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Custom House, New Bedford Massachusetts

Custom House, New Bedford Massachusetts

This is an early Federal building representative of governmental activity during a period when the Merchant Marine was growing rapidly. It was built for a customs office and a postal office. Completed in 1836, the U.S. Custom House in New Bedford is the oldest continuously operating Custom House in the Nation. It is also the largest, most elaborate and arguably the finest of the series of four granite Greek Revival customhouses in New England designed by Robert Mills between 1834 and 1836. The only other customhouse designed by Robert Mills in Massachusetts is in Newburyport. Mills, the first architect of international reputation both born and trained in America, is also known for designing important buildings and structures in Washington, D.C. such

Congregational (now First Unitarian) Church, New Bedford Massachusetts

Congregational (now First Unitarian) Church, New Bedford Massachusetts

A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis The church is owned by individuals of the First Congregational Society in New Bedford who then sold the pews to indemnify themselves and deeded the property to the society for a nominal consideration The building is still owned by the same society which later changed its name to the First Unitarian Society. The original building was nearly square with an entry through a central tower on the front. A chapel was added to the north endj on Eighth Street at an undetermined date. Later apparently in the twentieth century this was replaced by a much larger parish house.

Union Mills, Fall River Massachusetts

Union Mills, Fall River Massachusetts

The Union Mills were the first textile mills to be built in the city by a capitalized corporation, and they were a highly successful enterprise. The corporation was formed in 1859. Josiah Brown was the architect. No, 1 Mill was built in 1859 and No. 2 Mill in 1865. Production of textiles ceased in 1929 Until the mid 1960s there were fourteen buildings and additions on the site; the following are still standing:
No. 1 Mill 6 stories erected 1859
No, 1 Picker House 3 stories
No. 1 Engine House 1 story
No, 2 Mill 6 stories erected 1865
No. 2 Picker House 4 stories
No, 2 Boiler House 1 story
No. 2 Engine

Durfee Mills, Fall River Massachusetts

Durfee Mills, Fall River Massachusetts

The Durfee Mills was the largest single firm of textile manufacturers in Fall River. During the 1870's the company produced 23 million yards of print cloth annually. The Durfee Mills, one of the more successful of the late 19^th Century textile corporations, had the most impressive group of large mill structures in the city of Fall River. Begun in 1866 the central grouping of the No. 1 and No. 2 Mills together with the office building were completed about 1872. These buildings together with eight other buildings and additions were all built in the 19^th and early 20^th Centuries of locally-quarried granite. All of the original major structures are still standing.

Davol Mills, Fall River Massachusetts

Davol Mills, Fall River Massachusetts

The Davol Mills are the only remaining major mill structures in the city with French mansard roofs. The No. 1 Mill was built of brick in 1867-68, and three years later the No, 2 Mill was built. The original brick structures consisted of a basement or ground floor with three stories above; later an upper floor was built of frame construction at the mansard roof level. The boiler house and storehouses along Plymouth Avenue and Morgan Street were added 1890 to 1909. Dimensions of the major wings: No. 1: 73'-0 X 225'-0; ground floor plus four stories. No. 2: 73'-0 X 214'-0 (oblique); ground floor plus four stories. The exterior load-bearing walls are of red brick, 2'-1 1/2 (first) to 1'-5

Charlton Mill, Fall River Massachusetts

Charlton Mill, Fall River Massachusetts

Built in 1910, this building was the last granite textile mill constructed in Fall River. It signifies the refinement of mill building design in its extreme width and large window area. The building measures 154' x 374' (spinning mill); 32 bays; three stories; rectangular in shape. The wall are constructed of stone, the framing is slow-burning timber mill construction with cast iron columns.

Richard Borden Manufacturing Company No. 1 Mill, Fall River Massachusetts

Richard Borden Manufacturing Company No. 1 Mill, Fall River Massachusetts

This Textile Mill was Destroyed by Fire in 1981

With the expanded four-aisle plan width and the very low pitched roof, the Richard Borden No. 1 textile Mill, erected in 1873, was considered to be one of the best structures for manufacturing purposes in this country at the time. Later more buildings were added, making a total of twelve, most of which are still standing. The building measures 93'-4 x 340'-0; five stories with a five story ell (picker house). There are prominent stair towers at the northwest and southwest corners of the building. The Mill was destroyed by fire in 1981.

