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Langdale Kindergarten, 6101 Twentieth Avenue, Valley, Chambers County, AL

Langdale Kindergarten, 6101 Twentieth Avenue, Valley, Chambers County,...

Significance: Langdale Kindergarten was constructed as a community resource for the employees of the Langdale Cotton Mill ca. 1915. It was initially used as a kindergarten/library, but was renovated in 1984 to ... More

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 2, North of Lock 2, near Upper Gate, Appleton, Outagamie County, WI

Appleton Locks & Dams, Lock Shelter at Lock 2, North of Lock 2, near U...

Significance: The lock shelter provides shelter for the lockkeeper while on active duty. Further, the lock shelter provides office space and first aid facilities for office personnel. As such, the lock shelte... More

Epenetus Olney House, 370 Woonasquatucket Avenue, Centerdale, Providence County, RI

Epenetus Olney House, 370 Woonasquatucket Avenue, Centerdale, Providen...

Significance: Although now demolished, the Epenetus Olney House was an example of a wood building with a Rhode Island stone end wall. Survey number: HABS RI-89 Building/structure dates: 1702 Initial Construc... More

Archibald Blair House, Nicholson Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Archibald Blair House, Nicholson Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, V...

Survey number: HABS VA-196 Building/structure dates: 17t1 Initial Construction

Deacon Edward Taylor House, 9 Thomas Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Deacon Edward Taylor House, 9 Thomas Street, Providence, Providence Co...

Significance: This is a medium-sized frame house built in the 1780s. Survey number: HABS RI-243 Building/structure dates: after 1780 Initial Construction

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Arco Naval Proving Ground, Scoville, Butte County, ID

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Arco Naval Proving Ground, Scov...

Significance: The Arco Naval Proving Ground (NPG) was one of five specialized ordnance facilities established in the United States during World War II to support ordnance testing and research and experiments re... More

Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...

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Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...

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Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, 54 Washington Street, Newport, Newport Co...

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Raritan Arsenal, General Storehouse, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtown, Middlesex County, NJ

Raritan Arsenal, General Storehouse, 2890 Woodbridge Avenue, Bonhamtow...

Significance: Building 12 is significant for its role in the manufacturing activities at Raritan Arsenal. This support structure played a role in the overhaul, repair, service, and maintenance of small arms and... More

Mount Custis, State Route 662, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Mount Custis, State Route 662, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: Home of prominent Eastern Shore of Virginia personalities including Thomas M. Bayly, Thomas H. Bayly, and Henry Custis. Survey number: HABS VA-627 Building/structure dates: 17t1 Initial Construc... More

Mount Custis, State Route 662, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Mount Custis, State Route 662, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: Home of prominent Eastern Shore of Virginia personalities including Thomas M. Bayly, Thomas H. Bayly, and Henry Custis. Survey number: HABS VA-627 Building/structure dates: 17t1 Initial Construc... More

Archer House, Lot No. 123, Water Street, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Archer House, Lot No. 123, Water Street, Yorktown, York County, Virgin...

Significance: The Archer House, on Lot 107, is currently the only visible structure on the Yorktown waterfront with colonial associations. The fire of 1814 has been assumed to have destroyed the house but short... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Franklin & Saratoga Avenues, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Frank...

Significance: These housing units are significant as the quarters of the senior officers of the Naval Air Station. Two of the three garages are historic buildings that contribute to this historic group of stru... More

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Franklin & Saratoga Avenues, Ewa, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Officer House with Garage Type, Frank...

Significance: These housing units are significant as the quarters of the senior officers of the Naval Air Station. Two of the three garages are historic buildings that contribute to this historic group of stru... More

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Providence County, RI

Thomas Clemence House, 38 George Waterman Road, North Providence, Prov...

