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Milton H. Sanford-William King Covell House, Newport Rhode Island

Milton H. Sanford-William King Covell House, Newport Rhode Island

The Boston Journal on August 9, 1870 published the following:
The most elegantly finished house ever built in Newport is that of Mr. M. H. Sanford, just completed. Though a New Yorker, the work has been done entirely by Boston parties, even to the furnishings of the parlors. Messrs. Fehmer and Emerson are the architects, and A. A. Low & Co. the builders. The location is on the Point and the lawn has a water front and sea wall built at great expense. The house is rather plain on the exterior, of the bar finish, with French roof and wide piazzas on three sides. The interior finish is hardly to be described. Not a particle of paint or shellac is

Capt, James Henry Swift House, Whidbey Island, Washington

Capt, James Henry Swift House, Whidbey Island, Washington

Captain Swift, whaler, from New Bedford, Mass., came to Whidby Island with the Anadir for the first load of spars for a foreign country, and bought the house from Smith in 1855, paying $3,000.00 in gold for it. The house was the scene of notable visits, including Governors and other officials. The house was moved, log for log, and stone for stone, from Penn Cove, its original site, to the present location, Front and Colbert streets, adjoining the City Park, by his son Dr. George Swift, of Seattle. In doing this but two new logs were added, and what is now the living room comprised the whole house and included a lean-to; the partitions dividing the house into rooms and the

Hoo Hoo House, Seattle, King County Washington

Hoo Hoo House, Seattle, King County Washington

This building represented a pivotal phase of Seattle architectural development. Reflecting an awareness of the American tradition of wooden architectural forms (as well as the superabundance of timber resources in the Pacific Northwest). it also marked the introduction to this region of the more recent architectural aims of the Midwest prairie architects, and the tentative adaptation of these aims to a new environment. The building stood in sharp contrast to its American Renaissance� neighbors at the Exposition. The Hoo Hoo house, one of the best architectural features of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, is fundamentally English, suggesting the Elizabethan cottages in the land of their origin: there is also a suggestion of the Swiss. The resultant is a combination that appeals to one

Fowler Building - Leader Building, Port Townsend, Washington

Fowler Building - Leader Building, Port Townsend, Washington

This 1874 Building Has Been Occupied by the Port Townsend Leader since 1916

Enoch S. Fowler was born in Lubec, Maine, in 1813 and took to the sea at an early age. He came to the Pacific Coast in 1849, in the vessel Quaddy Belle. Fowler acted as mate aboard the brig George Emery, which had previously brought Plummer and Bachelder to the Sound. He made Port Townsend his home port in 1852, but continued to follow the sea, operating the schooner Cynosure between San Francisco and Puget Sound. In 1857 he left the sea and married the widow of Captain Caines. Captain Fowler became one of the most prominent and progressive men of the settlement. In 1859 he built the first dock at which a vessel could land safely and was the promoter

Lynnewood Hall Mansion, Elkins Park Pennsylvania

Lynnewood Hall Mansion, Elkins Park Pennsylvania

Lynnewood Hall is a two-story, seventeen-bay Classical Revival mansion that overlooks a terraced lawn to the south. The house is constructed of limestone and is raised one-half story on a stone base that forms a terrace around the perimeter of the building. The mansion is a T plan with the front facade forming the cross arm of the T. Enclosed semicircular loggias extend from the east and west ends of the cross arm and a three-story wing forms the leg of the 'T' to the north. The most imposing exterior feature is the full-height, five-bay Corinthian portico with a stone staircase and a monumental pediment. The pediment contains a Classical figurative bas-relief and a circular window and is emphasized with modillions,

Warren-Bache House, Bristol Rhode Island

Warren-Bache House, Bristol Rhode Island

The Warren-Bache House was built by Russell Warren in 1807. The house was designed for William Van Doorn, a Bristol tailor of modest means. The house is simple in plan and detailing yet expresses the grace which was to mark Warren's architecture. Warren, a young and aspiring architect who had skill yet no reputation, perhaps, was enticed by the prime location of the property as he bought it for his own residence seven years later. Siting himself in the vicinity of the DeWolf family, he gained recognition and success by designing three expensive and elaborately crafted houses for them at this time. Warren only lived at 86 State Street until 1823. Due to Warren's collaboration with William Bucklin on the Providence

DeWolf-Middleton House (Hey Bonnie Hall), Bristol Rhode Island

DeWolf-Middleton House (Hey Bonnie Hall), Bristol Rhode Island

William DeWolf built this house in 1808 after plans by the Providence architect, Russell Warren. Another authority states that the house was built in 1803 by Captain Jim DeWolf, Member of Congress. The owner in 1936, Miss Alicia Hopton Middleton, inherited the house from her mother, Ann DeWolf, who married Nathaniel Russell Middleton. Mrs. Middleton had the place through her father, Henry DeWolf, who was son of the original owner, William DeWolf. A very old drawing of the house is reproduced in Gardens of Colony and State and the title states that it is called the Middleton house.