Photographs of Borden Mill Number 1

Immaculate Conception Church, Burlington Wisconsin

Immaculate Conception Church, Burlington Wisconsin

The immaculate Conception church building was located on one of the main highways leading through the city of Burlington,. Wisconsin. A modest church building known as St. Sebastian's preceeded this structure. This was built in 1844. In ten years the congregation outgrew this edifice and it was decided to build a new one. So in 1854 Victor Schulte, a Milwaukee architect, was commissioned to draw plans for the new edifice. Schulte was an European trained architect with a decided leaning toward the classic. He was the architect for the superstructure of the St. John's cathedral of Milwaukee, probably the outstanding building architecturally in Milwaukee today (1925). This building is classical in design, but the Immaculate Conception church in Burlington is Gothic.

Public Library and Museum, Milwaukee Wisconsin

Public Library and Museum, Milwaukee Wisconsin

This stately Neo-Renaissance building was designed by the prominent Milwaukee architectural firm of Ferry and Clas, winners of a national competition for its design. Designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1969, this building was conceived in the architectural climate created by the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Still serving as the county's central library, the building remains one of Milwaukee's most monumental public structures. The city acquired the site, comprising lots purchased from Harvey Birchard, John Johnston, and John L. Mitchell, in 1890-92. Sponsored by the Joint Board of Trustees of the Public Library and Public Museum, an architectural competition was held in the fall of 1893, and the firm of Ferry and Clas was selected in early 1894. Prolonged contract negotiations

Octagon House, Watertown Wisconsin

Octagon House, Watertown Wisconsin

This house is built some distance from the east limits of the city of Watertown, Wisconsin. The premises front on one of the main travelled arteries leading out of that city. The house dates from the year 1853 and was erected for one named John Richards, a lawyer and mill owner. From what has been learned, he made his own plans for the house. He was determinded to erect the largest house in the state of Wisconsin. How near he came to fulfilling this ambition is a question, but nevertheless he did succeed in erecting a house of unusual size and distinction. The four floors contain thirty two rooms all told, which is quite a number when one considers that buy

Republican Schoolhouse, Ripon Wisconsin

Republican Schoolhouse, Ripon Wisconsin

This schoolhouse was moved from its original location to where it now sets on the campus of Ripon College. The building is one story in height and of wood construction. This little structure was built for schoolhouse purposes. In it was held a meeting which was destined to be of great historical significance. This was the one at which the Republican Party was founded. This meeting of the early-day politicians and other interested folk was held in this structure on March 20th, 1854. It is of interest to recall that the lot on which the schoolhouse was first placed was donated by a Mr. Alvan E. Bovay, who also had the honor of giving the name of the new political party.

Fort Howard Hospital, Green Bay Wisconsin

Fort Howard Hospital, Green Bay Wisconsin

The Fort Howard Hospital Building is located in the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, at the corner of Chestnut Avenue and Kellogg Street. This location is about 600 feet away from its original site on the west bank of the Fox River. The fort was named agter General Howard, the Commander-in-Chief of Louisiana Territory from 1810 to 1812. Originally the building was the post sergeant's residence and office. Later it became the post hospital. I connection with the fort it iws interestintg to recall that it was occupied by French troops from 1701 to 1760. I 1761 it was ceded to the English. In 1816 the fort was rebuilt. During this rebuilding period the hospital building was erected. It is interesting

Chapel of St. Mary The Virgin, Nashotah Wisconsin

Chapel of St. Mary The Virgin, Nashotah Wisconsin

This chapel is located on the grounds of Nashotah House Episcopal Theological Seminary. Ground was broken on September 7, 1859, and the comer stone was laid on September 29th, 1859. This building has been attributed to Richard Upjohn on the basis of two letters dated July 14, 1858, and July 15, 1859, respectively. In the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Trustees of Nashotah House, reference is made to the chapel at the annual meeting June 16, 1859. At this time, receipt was acknowledged of partial plans as a gift of Mr. Upjohn, but at the same meeting, a resolution was passed to return the plans as Nashotah House could not afford the cost of building from them. Since the letter

St. John Chrysostom Church, Delafield Wisconsin

St. John Chrysostom Church, Delafield Wisconsin

The church was built for and has remained the property of the Episcopal Church. Construction began in 1851, the church was consecrated May 20th, 1856. The church was probably built according to plans by Richard Upjohn, based on a letter of March 11, 1859, in Upjohn's business correspondence (Upjohn, Richard Upjohn. Architect and Churchman, and Perrin, Historic Wisconsin Architecture and Historic Wisconsin Buildings, Lore, XI, 1.) However, a young clergyman from Philadelphia, R. Ralston Cox, is also credited with furnishing plans for the church (Holt, The Story of the Church of St. John Chrysostora). Cox was killed in an accident on the Ohio River, and the church was erected partly as a memorial to him. The Reverend William Markoc was rector

