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Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatarium, Louisville Kentucky

Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatarium, Louisville Kentucky

The Waverly Hills complex contains three major buildings. The main structure is a large four story brick and stone building with a curved plan and a square tower above the entrance. There is a three-bay Gothic-arched entrance porch. Near the main building is a two-story, frame structure with half-timber work. There are two sections now joined and this may have been the building erected about 1910-11. Northwest of these buildings is a 2 1/2 story brick building with stone trim. It is a Y-shaped structure, in a Tudor Gothic style. The complex is situated on top of a wooded hill in southwestern Jefferson County. The Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatarium was established with the appointment of a board of directors in 1906.

McConnells Mill Covered Bridge, Ellwood City Pennsylvania

McConnells Mill Covered Bridge, Ellwood City Pennsylvania

The covered bridge located in McConnel's Mill State Park in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, is a bridge that has considerable aesthetic appeal, in part because of its surroundings. Nestled in a magnificent gorge surrounded by foliage and next to an old grist mill that gives the area - and the bridge - its name, the McConnell's Mill Bridge, completed in 1875, seems the epitome of the traditional American covered bridge. Rising from stone abutments over Slippery Rock Creek, its red-painted board-and-batten exterior gives the bridge the semblance of a barn over a river, allowing it to shed its associations with engineering and technology and enter the realm of architecture. The bridge coverings were built to prevent the wooden trusses from inclement weather

Ormond Plantation, Destrehan Louisiana

Ormond Plantation, Destrehan Louisiana

The plantation house at Ormond is situated on the left bank of the Mississippi River just above Destrehan, in St. Charles Parish. The house is said to have been built by Richard Butler, a member of a prominent family of American Army people who came to Louisiana from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. At the time of the transfer in 1803, Col. Thomas Butler was in command of the American troops who took possession of the colony at that time. He died of yellow fever in 1805. Another member of the family, a cousin of Richard Butler, was a general during the Mexican War. When Richard Sutler acquired the property from the Widow Charbonnette (Antoinette Livaudais) on May 29^th, 1811, there was included in

Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Strawberry Mansion has also been known as Summerville and Somerton. In 1783, Quaker lawyer William Lewis acquired a thirteen-acre tract that had been part of the Hood family's large Northern Liberties land holdings during the first half of the eighteenth century. By the time he made this purchase, Lewis had already written some of the nation's first anti-slavery legislation. Lewis went on to serve as Pennsylvania's federal attorney, a U.S. District Court judge, and an unofficial advisor to both Alexander Hamilton and George Washington. He lived in Philadelphia and, like many of his peers, shared the desire to establish a nearby rural retreat for himself and his family. About 1789 he commissioned Summerville, the future core of Strawberry Mansion, on the

Lindenwald Mansion - Martin Van Buren House, Kinderhook New York

Lindenwald Mansion - Martin Van Buren House, Kinderhook New York

This house was built in 1797. The knocker on the old front door of this famous mansion bears the date 1797. This however, refers to the building of the small and much less imposing building, which was the beginning of this Mansion, and was erected by Peter Van Ness. There was still an earlier house on the place when Peter Van Ness bought it about 1780. The house of 1797 was greatly improved by Judge Van Ness, a son, and still more improved and enlarged by Mr. Van Buren on his return from Washington, when he named it Lindenwald. Many of the most distinguished men of the period of the Van Ness and Van Buren families were entertained here, among whom

Paramount Theatre Baton Rouge Louisiana

Paramount Theatre Baton Rouge Louisiana

Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States. Walter E. Stephens, of the Baton Rouge architectural firm Prather & Stephens, was both architect and contractor for the new theater. Said to be the most thoroughly equipped and scientifically built motion picture play house in the South, this fireproof structure boasted the country's first floorlights and the country's second automatic dimmer-bank controls for lighting. In 1930, the Columbia's name was changed to Paramount. The opening of the Columbia Theatre on September 4, 1920, was a momentous occasion in Baton Rouge. Dedication ceremonies included a concert by the Stanocola Brass Band, music

Robert A. Grinnan House New Orleans Louisiana

Robert A. Grinnan House New Orleans Louisiana

The building is significant as one of the best works of Henry Howard, the architect who later designed the more famous Belle Grove Plantation, in which he used the same Greek Corinthian order. It should be mentioned that earlier writers, including Nathaniel C. Curtis in his book New Orleans, Its Old Houses, Shops and Public Buildings attribute the design to James Gallier, Sr. It was designed for three lots with a frontage of only 91 feet. Additional land was acquired in portions at various dates. Originally, it did not have the spacious setting which it now has. Major alterations have been few, and they have been handled without detriment to the original design. The addition of the small room to the

