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First Presbyterian Church of Niobrara, Southeast corner of Sixth & Maple Streets, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

First Presbyterian Church of Niobrara, Southeast corner of Sixth & Map...

Significance: The Presbyterian Church, built in 1882, was the first church to be constructed in what was then the "new" townsite of Niobrara (established 1881). The congregation itself is believed to be the ol... More

Fort Totten, Hospital, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Route 57, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, ND

Fort Totten, Hospital, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Rout...

Significance: An excellent, well-preserved example of a military post of the Indian War period in the trans-Mississippi West. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HAB... More

Fort Totten, Adjutant's Office, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Route 57, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, ND

Fort Totten, Adjutant's Office, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City...

Significance: An excellent, well-preserved example of a military post of the Indian War period in the trans-Mississippi West. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-5 Survey number: HAB... More

James B. Weeks House, 26 Pearl Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

James B. Weeks House, 26 Pearl Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: This excellent example of a Greek Revival "Country Villa" is found frequently illustrated in the major architectural pattern books of the 19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

John Tremper House, 3 North Front Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

John Tremper House, 3 North Front Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: This is a large, formally elegant building typical of the Federal houses with classical details built after the turn of the 19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More

John Tremper House, 3 North Front Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

John Tremper House, 3 North Front Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: This is a large, formally elegant building typical of the Federal houses with classical details built after the turn of the 19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More

John Tremper House, 3 North Front Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

John Tremper House, 3 North Front Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: This is a large, formally elegant building typical of the Federal houses with classical details built after the turn of the 19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More

Kingston City Hall, 408 Broadway, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Kingston City Hall, 408 Broadway, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: A large monumental structure, built in the 19th century to emulate the Italian governmental palaces, was rebuilt after a fire in 1927. In addition to its original features, it combines 19th and ea... More

Kingston City Hall, 408 Broadway, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Kingston City Hall, 408 Broadway, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: A large monumental structure, built in the 19th century to emulate the Italian governmental palaces, was rebuilt after a fire in 1927. In addition to its original features, it combines 19th and ea... More

Whittaker-Hoffman House, North Front & Green Streets, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Whittaker-Hoffman House, North Front & Green Streets, Kingston, Ulster...

Significance: This structure is an example of a large rubble residence which started as a small construction in the 17th century, was rebuilt and incorporated additions as required by successive owners. The hou... More

Whittaker-Hoffman House, North Front & Green Streets, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Whittaker-Hoffman House, North Front & Green Streets, Kingston, Ulster...

Significance: This structure is an example of a large rubble residence which started as a small construction in the 17th century, was rebuilt and incorporated additions as required by successive owners. The hou... More

Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Main Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Main Street, Kingston, Ulster County...

Significance: This church in the Wren-Gibbs tradition was designed by the famous architect, Minard LaFever, and it was based on his "project for a village Church" in The Architectural Instructor. It has some as... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Swain House, 3 Weymouth Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Swain House, 3 Weymouth Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Survey number: HABS MA-1098 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Koster's Theatre, North side of Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Koster's Theatre, North side of Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Significance: The theatre was the center of entertainment in the town of Niobrara. Architecturally, the theatre reflects simplicity in design with an arcaded entryway. The H.E. Bonesteel Company was one of the... More

Andalusia, The Cottage, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks County, PA

Andalusia, The Cottage, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andal...

Significance: The structure is an early Gothic Revival cottage with good Greek Revival interior woodwork. It had been enlarged at various times during the 19th century and was frequently lived in by many member... More

Val-Kill, State Route 9G, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

Val-Kill, State Route 9G, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY

Significance: Val-kill a 173 acre site a few miles from FDR's home, was Eleanor Roosevelt's weekend retreat from 1926 until the President's death and then her Hyde Park home until her own death in 1962. Val-Kil... More

John Barnard House, 84 Main Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

John Barnard House, 84 Main Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Survey number: HABS MA-1105 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kingston Bank, 27 Main Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Kingston Bank, 27 Main Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: A fine Greek Revival bank, which has been used continuously for that purpose since 1839, was combined with a residence in the same building thus illustrating an example of early 19th century small... More

Union Tavern, Main Street between Lee Street & Farmer's Alley, Milton, Caswell County, NC

Union Tavern, Main Street between Lee Street & Farmer's Alley, Milton,...

