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Green Hill Plantation, Slave Quarters, State Route 728, Long Island, Campbell County, Virginia

Green Hill Plantation, Slave Quarters, State Route 728, Long Island, C...

Significance: "Green Hill" plantation was built by Samuel Pannill who first bought 600 acres from William and Moses Fuqua in 1797, and added to and developed the plantation 'til his death in 1864. Survey numbe... More

Gold Placers Incorporated, Worker Quarters, Near Coal Creek & Yukon River, Eagle, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

Gold Placers Incorporated, Worker Quarters, Near Coal Creek & Yukon Ri...

Significance: Gold mining is an important theme in the history of the upper Yukon River region in Alaska and Canada. One of several mining camps in the area, the Coal Creek Mining Camp contains many important c... More

Herreshoff House, Pleasant Point, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Herreshoff House, Pleasant Point, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

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

Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing Corporation, 38 & 40 Victory Drive, 38 & 40 Victory Drive, Bellmawr, Camden County, NJ

Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing Corporation, 38 & 40 Victory Drive, 38 & ...

Significance: Bellmawr Park was constructed in 1941 and consisted of 500 units, as part of a joint federal program with the Congress of Industrial Organizations for workers at local shipyards who could not affo... More

Effingham, State Route 646 vicinity, Aden, Prince William County, Virginia

Effingham, State Route 646 vicinity, Aden, Prince William County, Virg...

Significance: "Effingham" was the home of Colonel William Alexander (1744-1848) and a descendant of Philip Alexander, second son of the emigrant. This is the same family for whom the city of Alexandria was nam... More

Ernest M. Wood Office and Studio, 126 North Eighth Street, Quincy, Adams County, IL

Ernest M. Wood Office and Studio, 126 North Eighth Street, Quincy, Ada...

2016 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The building was designed by local Quincy architect Ernest M. Wood for his office and studio. Since the building was designed by the intended user, Wood was ... More

Effingham, State Route 646 vicinity, Aden, Prince William County, Virginia

Effingham, State Route 646 vicinity, Aden, Prince William County, Virg...

Significance: "Effingham" was the home of Colonel William Alexander (1744-1848) and a descendant of Philip Alexander, second son of the emigrant. This is the same family for whom the city of Alexandria was nam... 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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Memphis & Charleston Freight Depot, 330 Church Street Northwest, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Memphis & Charleston Freight Depot, 330 Church Street Northwest, Hunts...

Significance: The freight depot, erected in 1856, is one of the oldest surviving rail facilities in Alabama. Its Italianate architecture is typical of other commercial buildings of the era. / The depot compris... More

Memphis & Charleston Freight Depot, 330 Church Street Northwest, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Memphis & Charleston Freight Depot, 330 Church Street Northwest, Hunts...

Significance: The freight depot, erected in 1856, is one of the oldest surviving rail facilities in Alabama. Its Italianate architecture is typical of other commercial buildings of the era. / The depot compris... More

Second Congregational Church, 13-17 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Second Congregational Church, 13-17 Clarke Street, Newport, Newport Co...

Significance: The building was completed September 15, 1735. It served as barracks for British troops 1776-1779 during their occupation and as a hospital for the French while they were in Newport. The buildin... More

Captain Joseph Tillinghast House, 403 South Main Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Captain Joseph Tillinghast House, 403 South Main Street, Providence, P...

Significance: This house, built about 1767, is the only well-preserved survival of the pre-Revolutionary period on the lower part of South Main Street in Providence. Unprocessed Field note material exists for ... More

Captain Joseph Tillinghast House, 403 South Main Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Captain Joseph Tillinghast House, 403 South Main Street, Providence, P...

Significance: This house, built about 1767, is the only well-preserved survival of the pre-Revolutionary period on the lower part of South Main Street in Providence. Unprocessed Field note material exists for ... More

Captain Joseph Tillinghast House, 403 South Main Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Captain Joseph Tillinghast House, 403 South Main Street, Providence, P...