William Watts Sherman House, Newport Rhode Island

William Watts Sherman House, Newport Rhode Island

Miss Annie Derby Wetmore, daughter of William Shepard Wetmore and sister of George Peabody Wetmore, received the Victoria Avenue property from her father's estate in 1870. In July of the following year she married W. Watts Sherman, a partner in the New York banking house of Duncan, Sherman and Company. Annie Wetmore Sherman died November, 1884, but the property remained part of her estate until 1890. The house was commissioned by her and was always referred to as Mrs. Sherman's house. Mr. Sherman then married Sophia Augusta Brown, who died in 1947. An inventory of her estate listed the following rooms: entrance hall, large reception hall, dining room library, ballroom, pantry, kitchen, servant's dining room, servant s sitting room, laundry, second

Chateau-sur-Mer Mansion (Wetmore House), Newport Rhode Island

Chateau-sur-Mer Mansion (Wetmore House), Newport Rhode Island

Chateau-sur-Mer, its lodge, entrance arch, and greenhouse were built in 1851-1852 by the Newport contractor Seth C. Bradford for William Shepard Wetmore, merchant in the China trade. His son, George Peabody Wetmore, greatly enlarged the house in successive major campaigns in the 1870s and 1880s under Richard Morris Hunt, with interior decoration by Luigi Frullini. Wetmore further developed the outbuildings and grounds. His daughters, Edith and Maude Wetmore, maintained the house in proper style until their deaths. The estate was sold at auction in 1969 to The Preservation Society of Newport County. Initially in 1850, William S. Wetmore purchased several acres of the Gibbs land on Old Beach Road. It was reported in the Newport Mercury, October 25^th, 1850, that he

Crown Roller Mill, Minneapolis Minnesota

Crown Roller Mill, Minneapolis Minnesota

Completed in 1880, the Crown Roller Mill is historically significant for its unusual architectural detailing and close association with Minneapolis' West Side Milling District. As one of the largest and best equipped of the West Side mills, the Crown Roller Mill helped establish Minneapolis as the flouring capital of the United States. Befitting its importance, the Crown possesses a full mansard roof, segmental-arched windows, and other architectural details which mark it as the architectural gem of the West Side, where most flour mills were plain, utilitarian structures. Currently, the Crown is one of only four flour mills still standing on the West Side, and is thus an important artifact of the area's past. The West Side Milling District lies on the

Standard Mill, Minneapolis Minnesota

Standard Mill, Minneapolis Minnesota

The Standard Mill is closely associated with the history of Minneapolis' West Side Milling District. Built in 1879, the Standard was one of several mills constructed during the rapid expansion of West Side flour milling in the 1870s. Designed by William Dixon Gray, a noted mill engineer, and built by the firm of Otis A. Pray, one of the most respected mill furnishers in Minneapolis, the Standard was immediately hailed as a model establishment. The flour produced by the Standard and other West Side mills established Minneapolis as the largest flour producer in the United States from 1880 to 1930. This time period was also marked by extensive technological refinement and consolidation, and the history of the Standard Mill reflects these

Gerber Sheet Metal Works Building, Minneapolis Minnesota

Gerber Sheet Metal Works Building, Minneapolis Minnesota

The Gerber Sheet Metal Works Building is historically significant for its association with Minneapolis' West Side Milling District. Constructed sometime between 1892 and 1904, the shop specialized in the manufacture of spouts and other sheet metal items for flour mills and grain elevators. Reflecting the general decline of the West Side District during the 1930s, the sheet metal works moved to a new location in 1935. After that date, the building experienced several changes in ownership and use. The West Side Milling District lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River, in close proximity to the Falls of St. Anthony. It is bounded by the river. Fourth Avenue South, South Second Street, and Eighth Avenue South. In 1856, this parcel

Minneapolis Boiler Works Building, Minneapolis Minnesota

Minneapolis Boiler Works Building, Minneapolis Minnesota

The Minneapolis Boiler Works Building is historically significant for its association with Minneapolis' West Side Milling District. Mitchell W. Glenn constructed the building to house his boiler and iron works in 1881. Glenn's shop was one of the largest In the city, producing boilers and metal items for flour mills and manufacturers throughout the area. In addition to the boiler works, the building housed several other firms, such as the Phoenix Iron Works Company and the Willford and Northway Manufacturing Company, which also served the milling industry. By the turn of the century, however, most manufacturers found the building to be too small and inconveniently located, and it was eventually abandoned. The West Side Milling District lies on the west bank

