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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Ironwood Michigan

Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Ironwood Michigan

As the iron-mining industry entered a period of tremendous growth in the late nineteenth century, railroads began to reach the ore-rich regions of Michigan's western Upper Peninsula. When the Ashland Route railroad reached the site of Ironwood, late in 1884, there was little more there than a virgin forest and a few scattered inhabitants. Due to the presence of the railroad, however, the years immediately following witnessed swift, dramatic growth in Ironwood's population and commercial activity. The town was incorporated in 1887. Railroad service on the Ashland Route was extended to Milwaukee and later to Chicago so that soon it was known as the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western and, by 1892, as the North-Western Line. In 1892, after only eight

Norwalk Island Lighthouse, Sheffield Island Norwalk Connecticut

Norwalk Island Lighthouse, Sheffield Island Norwalk Connecticut

Former Sheffield Island Light Station Open for Tours in Summer

The Norwalk Island Lighthouse, better known today as Sheffield Island Lighthouse, was built to aid navigation in Long Island Sound, especially the numerous steamboats, oyster boats, schooners, and barges which were a vital part of Norwalk's economy in the 19^th century. Prior to 1851, when Congress established the Lighthouse Board and assigned the Army Corps of Engineers the task of superintending lighthouse construction, American lighthouses employed primitive lighting technology and were constructed using vernacular building techniques (evident: at this site in the stonework of the 1826 keeper's house). After mid-century, however, the Federal Government devoted substantial resources to improvements in lighthouse design and operation, and the result was the development of a standard set of construction, illumination, and management techniques better

Centre Covered Bridge, Lyndon Vermont

Centre Covered Bridge, Lyndon Vermont

The Centre covered bridge is the longest bridge supported by timber Paddleford trusses in Vermont, and one of only three bridges of that truss type to survive in the state. The bridge has an outside walkway, a feature of only five other covered bridges in the state. In 1960, the bridge was moved from its original site across the Passumpsic River, between Lyndonville and Lyndon Centre to allow for construction of a new bridge better suited to current traffic. The bridge now crosses the same river about one mile upstream from its original site. The Centre bridge displays marked architectural similarity to the four other covered bridges in the town of Lyndon and a bridge in the adjoining town of Danville.

Braley Covered Bridge, Randolph Vermont

Braley Covered Bridge, Randolph Vermont

The Braley Covered Bridge is one of three covered wood bridges remaining in the town of Randolph. The Braley Bridge and the nearby Gifford Bridge are unique among the covered bridges in Vermont: their multiple kingpost trusses rise only half the height of the side walls in contrast to the full height of that truss type in applications to other bridges. The half-size trusses suggest that the bridges were built originally without roofs and were covered later, possibly in 1909 in the case of the Braley Bridge. The Braley Covered Bridge consists of a single span supported by two flanking timber multiple kingpost trusses. The trusses rise only half the height of the side walls; the upper walls are framed in

Adams Elementary School, Findlay Ohio

Adams Elementary School, Findlay Ohio

Vacant school in Ohio (Now apartments)

The 1889 Adams School is one of nine public schools built between 1888 and 1889 in response to Findlay's large population growth, which was caused by the Great Gas Boom. The boom began in 1884 when the first natural gas well was successfully drilled and continued when the Great Karg Well, then the largest in the world, was drilled in 1886. Adams School is named for James T. Adams, a prominent Findlay businessman and public servant during the Gas Boom era. Of the original nine Gas Boom era schools in Findlay, the Adams School is one of only four remaining. The famous Karg gas well was completed, attracting the world's attention to Findlay because of its great size and launching the

Born Capital Brewery Bottling Works - Hercules Trouser Company, Columbus Ohio

Born Capital Brewery Bottling Works - Hercules Trouser Company, Columbus Ohio

Concentrated in the southern part of the city's downtown area, German-owned businesses were an important part of the city for most of the 19^th century and well into the early 20^th century. The primary residential area for people of German background was to the east of High Street, in what is today the German Village historic district. The German-owned breweries west of High Street, along South Front Street, were among the city's largest German-owned enterprises, and the four breweries here constituted the greatest concentration of such businesses in Columbus. The Born Capital Brewery was one of the four, and this firm's former bottling works is the sole surviving structure of the Born complex. Although it has received an addition and some

Camden Public School, Camden Ohio

Camden Public School, Camden Ohio

Construction of the Camden Public School was completed in 1904, with classes beginning on November 29, following a public dedication. The new school building consisted of eight school rooms, Superintendents office, library, and eight cloak rooms. The rectangular school, 63 feet by 84 feet, was constructed with Improved red brick, slate roof, and cement foundation. The original cost of construction totaled $15,198.67.

