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Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL

Auditorium Building, 430 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, ...

Structure incorporated hydro-pnuematic sewage ejectors, hydraulic rams, moveable stages, "asphaelia" system, isacoustic curve, cyclorama, scagliola, & thunder machines. Significance: The Auditorium Building des... More

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Antietam National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Anti...

Survey number: HABS MD-934 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000038

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Antietam National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Anti...

Survey number: HABS MD-934 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000038

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Antietam National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Anti...

Survey number: HABS MD-934 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000038

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Antietam National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Anti...

Survey number: HABS MD-934 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000038

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Antietam National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Anti...

Survey number: HABS MD-934 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000038

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Antietam National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Anti...

Survey number: HABS MD-934 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000038

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Antietam National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD, Anti...

Survey number: HABS MD-934 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000038

Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: "Chateau-sur-Mer," its lodge, entrance arch, and greenhouse were built in 1851-1852 by the Newport contractor Seth C. Bradford for William Shepard Wetmore, merchant in the China trade. His son, Ge... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 454 Dexter Avenue, Montgom...

Significance: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church is a nationally significant site for its association with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The church was formally established... More

Balboa Park, House of Hospitality, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Balboa Park, House of Hospitality, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, San Diego...

Significance: The House of Hospitality is one of the "character defining" structures of the Central Mesa area of Balboa Park, a National Historic Landmark District. The building was originally constructed in 1... More

Balboa Park, House of Hospitality, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Balboa Park, House of Hospitality, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, San Diego...

Significance: The House of Hospitality is one of the "character defining" structures of the Central Mesa area of Balboa Park, a National Historic Landmark District. The building was originally constructed in 1... More

Tour du Connétable and cathedral, Vannes, (p. 228.)

Tour du Connétable and cathedral, Vannes, (p. 228.)

Published with: Jephson, J. M. Narrative of a walking tour in Brittany by John Mounteney Jephson, F.S.A. ; accompanied by notes of a photographic expedition by Lovell Reeve, F.L.S., no. 64.

Philips Tower. Opposite Avignon. Architecture of 1860s Europe

Philips Tower. Opposite Avignon. Architecture of 1860s Europe

In album: Genoa, Pisa, Nice, Avignon, Parma, Milan, Verona, Vienna, p. 106, back. No. 206.

Sevilla. La Torre del Oro y el puerto desde San Telmo / J. Laurent, Madrid.

Sevilla. La Torre del Oro y el puerto desde San Telmo / J. Laurent, Ma...

View along the Paseo de las Delicias toward the Torre del Oro.

[Burg Katz castle above the Rhine River at St. Goarshausen, Germany]

[Burg Katz castle above the Rhine River at St. Goarshausen, Germany]

(Source: Place identified by D. Lakin-Thomas, 2005). Acquisition source unknown.

The west tower of the Ponce de Leon Hotel

The west tower of the Ponce de Leon Hotel

Attribution to Jackson based on Catalogue of the W.H. Jackson Views (1898) Detroit Publishing Co. no. 3513. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

[Eiffel Tower and exhibition buildings on the Champ de Mars as seen from Troacadero, Paris Exposition, 1889]

[Eiffel Tower and exhibition buildings on the Champ de Mars as seen fr...

Originals in PR12, LOT 6634. Public domain photograph of Paris Exposition Universelle, 1889, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Madison Avenue and the towers, New York, N.Y.]

[Madison Avenue and the towers, New York, N.Y.]

Public domain photograph - city, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Champs de Mars / motion picture - Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Paris

Champs de Mars / motion picture - Exposition Universelle International...

"Shows all the prominent buildings on this thoroughfare, ending with a close view of the base of the Eiffel Tower, with the Trocadero Palace in the background. 135 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 105. D16382 U... More

Tower Bridge, London, England. England in 19th century.

Tower Bridge, London, England. England in 19th century.

H9689 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 11303. Copyright 1901, by B.L. Singley.

O'Rourke's Tower and great Cross, (N.W.) in sacred Clonmacnoise, Ireland

O'Rourke's Tower and great Cross, (N.W.) in sacred Clonmacnoise, Irela...

No. (85)-427. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stone tower, Paine estate, Silver Bay, Lake George, N.Y.

Stone tower, Paine estate, Silver Bay, Lake George, N.Y.

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

Jackson's "old shot tower," Jackson's Ferry, Virginia

Jackson's "old shot tower," Jackson's Ferry, Virginia

Photograph shows an exterior side view of shot tower; small boy sitting in grass on hill near tower.

[Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio]

[Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio]

Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arlington, [Virginia], wireless towers

Arlington, [Virginia], wireless towers

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Detail of masonry with turret in background]

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Ro...

No. R.I. 1087. No. 346. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

Arlington radio towers. View of Arlington radio towers

Arlington radio towers. View of Arlington radio towers

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

St. John's Church, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

St. John's Church, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia

Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hamilton Watch Factory. View of towers from Race St.

Hamilton Watch Factory. View of towers from Race St.

Public domain photograph of factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Georgetown University. Towers on Old North Hall

Georgetown University. Towers on Old North Hall

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Inauguration of the Palestine Broadcasting Service. March 30 -1[936]. Gen[eral] view of broadcasting towers on day of opening [Ramallah]

Inauguration of the Palestine Broadcasting Service. March 30 -1[936]. ...

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drish House, 23rd Ave. & 18th, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Drish House, 23rd Ave. & 18th, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

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

Reinhard & Hofmeister, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Bell tower IV

Reinhard & Hofmeister, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Bell tower...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, memorial, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Reinhard & Hofmeister, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Bell tower model, revised III

Reinhard & Hofmeister, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Bell tower...

Public domain photograph of life and commerce in the New YorkCity in1940s-1950s, interiors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reinhard & Hofmeister, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Bell tower III

Reinhard & Hofmeister, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Bell tower...

Public domain photograph of life and commerce in the New YorkCity in1940s-1950s, interiors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tennessee Valley Authority. Transmission line towers and high-tension lines that carry current generated at the TVA's hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam. Located near Sheffield, Alabama, 260 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River, the dam has an authorized power installation of 288,000 kilowatts, which can be increased to a possible ultimate of 444,000 kilowatts. The reservoir at the dam adds 377,000 acre-feet of water to controlled storage on the Tennessee River system

Tennessee Valley Authority. Transmission line towers and high-tension ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Las Vegas, Nevada. Transmission towers and transformers redistributing power from Boulder Dam to Basic Magnesium Incorporated, which produces huge quantities of the lightest of all metals for aircraft and other wartime manufacturing

Las Vegas, Nevada. Transmission towers and transformers redistributing...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a construction site, industrial or commercial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe Railroad, Albuquerque Shops, Firehouse, 908 Second Street, Southwest, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM

Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe Railroad, Albuquerque Shops, Firehouse, 908...

Significance: The Albuquerque Shops were built from 1914-1924 and serviced the Santa Fe Railway's rolling stock. Survey number: HAER NM-12-I Building/structure dates: 1920 Initial Construction

Part of Watts Towers, a collection of structures and art in the low-income Watts section of Los Angeles, California

Part of Watts Towers, a collection of structures and art in the low-in...

Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato Rodia in his spare time from 1921 to 1954. Constructed from steel pipes and rods, wr... More

Amsterdam, De Oude Sohan. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

Amsterdam, De Oude Sohan. Photochrom print, 1880-1890.

The Old Sans, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 6086. P.Z. Item removed from FOREIGN GEOG FILE - Netherlands Amsterdam in 2017. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/l... More

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Muganʹ. Petropavlovskoe. Stroi︠u︡shchīĭsi︠a︡ khlopkovyĭ zavod Bogau, color separation negative

Sergei Prokudin Gorskiy, Muganʹ. Petropavlovskoe. Stroi︠u︡shchīĭsi︠a︡ ...

Credit line: Prokudin-Gorskiĭ photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Corresponding photographic print is in album: Views in the Caucasus and Black Sea area, Russian Empire,... More

Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: The Curtis Freewill Baptist Church served as both a religious building for students of Storer College and as its own congregational church for African American residents of Harpers Ferry and nearb... More

Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Significance: The Curtis Freewill Baptist Church served as both a religious building for students of Storer College and as its own congregational church for African American residents of Harpers Ferry and nearb... More

Silver King Mining Company, Ore Mill, Park City West, Park City, Summit County, UT

Silver King Mining Company, Ore Mill, Park City West, Park City, Summi...

Significance: At the beginning of the twentieth century the Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City, Utah, was both the largest producer of ore and ore-concentrates in the region and the largest dividend-payer ... More

[Man sitting in courtyard. Arched tower in background]

[Man sitting in courtyard. Arched tower in background]

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hawkwood, Route 15, Zion Crossroads, Louisa County, Virginia

Hawkwood, Route 15, Zion Crossroads, Louisa County, Virginia

The location was changed from Gordonsville vicinity to Zion Crossroads vicinity because the historic site is located in Louisa County, not Orange County. Significance: Designed by A.J. Davis, who is widely rega... More

Raritan Arsenal, Fire Station, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Middlesex County, NJ

Raritan Arsenal, Fire Station, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Mid...