Photograph #19 was not digitized along with the rest of the first photo set (#1-19) because it is a duplicate of one of the measured drawings. See sheet 11 instead. Significance: This house, now restored and o... More

DeWolf-Middleton House, Poppasquash Road, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

DeWolf-Middleton House, Poppasquash Road, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: No longer extant, this house was designed by Russell Warren and was constructed between 1803 and 1808. HABS recorded the building in the 1930s, capturing its appearance before its demolition later... More

DeWolf-Middleton House, Poppasquash Road, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

DeWolf-Middleton House, Poppasquash Road, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: No longer extant, this house was designed by Russell Warren and was constructed between 1803 and 1808. HABS recorded the building in the 1930s, capturing its appearance before its demolition later... More

DeWolf-Middleton House, Poppasquash Road, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

DeWolf-Middleton House, Poppasquash Road, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: No longer extant, this house was designed by Russell Warren and was constructed between 1803 and 1808. HABS recorded the building in the 1930s, capturing its appearance before its demolition later... More

DeWolf-Middleton House, Poppasquash Road, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

DeWolf-Middleton House, Poppasquash Road, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: No longer extant, this house was designed by Russell Warren and was constructed between 1803 and 1808. HABS recorded the building in the 1930s, capturing its appearance before its demolition later... More

Edward Searle House, 107 Wilbur Avenue, Oaklawn, Providence County, RI

Edward Searle House, 107 Wilbur Avenue, Oaklawn, Providence County, RI

Significance: The original part of the house was constructed in the fourth quarter of the seventeenth century but the two-story, five-bay main block with a central chimney plan and gable roof was not built unti... More

Edward Searle House, 107 Wilbur Avenue, Oaklawn, Providence County, RI

Edward Searle House, 107 Wilbur Avenue, Oaklawn, Providence County, RI

Significance: The original part of the house was constructed in the fourth quarter of the seventeenth century but the two-story, five-bay main block with a central chimney plan and gable roof was not built unti... More

Kent County Courthouse, Main Street (Post Road), East Greenwich, Kent County, RI

Kent County Courthouse, Main Street (Post Road), East Greenwich, Kent ...

Significance: This courthouse replaced the earlier (1770-71) building in 1805; the interiors were altered in the 1860s and restored in 1909. The wood frame building was embellished by an entrance porch in the D... More

Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company, Shed, 851 Pennsylvania Avenue, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD

Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company, Shed, 851 Pennsylvania Avenue, Hager...

Significance: The "little green shed" survives as the oldest structure associated with aviation pioneers Ammon H. Kreider and Lewis E. Reisner, who formed the Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company (KRA) in 1926, a y... More

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstable County, MA

Church of the Redeemer, 236 Commercial Street, Provincetown, Barnstabl...

Significance: This wooden Greek Revival Church with notably fine three stage tower is remarkable for the illusionistic architectural detailing in fresco of its auditorium interior. Survey number: HABS MA-737 ... More

Augustus Lucas House, 40 Division Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Augustus Lucas House, 40 Division Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Survey number: HABS RI-336 Building/structure dates: 1721 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1745- 1750 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000024

Architectural Remains, Unit B, Sub-unit 76, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia

Architectural Remains, Unit B, Sub-unit 76, Jamestown, James City Coun...

Significance: Structure 16 had a long rectangular footprint measuring 34' x 12' with framed side walls and north gable end. The walls rested on sills underpinned by a single row of brick footings. The south gab... More

Architectural Remains, Unit B, Sub-unit 76, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia

Architectural Remains, Unit B, Sub-unit 76, Jamestown, James City Coun...

Significance: Structure 16 had a long rectangular footprint measuring 34' x 12' with framed side walls and north gable end. The walls rested on sills underpinned by a single row of brick footings. The south gab... More

The Folly, Folly Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

The Folly, Folly Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: This is an 18th-century dwelling, and once probably the site of Port of Folly Landing, one of the two ports of entry for Accomack County during the 18th century. Survey number: HABS VA-626 Build... More

Fountain Grove, Barn, Mendocino Avenue & US Highway 101, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, CA

Fountain Grove, Barn, Mendocino Avenue & US Highway 101, Santa Rosa, S...

Significance: The barn was built in the late nineteenth century as part of an utopian experiment centering around the Fountain Grove Winery. // 1875: Built by Russian sailors (not wholly confirmed) hired by Tho... More

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Church Lane (moved from Tower Hill), Wickford, Washington County, RI

St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Church Lane (moved from Tower Hill), Wick...

Survey number: HABS RI-45 Building/structure dates: 1707 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1923-1930 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000009

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lockkeeper's Residence, Approximately 200 feet northeast of upper gate, Rockland, La Crosse County, WI

Little Kaukauna Lock & Dam, Lockkeeper's Residence, Approximately 200 ...

