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Harper Hospital, Detroit Michigan

Harper Hospital, Detroit Michigan

Harper Hospital is significant for the role it has played in the history of medicine in Michigan and the United States. It was established in 1866 as the first public hospital in Michigan. In 1869 it became the first hospital in the world to work with a medical school when it established a relationship with the Detroit College of Medicine, forerunner of Wayne State Medical School. This tie between an educational institution and the hospital set a pattern for the future which was later refined at places such as Johs Hopkins and Harvard Medical School. Research laboratories at Harper preceded similar laboratories in other hospitals by several years. The money to establish the original hospital was donated in 1859 by Walter

Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum - Cleveland State Hospital, Cleveland Ohio

Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum - Cleveland State Hospital, Cleveland Ohio

Demolished in 1978, this was the 2nd Long Term Mental Health Facility Built in the State

This was one of the few remaining great institutional buildings which testify to the burgeoning Victorian social consciousness. While no longer suitable for carrying out modern theories of mental illness and rehabilitation, such a structure is simultaneously a perfect expression of nineteenth century faith in progress and reason, and what must now be considered out-dated notions concerning insanity. As expressive and symbolic architecture it belongs to the same family as the State Penitentiary at Columbus, University Hall of the Ohio State University, and the State Reformatory at Mansfield. It is part institution, part fortress and part prison. The Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum was opened in Newburgh in 1855. It was the second in the state of Ohio, after the asylum in

Stemen Road Covered Bridge, Pickerington Ohio

Stemen Road Covered Bridge, Pickerington Ohio

The Stemen Road Covered Bridge was a locally-produced example of the truss design by William Howe which had widespread impact upon timber bridge construction through the whole second half of the nineteenth century. County records show that the Commissioners contracted on August 10, 1888 with the Columbus Bridge Company for the construction of the span. That company operated in Columbus, Ohio, between 1885 and 1895. Price for the Stemen Road bridge was $500.75. Records show that there was no road at this point before 1866. What kind of span, if any, crossed Sycamore Creek at this point between 1866 and 1888 is not known. The Howe truss dates from 1838 and revolutionized wooden bridge construction by its use of vertical tension

Washington School, Logansport Indiana

Washington School, Logansport Indiana

The selection of this site for a schoolhouse probably was related to its ownership by Quincy Alden Myers, a prominent Logansport attorney. An outstanding jurist, Myers capped a brilliant career by serving on the Indiana State Supreme Court. As a civic leader, he was a trustee of Logansport's city schools for thirteen years. This fact suggests why his residence on this site became a school house in the early 1890s. The property was purchased from Myers in June of 1895. The 1890s were a period of sustained population growth for the city. This growth led to increased demand for schools. In 1892, for example, the Central School became overcrowded and the city built the Lipton School. Similarly, by 1899 increased population

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, Baltimore Maryland

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Mount Clare Shops, Baltimore Maryland

Mount Clare Shops were the earliest railroad shops in the western hemisphere, if not the world. The B & O had a facility at this site since 1829. At its height, it was the most comprehensive, self-contained shop complex producing everything from steam locomotives, freight and passenger cars, bridges, small hardware and building components for use throughout the system. Operations included metal casting, forging and machinery, wood working and boiler making. After years of diminishing operations as craftsmen retired, and work was either produced elsewhere on the system or purchased, the shops were demolished in 1974. The B & O Transportation Museum uses Mount Clare Station, the circular passenger car-shop, the print shop, the paint and repair shop and the electrical

McKinley School - North Side School, Columbus Indiana

McKinley School - North Side School, Columbus Indiana

The first public school building in Columbus, Central School, was erected in 1859, expanded in 1873, and reconstructed in 1904. Other public schools were built in 1877 (Lincoin), 1880 (Jefferson), 1886 (Washington), 1892 (McKinley), and 1896 (Garfield). These were built in response to rapid population growth which took place in the 1850's and 1860's. After that period, the population grew at an increasingly lower rate until the 1930's, when a population boom which was to continue into the 1970's began. Between 1896 and 1952, no new schools were constructed, though some existing schools were expanded. Between 1952 and 1973, eleven new schools were constructed in Columbus. None of the schools constructed since 1952 have been designed by local architects. All but

Froebel School, Gary Indiana

Froebel School, Gary Indiana

The Froebel School, located in Gary, Indiana, was constructed in 1911-1912. Named for 19^th century educator Fredrich Froebel, this mammoth school occupies approximately four city blocks (approximately 15 acres) and is surrounded by park-like grounds. The school, located on the south side of Gary, was instrumental in the assimilation of the vast ethnic population that came to work in the steel mills. The Froebel School was in use until 1977 and has been vacant since then. Demolition was pending in 2004 when newly elected school board members opted to try to save the building. Gary, Indiana was incorporated on July 17^th, 1906 by the United Steel Corporation. The company purchased 9,000 acres of land and seven miles of shoreline along Lake