Significance: Building 228 is significant as the main fire station at the Raritan Arsenal. Because of the potential fire danger of munitions stored at the installation, it played a critical role in maintaining ... More

Pasco-Kennewick Transmission Line, Columbia River Crossing Towers, Columbia Drive & Gum Street, Kennewick, Benton County, WA

Pasco-Kennewick Transmission Line, Columbia River Crossing Towers, Col...

Significance: The three electrical transmission line towers between Pasco Kennewick are the earliest known effort to span the Columbia River, by aerial means, with electrical lines strung between steel frame to... More

St. Heinrich's Roman Catholic Church, 1057 Flint Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

St. Heinrich's Roman Catholic Church, 1057 Flint Street, Cincinnati, H...

Significance: This brick church with Gothic details was erected in 1892 and demolished in 1979. Survey number: HABS OH-2203 Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1979 ... More

St. Heinrich's Roman Catholic Church, 1057 Flint Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

St. Heinrich's Roman Catholic Church, 1057 Flint Street, Cincinnati, H...

Significance: This brick church with Gothic details was erected in 1892 and demolished in 1979. Survey number: HABS OH-2203 Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1979 ... More

William Graves House, 5250 Marshall Street, Arvada, Jefferson County, CO

William Graves House, 5250 Marshall Street, Arvada, Jefferson County, ...

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

William Graves House, 5250 Marshall Street, Arvada, Jefferson County, CO

William Graves House, 5250 Marshall Street, Arvada, Jefferson County, ...

Public domain photograph of wooden church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Graves House, 5250 Marshall Street, Arvada, Jefferson County, CO

William Graves House, 5250 Marshall Street, Arvada, Jefferson County, ...

Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Luke's Church, State Route 10 vicinity, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia

St. Luke's Church, State Route 10 vicinity, Smithfield, Isle of Wight ...

Significance: The congregation of St. Luke's dates to the 1630s and by the mid seventeenth century Col. Bridger of White Marsh influenced the fitting out of the interior and is traditionally credited with the c... More

St. Luke's Church, State Route 10 vicinity, Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia

St. Luke's Church, State Route 10 vicinity, Smithfield, Isle of Wight ...

Significance: The congregation of St. Luke's dates to the 1630s and by the mid seventeenth century Col. Bridger of White Marsh influenced the fitting out of the interior and is traditionally credited with the c... More

Rocky Hill, State Highway 20, Courtland, Lawrence County, AL

Rocky Hill, State Highway 20, Courtland, Lawrence County, AL

Survey number: HABS AL-311 Building/structure dates: ca. 1860 Initial Construction

Grey Towers, the James W. Pinchot house, Milford, Pennsylvania

Grey Towers, the James W. Pinchot house, Milford, Pennsylvania

Title devised by cataloger. Scale 1/4 in. to 1 ft. Now the Pinchot Institute for Conservation Studies. mi / 860423. Info from baker. All are stamped w/ Hunt's seal; all same scale. This catalog record contains ... More

Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Flare Tower, December Seventh Avenue & D Street, Commerce City, Adams County, CO

Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Flare Tower, December Seventh Avenue & D Stree...

Survey number: HAER CO-21-O Public domain scan of oil tank, gas tank, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kingston Railroad Station, Railroad Avenue, West Kingston, Washington County, RI

Kingston Railroad Station, Railroad Avenue, West Kingston, Washington ...

Significance: The Kingston Railroad Station is significant for its vernacular architectural quality and design, and for its role in the history of railroad transportation in Rhode Island. It has recently been ... More

Solvay Process Company, Milk of Lime Towers Building, Between Willis & Milton Avenues, Solvay, Onondaga County, NY

Solvay Process Company, Milk of Lime Towers Building, Between Willis &...

Survey number: HAER NY-300-C Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Solvay Process Company, Milk of Lime Towers Building, Between Willis & Milton Avenues, Solvay, Onondaga County, NY

Solvay Process Company, Milk of Lime Towers Building, Between Willis &...

Survey number: HAER NY-300-C Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ireland's historical emblems / Eagle Litho. Co.

Ireland's historical emblems / Eagle Litho. Co.

Ancient cross, ancient harp & shamrocks, standard of Erin, roundtower, abbey, lakes of Killarney.

Allendale Mill, 494 Woonasquatucket Avenue, Centerdale, Providence County, RI

Allendale Mill, 494 Woonasquatucket Avenue, Centerdale, Providence Cou...