Significance: This Federal Tavern is best known for its association with Thomas Day, an important free black cabinet maker who produced fine furniture and interior woodwork. Survey number: HABS NC-110 Nation... More

Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty Hall Number 53, Fifth Avenue, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty Hall Number 53, Fifth Avenue, Niobrara...

Significance: From 1909 to the late 1970s, the Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty (Z.C.B.J.) Hall No. 53 was the social and fraternal center for Czechoslovakan immigrants and their descendants. The hall was also ... More

Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty Hall Number 53, Fifth Avenue, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty Hall Number 53, Fifth Avenue, Niobrara...

Significance: From 1909 to the late 1970s, the Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty (Z.C.B.J.) Hall No. 53 was the social and fraternal center for Czechoslovakan immigrants and their descendants. The hall was also ... More

State Bank of Niobrara, Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

State Bank of Niobrara, Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Significance: Since the 1920s, the State Bank of Niobrara, organized in 1913, served as the only bank for the Niobrara community. Architecturally, it is a good example of the Georgian Revival style in the Neo-... More

Chicago Ironwork, John DeKoven House (Cast Iron Gate), 1150 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Chicago Ironwork, John DeKoven House (Cast Iron Gate), 1150 North Dear...

Nitrate negatives. Significance: This house is a good example of the domestic construction which followed the Chicago Fire of 1871. The structure, by the Chicago architect Edward Burling, done in a simple manne... More

Shibe Park (Stadium), 2701 North Twenty-first Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Shibe Park (Stadium), 2701 North Twenty-first Street, Philadelphia, Ph...

Significance: This structure was the first reinforced concrete stadium in the nation, and is a good example of the concept of a major stadium. Survey number: HABS PA-1738 Building/structure dates: 1908-1909 ... More

Shibe Park (Stadium), 2701 North Twenty-first Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Shibe Park (Stadium), 2701 North Twenty-first Street, Philadelphia, Ph...

Significance: This structure was the first reinforced concrete stadium in the nation, and is a good example of the concept of a major stadium. Survey number: HABS PA-1738 Building/structure dates: 1908-1909 ... More

Christopher Hussey House, 12 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Christopher Hussey House, 12 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Count...

Survey number: HABS MA-1101 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

George & Solomen Wells House, 106 Saint James Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

George & Solomen Wells House, 106 Saint James Street, Kingston, Ulster...

Significance: The building is an example of a Greek Revival townhouse designed to fit in a row of similar houses. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-254 Survey number: HABS NY-5576... More

First Baptist Church, 379 East Beale Street, Memphis, Shelby County, TN

First Baptist Church, 379 East Beale Street, Memphis, Shelby County, T...

Significance: This mid-nineteenth century church was the first brick church built in the South by African Americans for African American worship. One of its earliest and most notable guest speakers was General ... More

Saline Courthouse, Leach, Delaware County, OK

Saline Courthouse, Leach, Delaware County, OK

Significance: This simple frame structure is the last remaining representative of the system of district courts of the Cherokee Nation. As such it is a reflection of an aspect of jurisprudence rare in American... More

M. E. Smith Building, 201 South Tenth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

M. E. Smith Building, 201 South Tenth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, N...

Significance: Built in 1919-20, the M.E. Smith Building is significant as an unusually well-designed industrial structure in which new structural advancements and architectural styling were used to produce a be... More

M. E. Smith Building, 201 South Tenth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

M. E. Smith Building, 201 South Tenth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, N...

Significance: Built in 1919-20, the M.E. Smith Building is significant as an unusually well-designed industrial structure in which new structural advancements and architectural styling were used to produce a be... More

Hildebrand's Mill, Flint, Delaware County, OK

Hildebrand's Mill, Flint, Delaware County, OK

Significance: Hildebrand's Mill, turn of the century successor to the original 1845 mill, is one of the few remaining in Oklahoma which were provided for by treaty with the United States. As part of the compen... More

Star of the Sea Youth Hostel, Western Avenue, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Star of the Sea Youth Hostel, Western Avenue, Nantucket, Nantucket Cou...