Significance: This house, built about 1767, is the only well-preserved survival of the pre-Revolutionary period on the lower part of South Main Street in Providence. Unprocessed Field note material exists for ... 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

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

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

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

Silver King Mining Company, Ore Loading Station, Park Avenue, Park City, Summit County, UT

Silver King Mining Company, Ore Loading Station, Park Avenue, Park Cit...

Significance: One problem encountered by the Silver King Mining Company was the transportation of its ore over the rough terrain between the mine and the railhead in Park City. The solution was a 7,000' long ae... More

Silver King Mining Company, Ore Loading Station, Park Avenue, Park City, Summit County, UT

Silver King Mining Company, Ore Loading Station, Park Avenue, Park Cit...

Significance: One problem encountered by the Silver King Mining Company was the transportation of its ore over the rough terrain between the mine and the railhead in Park City. The solution was a 7,000' long ae... More

Gillis House, 513 East Beach Boulevard (moved to), Biloxi, Harrison County, MS

Gillis House, 513 East Beach Boulevard (moved to), Biloxi, Harrison Co...

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

1006 East Twelfth Avenue (House), 1006 East Twelfth Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

1006 East Twelfth Avenue (House), 1006 East Twelfth Avenue, Tampa, Hil...

Significance: This building's architectural and historical significance is derived from its contribution to the Ybor City National Register Historic Landmark District. Ybor City is a section of Tampa founded an... More

John Dockray House, Dockray Street, Wakefield, Washington County, RI

John Dockray House, Dockray Street, Wakefield, Washington County, RI

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

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

Ionia, Barn, Route 640 vicinity, Trevilians, Louisa County, Virginia

Ionia, Barn, Route 640 vicinity, Trevilians, Louisa County, Virginia

Significance: This late 18th-century barn of heavy-timber construction is one of the oldest in Virginia. It is an excellent example of an English barn design adapted to the New World landscape. Of special not... More

Architectural Remains, Project 194, Structure 117, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia

Architectural Remains, Project 194, Structure 117, Jamestown, James Ci...

Significance: The site was disturbed in the 1890s, however, evidence suggests that structure 117 was either a small house or (more probably) a storeroom for an apothecary. Artifact assemblages, including pipest... More

Joanna Barnes House, 49 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Joanna Barnes House, 49 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County,...

Significance: This is a medium large frame house, built in 1826, typical of Providence in this period, but with some unusual details. Survey number: HABS RI-144 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction

Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Gilahina Bridge, Mile 28.5, McCarthy Road, Chitina, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK

Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Gilahina Bridge, Mile 28.5, McCa...

Significance: Part of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway route, this bridge illustrates the ingenuity and drive of the railroad builders. Built during the winter of 1911 in only eleven days, this 180 fo... More

Thomas Robinson House, 64 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Thomas Robinson House, 64 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, ...

Significance: This broad, gambrel-roofed house is one of the best examples of Newport's merchant residences of the 18th century . Due to continuous family ownership since 1761, the interior and exterior retain ... More

Thomas Robinson House, 64 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Thomas Robinson House, 64 Washington Street, Newport, Newport County, ...

Significance: This broad, gambrel-roofed house is one of the best examples of Newport's merchant residences of the 18th century . Due to continuous family ownership since 1761, the interior and exterior retain ... 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

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

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

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

Benjamin Cushing House, 38 1/2 North Court Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

Benjamin Cushing House, 38 1/2 North Court Street, Providence, Provide...