Louis J. Bailey Branch Library - Gary International Institute, Gary Indiana

Louis J. Bailey Branch Library - Gary International Institute, Gary Indiana

Intent on establishing production facilities in the prospering Midwest, the United States Steel Corporation was attracted to northern Indiana for its existing rail, cheap and available land, access to deep Lake Michigan waters, and room for expansion. The company ultimately purchased 9,000 acres and seven miles of shoreline, and founded Gary, Indiana in 1906. The subsidiary Gary Land Company was organized with the purpose of building the new town to meet the impending housing requirement for the influx of workers. The city's plan, called the First Subdivision, and located just south of the Grand Calumet River, was based on an 800-acre grid consisting of 4,000 lots. Broadway Street was established as the main north-south thoroughfare, and contained commercial and governmental development.

Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium, Gary Indiana

Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium, Gary Indiana

The Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation began producing steel on the shores of Lake Michigan's southernmost tip on 1905; by 1906 Gary was incorporated into a city. During the 1920s, the city experienced a significant growth in population and in the number of buildings. City officials began promoting Gary as a convention center with hopes of attracting the large crowds earlier turned away because of the lack of proper facilities. City officials decided in 1919 that a memorial was needed to commemorate former Gary Students who had loss their lives fighting in World War I. The project was completed despite little city planning or finances for support of a cultural program. Over the years, Gary never created a class of wealth that would

Bowieville - Robert Bowie House, Leeland Maryland

Bowieville - Robert Bowie House, Leeland Maryland

Mary Mackall Bowie Wooton Bowie (daughter of Robert Bowie, widow of Turner Wooton and Thomas Contee Bowie) had Bowieville (or Bowie's Villa as it is referred to in the appraisal upon her death) constructed in the early 1820s. The 1826 appraisal conducted by John Contee states, I hereby certify that we have valued the real estate above mentioned and estimate the annual value thereof at $1,200 current money. There is on the land, a large new brick dwelling house, rough cast (stuccoed), finished in the best manner, two stories high, besides the basement, with all the necessary outbuildings... The property on which it was constructed she received upon the death of her father in 1818. Her father, Robert Bowie, was twice

Theodore Roosevelt High School, Gary Indiana

Theodore Roosevelt High School, Gary Indiana

Burst Water Pipes in 2019 Forced Closure of this Historic School

The city of Gary sits at the south end of Lake Michigan in Lake County, Indiana. The landscape throughout this area, called the Calumet Region, historically contained sand dunes and wetlands that made it difficult for large settlements to take root. After the Indian removal in the 1830s the Calumet Region was opened to settlement. Pioneer settlement was sparse and slow to develop. The modern City of Gary owes its origins to industry, the United States Steel Company, who in 1904 was looking for a place to build a new plant in the Lake Michigan area. They initially thought of locating in the Waukegan, Illinois vicinity and sent Judge Elbert Gary, attorney for the corporation, to investigate the location. Gary found

George Washington Junior High School, Tampa Florida

George Washington Junior High School, Tampa Florida

George Washington Junior High School, which was built between 1914 and 1915, consisted of forty-one rooms. In 1949 a physical education building was added on the southeast corner of the schoolyard. The school was remodeled in 1923 at a cost of $100,000. The 1923 remodeling of the school consisted of a one story addition attached to the west elevation of the school and interior alterations. Several decorative Star of David medallions located at the roofline of the stairwell bays were removed from the exterior of the building ca. 1940. Physical evidence suggests that window air-conditioning units were installed, exterior doors were replaced, and the windows were boarded over in the 1970s. In 1971 it was converted to offices for the Velasco

Ralph Waldo Emerson School, Gary Indiana

Ralph Waldo Emerson School, Gary Indiana

This High School Building has Been Abandoned Since 2008

In the area of education, Emerson School was the first of the five Gary schools designed by architect William Butts Ittner to be built specifically to utilize the Platoon System, a famous educational innovation first instituted in Gary. Students were divided into two groups; one to study academic subjects, the other to study vocational and cultural subjects. The groups switched activities during the day, ensuring that all students would study both kinds of subjects and the classrooms would be in use the whole time. This system was the forerunner of our present high school curriculum. Emerson is also significant in the area of social history for its role in the planned company town of Gary, where it was used to assimilate

McAneeny-Howerdd House - Casa Delia Porta, Palm Beach Florida

McAneeny-Howerdd House - Casa Delia Porta, Palm Beach Florida

William Joseph McAneeny (1872-1935), for whom the house was built, began his business career as a purchasing agent for the Riker Motor Vehicle Co., later moving to a similar position with the Electric Vehicle Company, then to the Chalmers Motor Co., and the Hudson Motor Car Co., becoming factory manager of the Hudson Company by 1910, secretary by 1918-1927, and president of the company in 1929. Maurice Fatio came to the Palm Beach area in the 1920s as a representative of Treanor & Fatio, Architects, of New York and Palm Beach. Fatio, Swiss born, and educated as an architect, began his career after coming to America as a young man. This house is noteworthy for its very fine proportions and scale,