Significance: The Life Saving Station at Surfside, the first of its kind built on Nantucket Island, was originally constructed in 1874 in a Carpenter Gothic style with Stick Style embellishments. It was enlarg... More

Star of the Sea Youth Hostel, Western Avenue, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Star of the Sea Youth Hostel, Western Avenue, Nantucket, Nantucket Cou...

Significance: The Life Saving Station at Surfside, the first of its kind built on Nantucket Island, was originally constructed in 1874 in a Carpenter Gothic style with Stick Style embellishments. It was enlarg... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Fort Totten, Hospital, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Route 57, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, ND

Fort Totten, Hospital, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Rout...

Significance: An excellent, well-preserved example of a military post of the Indian War period in the trans-Mississippi West. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HAB... More

Austin-Whittemore House, 15 Austin Street, Vermillion, Clay County, SD

Austin-Whittemore House, 15 Austin Street, Vermillion, Clay County, SD

Significance: Built five years prior to South Dakota statehood, this house is one of the few surviving 19th century structures in the vicinity of Vermillion. It is a rare permanent frontier structure with a fe... More

Knox County Courthouse, Southwest corner of Fourth Avenue & Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Knox County Courthouse, Southwest corner of Fourth Avenue & Elm Street...

Significance: The Knox County Courthouse, housed in the first floor, is significant for its association with the politics and government of Knox County from 1886 to 1906. After 1906, the first floor served var... More

Knox County Courthouse, Southwest corner of Fourth Avenue & Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Knox County Courthouse, Southwest corner of Fourth Avenue & Elm Street...

Significance: The Knox County Courthouse, housed in the first floor, is significant for its association with the politics and government of Knox County from 1886 to 1906. After 1906, the first floor served var... More

James B. Weeks House, 26 Pearl Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

James B. Weeks House, 26 Pearl Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: This excellent example of a Greek Revival "Country Villa" is found frequently illustrated in the major architectural pattern books of the 19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

John Tremper House, 3 North Front Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

John Tremper House, 3 North Front Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: This is a large, formally elegant building typical of the Federal houses with classical details built after the turn of the 19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More

Kingston City Hall, 408 Broadway, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Kingston City Hall, 408 Broadway, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: A large monumental structure, built in the 19th century to emulate the Italian governmental palaces, was rebuilt after a fire in 1927. In addition to its original features, it combines 19th and ea... More

Whittaker-Hoffman House, North Front & Green Streets, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Whittaker-Hoffman House, North Front & Green Streets, Kingston, Ulster...

Significance: This structure is an example of a large rubble residence which started as a small construction in the 17th century, was rebuilt and incorporated additions as required by successive owners. The hou... More

Montgomery,William,House, 21 South Queen Street, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA

Montgomery,William,House, 21 South Queen Street, Lancaster, Lancaster ...

Significance: This Montgomery House is an elegant townhouse designed by Stephen Hills, a master carpenter from England who later became the architect for the Pennsylvania and Missouri capitol buildings. William... More

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Eugene O'Neill House, Kuss Road, Danville, Contra Costa County, CA

Significance: House of playwright Eugene O'Neill until 1944. O'Neill played a central role in elevating the importance of theater as an artistic expression. Some of O'Neill's best work was written at this hou... More

Van Weye-Van Keuren House, 138 Green Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Van Weye-Van Keuren House, 138 Green Street, Kingston, Ulster County, ...