Significance: "Most of the mid-eighteenth century houses, which once stood along the west side of South Main Street and elsewhere in the then newer sections of town, are gone or dilapidated beyond repair, so th... 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

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

506 East Palm Avenue (House), 506 East Palm Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

506 East Palm Avenue (House), 506 East Palm Avenue, Tampa, Hillsboroug...

Significance: This building's architectural and historical significance is derived from its contribution to the Tampa Heights National Register Historic District. This district is significant for its importance... More

Friends Meetinghouse, Great Road, Saylesville, Providence County, RI

Friends Meetinghouse, Great Road, Saylesville, Providence County, RI

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-17 Survey number: HABS RI-17 Building/structure dates: 1703 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1740 Subsequent Work

First Presbyterian Church, 19 North Sixth Street, Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, FL

First Presbyterian Church, 19 North Sixth Street, Fernandina Beach, Na...

Significance: The First Presbyterian Church is probably the oldest remaining religious building in Fernandina. It is a good example of how the New England Meeting House style found its way out of that geograph... More

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

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

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

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

James Greene House, 698 Buttonwoods Avenue, Buttonwoods, Kent County, RI

James Greene House, 698 Buttonwoods Avenue, Buttonwoods, Kent County, ...

Survey number: HABS RI-270 Building/structure dates: ca. 1715 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74000038

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

1910 North Lamar Avenue (House), 1910 North Lamar Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

1910 North Lamar Avenue (House), 1910 North Lamar Avenue, Tampa, Hills...

Significance: This building's architectural and historical significance is derived from its contribution to the Tampa Heights National Register Historic District. This district is significant for its importance... More

1910 North Lamar Avenue (House), 1910 North Lamar Avenue, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

1910 North Lamar Avenue (House), 1910 North Lamar Avenue, Tampa, Hills...

Significance: This building's architectural and historical significance is derived from its contribution to the Tampa Heights National Register Historic District. This district is significant for its importance... More

Friends Meeting House, 30 Farewell Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Friends Meeting House, 30 Farewell Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: Built in 1700, with additions of 1730, 1807, 1857, and 1867, the original (center) portion is an important example of the square hip roofed and turreted structures being built for some thirty year... 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

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.

Silver King Mining Company, Mineshaft & Main Hoist, Woodside Gulch, Park City, Summit County, UT

Silver King Mining Company, Mineshaft & Main Hoist, Woodside Gulch, Pa...

Significance: The Silver King Mining Company became one of the major producers in the Park City district of Utah and attained a brief reputation as the richest silver mine in the known world. One of the smalle... More

Hazard Block, 405-411 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Hazard Block, 405-411 Thames Street, Newport, Newport County, RI

Significance: This three-unit store building with dwellings above is typical of the 1830s and is distinguished by a monitor roof characteristic of local construction. Survey number: HABS RI-379 Building/struc... 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

Shanunga, Mitchell Street (moved from original location), Siasconset, Nantucket County, MA

Shanunga, Mitchell Street (moved from original location), Siasconset, ...

Significance: The smaller portion was probably built at the fishing stage of Sesachacha, and the higher part added after removal to Siasconset. The exterior illustrates the completed Siasconset house of the la... 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

Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: Linden Place, built in 1810 for General George DeWolf, is an outstanding example of the in-town estates built by the merchant elite in the early 19th century. The mansion, in the heart of Bristol... More

Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: Linden Place, built in 1810 for General George DeWolf, is an outstanding example of the in-town estates built by the merchant elite in the early 19th century. The mansion, in the heart of Bristol... More

Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: Linden Place, built in 1810 for General George DeWolf, is an outstanding example of the in-town estates built by the merchant elite in the early 19th century. The mansion, in the heart of Bristol... More

Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: Linden Place, built in 1810 for General George DeWolf, is an outstanding example of the in-town estates built by the merchant elite in the early 19th century. The mansion, in the heart of Bristol... More

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

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

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

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

James Burrough House, 160 Power Street, Providence, Providence County, RI

James Burrough House, 160 Power Street, Providence, Providence County,...

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

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

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

General Cyrus French House, Kingstown Road (State Route 138) & College...

Significance: At the time of the HABS documentation (1940), the two and one-half story, clapboard and shingled house was in very poor condition and unoccupied. There was a fire the following year. The Federal... More

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

General Cyrus French House, Kingstown Road (State Route 138) & College...

