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Kimball Castle, Gilford New Hampshire

Kimball Castle, Gilford New Hampshire

Historic Mansion in NH Destroyed by Fire 8/27/2025

As a boy in Penacook, N.H., Benjamin A. Kimball (1833-1920) early showed an interest in mechanics. In his teens, he studied the building and operation of locomotives. So, it was not surprising, that after graduating from Dartmouth in 1854, Kimball went to work in the shops of the Concord Railroad. After two years as a draftsman, he became superintendent of the locomotive department. By the age of 26, Kimball was the railroad's master mechanic and a designer of locomotives. In 1865, he resigned to help found the firm of Ford & Kimball. This Concord, N.H., firm manufactured railroad car wheels, and other brass and iron products. Kimball prospered financially and socially. He served on the boards of banks, utilities, his college,

Bath Covered Bridge, Bath New Hampshire

Bath Covered Bridge, Bath New Hampshire

Bath, New Hampshire was already a small industrial center in the 1790s before there was any bridge. The town voted in November 1793 to bridge the Ammonoosuc River over the mill-pond above Mr. Sargent's and Esq. Hurd's mills. Built in 1794, the cost was still given in the British system as 110 pounds total, which equaled $366.66. It lasted until taken out by an ice jam, but the town voted in 1806 to replace it, and this time the cost was quoted in American dollars at $1,000. A third bridge, built in 1820, was washed out in February 1824 and again replaced. By 1827, repairs were already needed, and Caleb Hunt was selected to supervise the project. The fate of this

Honeymoon Covered Bridge, Jackson New Hampshire

Honeymoon Covered Bridge, Jackson New Hampshire

The Ellis River drains the southeastern flank of the Presidential Range and joins the Saco River near Glen, New Hampshire. Near the village of Jackson, the East Branch of the Ellis River, also known as the Wildcat River, hastens the Ellis on its journey. Even as late as 1894, about one-half of the Town of Jackson was virgin forest. During the nineteenth century, the combination of the mountains, the forest and its hunting potential, and the Wildcat River's picturesque Jackson Falls offered escape and relief for an increasingly industrialized northeast. The first purpose-built hotel in Jackson opened in 1858. Despite its increasing prosperity, the town records are not entirely clear when the Ellis River was first crossed or even when the

Sully Plantation, Chantilly Virginia

Sully Plantation, Chantilly Virginia

Originally patented by Captain Henry Lee of Westmoreland County, possibly in 1712 or at any rate by 1725. The estate was inherited by his son, Henry Lee of Leesylvania, who may have established quarters on the property. In his will; Henry Lee of Leesylvania left his land (then in Loudoun) to his sons, Richard Bland and Theoderick. The older, Richard Bland, selected the northern half, which became his Sully plantation. On February 1, 1811 Richard Bland Lee sold to his cousin, Francis Lightfoot Lee. Sully passed out of the Lee family in 1839. It was subsequently owned by two families from Dutchess County, New York, a circumstance worth recalling since it may have some bearing in the development of the unusual

Snee Farm - Charles Pinckney House, Mount Pleasant South Carolina

Snee Farm - Charles Pinckney House, Mount Pleasant South Carolina

Snee Farm was the plantation or country seat of lawyer, planter and noteworthy politician, Charles Pinckney (1757-1824). Pinckney is among the most influential and successful politicians in the history of South Carolina. He was elected twelve times to the state legislature, served four times as governor of the state, and as U.S. Minister to Spain (1801-05). Pinckney sat on the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention where, as a staunch Federalist, he rallied for a strong national government. He is perhaps best known as the author of the Pinckney Draught to the Constitution. Although there is some debate as to the full impact of this draught on the final document, at least thirty-one of Pinckney's provisions were accepted. Always at the

Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Repair Shops, Hoboken New Jersey

Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Repair Shops, Hoboken New Jersey

The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M) Repair Shops were constructed in 1908 by the Hudson Companies, a subsidiary of the H&M Railroad Company organized in 1905 to manage their real estate properties. The H&M Repair Shops were believed to have been designed by Charles M. Jacobs (1850-1919), Chief Engineer of the H&M Railroad Company during its early years of operation. Jacobs, an expert on the design and engineering of railway tunnels, also designed the tunnels and terminals of the H&M Railroad Company. The most significant feature of the H&M Repair Shops was the rail car elevator constructed in 1907 above Track Three of the H&M Hoboken Terminal Station, about one year prior to the construction of the H&M Repair Shops building.

