States. Built in 1712-13 to replace an earlier structure of wood completed in 1658 and dest... More
Old Massachusetts State House, 206 Washington Street (corner of State ...
Significance: The Old Massachusetts State House is the oldest extant public building of Georgian design in the United States. Built in 1712-13 to replace an earlier structure of wood completed in 1658 and dest... More
Clinton Academy, Main Street, East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-51 Survey number: HABS NY-4-24 Building/structure dates: 1784 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1887 Subsequent Work
Gardiner's Island Windmill, Napeague, Suffolk County, NY
Significance: Of the 11 surviving 18th and early 19th century windmills on Long Island, the Gardiner's Island Windmill is one of the least altered. The mill is one of 4 extant windmills built by Nathaniel Domi... More
Gardiner's Island Windmill, Napeague, Suffolk County, NY
Significance: Of the 11 surviving 18th and early 19th century windmills on Long Island, the Gardiner's Island Windmill is one of the least altered. The mill is one of 4 extant windmills built by Nathaniel Domi... More
Clough-Langdon House, 21 Unity Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: This is one of three brick houses built in Boston between 1700-1720. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-122 Survey number: HABS MA-342 Building/structure dates: after... More
Clough-Langdon House, 21 Unity Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: This is one of three brick houses built in Boston between 1700-1720. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-122 Survey number: HABS MA-342 Building/structure dates: after... More
Caleb Smith House, Commack, Suffolk County, NY
Survey number: HABS NY-5411 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Major Adams House, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-352 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hollis Street Theater, Hollis Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Built as a church 1810. Remodeled for a theatre 1885. Demolished 1935. Architect John R. Hall. Survey number: HABS MA-157 Building/structure dates: 1885 Subsequent Work
Hollis Street Theater, Hollis Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Built as a church 1810. Remodeled for a theatre 1885. Demolished 1935. Architect John R. Hall. Survey number: HABS MA-157 Building/structure dates: 1885 Subsequent Work
Hollis Street Theater, Hollis Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Built as a church 1810. Remodeled for a theatre 1885. Demolished 1935. Architect John R. Hall. Survey number: HABS MA-157 Building/structure dates: 1885 Subsequent Work
India Wharf Stores, 306-308 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, M...
Photograph 1 is part of the Pictorial Archives of Early American Architecture (PAEAA), also found in Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress Unprocessed Field note material exists for this stru... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...
The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More
Dorchester Heights Monument, Thomas Park, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: The Dorchester Heights Monument is part of the Boston National Historical Park, National Park Service. The monument commemorates the fortification of the Heights which forced the evacuation of th... More
Dorchester Heights Monument, Thomas Park, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: The Dorchester Heights Monument is part of the Boston National Historical Park, National Park Service. The monument commemorates the fortification of the Heights which forced the evacuation of th... More
Dorchester Heights Monument, Thomas Park, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: The Dorchester Heights Monument is part of the Boston National Historical Park, National Park Service. The monument commemorates the fortification of the Heights which forced the evacuation of th... More
Dorchester Heights Monument, Thomas Park, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: The Dorchester Heights Monument is part of the Boston National Historical Park, National Park Service. The monument commemorates the fortification of the Heights which forced the evacuation of th... More
Dorchester Heights Monument, Thomas Park, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: The Dorchester Heights Monument is part of the Boston National Historical Park, National Park Service. The monument commemorates the fortification of the Heights which forced the evacuation of th... More
Hyde-Worthen House, 69 Rutherford Avenue, Charlestown, Suffolk County,...
Survey number: HABS MA-192 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hyde-Lincoln House, 32 Cordis Avenue, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-299 Building/structure dates: 1801 Initial Construction
Hyde-Lincoln House, 32 Cordis Avenue, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-299 Building/structure dates: 1801 Initial Construction
Hyde-Lincoln House, 32 Cordis Avenue, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-299 Building/structure dates: 1801 Initial Construction
Laurel Lodge, Arbutus Road, Greenlawn, Suffolk County, NY
Significance: The land on which the house and the three outbuildings stand was originally owned by Scudder, a scion of an old Long Island family and a lawyer...Von Roosen, another Brooklyn man and owner of Stan... More
United States Post Office Garage, 135 A Street (northeast corner A & W...