White Hall - Thomas Porcher Plantation House, Pinopolis South Carolina

White Hall - Thomas Porcher Plantation House, Pinopolis South Carolina

In 1818, Thomas Porcher the son and namesake of the builder of Ophir house, built the older portion of this house at White Hall using a plan with a central hall like that of a Charleston Single House, but decorating it with a mixture of styles between that used, by his father at Ophir and such work as his kindred were affecting in Upper Saint John's. In the next generation, the wing vdth the bay vindow was added to White Hall by Porcher's son-in-law, Charles Lucas. The basic plan of White Hall provides a central hall separating two large rooms across the front and two small first-floor rooms in the rear shed, although the shed may not be original. The addition

The DeBruhl House, Columbia South Carolina

The DeBruhl House, Columbia South Carolina

This house was erected in 1820 and is locally attributed to Robert Mills. While it has a good many of Mill's characteristics, it does not have quite the scale in details that would identify it as such. So far as the known records indicate, there is no basis to attribute the work to Mills. The house was built for the DeBruhl family, a family long prominent in South Carolina political life, and the date of erection suggests it might have been built for Jesse DeBruhl, Jesse was very active in the public life of the city, and during the Harrison vs Van Buren presidential campaign was the leader of The Democrats in Richland County. The DeBruhl family intermarried with another prominent

Milford Mansion - Governor John Manning Plantation, Pinewood South Carolina

Milford Mansion - Governor John Manning Plantation, Pinewood South Carolina

John Lawrence Manning was governor of South Carolina from 1852 to 1854; following in the footsteps of his father, Richard I. Manning, who had been governor from 1824 to 1826. Manning as the fourth of six governors of South Carolina in his family. He married Susannah Hampton, daughter of Major general Wade Hampton. After her death, he married Sarah Bland Clarke of Virginia. Their children were Douglas Gordon, Ellen Clarke, and John Clarke. It is not known who the second owner of the house, Mrs. Williams, was; but since it has been reported that she inherited the house, perhaps she was Ellen Clarke Manning. The house is sometimes known as Manning's Folly, because of its great expense. The Georgian Period (Vol.

Millwood - Wade Hamption Mansion Ruins, Columbia South Carolina

Millwood - Wade Hamption Mansion Ruins, Columbia South Carolina

Only the ruined portico of this important South Carolina plantation house survives. These are the remains of a hexastyle, prostyle, Greek Revival portico, supported by square, red-brick piers. The two end columns were square in plan, with sunk panels and molded bases. The four round center columns were fluted and had molded bases. They are of red brick, stuccoed. In height they range from 2 feet to 20 feet. Millwood plantation was one of the largest and most profitable plantations in the middle section of the state. Colonel Wade Hampton I owned the property as early as 1787. His son Wade Hampton II was born in Columbia on April 21, 1791. Hampton I operated a toll bridge across the Congaree River,

Indianfield Plantation House, Pinopolis South Carolina

Indianfield Plantation House, Pinopolis South Carolina

Built in the early Nineteenth Century, Indianfield was covered by Lake Moultire in 1940. The house was two stories, hipped roof, with pitches illustrating the progressive lowering of roof up to the classic revival; three hipped-roof dormers on front and one at either end, lighting attic space. The floor plan is simple, consisting of four rooms, two on each floor, separated by a hall. The chimneys occur on the rear wall. What fragments of interior finish remained show it to have been simple, well designed, late Georgian trim as is seen in older houses in the lower part of Berkeley County,

Kensington Plantation, Eastover South Carolina

Kensington Plantation, Eastover South Carolina

Kensington Plantation was one of several plantations acquired by Matthew Singleton, who died in 1787, willing the property to his son, John. By the time the family holdings had been passed on to John's son, Richard, they consisted of over 12,000 acres of prime cotton land on both sides of the Wateree River. Matthew Richard, Richard Singleton's heir, moved to the Headquarters plantation after a tour of duty in Europe as a military attache. In 1844, after his marriage, the plantation was renamed Kensington and the house and grounds were improved. The Kensington House was completed in 1855 after Matthew Richard's death at the age of 38 and was occupied by his wife, children and his wife's mother during the Civil

Brick House Ruins, Edisto Island South Carolina

Brick House Ruins, Edisto Island South Carolina

The date of the erection of the house has never been determined. Some writers believe it to be seventeenth century, but it dates probably from about 1725. The first reference to it seems to be in an indenture dated February 3, 1746, between Paul Hamilton and John MacLeod. This indenture recites that the land was granted to Thomas Sacheverel by the Lords Proprietors of the Province about May 10, 1703. As a house is referred to in this indenture it is sure that such was on the site by 1746. The architectural elements would point to date of about 1725, which would be confirmed by the architectural style of Crowfield, built about 1730. In 1793 the Brick House became the property