Significance: This is a good example of a large rubble stone residence which was built prior to the American Revolution and burned by the British with the village of Kingston in the raid of October 16, 1777. T... More

Inman House, 415 East Main Street, Vermillion, Clay County, SD

Inman House, 415 East Main Street, Vermillion, Clay County, SD

Significance: The town of Vermillion owes its existence in part to Darwin M. Inman, a New Yorker who arrived in the Dakota Territory in 1874. He was a pioneer businessman, politician and educator. He opened a... More

Christian F. Philips House, 120 Saint James Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Christian F. Philips House, 120 Saint James Street, Kingston, Ulster C...

Significance: This is a large, elegant house in the Greek Revival style, designed with the obvious assistance of a pattern book and adapted to its in-town site. Survey number: HABS NY-5572 Building/structure ... More

Koster's Theatre, North side of Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Koster's Theatre, North side of Elm Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Significance: The theatre was the center of entertainment in the town of Niobrara. Architecturally, the theatre reflects simplicity in design with an arcaded entryway. The H.E. Bonesteel Company was one of the... More

S. & W. B. Fitch Depot & Office Building, Abeel Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

S. & W. B. Fitch Depot & Office Building, Abeel Street, Kingston, Ulst...

Significance: This is a unique example of a small Victorian office building which exemplified the use of North River bluestone, the industry it served. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structur... More

Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Fort Jefferson was part of Fort Jefferson National Monument from 1935 to 1992. Since then it has been part of Dry Tortugas National Park. The address for the survey has been updated to reflect this change. Sign... More

Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty Hall Number 53, Fifth Avenue, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty Hall Number 53, Fifth Avenue, Niobrara...

Significance: From 1909 to the late 1970s, the Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty (Z.C.B.J.) Hall No. 53 was the social and fraternal center for Czechoslovakan immigrants and their descendants. The hall was also ... More

Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty Hall Number 53, Fifth Avenue, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty Hall Number 53, Fifth Avenue, Niobrara...

Significance: From 1909 to the late 1970s, the Zapadni Cesko-Bratreske Jednoty (Z.C.B.J.) Hall No. 53 was the social and fraternal center for Czechoslovakan immigrants and their descendants. The hall was also ... More

First Methodist Episcopal Church, East side of Fourth Avenue, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

First Methodist Episcopal Church, East side of Fourth Avenue, Niobrara...

Significance: The Methodist Episcopal Church was built circa 1880 in the original waterfront town of Niobrara. In 1881-82, the church, along with many other structures, was moved to a "new" townsite after the ... More

Christopher Hussey House, 12 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Christopher Hussey House, 12 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket Count...

Survey number: HABS MA-1101 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wellington-Merrill House, 27 Hulbert Avenue, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Wellington-Merrill House, 27 Hulbert Avenue, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...

Survey number: HABS MA-1104 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Wellington-Merrill House, 27 Hulbert Avenue, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Wellington-Merrill House, 27 Hulbert Avenue, Nantucket, Nantucket Coun...

Survey number: HABS MA-1104 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Totten, Second Lieutenant's Quarters, Building No. 5, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Route 57, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, ND

Fort Totten, Second Lieutenant's Quarters, Building No. 5, 12 miles so...

Significance: An excellent, well-preserved example of a military post of the Indian War period in the trans-Mississippi West. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HAB... More

Fort Totten, Second Lieutenant's Quarters, Building No. 5, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Route 57, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, ND

Fort Totten, Second Lieutenant's Quarters, Building No. 5, 12 miles so...

Significance: An excellent, well-preserved example of a military post of the Indian War period in the trans-Mississippi West. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6 Survey number: HAB... More

Cherokee National Capitol Building, 101-29 South Muskogee Avenue, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, OK

Cherokee National Capitol Building, 101-29 South Muskogee Avenue, Tahl...