Bacons Castle, Surry County, Virginia

Bacons Castle, Surry County, Virginia

The fine old brick mansion in the lower part of the County, known as Bacon's Castle, was built by Arthur Allen, ancestor of the Claremont Aliens, in 1655, It was referred to as Allen's Brick House. During Bacon's Rebellion, Major William Bookings, Lieutenant Robert Burgess and Captain Arthur Long, followers of Bacon, seized this house of Allen's and made a fort of it. It was thereafter known as Bacon's Castle, Castle meaning fort. On the 29^th of December, 1676, a fight occurred here between Bacon's followers and men from the British ship Young Prince lying in the James River. Captain Robert Morris of the Young Prince claims to have carried the fort. In the County records we find depositions made in

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse, Denver Colorado

Colorado & Southern Railway Denver Roundhouse, Denver Colorado

The formation of the Colorado & Southern Railway in 1898 had its roots in the landmark railway consolidation which took place in Colorado nearly a decade earlier. That consolidation occurred on April 1^st, 1890 when the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company, a newly formed subsidiary of the Union Pacific, took control of twelve branch rail lines, including the Colorado Central, the Cheyenne & Northern, the Denver, Texas & Gulf, and the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth. The initial management of the UPD&G, however, failed to make the massive system profitable and the company went into receivership following the Silver Crash of 1893. These holdings ultimately passed into the capable hands of Frank Trumbull, who began a gradual rebuilding of

Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Maintenance Shops, Greenville Pennsylvania

Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Maintenance Shops, Greenville Pennsylvania

Andrew Carnegie established the Pittsburgh, Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company in 1897 to carry iron ore from Conneaut, Ohio, on Lake Erie to Carnegie Steel Company plants in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Forming a link between his plants and the Great Lakes ore boats arriving in Conneaut from Minnesota's Missabe Iron Range, it was part of his plan to form a complete, vertically integrated steel company. The core of the PB&LE was formed by two small lines Carnegie absorbed: the Pittsburgh, Shenango & Lake Erie Railroad, and the Butler & Pittsburgh Railroad. The company was renamed the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad in 1900. Carnegie Steel had an exclusive 999 year lease to the B&LE. This lease was acquired by

Mountain View House - Grand Resort, Whitefield New Hampshire

Mountain View House - Grand Resort, Whitefield New Hampshire

The Mountain View House is an excellent and rare representative of a grand resort hotel, a type of hostelry defined by elegance, affluence, and insularity, in a setting with splendid natural scenery. Of all the hotels that operated in the White Mountains, the Mountain View House is unique in that for 113 years, it was owned and operated by a single family, four generations of the Dodge family. Though at their heyday at the turn of the twentieth century, there were thirty grand resort hotels throughout the White Mountains, today only five survive. (The Balsams in Dixville Notch, Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, Mountain View House in Whitefield, and Eagle Mountain House and Wentworth Hall in Jackson). The Mountain View

Southern Pacific Railroad Train Station, Brownsville Texas

Southern Pacific Railroad Train Station, Brownsville Texas

The coming of the Southern Pacific Railroad to Brownsville on November 14, 1927, before the station was built, was perhaps the most significant event associated with the site. The Rio Grande Valley had enjoyed a spectacular growth from 1900 to 1930. This growth can be attributed to two factors, the introduction of irrigation in 1898, and the coming of the railroad in 1905. The Missouri Pacific Railroad had entered this area in 1905, and on May 11, 1925, the Interstate Commerce Commission granted permission for the Southern Pacific to acquire the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, which held a charter into the Valley. The completion of the Southern Pacific to its southernmost point in Brownsville was a major event. The

Eagle Mountain House Hotel, Jackson New Hampshire

Eagle Mountain House Hotel, Jackson New Hampshire

The Eagle Mountain House is located in the town of Jackson New Hampshire itself a flourishing resort community that spawned a number of hotels and boarding houses. Jackson developed as an artists' community in the 1840s in the wake of North Conway directly to the south. The town's nestled situation in a narrow valley was particularly scenic and the fact that it was nearer by several miles to Mount Washington than any other town in the region gave it an attractive advantage. As in most White Mountain communities artists and tourists were initially housed in farmhouses which operated as seasonal boarding houses. The first hotel in Jackson was the Jackson Falls House erected in 1858. The town's development was given a

Canal Street Transit Station, New Orleans Louisiana

Canal Street Transit Station, New Orleans Louisiana

Canal Station, located on Square 365 in New Orleans, Louisiana, witnessed the evolution of the New Orleans mass transit system from street railway to bus. The structure adjoins the thoroughfare that historically has been the most prominent commercial street in the city. The square, bounded by Canal, N. Dupre, Iberville (formerly Customhouse) and N. White streets, was purchased by the New Orleans City Railroad Company on June 20^th, 1860 for the purpose of erecting a streetcar station in service to the firm's proposed Canal Street line. The Canal Street line was one of four planned by the private railroad company; these lines established the New Orleans City Railroad Company as a competitor in the city's transportation sector with the New Orleans