Significance: Built in 1940-41 by the federal Public Buildings Administration, the United States Post Office Garage survives as a rare Boston-area of example of the International Style of architecture. This fu... More
United States Post Office Garage, 135 A Street (northeast corner A & W...
Significance: Built in 1940-41 by the federal Public Buildings Administration, the United States Post Office Garage survives as a rare Boston-area of example of the International Style of architecture. This fu... More
United States Post Office Garage, 135 A Street (northeast corner A & W...
Significance: Built in 1940-41 by the federal Public Buildings Administration, the United States Post Office Garage survives as a rare Boston-area of example of the International Style of architecture. This fu... More
East Boston Pumping Station, Chelsea Street at Chelsea Creek, Boston, ...
Significance: The station's three horizontal triple expansion Corliss engines, built by Allis Company, Milwaukee, are the only surviving examples of this once popular engine. Survey number: HAER MA-65 Buildin... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Fort Point Channel Rolling Li...
Significance: The construction of South Station in 1896-98, involved the rerouting of several of the old lines from the west and south. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad constructed a six-track rollin... More
Bird-Sawyer House, 41 Humphreys Street, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-81 Survey number: HABS MA-278 Building/structure dates: 16h1 Initial Construction
Boston City Hall, 41-45 School Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Old City Hall is significant as one of the first major structures in the country to be built in the French Second Empire style and as a nationally-known work which inspired the building of other s... More
Boston City Hall, 41-45 School Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Old City Hall is significant as one of the first major structures in the country to be built in the French Second Empire style and as a nationally-known work which inspired the building of other s... More
Wick's Tavern, Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-204 Survey number: HABS NY-5419 Building/structure dates: ca. 1700 Initial Construction
Calverton National Cemetery, 210 Princeton Boulevard, Calverton, Suffo...
Survey number: HALS NY-1 Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Boston Elevated Railway, Elevated Mainline, Washington Street, Boston,...
Significance: Elevated structure is the last remaining portion of a formerly extensive elevated rapid transit system built at the turn of the century in Boston. / This portion of the Orange Line elevated is his... More
Fenway Court, Carriage House, 280 The Fenway, Boston, Suffolk County, ...
Significance: It is significant as a part of Fenway Court for its association with the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner and as an example of an American residence designed to house a museum collection Unproces... More
Fenway Court, Carriage House, 280 The Fenway, Boston, Suffolk County, ...
Significance: It is significant as a part of Fenway Court for its association with the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner and as an example of an American residence designed to house a museum collection Unproces... More
Harrison Gray Otis House (second), 85 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, Suf...
Significance: This is the second of three mansions designed by the noted architect Charles Bulfinch for Harrison Gray Otis and the only one of the three which has been used continuously as a private residence. ... More
Harrison Gray Otis House (second), 85 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, Suf...
Significance: This is the second of three mansions designed by the noted architect Charles Bulfinch for Harrison Gray Otis and the only one of the three which has been used continuously as a private residence. ... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic Rive...
Significance: Pier 10 is one of four piers built at Charlestown Navy Yard in the decade prior to World War I. Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and occu... More
Gardiner Windmill, East Hampton, Suffolk County, NY
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East Boston Steam Pump Station, 20 Addison Street, Boston, Suffolk Cou...
Significance: The East Boston Steam Pumping Station was constructed in 1894 and was one of three state-of-the-art pumping stations in the Metropolitan Sewerage System. The station is significant as one of the ... More
East Boston Steam Pump Station, 20 Addison Street, Boston, Suffolk Cou...
Significance: The East Boston Steam Pumping Station was constructed in 1894 and was one of three state-of-the-art pumping stations in the Metropolitan Sewerage System. The station is significant as one of the ... More
Windmill at Water Mill, Montauk Highway & Halsey Lane, Water Mill, Suf...
Significance: The Windmill at Water Mill is one of 11 extant late 18th and early 19th century wind-driven gristmills on eastern Long Island; it served the milling needs of local farmers when eastern Long Island... More
Deer Island Pumping Station, Barn, Deer Island, Southwest Quadrant, Bo...
Significance: The Massachusetts Historical Commission has determined that the Deer Island Pumping Station, Barn (Boat Locker) appears to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places due to its local... More
Deer Island Pumping Station, Barn, Deer Island, Southwest Quadrant, Bo...