Significance: The Lockkeeper's house served as an on-site headquarters for the lockkeeper responsible for operating the locks. In addition, the house served as a residence for the lockkeeper's family. The resid... More

Pineville Chapel, State Road S-8-204, Pineville, Berkeley County, SC

Pineville Chapel, State Road S-8-204, Pineville, Berkeley County, SC

2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: As a contributing resource to the Pineville Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Pineville Chapel is one of two early n... More

Pineville Chapel, State Road S-8-204, Pineville, Berkeley County, SC

Pineville Chapel, State Road S-8-204, Pineville, Berkeley County, SC

2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: As a contributing resource to the Pineville Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Pineville Chapel is one of two early n... More

Richard Smith, Jr. House, Post Road (U.S. Route Alternate 1), Kingston, Washington County, RI

Richard Smith, Jr. House, Post Road (U.S. Route Alternate 1), Kingston...

Survey number: HABS RI-39 Building/structure dates: 1679 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: after 1949 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: ca. 1740 Subsequent Work National Register of His... More

Seril Dodge House, 10 Thomas Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Seril Dodge House, 10 Thomas Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Significance: This frame house is a typical example of the smaller buildings of the period, with unusually fine detail in the stairway and the mantels. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure... More

Seril Dodge House, 10 Thomas Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Seril Dodge House, 10 Thomas Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Significance: This frame house is a typical example of the smaller buildings of the period, with unusually fine detail in the stairway and the mantels. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure... More

Joseph Reynolds House, 956 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Joseph Reynolds House, 956 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: The historical significance of the Joseph Reynolds House is due to the tradition that the Marquis de Lafayette stayed in the building during the Revolutionary War years. Architecturally, it is not... More

Henry A. Dike House, 101 Prospect Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Henry A. Dike House, 101 Prospect Street, Providence, Providence Count...

Significance: This is an example of a large, elegant house of the 1860s. It has been the home of several locally prominent people including Albert Harkness, Stephen Metcalf, and the present owner. Survey numb... More

Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Rowell House, Gull Pond Road, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, MA

Significance: A very interesting example of an early Cape Cod "house" or 1/2 house. Ernest Allen Connally, HABS Architect and historian stated that this was the most archaic type he saw during his survey of Ca... More

Colby-Jeffery House, 302 Elm Street, Madison, Jefferson County, IN

Colby-Jeffery House, 302 Elm Street, Madison, Jefferson County, IN

Significance: The Colby-Jeffery House, constructed in 1838-39 for Daniel Colby, is an interesting example of the Greek Revival style in Indiana. The slender Doric columns and simple pediment mark Madison's ear... More

J.C. Lore Oyster House, 14430 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, Calvert County, MD

J.C. Lore Oyster House, 14430 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, Calvert ...

Significance: The J. C. Lore Oyster House is a rare, intact example of a vernacular seafood-packing plant dating to the early twentieth century when Maryland was the country's leading oyster producer. The Lore ... More

J.C. Lore Oyster House, 14430 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, Calvert County, MD

J.C. Lore Oyster House, 14430 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, Calvert ...

Significance: The J. C. Lore Oyster House is a rare, intact example of a vernacular seafood-packing plant dating to the early twentieth century when Maryland was the country's leading oyster producer. The Lore ... More

J.C. Lore Oyster House, 14430 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, Calvert County, MD

J.C. Lore Oyster House, 14430 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, Calvert ...

Significance: The J. C. Lore Oyster House is a rare, intact example of a vernacular seafood-packing plant dating to the early twentieth century when Maryland was the country's leading oyster producer. The Lore ... More

William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

William Wilkinson House, 69 College Street, Providence, Providence Cou...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-24 Survey number: HABS RI-24 Building/structure dates: 1818 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1954 Demolished

Benjamin Hammond Grist Mill, Hammond Hill Road, Kingston, Washington County, RI

Benjamin Hammond Grist Mill, Hammond Hill Road, Kingston, Washington C...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1, FN-3 Survey number: HABS RI-2 Building/structure dates: ca. 1757 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1856 Subsequent Work

George F. Rollins House, 109 East Columbia Street, Falls Church, Falls Church, Virginia

George F. Rollins House, 109 East Columbia Street, Falls Church, Falls...

Significance: Interesting example of late 19th century residential design, exhibiting the influence of the Queen Anne style. Survey number: HABS VA-738 Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Initial Construction

Monroe Law Office, Limestone Plantation, Virginia Route 250, Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia

Monroe Law Office, Limestone Plantation, Virginia Route 250, Keswick, ...