Mount Washington Hotel, White Mountains, Bretton Woods New Hampshire

Mount Washington Hotel, White Mountains, Bretton Woods New Hampshire

This finest of all White Mountain hotels opened to the public on August 1 , 1902. Numbered among its famous guests were Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison, Mary Pickford, and Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Warren G. Harding. Today it is a beautifully maintained hostelry operated for over 100 years in much the same style for a clientele that returns year after year. Though at their heyday at the turn of the 20^th century, there were thirty such hotels throughout the White Mountains, today only five survive. (The Balsams in Dixville Notch, Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, Mountain View House in Whitefield, and Eagle Mountain House and Wentworth Hall in Jackson). When the Mount Washington Hotel opened in 1902, it was the

The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, Dixville Notch New Hampshire

The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, Dixville Notch New Hampshire

First in the Nation Presidential Primary is Held in this New Hampshire Hotel

The Balsams is an excellent and rare representative of a grand resort hotel, a type of hostelry defined by elegance, affluence, and insularity, in a setting with splendid natural scenery. Though at their heyday at the turn of the 20^th century, there were thirty such hotels throughout the White Mountains, today only five survive. (The Balsams in Dixville Notch, Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, Mountain View House in Whitefield, and Eagle Mountain House and Wentworth Hall in Jackson) The Balsams ranks among the finest representatives not only in the region, but in New England. Like most New England examples, it achieved aesthetic impact not through architecturally stunning buildings, but through its immense size and spectacular setting. The hotel offered its

Mission Brewery - American Agar Company, San Diego California

Mission Brewery - American Agar Company, San Diego California

The Mission Brewery was built as brewery in 1912-1913 and opened in June 1913. The brewing industry was pioneered in San Diego by Austrian immigrants Mr. Doblar and Mr. Wedel who opened many local beer gardens following the opening of the first brewery in 1868. The San Diego Brewing Company was later founded in 1895 by men of German descent, and Gothic style breweries became popular in San Diego. The man who purchased the Mission Brewery site, block 182 of the Middletown Addition, in 1912, was August F. Lang, a German. The purchase was made in the name of the newly incorporated Bay City Brewing Company, for which Lang had served as president and secretary-treasurer in 1886. A druggist by trade,

Santa Fe Railroad Station, San Diego California

Santa Fe Railroad Station, San Diego California

The depot, a long picturesque building of the mission type, was to be, when finished, the largest, and finest station in the state. So the March 15, 1914, issue of the San Diego Union declared. This paper also noted that the contract for the building, for $230,000, went to the William Simpson Construction Company. The steel came from Chicago, but all the other materials were purchased locally. In its January 1, 1915, issue, the same paper noted that the decorative tiles had been ordered from the California China Products Co. of National City. The furnishings were opulent and expensive; the solid brass ticket booth gratings, for example, costing $1,000 each. This issue of the paper also reported that the depot would

Graeme Park - Horsham Plantation, Horsham Township Pennsylvania

Graeme Park - Horsham Plantation, Horsham Township Pennsylvania

Graeme Park, originally called Fountain Low, was the one of the improved portions of Lieutenant Governor Sir William Keith's 1,735 acre Pennsylvania plantation. The extant three-story, one-room deep house was conceived of as a malt house, a utilitarian structure where grain would have been processed for later conversion into alcohol-and started in 1722. While the shell was finished the interiors were not completed until after its sale to Dr. Thomas Graeme. In 1739, Graeme, Keith's son-in-law, purchased the plantation and during his tenure converted the malt house into a summer dwelling for his family's seasonal, and later, fulltime use. After his death in 1772, Graeme's daughter Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson, a well-known Philadelphia poet and intellectual, inherited the house and continued to

Bronxville Railroad Station, Bronxville New York

Bronxville Railroad Station, Bronxville New York

Prior to the arrival of the railroads, Westchester County was a series of small independent communities separated by farmland and rural estates. The opening of rail lines connecting the towns and villages of Westchester with New York City was to irrevocably change the character of this county. On April 25, 1831, the New York and Harlem Railroad was incorporated with a planned run between New York City and the town of Harlem in northern Manhattan. Service to White Plains was soon inaugurated. rt was the advent of reliable train service between Westchester and New York City that brought about the suburban development of the county. The original railroads were modest single-track lines with small wooden stations. As demand for service increased

Tuckahoe Railroad Station, Tuckahoe New York

Tuckahoe Railroad Station, Tuckahoe New York

Prior to the arrival of the railroads, Westchester County was a series of small independent communities separated by farmland and rural estates. The opening of rail lines connecting the towns and villages of Westchester with New York City was to irrevocably change the character of this county. On April 25, 1831, the New York and Harlem Railroad was incorporated with a planned run between New York City and the town of Harlem in northern Manhattan. Service to White Plains was soon inaugurated. It was the advent of reliable train service between Westchester and New York City that brought about the suburban development of the county. The original railroads were modest single-track lines with small wooden stations. As demand for service increased

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