Cederburg Mill, Cederburg Wisconsin

Cederburg Mill, Cederburg Wisconsin

This large water powered flour mill was built in 1855. Built for Frederick Hilgen and William Schroeder, millers, Hilgen and Schroeder came to Cedarburg in 1844? purchased 30 acres of land for $35 and built a log mill which was in operation until the present mill was built in 1855. Schroeder was first postmaster of Cedarburg. In 1865, Hilgen sold his interest in the mill to a man named Trottman. The Cedarburg Supply Company acquired the mill ca. 1925-30. The original cost of the mill was $25,000, and it had a capacity of 120 barrels of flour per day. The original part of the building is L-shaped, consisting of a main block plus wing. The main block is rectangular, 7-4-1/2'x 42',

Alfred Uihlein House, Milwaukee Wisconsin

Alfred Uihlein House, Milwaukee Wisconsin

This excellent, late nineteenth-century mansion was built for an executive of the nearby Schlitz Brewing Co. and was at the time it was demolished one of the last surviving homes in the once affluent German residential area popularly known as Uihlein Hill. Alfred Eugene Uihlein, the mansion's first owner, left the house to his three surviving children, who donated it to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in December, 1935. It became the property of the City of Milwaukee in 1970. The original owner of this house was a prominent member of an illustrious Milwaukee family. Alfred E. Uihlein (1852-1935) came to the United States from Germany in 1867; and after working for a few years in breweries at St. Louis, Missouri, and

Metacomet Mill, Fall River Massachusetts

Metacomet Mill, Fall River Massachusetts

This building (also known as the No. 6 Mill of the American Printing Company) is the oldest existing mill in Fall River. It was built in 1847 by the Fall River Iron Works, and patterned on the English mills in its ample width. This mill is also significant as the only one remaining on the original site of the city's textile factories, along the lower falls of the Quequechan River. Originally it had a gable roof and consisted of five and one-half stories. Later the roof was made flat and the building increased to six stories. The major six story portion of the Metacomet Mill was built in 1847 and is the oldest existing textile mill in Fall River. Following that

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Milwaukee Wisconsin

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Milwaukee Wisconsin

Trinity is the mother church of Lutheranism in Milwaukee, its congregation having been organized in 1847. Ceremonies on July 7, 1878, marked the laying of the cornerstone, and Trinity Lutheran was consecrated April 11, 1880. Cost of the church, including all furnishings, glass, and organ, was $43,500. Trinity Church is a highly decorative and vigorous example of the Victorian Gothic style. The interior is notable for the broad spaciousness of its vaulted auditorium and for the extraordinarily fine craftsmanship of its wooden trim, fittings, and furnishings. Particularly remarkable are the sweeping staircase in the north tower, the organ casing, the lofty, canopied pulpit, the altarpiece, and the doors. On 5/15/2018 the church was tragically gutted by fire which was first seen

Lloyd R. Smith House, Milwaukee Wisconsin

Lloyd R. Smith House, Milwaukee Wisconsin

Inspired by Italian Renaissance villas, this attractive, well-preserved building, for forty years a private residence and now a public museum, is an admirable example of the traditional architecture built in this century and of the work of Chicago architect David Adler. Its setting is also noteworthy: The Smith house stands on a terraced, landscaped bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. The application for the building permit (No. 26178) is dated September 6, 1923, and lists the mansion's estimated cost as $200,000. According to the Report of Inspection on file at the General Office, Building Inspection, 1010 Municipal Building, construction was completed and finishing and decorating in progress by November 3, 1924. The mansion, originally called Sopra Mare, was built for Lloyd R. Smith,

Old Academy, Fairhaven Massachusetts

Old Academy, Fairhaven Massachusetts

A group of citizens built this academy, it is now in the possession of the Town of Fairhaven. It's an early four-room school building with a frontispiece entrance and bell tower; in spite of alterations inside, a typical classroom is preserved. The right-hand room of the main floor appears to be preserved or perhaps restored; in an early form. The left-hand room has had a thin partition inserted in modern times. It appears probable that the second floor underwent alterations, the nature of which are not clear. About 1906 the building was moved from its former site, now a dividing strip in a public highway, to the present one. It is said to have been moved intact. The structure is rectangular,

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