Significance: The Massachusetts Historical Commission has determined that the Deer Island Pumping Station, Barn (Boat Locker) appears to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places due to its local... More
Deer Island Pumping Station, Barn, Deer Island, Southwest Quadrant, Bo...
Significance: The Massachusetts Historical Commission has determined that the Deer Island Pumping Station, Barn (Boat Locker) appears to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places due to its local... More
Boundary Stones QQQ, RRR, SSS, & TTT, Various Boston locations, Boston...
Survey number: HABS MA-128-27 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Way-Ireland-Pratt House, 481 Washington Avenue, Chelsea, Suffolk Count...
Survey number: HABS MA-211 Building/structure dates: 1660 Initial Construction
91 Green Street (House), Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: This building is typical of the larger frame houses of the first quarter of the 19th century, demolished for the Boston West End Redevelopment. Survey number: HABS MA-671 Building/structure date... More
Boston Water Works, Leavitt Pumping Engine, 2450 Beacon Street, Boston...
Significance: The Leavitt triple expansion steam pumping engine is the oldest engine extant at the Boston Water Works Chestnut Hill Station. Designed by one of the country's leading mechanical engineers of the... More
Quincy Market, South Market Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Quincy Market is of major architectural significance for three reasons. First, it is a notable example of a large public market house constructed in the Greek Revival style. Secondly, it illustr... More
Quincy Market, South Market Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Significance: Quincy Market is of major architectural significance for three reasons. First, it is a notable example of a large public market house constructed in the Greek Revival style. Secondly, it illustr... More
Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...
Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More
Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...
Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More
Lefferts Tide Mill, Huntington Harbor, Southdown Road, Huntington, Suf...
Significance: The Lefferts Mill is a fine example of a tide mill, a relatively rare engineering structure. It is also important as an example of a typical Long Island water-powered grist mill in its equipment,... More
Broadway Bridge, Spanning Foundry Street, MBTA Yard, Fort Point Channe...
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Broadway Bridge, Spanning Foundry Street, MBTA Yard, Fort Point Channe...
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Broadway Bridge, Spanning Foundry Street, MBTA Yard, Fort Point Channe...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Broadway Bridge, Spanning Foundry Street, MBTA Yard, Fort Point Channe...
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HEATH, USGS Integrated Support Command B...
Significance: White Heath is significant as one of eight U.S. Navy YF 257-class lighters, designed to provide logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war these vessels were tr... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HEATH, USGS Integrated Support Command B...
Significance: White Heath is significant as one of eight U.S. Navy YF 257-class lighters, designed to provide logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war these vessels were tr... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HEATH, USGS Integrated Support Command B...
Significance: White Heath is significant as one of eight U.S. Navy YF 257-class lighters, designed to provide logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war these vessels were tr... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HEATH, USGS Integrated Support Command B...
Significance: White Heath is significant as one of eight U.S. Navy YF 257-class lighters, designed to provide logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war these vessels were tr... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HEATH, USGS Integrated Support Command B...
Significance: White Heath is significant as one of eight U.S. Navy YF 257-class lighters, designed to provide logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war these vessels were tr... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HEATH, USGS Integrated Support Command B...
Significance: White Heath is significant as one of eight U.S. Navy YF 257-class lighters, designed to provide logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war these vessels were tr... More
Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence o...
Significance: Pier 11 is significant as the last pier built at Charlestown Navy Yard. It is also the largest. It was originally a narrow timber pier constructed during World War II to serve in degaussing ship... More
Fleet-Goldsmith-Kendrick House, New Suffolk Lane, Cutchogue, Suffolk C...
Survey number: HABS NY-548 Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Caumsett Manor, Lloyd Neck, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County, NY
Significance: Caumsett Manor is one of the last grand mansions on Long Island retaining most of its acreage and outbuildings. It is a fine example of English Georgian design adapted for a 20th century American ... More
Caumsett Manor, Lloyd Neck, Lloyd Harbor, Suffolk County, NY
Significance: Caumsett Manor is one of the last grand mansions on Long Island retaining most of its acreage and outbuildings. It is a fine example of English Georgian design adapted for a 20th century American ... More