Henry Flagler Mansion - Whitehall, Palm Beach Florida

Henry Flagler Mansion - Whitehall, Palm Beach Florida

Henry Morrison Flagler built Whitehall for his wife-to-be, Mary Lily Kenan, whom he planned to marry after obtaining a divorce from his hopelessly mentally ill wife, Ida Alice Shourds Flagler. The site was surveyed in July 1900, Whitehall plans were begun in June of 1900, and Henry and Mary Lily moved into Whitehall on February 6^th, 1902. Flagler lived and worked in Whitehall during the winter season from 1902 until May 20^th, 1913, when he died, partly as the result of injuries suffered from a fall at Whitehall. Mary Lily married Col. Robert N. Bingham in 1916, and the house was open only for one more season before her own death in 1917. Whitehall and other of Mrs. Flagler's properties went

Brelsford House - The Banyans, Palm Beach Florida

Brelsford House - The Banyans, Palm Beach Florida

E. M. and J. H. Brelsford, brothers from Ohio, bought the land-not only the house site but a great deal more, as well as the point of land they called Brelsford Point, from Frank Dimick in 1880. Later, in 1893, they sold off part of the land to Henry M. Flagler. E. M. Brelsford completed The Banyans in 1903, and he or members of his family lived there for forty years when it was sold to Burt Winters in 1943, then to John Malbach [Maibach] in 1963, and ultimately to the Royal Poinciana Chapel in 1967. Four years after the Brelsfords bought the land described above, a Captain Hendrickson and the Brelsfords built a store on Brelsford Point in 1884. On

Campbell Union Grammar School, Campbell California

Campbell Union Grammar School, Campbell California

Located on the northeast corner of what has become one of the busiest intersections in the valley, this school is significant because it was and still remains a focal point of identity for this community. Built in 1922, it became the first Campbell Union Grammar Schools as a result of the consolidation of four districts in this once rural agricultural area. The building's monumental size with its classical lines provides a strong visual impact on our city as it serves as the westerly entrance to the historic old downtown core. Architect William H. Weeks' use of selective plantings to soften the building and a large set-back create a park-like atmosphere on the front and side facing the two streets. With the

Journal Building, Indianapolis Indiana

Journal Building, Indianapolis Indiana

The Journal Building was built in 1897 as the home of the Indianapolis Journal and as the offices of the Indianapolis Light and Power Company. It was originally built in two sections; mechanical, where the printing press was located, (rear) and office (front). At the time of demolition it was the second oldest building on Monument Circle, and was the only surviving nineteenth-century commercial building on the Circle. The Journal Building was constructed in 1897 on Monument Circle, the focal point of the city's 1821 plan, and it represents the evolution of Monument Circle from a church-studded residential area to an important element of the central business district. The building originally served as the home of the Indianapolis Journal newspaper and

Southern Pacific Railroad Station - Springfield Depot, Springfield Oregon

Southern Pacific Railroad Station - Springfield Depot, Springfield Oregon

Establishment of the railroad in Springfield brought new prosperity to the City. The Depot is significant as the historic hub of passenger flow, freight traffic and communications in Springfield from 1891 to the end of the Second World War. Commerce and trade grew with the ability to ship goods in and out. The Springfield Depot was used as both a passenger and freight station. Living quarters were located on the second level for the station master. The Springfield Depot was located adjacent to the downtown area. At one point in its history wooden planks stretched from the building up what is now 7^th Street. Twenty years after Eugene, Springfield finally got a railroad line and the town's isolation ended, Springfield got

Westernport Public School - Hammond Street School, Westernport Maryland

Westernport Public School - Hammond Street School, Westernport Maryland

Westernport is located at the terminus of the Georges Creek coal basin in western Allegany County, an area that was developed for its coal deposits in the middle third of the 19^th century. The town of Westernport, however, actually was established much earlier, in the late 18th century. Located where Georges Creek enters the North Branch of the Potomac River, the site is the westernmost point to which the Potomac River was navigable by freight boats. The town was laid out in 1800 and was officially named Westernport in 1802. The coal industry and railroad transport contributed to Westernport's growth and development in the 19^th century. In 1888 a pulp and paper plant was established in nearby Luke, Maryland, just upstream

Book Title The Atlas of Abandoned Places: A Journey Through The World's Forgotten Wonders

The Atlas of Abandoned Places: A Journey Through The World's Forgotten Wonders

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Abandoned Palaces (Abandoned Places)

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Abandoned Places: A Photographic Exploration of More Than 100 Worlds We Have Left Behind

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