Structures of the type Commercial
Adams Building, Washington DC
Date added:September 22, 2010
As an isolated entity, the Adams Building constitutes a pleasant example of the High Victorian Italianate style and contributes to the Landmark II Status of the 800 block of F Street. The facade presents an overall square proportion which could have proven very distruptive in a traditional environment where verticality tends to be dominant. Nevertheless, it has been cleverly treated so that it blends with the surrounding facades. The rise of the elevation is articulated into two stories and a shallow attic above the roof cornice. The resulting strong horizontality of the second story is altered by establishing an implied two bay division, each with an arcade of three segmental arched windows. To emphasize the expanse of the facade, however, the roof cornice and attic run the full width of the building without responding to the two bays below.
Bold, yet simple details enrich the facade in selected areas: around the second floor window, and at the roof parapet and cornice.
More...American Mosaic Company Building, Washington DC
Date added:September 27, 2010
Job W, Angus, the original owner, built it as a residence and sold this building to Thomas Lewis in the 1870's. After the turn of the century the American Mosaic Company acquired the structure, maintaining ownership until immediately prior to demolition.
The 1911 remodeling added store front and entrance, decorative mosaic work, and rear wing "warehouse".
More...Atwater-Ciampolini House, New Haven Connecticut
Date added:April 15, 2011
One of the few remaining examples in New Haven of the "shingle style" house of the 1890's. One of the forerunners of modem American domestic architecture.
The house appears to have stayed in the family of the original owner until it was sold on July 15th 1968 to Thompson & Peck, reportedly also a descendant of the original owner.
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Audrain Building, Newport Rhode Island
Baker Building, Washington DC
Beckers Leather Goods Store, Washington DC
Birch Funeral Home, Washington DC
Bishop Block, St. Paul Minnesota
Brownley Building, Washington DC
Central National Bank Building (Apex Liquor Store), Washington DC
Chamber of Commerce (Makie) Building, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Connecticut Bank, Mill River Branch, Southport Connecticut
Cullinan Building, Washington DC
Ellwanger and Barry Nursery Office, Rochester New York
Empire Building, Denver Colorado
Hotchkiss Block (Irving Block), Waterbury Connecticut
Institution for Savings, New Bedford Massachusetts
James P. Allen Building (Aslesen Building), St. Paul Minnesota
James Y. Davis Sons Co. Building, Washington DC
Jenifer Building (F. & W. Grand), Washington DC
King Block, Newport Rhode Island
Kremlin Building, Buffalo New York
Leader Building, Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington
Leffingwell Inn, Norwich Connecticut
Loughran Building (Bassin's Restaurant), Washington DC
Merchants and Mechanics Banks Building, New Bedford Massachusetts
Metropolitan Building (Guaranty Loan Building), Minneapolis Minnesota
Mitchell Building, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Newport Casino, Newport Rhode Island
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Home Office, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Orringh Stone Tavern, Rochester New York
Powers Building, Rochester New York
Prudential Building (Guaranty Building), Buffalo New York
Second Ward Savings Bank (now Milwaukee County Historical Center), Milwaukee Wisconsin
The City Tavern, Washington DC
The John E. Bassett & Co. (Hardware Store), New Haven Connecticut
Travers Block, Newport Rhode Island
William Tallman Warehouse, New Bedford Massachusetts