Berea Union Depot, Berea Ohio

Berea Union Depot, Berea Ohio

The Berea Union Depot was a significant hub in the railroad networks of northeastern Ohio from the time of its construction in 1876 until its closing in 1931. The Cleveland, Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad was constructed in 1850 and passed through Berea. By the mid-1870s a new passenger station was needed. The growth of Berea and its railroad facilities was due to the fact that the Berea stone quarry industry constituted the world's largest sandstone operations in the late 19^th century. Construction of the new depot was completed on May 3, 1876. The Plain Dealer called the building the finest passenger facility outside the big cities. In addition to the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & Indianapolis Railroad, the station was later used

Taborian Hospital, Mound Bayou Mississippi

Taborian Hospital, Mound Bayou Mississippi

Originally Built to Serve African Americans, this Rural Hospital Closed in 1982

Mound Bayou was founded in 1887 by former slaves as an example to other African Americans in the South of the benefits and rewards of self-determination and self-government. This society developed independently and offered its citizens the benefits of full participation in the social, economic, and governmental aspects of the community. Service organizations were gaining in strength across the nation at this time, and the Knights and Daughters of Tabor was a strong and influential group in the black community. As the Order grew in number and strength, the members began to wish for a Temple in which to house their headquarters. However, at the same time, the leaders of the group realized the plight of the black inhabitants of the

Rosenberg Brothers Department Store, Albany Georgia

Rosenberg Brothers Department Store, Albany Georgia

Rosenberg Brothers Department Store is significant as one of Albany's largest and most successful historic retail enterprises, and it illustrates Albany's growing importance as a regional trade center in the early twentieth century. Rosenberg's is believed to be the oldest commercial establishment in Albany which has been continuously operated by the same family. The store has additional significance as an early example of the chain store which has become such an omni-present part of twentieth-century commerce. The Rosenbergs opened their first store in Troy, Alabama in 1894. In 1896, Jacob Rosenberg opened a branch in Albany, having met and married Annie Cohn of Albany and having decided to settle there. The store was established from the first with a One-Price-to-All plan,

New York Central Terminal, Buffalo New York

New York Central Terminal, Buffalo New York

The New York Central Terminal is a monumental example of an Art Deco style civic structure. Built between 1927 and 1930, the huge complex consists of the main terminal building flanked by three wings, a power plant, six supporting structures, and the open green space to the west of the terminal. A Railroad Express Terminal Building, built prior to the complex in 1917, is also included part of the complex. The station is especially distinguished for the degree and scale with which it manifests the Art Deco style in both its immense exterior design and its lavish, grand interior. Nearly all of the architectural features associated with the style are evident in the station's massing, materials, and details and are further

John Hall Kimbrough House, Ethel Mississippi

John Hall Kimbrough House, Ethel Mississippi

Originally built circa 1860 with two, one-room deep pens connected with the open dogtrot passage and having both front and rear galleries. The house achieved its present form circa 1870 as the front and rear galleries were enclosed and an ell was placed on the eastern rear of the building attaching the historic kitchen to the main house. John Hall Kimbrough was born on July 3, 1829, in Greene County, Georgia, and is believed to have been the seventh child son of John and Ester Winslet Kimbrough. John Hall Kimbrough moved to Attala County, Mississippi in the fall of 1849 and is recorded as having purchased 280 acres of land on section 10, T 15, R 8E. It is unknown when

Warren School, Warren Texas

Warren School, Warren Texas

The 1935 Warren School is the only building of its size and era remaining in the small East Texas community of Warren. Warren, which had a population just over 300 in the 2000 Census, received federal assistance to construct the school through the Public Works Administration, which also aided the county in remodeling its courthouse. Texas Planning Board records indicate the same architecture firm, Steinman, Steinman & Golemon of Beaumont, worked on both projects. Warren, Texas is located in central Tyler County, 12 miles south of Woodville, the county seat, and about 90 miles north of the Texas Gulf Coast; Beaumont is the closest large city. The Warren School building is located two blocks west of the intersection of US Highway