Significance: The Limestone Estate is part of the original Crawford and Lewis patents of 1731 and 1734. Subsequent owners include: James Monroe, his brother Andrew, Thomas Jefferson, and Dr. George Blaetterman... More

Job Greene House, West Shore Road (Hoxie), Warwick, Kent County, RI

Job Greene House, West Shore Road (Hoxie), Warwick, Kent County, RI

Significance: Although no longer extant, some of the interior work was moved to the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. The original one and one-half story frame house had a stone end chimney; this was folded... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Stevens Warehouse, Bowen's Wharf, Newport, Newport County, RI

Robert Stevens Warehouse, Bowen's Wharf, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: This is a typical shop and warehouse building on one of the large, fully developed wharfs characteristic of Newport's 18th century waterfront. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this stru... More

Dallas Compress Company, 2010 Alabama Avenue, Selma, Dallas County, AL

Dallas Compress Company, 2010 Alabama Avenue, Selma, Dallas County, AL

Significance: The warehouse complex consists of 25 c. 1870s and c. 1880s brick warehouses with 12 inch firewalls and fire doors. The buildings flank Alabama Avenue and are contained between Alabama Avenue, Sel... More

Dallas Compress Company, 2010 Alabama Avenue, Selma, Dallas County, AL

Dallas Compress Company, 2010 Alabama Avenue, Selma, Dallas County, AL

Significance: The warehouse complex consists of 25 c. 1870s and c. 1880s brick warehouses with 12 inch firewalls and fire doors. The buildings flank Alabama Avenue and are contained between Alabama Avenue, Sel... More

Bartlett-Lawton House, 203 Lawton Street, Falls Church, Falls Church, Virginia

Bartlett-Lawton House, 203 Lawton Street, Falls Church, Falls Church, ...

Significance: Interesting example of simple Greek Revival house. Survey number: HABS VA-732 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction

Irrigation Water Wheel, Hastings Ranch, Green River, Emery County, UT

Irrigation Water Wheel, Hastings Ranch, Green River, Emery County, UT

Survey number: HAER UT-18 Public domain photograph - historical image of Utah, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Irrigation Water Wheel, Hastings Ranch, Green River, Emery County, UT

Irrigation Water Wheel, Hastings Ranch, Green River, Emery County, UT

Survey number: HAER UT-18 Public domain photograph of a bridge, arch over water, river, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bowman's Folly, Folly Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Bowman's Folly, Folly Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: One of the finest mansions on the Shore and once home of Brigadier General John Cropper, famous Revolutionary War officer; personal friend of George Washington and General Lafayette. Survey numbe... More

Bowman's Folly, Folly Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Bowman's Folly, Folly Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: One of the finest mansions on the Shore and once home of Brigadier General John Cropper, famous Revolutionary War officer; personal friend of George Washington and General Lafayette. Survey numbe... More

716 Castro Street (House), Oakland, Alameda County, CA

716 Castro Street (House), Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Survey number: HABS CA-2058 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seaville, Cape May County, NJ

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seavill...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-124 Survey number: HABS NJ-74 Building/structure dates: ca. 1716 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1727 Initial Construction Bu... More

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seaville, Cape May County, NJ

Friends' Meeting House, Shore Road, West side (State Route 9), Seavill...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-124 Survey number: HABS NJ-74 Building/structure dates: ca. 1716 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1727 Initial Construction Bu... More

California Comstock Mill, Park City, Summit County, UT

California Comstock Mill, Park City, Summit County, UT

Survey number: HAER UT-32 Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction

Horsepasture Store, U.S. Route 58 & State Route 687, Horse Pasture, Henry County, Virginia

Horsepasture Store, U.S. Route 58 & State Route 687, Horse Pasture, He...

Significance: The Horsepasture Store is a good example of a traditional general retail establishment serving a largely rural population. The property has played an important role in the social and commercial l... More

Horsepasture Store, U.S. Route 58 & State Route 687, Horse Pasture, Henry County, Virginia

Horsepasture Store, U.S. Route 58 & State Route 687, Horse Pasture, He...

Significance: The Horsepasture Store is a good example of a traditional general retail establishment serving a largely rural population. The property has played an important role in the social and commercial l... More

Micah Spencer House, 85-87 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Micah Spencer House, 85-87 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

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

Mariah Wright House, Bocock & Back Lanes, Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia

Mariah Wright House, Bocock & Back Lanes, Appomattox, Appomattox Count...

