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Stewart-Nye House, Carson City Nevada

Stewart-Nye House, Carson City Nevada

William Morris Stewart (1827-1909), was one of the first two Senators to the United States Congress from Nevada. He was born on August 9, 1827 in Wayne County, New York. In 1835 the family moved to Trumbull County, Ohio. In 1848, Stewart entered Yale University, where he stayed a year and a half. In January 1850, Stewart obtained passage from New York to Panama, crossed the isthmus, set sail again and arrived in San Francisco in April 185O. He immediately joined the rush to Nevada City, California, where he remained until 1862; amassing a sizeable estate in mining, selling water to the miners to aid in their operations, and operating a sawmill. In addition to these enterprises, Stewart found time to

Marble House - William Vanderbilt House, Newport Rhode Island

Marble House - William Vanderbilt House, Newport Rhode Island

Insofar as the Vanderbilt family is concerned, Marble House represents its first great, splash in the social waters of summer Newport. As the ambitious and strong-minded Alva Smith Vanderbilt planned it, it placed her on top of a tidal wave of social importance and it gave to the Newport locale a new standard of luxury, pretension and formality. This house is a showy but handsome monument to our biggest display of the power of money and of conspicuous consumption. Within this house and grounds took place many private and public events controlled by Mrs. Vanderbilt (Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont following her divorce); among them were early gatherings of the suffragettes. Because of its chatelaine, perhaps, and surely because of its

Blenheim Hotel, Atlantic City New Jersey

Blenheim Hotel, Atlantic City New Jersey

Four years after the Marlborough was completed, the Children's Seashore Home property across Ohio Avenue came up for sale. Popular tales recount that the owners offered the land to Josiah White and, when he was not interested, suggested that an amusement company would be glad to take the property. At that point, of course, White reappraised the situation and bought the property. In fact, the Marlborough Annex Company acquired the land, and in the summer, William Price, working as Price and McLanahan, Architects, was asked to make the plans for a new building. In the four years since the completion of the Marlborough, a number of significant events had occurred that shaped the new building. First, was the success of the

Marlborough Hotel, Atlantic City New Jersey

Marlborough Hotel, Atlantic City New Jersey

Historic Atlantic City Resort Hotel Demolished in 1979

In 1900, nearly a half century after the Dennis was established, Josiah White, owner of the Luray Hotel and a Quaker, acquired the property of the school and the Convent of the Sacred Heart for a new hotel. That year, he retained Philadelphia Quaker William L. Price (1861 - 1916), previously designer of additions to the Luray as well as architect of the new dining room for White's cousin Daniel White's neighboring Traymore Hotel. Price had already established a reputation as a hotel architect with the chateau style Kennilworth Inn of 1890 at Asheville, North Carolina, which received much attention in the architectural press. During the last decade of the nineteenth century, Price's various firms provided plans for the additions to

George Colt Mansion, Erie Pennsylvania

George Colt Mansion, Erie Pennsylvania

The George Colt Mansion was the home of a prominent Erie banker from its completion in 1872 until his death in 1908. The owner was a member of a pioneering Erie family which settled in the region in 1795. One of the very first settlers in Erie County was Judah Colt, land agent for the Pennsylvania Population Company after 1797. In this capacity he was largely responsible for the early development of the area. Among those associated with him in his agency was a nephew, Thomas Colt, who later became burgess and the first mayor of the city of Erie in 1851. George Pearson Colt, the son of Thomas, was born in Erie in 1834. At an early age he became

Dennis Hotel, Atlantic City New Jersey

Dennis Hotel, Atlantic City New Jersey

This Historic Hotel Building is now Part of Ballys Casino

Of the three hotels the Dennis is the oldest by virtue of its succession to the buildings constructed on the property acquired by William Dennis just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. After the war ended, the cottage was acquired by Joseph H. Borton, who extended it along Michigan Avenue. Although nothing of the original cottage survives, the early building had long lasting effects on the eventual hotel, determining by the location of its public rooms, the future development of the site. That first hotel was pictured in an engraving in Heston's Handbook of Atlantic City, 1892. It showed a three-story, L-shaped, frame structure with porches surrounding the Michigan Avenue front. The ell extended across the property and fronted

Alnwick Hall Morris New Jersey

Alnwick Hall Morris New Jersey

Alnwick Hall, built in 1904, is a rare and virtually unaltered survivor of Millionaires' Row, that stretch of Madison Avenue where the fabulously wealthy (as well as mere millionaires) resided in turn of the century Morristown and Morris Township. Inspired by Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, England, Alnwick is a representative example of the taste of its era, when the new American plutocracy emulated European models socially and architecturally. Its owners were Edward P. Meany, a prominent attorney and pioneer in the telecommunications industry, and his wife Rosaline, who made Alnwick famous for glittering musical entertainments. The fortune that built Alnwick was amassed by Edward P. Meany (1854-1938) from a career as one of America's most distinguished lawyers. Admitted to the bar