Friends Meeting House, Newport Rhode Island

Friends Meeting House, Newport Rhode Island

Built in I700, with additions of 1730, 1807, 1857, and 1867, the original (center) portion is an important example of the square hip roofed and turreted structures being built for some thirty years, from about 1680 to 1710, An excellent exposed framing system with balcony and much of the original plastered wall finish is still extant. The hip roof and turret no longer exist. Newport was the seat of New England Yearly Meeting .of Friends from as early as 1860 to 1905. The 1700 portion was built to house the annual influx of Friends. The subsequent additions were also made to accommodate the yearly throngs. The growth of the structure from 1699 to 1867 has been documented during restoration. According to

Endion Railroad Passenger Depot, Duluth Minnesota

Endion Railroad Passenger Depot, Duluth Minnesota

The city of Duluth, in its growth and expansion, absorbed several small communities that were individual entities in the early days at the head of the lake. One of these early settlements was the town of Endion (Endion is a Chippewa Indian name meaning my, yours, or his home.) It was originally platted by surveyor Elias Martin and filed on record on December 5^th, 1856. A portion of the town was subdivided and purchased by various owners in November 1870; the original private owner of lots 1 and 2 being William Branch, a prominent business at that time. Through sales and title transfers, the fledgling railroad known as the Duluth and Iron Range (D&IR) acquired the ownership to lot 1 in

Duncan McKenzie Livery Stables, Wabasha Minnesota

Duncan McKenzie Livery Stables, Wabasha Minnesota

The Duncan McKenzie Livery Stable was built in 1887 on Lot 12, Block 4, Original Plat of Wabasha. In 1866 Duncan McKenzie and George Hayes acquired this lot from Nathan and Angeline Webb, and in 1882 Duncan McKenzie assumed ownership by Quitclaim Deed from George Hayes and James Lawrence. Duncan M. McKenzie had come to Wabasha County with his parents from Perth, Ontario in 1853. From 1858 to 1860 he had the mail contract between Wabasha and Faribault. In 1860 he established a livery and sales stable on Lot 12 at the comer of Main Street and Walnut Avenue and from 1860 to 1864 he and George Hayes had the contract for carrying mail between Wabasha and Rochester. During that time

Livery Stable, Wabasha Minnesota

Livery Stable, Wabasha Minnesota

The Livery Stable was built ca. 1893 on Lot 1, Block 13, Original Plat of Wabasha. Prior to 1885 that property had been owned by Mary E. Wetherbee, a widow. It was acquired in 1885 by Margaret McKenzie. This building was constructed about 1893 for use as a livery and sales stable. It was purchased in 1914 by Margaret G. Sawyer, who by marriage became Margaret G. Replogle. After the Replogle House was constructed in 1916, the Livery Stable was converted for use as a garage, storage facility and workshop. This property was acquired by Elizabeth R. Baker in 1947 and by William E. & Kathryn H. Ridley in 1976, who continued its use as a garage, storage facility and workshop

Municipal Building (City Hall/Court House), Minneapolis Minnesota

Municipal Building (City Hall/Court House), Minneapolis Minnesota

The Historic Grand Richardsonian Romanesque Minneapolis City Hall was Completed in 1905

The Municipal Building was constructed between 1889 and 1905 from a design by the Minneapolis architectural firm of Long and Kees. The cost was $3,554,000 which was 28 cents a cubic foot. The architectural style is Richardsonian Romanesque. Construction is of pink Ortonville granite, and the building has two stately towers, one of which houses a chiming clock. The structure is characterized by massive surfaces, worked stone arches, extensive interior marble and stained glass. The original terra cotta roof was replaced by copper in 1950. While the hallways of the building have largely been left untouched through the years, the office spaces have been renovated a number of times and their original character is no longer evident. The interior is elastic,

Newport Casino, Newport Rhode Island

Newport Casino, Newport Rhode Island

The Newport Casino was built in 1880 for James Gordon Bennett, publisher of the New York Herald. Designed by McKim, Mead, and White, it was the first of the suburban and resort country clubs which were a new feature in the 1880's. This Shingle Style commercial structure is particularly significant as one of the four buildings that comprise a distinguished commercial street, the east side of Bellevue Avenue beginning at Memorial Boulevard and running south. The development of the street began at the north with the building of the Travers Block at the corner in 1870-1871. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, it is an important example of his early style. The Newport Casino is the next building, and the next one

King Block, Newport Rhode Island

King Block, Newport Rhode Island

While interesting as a very dignified and restrained solution to commercial building problems in the late 19^th century, the King Block is particularly significant as one of four buildings that comprise a distinguished commercial street, the east side of Bellevue Avenue beginning at Memorial Boulevard and running south. The first building, the Travers Block, was also the first built, in 1870-1871, designed by the architect Richard Morris Hunt. The second building, physically the largest and historically the best known, is the Newport Casino, built 1880-1881, McKim, Mead, and White, architects. The King Block is the third building of the group, and the final one is the Audrain Building, built 1902-1903, Bruce Price, architect. The four buildings maintain a long street line,

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