Oats Park Grammar School, Fallon Nevada

Oats Park Grammar School, Fallon Nevada

Churchill County was established in February 1864, nine months prior to Nevada's entry into US statehood on 31 October 1864. After a series of temporary county seats, the emerging crossroads town of Fallon was established as the permanent Churchill County seat in 1903. Two years later, Fallon was surveyed by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company, and identified as having a population of 350. Fallon incorporated as a municipality in December 1908. Fallon developed commercially at the intersection of Williams and Maine Streets, and spread out residentially to the southeast and southwest of these crossroads. One of the prominent developments of Fallon's eastern section was the Oats Park Addition, owned by John Oats, an English immigrant to the American west. Oats and

Victor Point School, Silverton Oregon

Victor Point School, Silverton Oregon

The one room school house constructed in October 1889, and occupied for the exclusive use as Victor Point School District #112, is situated in the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range, overlooking the Drift Creek Canyon, in Marion County. Located between the towns of Silverton and Sublimity the old school house still sits in its original location on its fieldstone foundation. Vacant for fifty years the building has been maintained and used for storage until the winter of 1995-96 by the larger Victor Point District 42C who still own the building and property. Located east of Salem, between Sublimity and Silverton is the small rural unincorporated community known as Victor Point. In the late 1800's area settler's recognized the need to

Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Depot, Corvallis Oregon

Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Depot, Corvallis Oregon

The Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Depot built in 1887, is the oldest inventoried two story, wood frame passenger freight combination railroad depot in the state. In 1910 it was moved to accommodate a new depot. Although the depot has been moved a short distance from its original location near 9^th Street and Washington Avenue, it is still located on an active railroad siding. The events that led to the construction of the Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Depot begin with Colonel T. Egenton Hogg's arrival in Corvallis in 1871. He was a persuasive man with a vision that Corvallis could be the starting point for a new railroad line to Yaquina Bay on the coast of Oregon approximately fifty miles

Garrison School, Rockford Illinois

Garrison School, Rockford Illinois

Garrison School was built in 1887 to serve the students in Rockford's northwest end. The school was doubled in size in 1892 to accommodate the growing student body. This coincided with the construction of several school buildings in the Rockford School system. Hall School was constructed on the near east side. (The school was razed in 2003.) Freeman School was built in 1893, Turner School in 1898, and Jackson School in 1908. Rockford was growing at a rapid rate at the end of the 19^th century as a result of the booming furniture industry. There was a great influx of Swedish and Italian immigrants. The Italians settled in South Rockford and the Swedes settled in the near east end of Rockford.

Union Railroad Station, Joliet Illinois

Union Railroad Station, Joliet Illinois

This Depot Accommodated One Hundred Trains daily at its Peak

Joliet, due to its ideal location in relation to Chicago, by 1885 was served by four trunk lines: the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific (C.R.I. & P.); the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fee (A.T. & S.F.); the Chicago & Alton (C. & A.); and the Michigan Central (M.C.); as well as by two belt lines, the Elgin Joliet, & Eastern (E.J. & E.) and an outer belt line, the Chicago, Milwaukee, & Gary (C.M. & G.). Before the construction of Joliet Union Station in 1912, all of the above railroads maintained separate passenger stations, through which up to 60 passenger trains a day passed. In 1909, the four trunk lines began an ambitious track elevation project which the city has been

Brown Shoe Company Factory, Litchfield Illinois

Brown Shoe Company Factory, Litchfield Illinois

The factory was built with a reported $70,000 in community raised funds and built during a record fifty working days; it opened in March of 1917. The building represented at the time the next largest industry in Litchfield after the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation built earlier in 1904. The prominent St. Louis architect Albert Barleton Groves designed the Brown Shoe Company Factory building and supervised its construction. Incorporated in nearby St. Louis, Missouri, in 1893 under the name Brown Shoe Company by president George Warren Brown, the company expanded into Midwestern cities with additional manufacturing plants, warehouses, and supply centers beginning in the 1910s. Competition for these vital facilities resulted in many communities raising their own construction funds to

New Orpheum Theatre, Champaign Illinois

New Orpheum Theatre, Champaign Illinois

Opened October 19^th, 1914, the New Orpheum Theatre provided vaudeville and moving picture entertainment almost without interruption into the 1980s. The theatre was closed briefly in the summer of 1932 due to the Depression. Although the Orpheum was forced to reduce prices in half throughout the Depression, as were many other theatres, the 1940s brought an increased attendance which reflected a wartime desire for both news (newsreels) and escape (the films). The Orpheum continued to operate as a movie theatre until spring, 1986. The New Orpheum represents an intermediate time period in theatre design, when vaudeville was still in its heyday, but moving pictures were quickly developing. The turn of the century brought the construction of nickelodeons, the name being derived

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