Significance: The Mariah Wright House stands about 1/4 mile south-east of the Village Green. Historical research dates its erection ca. 1823. Alterations and additions were made ca. 1890; mainly the 24 ft. ad... More

Mariah Wright House, Bocock & Back Lanes, Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia

Mariah Wright House, Bocock & Back Lanes, Appomattox, Appomattox Count...

Significance: The Mariah Wright House stands about 1/4 mile south-east of the Village Green. Historical research dates its erection ca. 1823. Alterations and additions were made ca. 1890; mainly the 24 ft. ad... More

Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Redwood Library, 50 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: The Redwood Library is a notable specimen of the architectural taste of the early 18th century. As an important work of the architect Peter Harrison, it is a key building in the introduction of E... More

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cafeteria Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cafeteria Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Lo...

Significance: The most ambitious interpretation of the International style within the Hughes complex, Building 10 is an asymmetrically organized structure with a small, flat roofed second story which rises from... More

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cafeteria Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Hughes Aircraft Company, Cafeteria Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Lo...

Significance: The most ambitious interpretation of the International style within the Hughes complex, Building 10 is an asymmetrically organized structure with a small, flat roofed second story which rises from... More

Gold Dust Mine, Mill & Camp Complex, Wards Gulch, Salmon, Lemhi County, ID

Gold Dust Mine, Mill & Camp Complex, Wards Gulch, Salmon, Lemhi County...

Significance: The Gold Dust Mine, Mill, and Camp are locally significant as a representative example of the small lode mines which operated in the Leesburg Basin during the late nineteenth and early twentieth c... More

Stephen Hopkins House, 12 Hopkins Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Stephen Hopkins House, 12 Hopkins Street, Providence, Providence Count...

Significance: Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Chancellor of Brown University, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Indepen... More

Stephen Hopkins House, 12 Hopkins Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Stephen Hopkins House, 12 Hopkins Street, Providence, Providence Count...

Significance: Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Chancellor of Brown University, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Indepen... More

Stephen Hopkins House, 12 Hopkins Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Stephen Hopkins House, 12 Hopkins Street, Providence, Providence Count...

Significance: Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Chancellor of Brown University, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Indepen... More

Stephen Hopkins House, 12 Hopkins Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Stephen Hopkins House, 12 Hopkins Street, Providence, Providence Count...

Significance: Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Chancellor of Brown University, member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Indepen... More

Architectural Remains, Unit B, Structure 112, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia

Architectural Remains, Unit B, Structure 112, Jamestown, James City Co...

Significance: The dwelling built by Sir John Harvey in the 1620s and expanded by Harvey, or Governor Sir William Berkeley, around 1640 is probably the only site whose life span matched that of New Towne (1620-9... More

Architectural Remains, Unit B, Structure 112, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia

Architectural Remains, Unit B, Structure 112, Jamestown, James City Co...

Significance: The dwelling built by Sir John Harvey in the 1620s and expanded by Harvey, or Governor Sir William Berkeley, around 1640 is probably the only site whose life span matched that of New Towne (1620-9... More

Zane Grey House, West side of Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Zane Grey House, West side of Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County, P...

Significance: Zane Grey (1872-1939), a noted fisherman and author of novels about the American West, began his professional writing career in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania where he lived from 1906 until 1918. The ho... More

Zane Grey House, West side of Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County, PA

Zane Grey House, West side of Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County, P...

Significance: Zane Grey (1872-1939), a noted fisherman and author of novels about the American West, began his professional writing career in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania where he lived from 1906 until 1918. The ho... More

Whiting-Plover Paper Mill, 3243 Whiting Road, Whiting, Portage County, WI

Whiting-Plover Paper Mill, 3243 Whiting Road, Whiting, Portage County,...

Significance: The Whiting-Plover mill is one of the oldest mills on the Wisconsin River. From 1892, it was used for the production of fine papers, primarily from ragstock. The mill is associated with George A... More

Golden Ball Inn, 159 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Golden Ball Inn, 159 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Survey number: HABS RI-73 Building/structure dates: 1783 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1820 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1941 Subsequent Work

Whiting-Plover Paper Mill, Building No. 3, 3243 Whiting Road, Whiting, Portage County, WI

Whiting-Plover Paper Mill, Building No. 3, 3243 Whiting Road, Whiting,...