Significance: The Cherokee National Capitol, completed and occupied by circa 1869, was constructed on the site which had served as the meeting place for the Cherokee Government since their arrival in Indian Ter... More

Cherokee National Capitol Building, 101-29 South Muskogee Avenue, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, OK

Cherokee National Capitol Building, 101-29 South Muskogee Avenue, Tahl...

Significance: The Cherokee National Capitol, completed and occupied by circa 1869, was constructed on the site which had served as the meeting place for the Cherokee Government since their arrival in Indian Ter... More

First Baptist Church, 379 East Beale Street, Memphis, Shelby County, TN

First Baptist Church, 379 East Beale Street, Memphis, Shelby County, T...

Significance: This mid-nineteenth century church was the first brick church built in the South by African Americans for African American worship. One of its earliest and most notable guest speakers was General ... More

Niobrara Valley Bank, Fifth Avenue & Maple Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Niobrara Valley Bank, Fifth Avenue & Maple Street, Niobrara, Knox Coun...

Significance: The Niobrara Valley Bank, organized in the early 1880s was Niobrara's first banking institution. It served the community for more than forty years before closing its doors in the mid 1920s. The ... More

Niobrara Valley Bank, Fifth Avenue & Maple Street, Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Niobrara Valley Bank, Fifth Avenue & Maple Street, Niobrara, Knox Coun...

Significance: The Niobrara Valley Bank, organized in the early 1880s was Niobrara's first banking institution. It served the community for more than forty years before closing its doors in the mid 1920s. The ... More

Plaza del Cerro, State Routes 76 & 4 vicinity, Chimayo, Rio Arriba County, NM

Plaza del Cerro, State Routes 76 & 4 vicinity, Chimayo, Rio Arriba Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-23 Survey number: HABS NM-128 Building/structure dates: before 1740 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1813-1816 Subsequent Work

Clinton Avenue Historic Distrtict, Frederick L. Westbrook House, 286 Clinton Avenue, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Clinton Avenue Historic Distrtict, Frederick L. Westbrook House, 286 C...

Significance: The house is an example of a Greek Revival townhouse adapted to an urban site. Survey number: HABS NY-5561-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1864 Initial Construction

Chambers-Mayberry House, Northwest corner of Oak Street & Fifth Avenue (moved to Crofton, NE), Niobrara, Knox County, NE

Chambers-Mayberry House, Northwest corner of Oak Street & Fifth Avenue...

Significance: The Chambers-Mayberry House was built in 1909 for George Chambers, a prominent citizen of Niobrara. Mr. Chambers was cashier of the Niobrara Valley Bank for years and held controlling interests i... More

M. E. Smith Building, 201 South Tenth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

M. E. Smith Building, 201 South Tenth Street, Omaha, Douglas County, N...

Significance: Built in 1919-20, the M.E. Smith Building is significant as an unusually well-designed industrial structure in which new structural advancements and architectural styling were used to produce a be... More

St. David's Church (Episcopal), Valley Forge Road (Newtown Township), Wayne, Delaware County, PA

St. David's Church (Episcopal), Valley Forge Road (Newtown Township), ...

Significance: The small, rectangular stone Episcopal church was built from 1715 to 1717 by a Welsh-speaking congregation. It is the oldest non-Quaker church in the area and one of the earliest in the state, Gen... More

Hildebrand's Mill, Flint, Delaware County, OK

Hildebrand's Mill, Flint, Delaware County, OK

Significance: Hildebrand's Mill, turn of the century successor to the original 1845 mill, is one of the few remaining in Oklahoma which were provided for by treaty with the United States. As part of the compen... More

Second Reformed Dutch Church, 209 Fair Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Second Reformed Dutch Church, 209 Fair Street, Kingston, Ulster County...

Significance: This is a fine example of a mid 19th century Gothic Revival church built prior to the more typical exuberant Victorian Gothic features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure:... More

Second Reformed Dutch Church, 209 Fair Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Second Reformed Dutch Church, 209 Fair Street, Kingston, Ulster County...