Crum Covered Bridge, Rinard Mills Ohio

Crum Covered Bridge, Rinard Mills Ohio

In 1818 Isaac Rinard established a gristmill on Little Muskingum River about one and a half miles south of this location, and Baldwin Cox built a sawmill nearby. A small hamlet, known as Rinard's Mills, developed at the site of these early industries. In June 1866, the Monroe County Commissioners met, on the banks of the meandering Muskingum, for the purpose of ascertaining the views of the citizens of that part of the county in regard to the location of a bridge across that beautiful stream. One month later, the commissioners appointed James Lanig to survey two sites, one on the road from Graysville to Cochransville and one at Old Camp Run, and to prepare plans and specifications for one or

John Bright Covered Bridge No. 2, Carroll Ohio

John Bright Covered Bridge No. 2, Carroll Ohio

The John Bright Covered Bridge was built in 1881 by Augustus Borneman and Sons of Lancaster, Ohio. It was built on land owned by the Bright family - one of the pioneer families of the area. The bridge is a combination truss (i.e. one in which both wood and metal is used). It replaced an earlier bridge of 1878, which had also been of wood or wood and metal. It is not known why that bridge had to be replaced so quickly. The suspension truss design of this bridge is an unusual form, which does not conform precisely to any of the common truss types of the period. It is known to have been used in only a few bridges in

John Bright Iron Bridge No. 1, Carroll Ohio

John Bright Iron Bridge No. 1, Carroll Ohio

A contract for the building of this bridge has not been found, but it has been suggested that a number of references in the Commissioners' Journals for dates in 1884 and 1885, all referring to the Smith Mill Bridge in Liberty Township, are for this iron bridge. There was a Smith Mill by Poplar Creek, hence the name Smith Mill Bridge. Augustus Borneman was paid $1000 for the Smith Mill Bridge in June 1884, and in July he was paid a further $400. In January 1885 he received $520 making a total of $1920 - a high price for 1885. As with the John Bright No. 2 Covered Bridge, which pre-dates No. 1 by about three years, there was, according to

FB Stearns Auto Company Cleveland Ohio

FB Stearns Auto Company Cleveland Ohio

The F. B. Stearns Company, in the words of one historian, never was a large concern, but it (was) ... prominent, for its progressive ideas. That progressiveness become most apparent in the Stearns plant, whose various additions summarize the changes in manufacturing methods and factory design that occurred over the Cleveland auto industry's 34 year history. Frank Ballou Stearns was born in Berea, Ohio, the son of Frank M. Stearns, a wealthy Cleveland executive. Frank B. Stearns attended Cleveland's University School and Case School of Applied Science, leaving college in the fall of 1896 to build a one cylinder gasoline automobile in the family barn at Euclid Avenue and E. 101^st Street. Although Stearns later returned to Case and graduated, his

Baker Motor Vehicle Company - Rauch and Lang Carriage Company Cleveland Ohio

Baker Motor Vehicle Company - Rauch and Lang Carriage Company Cleveland Ohio

The Baker Motor Vehicle Company and The Rauch and Lang Carriage Company have a long and related history. Rauch and Lang was the oldest company in Cleveland's automobile industry, while Baker was the oldest electric automobile manufacturer in the nation. When the two companies merged, they became the largest producer of electric vehicles in the world. The history of the Rauch and Lang Carriage Company begins with Jacob Rauch, a German blacksmith who operated a wagon repair shop on pearl Street (W. 25^th Street) in Cleveland. At the time of its founding in 1853, Rauch's company provided repair work for coaches on the Cleveland-Cincinnati stage line. Jacob's son, Charles Rauch, joined the firm in 1860, becoming expert in the making and

The Winton Motor Car Company, Cleveland Ohio

The Winton Motor Car Company, Cleveland Ohio

Cleveland's automobile industry began at a commercial level with Alexander Winton's sale of a one-cylinder motor vehicle to Robert Allison on March 24, 1898. That year, The Winton Motor Carriage Company completed twenty-two passenger vehicles and eight trucks. By 1899, the Winton company had become the nation's largest automobile manufacturer. Seventy-five percent of the reasons for Winton's success, said one writer in 1904, can be summed up in one word - system. The driving force behind that system was the company founder and president, Alexander Winton. Winton was born and raised in Scotland, receiving training as a marine engineer in Clyde. In 1885, at the age of 25, Winton came to Cleveland to work as the superintendent of the Phoenix

Book Title Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences (Jonglez photo books)

Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences (Jonglez photo books)

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

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Abandoned Palaces (Abandoned Places)

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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