Part of New England Textile Mill Survey, 1967-68, sponsored by HABS, Smithsonian, and Merrimack Valley Textile Museum Significance: The Allendale Mill was built in 1822 by Zachariah Allen for the manufacture of... More

Perky Bat Tower, Airport Road, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Perky Bat Tower, Airport Road, Key West, Monroe County, FL

Significance: An unusual structure built to house bats as part of a local experiment in mosquito control. Survey number: HABS FL-193 Building/structure dates: 1929 Initial Construction National Register of H... More

Central of Georgia Railway, Cotton Yard Gates, West Broad Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

Central of Georgia Railway, Cotton Yard Gates, West Broad Street, Sava...

See HAER GA-1, Central of Georgia Railway, Savannah Repair Shops, for additional information. Significance: The towers that used to support the massive gates to the "Cotton Yard" of the Central of Georgia were ... More

Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Lanvale & Carrollton Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Lanvale & Carrollton Streets, Baltim...

Significance: The landmark Metropolitan United Methodist congregation dates back to 1825, the year formerly enslaved Truman Pratt began organizing prayer meetings in the Scrabble Town section of south Baltimore... More

Valley Forge Observation Tower, King of Prussia, Montgomery County, PA

Valley Forge Observation Tower, King of Prussia, Montgomery County, PA

Significance: The Valley Forge Observation Tower is an example of facilities built in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to provide overviews of historical and scenic areas. The tower was built on... More

Aquia Church, U.S. Route 1 & State Route 676, Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia

Aquia Church, U.S. Route 1 & State Route 676, Stafford, Stafford Count...

Significance: Aquia Church is among the largest and handsomest of Virginia churches. It is built in the form of a Greek cross with hipped roof and has a most interesting unorthodox tower arising from the west ... More

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, XYZ Crane & Towers, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, XYZ Crane & Towers, 97 East How...

Significance: The XYZ Crane & Towers is significant for its association with nearly 70 years of shipbuilding at the Quincy-Fore River shipyard, functioning as an assembly crane for early submarine construction ... More

Carnegie Institute of Technology, Machinery Hall Tower, Carnegie Mellon University Campus, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA

Carnegie Institute of Technology, Machinery Hall Tower, Carnegie Mello...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: Residence of the last two royal rulers of Hawaii. Scene of transfer of government to the United States in 1898. From 1898 to 1960s, the palace served as the capitol of Hawaii. When built, the p... More

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: Residence of the last two royal rulers of Hawaii. Scene of transfer of government to the United States in 1898. From 1898 to 1960s, the palace served as the capitol of Hawaii. When built, the p... More

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: Residence of the last two royal rulers of Hawaii. Scene of transfer of government to the United States in 1898. From 1898 to 1960s, the palace served as the capitol of Hawaii. When built, the p... More

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: Residence of the last two royal rulers of Hawaii. Scene of transfer of government to the United States in 1898. From 1898 to 1960s, the palace served as the capitol of Hawaii. When built, the p... More

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Iolani Palace, King & Richards Streets, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: Residence of the last two royal rulers of Hawaii. Scene of transfer of government to the United States in 1898. From 1898 to 1960s, the palace served as the capitol of Hawaii. When built, the p... More

Providence Marine Corps Arsenal, 176 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Providence Marine Corps Arsenal, 176 Benefit Street, Providence, Provi...

Significance: Built in 1840, this is an interesting example of an early armory, and was used by the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery for many years. Survey number: HABS RI-152 Building/structure dates: 18... More

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Public domain image of a historic place, portal, arch, doorway, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Public domain photograph of stained glass window, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Public domain photograph of stained glass design, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Masonic Temple, 1 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kingscote, Bellevue Avenue & Bowery Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Kingscote, Bellevue Avenue & Bowery Street, Newport, Newport County, R...

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

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott, Pierce County, WI

Prescott Bridge, Spanning St. Croix River on U.S. Highway 10, Prescott...

Significance: The Prescott Bridge is a rare regional example of a Waddell-and-Harrington, vertical-lift highway bridge. Built by a group of Prescott residents who operated it as a toll crossing from 1923 to 19... More

Naval Ordnance Test Station Inyokern, Randsburg Wash Facility Target Test Towers, Tower Road, China Lake, Kern County, CA

Naval Ordnance Test Station Inyokern, Randsburg Wash Facility Target T...

Significance: The Randsburg Wash Target Test Towers (Buildings 70021 and 70022) are significant for their role in the naval testing of proximity or variable time (VT) fuzes, a vital element of the Navy's weapon... More

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