Hotel Astor, New York City, New York

Hotel Astor, New York City, New York

Shortly before the opening of the Hotel Astor in 1904, the owner, William Waldorf Astor, predicted in The New York Times that the new building would be the finest hotel in the world. Lavishness and elegance were apparent throughout the building, from the richly ornamented exterior to the carefully decorated public rooms and guest accommodations. The hotel was acclaimed for its fire-proof construction and for its many technical innovations, including an incinerator, thermostats in every room, and cool air-conditioning. The original part of the Hotel Astor was 9 stories and extended along Broadway for 200 feet and from Broadway along West 44^th and West 45th Streets to a depth of 160 feet. It was built at a cost of approximately seven

Reed Mansion - Erie Club, Erie Pennsylvania

Reed Mansion - Erie Club, Erie Pennsylvania

The Reed Mansion is located on the northwest corner of peach and West Sixth Streets, Erie, Pennsylvania, with the First Presbyterian Church directly north on Peach Street and the Erie County Court House directly west on West Sixth Street. It faces the West park and across West Sixth Street to the south is the palatial residence of the late Mrs. Annie Wainwright Scott Strong. The house was designed by General Charles Reed and built about 1849 by him as a home. His grandfather Col. Seth Reed, a Revolutionary War soldier, was the first white settler of the City of Erie, Pennsylvania. It is a two-story (with, attic and basement) building, 71' 10 long 68' 5 wide and 55' high including the

Stanford-Lathrop Mansion, Sacramento California

Stanford-Lathrop Mansion, Sacramento California

The original owner and builder of the house was Shelton C, Fogus, a pioneer merchant of Sacramento. Fogus was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1817; he was a veteran of the Mexican war and painted a large scene of the fall of Col. John Hardin at the Battle of Buena Vista (1847), which he later took about the country. In 1856, Fogus bought two lots at the southeast corner of 8^th and N streets, in Sacramento, from William Dodd; Fogus then built a small structure on the property at an estimated cost of $2,000. In 1857, Seth Babson (born 1828 in Maine, died 1907 in California) was commissioned to design a fine house of brick and plaster. This house and property

Caumsett Manor - Marshall Field Estate, Cold Spring Harbor New York

Caumsett Manor - Marshall Field Estate, Cold Spring Harbor New York

Caumsett Manor is one of the last grand mansions on Long Island retaining most of its acreage and outbuildings. It is a fine example of English Georgian design adapted for a 20^th century American country estate. Built in 1924-25 for use as a hunting lodge and farm, the estate was designed by architect, John Russell Pope for Marshall Field. The house has been reduced from its original monumental proportions. The west wing containing the living room and master bedrooms and the east wing which contained servants' quarters have been demolished. The original dining room has been converted to a kitchen. Subsidiary first-floor rooms have been converted to a living room, dining room and library, all much smaller than the rooms which

The Shelburne Hotel, Atlantic City New Jersey

The Shelburne Hotel, Atlantic City New Jersey

The original Shelburne Hotel was a frame structure, described as sprawling … with wide porches and sun parlors. This hotel was reknowned for its cuisine, and it attracted such patrons as James Buchanan Diamond Jim Brady, who paid $1000 /week for his apartment facing the ocean and who died in the Shelburne in 1917. In 1922, the section nearest the Boardwalk was replaced by a 9-story structure (the existing front section). The architect of this section is not known. The 12-story center section, designed by Warren and Wetmore of New York City, was built in 1926. During this period, Atlantic City was still primarily a health resort, catering to the demand for the regenerative effects of sun and salt water bathing.