Significance: The Whiting-Plover mill is one of the oldest mills on the Wisconsin River. Survey number: HAER WI-56-C

Elder Ballou Meetinghouse, Ballou Meetinghouse Road & West Wrentham Road, Cumberland Hill, Providence County, RI

Elder Ballou Meetinghouse, Ballou Meetinghouse Road & West Wrentham Ro...

Significance: In 1940 when the building was assessed by the HABS district officer, Philip Creer, the (Six Principle Baptist Congregation) meeting house was described as having a frame structure with a pitched r... More

Saint George Russian Orthodox Church, Priest's House, St. George Island, Pribilof Islands, Saint George, Aleutians West Census Area, AK

Saint George Russian Orthodox Church, Priest's House, St. George Islan...

Survey number: HABS AK-50-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Alaska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eyre Hall, U.S. Route 13 & State Route 636 vicinity, Cheriton, Northampton County, Virginia

Eyre Hall, U.S. Route 13 & State Route 636 vicinity, Cheriton, Northam...

Significance: One of the Eastern Shore's most notable 18th century houses, with relatively complete surviving plantation complex, including dairy, smokehouse, overseer's house, graveyard and orangery (ruins). ... More

Pidge Tavern, 586 Pawtucket Avenue, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Pidge Tavern, 586 Pawtucket Avenue, Pawtucket, Providence County, RI

Significance: Built in the early eighteenth century, the four-room house was expanded around 1767. The mid century improvements included a six-bay facade and pedimented doorway. The building became a tavern in ... More

Joseph Reynolds House, Forge Road, Kingston, Washington County, RI

Joseph Reynolds House, Forge Road, Kingston, Washington County, RI

Significance: Traditionally said to have been constructed in the 1680s, and certainly by the time of the 1713 property transfer, the building has been added onto several times. A dining room and kitchen were ad... More

Thomas Fenner House, 1538 Plainfield Street, Thornton, Providence County, RI

Thomas Fenner House, 1538 Plainfield Street, Thornton, Providence Coun...

Significance: The Thomas Fenner House is an example of a Rhode Island frame house with the stone of the chimney exposed at one end (i.e., the stone ender). Survey number: HABS RI-72 Building/structure dates: ... More

Thomas Fenner House, 1538 Plainfield Street, Thornton, Providence County, RI

Thomas Fenner House, 1538 Plainfield Street, Thornton, Providence Coun...

Significance: The Thomas Fenner House is an example of a Rhode Island frame house with the stone of the chimney exposed at one end (i.e., the stone ender). Survey number: HABS RI-72 Building/structure dates: ... More

Thomas Fenner House, 1538 Plainfield Street, Thornton, Providence County, RI

Thomas Fenner House, 1538 Plainfield Street, Thornton, Providence Coun...

Significance: The Thomas Fenner House is an example of a Rhode Island frame house with the stone of the chimney exposed at one end (i.e., the stone ender). Survey number: HABS RI-72 Building/structure dates: ... More

William H. Quinn House, 1425 Castro Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

William H. Quinn House, 1425 Castro Street, Oakland, Alameda County, C...

Survey number: HABS CA-2057 Public domain photograph of a house in California, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William H. Quinn House, 1425 Castro Street, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

William H. Quinn House, 1425 Castro Street, Oakland, Alameda County, C...

Survey number: HABS CA-2057 Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

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

Runnymede, Walston Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Runnymede, Walston Creek, Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia

Significance: An example of a characteristic type of Eastern Shore of Virginia house called the "big room, little room, colonnade, and kitchen." Survey number: HABS VA-628 Building/structure dates: 1797 Initi... More

18 Croade Street (House), Warren, Bristol County, RI

18 Croade Street (House), Warren, Bristol County, RI

Significance: The house at 18 Croade Street represents modest scale residential development accompanying Warren's central business district commercial growth at the end of the nineteenth century. The structure... More

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lawrence Lewis House, 815 Franklin Street (moved to 11701 River Drive, Lorton), Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia

Lawrence Lewis House, 815 Franklin Street (moved to 11701 River Drive,...

Significance: This building is important both from the standpoint of history and architectural details. It has long been dated circa 1800, but research among records of the Assurance Society of Virginia in Ric... More

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