Significance: At the time of the HABS documentation (1940), the two and one-half story, clapboard and shingled house was in very poor condition and unoccupied. There was a fire the following year. The Federal... More

Green Hill Plantation, Kitchen, State Route 728, Long Island, Campbell County, Virginia

Green Hill Plantation, Kitchen, State Route 728, Long Island, Campbell...

Significance: "Green Hill" plantation was built by Samuel Pannill who first bought 600 acres from William and Moses Fuqua in 1797, and added to and developed the plantation 'til his death in 1864. Survey numbe... More

William G. Low House, 3 Low Lane, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

William G. Low House, 3 Low Lane, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: Built with respect to Bristol's long tradition of using wood construction in its architecture, the William G. Low House is a key example of the Shingle-style. The house was a massive, low gable in... More

William G. Low House, 3 Low Lane, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

William G. Low House, 3 Low Lane, Bristol, Bristol County, RI

Significance: Built with respect to Bristol's long tradition of using wood construction in its architecture, the William G. Low House is a key example of the Shingle-style. The house was a massive, low gable in... More

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Housing Area 1, Sixplex Type, Bounded by Kamehameha Highway, Plantation Drive, South Avenue, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Housing Area 1, Sixplex Type, Bounded b...

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

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

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

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

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Monterey Storehouse Building No. 66, Avenue D, opposite Facility No. 167 & adjacent to Facility No. 71, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Monterey Storehouse Building No. 66, Av...

Significance: It has been determined to be a contributing element to the Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark. It was originally constructed in 1921 as a storehouse facility for the shipyard. It is a distinc... 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

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

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cataloochee Valley Road, Cataloochee Valley, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Cataloochee Valle...

Significance: The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the construction work was undertaken by the Civ... More

Bliss-Ruisden House, 606 Main Street, Warren, Bristol County, RI

Bliss-Ruisden House, 606 Main Street, Warren, Bristol County, RI

Significance: The Federal-period house has lovely woodwork inside, including the wainscoting, scrollwork on the stringer, and crossetted surround in the parlor, but the exterior is noted for its Colonial Reviv... 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ephraim Rich House, Pump Log Point, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Ephraim Rich House, Pump Log Point, Truro, Barnstable County, MA

Significance: This is a Cape Cod "double house," 5 bay exterior, located within the proposed Cape Cod National Seashore. It is typical of the type built on Cape Cod in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. ... More

Florida House, 20 & 23 South Third Street, Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, FL

Florida House, 20 & 23 South Third Street, Fernandina Beach, Nassau Co...

Significance: The Florida House is typical of the boarding house type of hotel of the late nineteenth century. It was considered to be one of the most "home-like" hotels in Florida. Survey number: HABS FL-356... 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

Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown, Newport County, RI

Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown,...

Significance: At the time of the HABS survey (1938), Vaucluse was in poor condition. The district officer described it as "a two-story clapboarded structure with minor wings, with brick and stone foundation." H... More

Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown, Newport County, RI

Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown,...

Significance: At the time of the HABS survey (1938), Vaucluse was in poor condition. The district officer described it as "a two-story clapboarded structure with minor wings, with brick and stone foundation." H... More

Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown, Newport County, RI

Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown,...

Significance: At the time of the HABS survey (1938), Vaucluse was in poor condition. The district officer described it as "a two-story clapboarded structure with minor wings, with brick and stone foundation." H... More

Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown, Newport County, RI

Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown,...

Significance: At the time of the HABS survey (1938), Vaucluse was in poor condition. The district officer described it as "a two-story clapboarded structure with minor wings, with brick and stone foundation." H... More

Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown, Newport County, RI

Vaucluse, Wapping Road (Parts in Metropolitan Museum, NY), Middletown,...

Significance: At the time of the HABS survey (1938), Vaucluse was in poor condition. The district officer described it as "a two-story clapboarded structure with minor wings, with brick and stone foundation." H... More

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