David Preston School, Detroit Michigan

David Preston School, Detroit Michigan

In the last decade of the nineteenth century, the City of Detroit was experiencing rapid growth that was straining the fabric of its educational system. In 1894 Preston School was constructed to relieve overcrowding at the existing Tappen and Webster Schools. The architectural firm of Malcolmson and Higginbotham designed the school, having served as the Detroit School Board's architect under a renewable annual contract since 1891. The firm completed research into architectural plans for the most progressive schools built in the nation at that time, and visited numerous structures. Preston School was one of five designed by the firm and built by the school board in 1 894, (including Eastern High School, Western High School, Berry School, and Columbian School). Malcolmson

Hartman Building and Theater, Columbus Ohio

Hartman Building and Theater, Columbus Ohio

Samuel B. Hartman was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in 1830 and died in Columbus, Ohio in 1918. Having completed medical studies in Philadelphia in 1857, he began practicing medicine in Pennsylvania. Eventually he moved to Columbus, Ohio where he founded an immensely successful surgery practice. In order to expand his practice, he began to erect buildings in which to house his enterprises and patients; some of the structures are still extant. However, his real fame and fortune came through the sale of the patent medicine Peruna, which earned him enough money to embark upon large-scale real estate ventures. Among the buildings built by Hartman were the Peruna Building, the Surgical Hotel and the Hartman Building and Theater. One of the

Woonsocket Company Mill 2, Woonsocket Rhode Island

Woonsocket Company Mill 2, Woonsocket Rhode Island

The original plan, which remains essentially unaltered, was a simple rectangle placed perpendicular to the Blackstone River and with the main entrance at the center of the southeast facade of the building. The building measures 110'10 x 48'7 and is four stories plus an attic. See Mill Number 1 for more history of this mill.

Woonsocket Company Mill 1, Woonsocket Rhode Island

Woonsocket Company Mill 1, Woonsocket Rhode Island

Mill number 1 was built in 1827 by Daniel Daniels and Jonathan Russell and was operated as the Russell Manufacturing Company. In 1929 the company failed during the depression. In 1831 the property was purchased by Sullivan Dorr and Crawford Allen, and in 1832 the firm was chartered as the Woonsocket Company. The Mill measures 137'8 x 45'8 and is 3 stories plus basement and attic. In 1833 the Number 2 Mill was built. About this time the name of the village was changed from Danville to Bernon after a relative of Crawford Allen. Number 3 Mill was built in 1835 on the northwest corner of Number 2 Mill. By 1846 the mills employed 250 people, had 288 looms with 11,500

Clinton Mill, Woonsocket Rhode Island

Clinton Mill, Woonsocket Rhode Island

The mill was built by the Clinton Manufacturing Co. in 1849 and they operated it until 1876, when it was taken over by the huge textile firm of B. B. and R. Knight. In October, 1918 the Knight corporation purchased all plant, water rights, etc. which they retained until the Knight firm was dissolved in 1923. The mill then passed into the hands of trustees. It was operated as a textile mill until about 1950. It was then occupied by a discount store. Severely damaged by fire in the mid-1960's, the building was later acquired by the City of Woonsocket, condemned and scheduled for demolition. The mill was demolished in June, 1969. The original building was five stories high with a

Union Railroad Station, Providence Rhode Island

Union Railroad Station, Providence Rhode Island

The Providence Union Station building complex, constructed approximately five hundred feet north of the earlier Tefft depot, was designed as part of the elevated viaduct, with Francis Street running directly underneath the main terminal building. Architects Stone, Carpenter and Willson designed the structures, which were built on pilings sunk into the recently filled Cove Basin. The main terminal building is composed of two sections: the front portion is a two-story hip-roofed structure, with its main floor at the level of the elevated tracks; the rear portion, covered by a sawtooth roof, is a one-story brick block. There was a great deal of controversy when the station was built whether to construct a head or a through station. The plan as adopted

Kingston Train Station, South Kingston Rhode Island

Kingston Train Station, South Kingston Rhode Island

In the 1830s, the principal mode of travel from Boston to New York was by stagecoach to Providence, with transfer to steamer from Providence to New York. As the ride could be difficult and the route often compromised by weather, it became increasingly apparent that alternative land-based transportation was a necessity. In 1835, the Boston and Providence Railroad was opened from Boston to India Point, east of the Providence Harbor. A second rail line on the west side of the harbor, the New York, Providence, and Boston Railroad opened in 1837 from Providence to Stonington, Connecticut. This line was known popularly as the Stonington Line. Passengers traveling through were ferried across the harbor between the two lines until 1847 when they

Westerly Train Station, Westerly Rhode Island

Westerly Train Station, Westerly Rhode Island

Much of Westerly's historic period development is owed to its location on major transportation arteries that linked the major cities of the Northeast. Located on the headwaters of the Pawcatuck River, the most significant river route in southern Rhode Island, the city initially served as an important waterborne travel and shipping point for the surrounding countryside. By the mid-seventeenth century, a system of roads, including Post Road (U.S. Highway 1), was established and connected Westerly with Providence and Boston to the north and New York to the south. Settlement, however, remained sparse in the small village until the mid-nineteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution began to gather steam. Westerly's position as a shipping center was augmented by the completion of the

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