Significance: This is a fine example of a mid 19th century Gothic Revival church built prior to the more typical exuberant Victorian Gothic features. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure:... More

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks County, PA

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks C...

Significance: The house is the work of Thomas U. Walter, architect of the Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C. He enlarged a smaller and earlier house to create this Greek Revival masterpiece. The house is one of t... More

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks County, PA

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks C...

Significance: The house is the work of Thomas U. Walter, architect of the Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C. He enlarged a smaller and earlier house to create this Greek Revival masterpiece. The house is one of t... More

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks County, PA

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks C...

Significance: The house is the work of Thomas U. Walter, architect of the Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C. He enlarged a smaller and earlier house to create this Greek Revival masterpiece. The house is one of t... More

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks County, PA

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks C...

Significance: The house is the work of Thomas U. Walter, architect of the Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C. He enlarged a smaller and earlier house to create this Greek Revival masterpiece. The house is one of t... More

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks County, PA

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks C...

Significance: The house is the work of Thomas U. Walter, architect of the Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C. He enlarged a smaller and earlier house to create this Greek Revival masterpiece. The house is one of t... More

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks County, PA

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalusia, Bucks C...

Significance: The house is the work of Thomas U. Walter, architect of the Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C. He enlarged a smaller and earlier house to create this Greek Revival masterpiece. The house is one of t... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Glenmont, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, Essex County, NJ

Significance: Glenmont is an excellent example of an upperclass suburban mansion of the 1880s. It was the home of Thomas Alva Edison from 1886-1931, and was designed in the Queen Anne. Unprocessed Field note ... More

Clinton Avenue Historic District, South Smith House, 290 Clinton Avenue, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Clinton Avenue Historic District, South Smith House, 290 Clinton Avenu...

Significance: This house is a fine one-story Greek Revival cottage built in the 1830s by entrepreneurs who leased the building to tentants. Survey number: HABS NY-5561-B Building/structure dates: ca. 1839 In... More

Fort Totten, Hospital, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Route 57, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, ND

Fort Totten, Hospital, 12 miles southwest of Devils Lake City off Rout...

Significance: An excellent, well-preserved example of a military post of the Indian War period in the trans-Mississippi West. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4 Survey number: HAB... More

Austin-Whittemore House, 15 Austin Street, Vermillion, Clay County, SD

Austin-Whittemore House, 15 Austin Street, Vermillion, Clay County, SD

Significance: Built five years prior to South Dakota statehood, this house is one of the few surviving 19th century structures in the vicinity of Vermillion. It is a rare permanent frontier structure with a fe... More

Levi Starbuck House, 14 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Levi Starbuck House, 14 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Significance: One of Nantucket's most beautiful Greek Revival houses, it is one of the first to reveal the island's interest in the revival of classical design. It appears that in 1838 William M. Andrews, house... More

Levi Starbuck House, 14 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Levi Starbuck House, 14 Orange Street, Nantucket, Nantucket County, MA

Significance: One of Nantucket's most beautiful Greek Revival houses, it is one of the first to reveal the island's interest in the revival of classical design. It appears that in 1838 William M. Andrews, house... More

Melrose Plantation, Slave Hospital, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchitoches Parish, LA

Melrose Plantation, Slave Hospital, State Highway 119, Melrose, Natchi...

Drawings of the Slave Hospital (Yucca House) were donated to the collection & categorized under the name Yucca House. See HABS No. LA-2-69-C. Significance: A former slave hospital in a Louisiana plantation; on... More

James B. Weeks House, 26 Pearl Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

James B. Weeks House, 26 Pearl Street, Kingston, Ulster County, NY

Significance: This excellent example of a Greek Revival "Country Villa" is found frequently illustrated in the major architectural pattern books of the 19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for... More

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