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Cascade House, Garrettsville Ohio

Cascade House, Garrettsville Ohio

Cascade House is an unusual surviving example of a resort hotel which captures an important aspect of American life, and whose rural setting is still very much as it was in the late nineteenth century. Nelson's Ledges are the west bank of a prehistoric river formed at the time of the retreat of the glacier, although an 1885 account of the area attributed their creation to volcanic upheaval. The ledges became a tourist spot very early, and the Cascade House, named for the nearby Cascade Falls, was built during the Civil War to replace an earlier building called the Grotto which burned. In the last quarter of the century the ballroom attracted visitors from great distances. The park was lively with

North Coast Casket Company Building, Everett Washington

North Coast Casket Company Building, Everett Washington

The North Coast Casket Company building is one of the few remaining intact buildings from the waterfront industries that defined Everett's early history, from early settlement in the 1860s, until the decline of the lumber industry in the 1960s. The industries in this vicinity, including sawmills, shingle mills and related manufacturers, and the convenient rail and water connections, helped define the city's importance in the history of the state and the region. The building is also associated with one of the city's most important early families, the Hulberts, who were pioneers in Everett's industrial development and founders of the Hulbert Mill Company. The Hulbert Mill Company The Hulbert Mill Company, which built the North Coast Casket Company building, was established in

Moxley Covered Bridge, Chelsea Vermont

Moxley Covered Bridge, Chelsea Vermont

The Moxley Covered Bridge is the only covered wood bridge to survive in the town of Chelsea. It and five other covered bridges in the adjoining town of Tunbridge cross the First Branch of the White River within a distance of about seven miles, comprising one of the most concentrated groups of covered bridges in Vermont. These bridges have not been altered seriously, and their historic environment of an extraordinarily scenic agricultural valley remains essentially undisturbed. The covered bridges of Vermont are among its most cherished and symbolic historic resources. About one hundred bridges still stand in the state, the greatest concentration by area of covered bridges in the country. Bridge Description The Moxley Covered Bridge consists of a single span

Gregory Primary School, Long Branch New Jersey

Gregory Primary School, Long Branch New Jersey

The Gregory Primary School is the result of a legacy of educational zeal and reform in Long Branch, which lasted from the mid-19^th to the early 20^th centuries. The school's construction was influenced by national trends in educational reform and school design during this period, but was also the result of local needs and desires for better elementary schools and schooling. Prior to the construction of the Gregory Primary School, the most recent elementary school construction occurred in 1903 with the Liberty Street School, which was exclusively for African-American students. By the late 1910s, however, there was an increased demand across the state for more complete educational facilities than those with which [they] were satisfied in years past. One-, two- and

Morgan Covered Bridge, Belvidere Vermont

Morgan Covered Bridge, Belvidere Vermont

The Morgan Covered Bridge, together with one other covered wood bridge in the town of Belvidere, and three bridges of the same type in the adjoining town of Waterville, cross the North Branch of the Lamoille River within a distance of about five miles, comprising one of the most concentrated groups of covered bridges in Vermont. The five bridges are important and distinctive elements of the historic environment of the Lamoille River valley. The covered bridges of Vermont are among its most cherished and symbolic historic resources. About one hundred of the bridges still stand in the state, the highest concentration by area of covered bridges in the United States. Bridge Description The Morgan Covered Bridge consists of a single span

North Long Branch School-Primary No. 3, Long Branch New Jersey

North Long Branch School-Primary No. 3, Long Branch New Jersey

Long Branch emerged as a resort area on the Atlantic shore as early as 1788 when the residence of Ebenezer Wardell in Long Branch was used as a boarding house for Elliston Perot of Philadelphia and his friends. Along with its associated neighborhoods of Elberon, Hollywood, and Branchport, Long Branch became the focus of an extensive resort area that formed along the New Jersey coast from the early 19^th century onward. By the 1830s the town had added gaming and other entertainment to the natural attractions of the shore itself. Bolstered by the establishment of rail and steamboat lines that connected the city to Philadelphia and New York, Long Branch quickly eclipsed other Jersey shore towns as the premier resort for

River Street School, Red Bank New Jersey

River Street School, Red Bank New Jersey

The River Street School is located in a working class residential neighborhood less than 1/2 mile west of the Red Bank town center. The area currently consists of houses constructed between the 1890s and 1930s, of varying architectural styles including late Victorian and modest Queen Anne. Its location on the corner of River Street and Bridge Avenue provides an indication of the river related industry history of the town. Red Bank began as a small riverbank town with stores and taverns to serve those working on the river. While the town remained primarily rural in nature in the 19^th century, a bridge was built across the river as early as the 1830s connecting Red Bank to Middletown, Fairview, and points north.

Beaverdam Depot, Beaverdam Virginia

Beaverdam Depot, Beaverdam Virginia

The antebellum period in Virginia was one of rapid progress in the growth of internal improvements, including canals, turnpikes, and railroads. In 1816 the Board of Public Works was established to manage the state's Fund for Internal Improvement; the board used the fund to purchase shares of stock, in the many internal improvement companies that spread across the state. At first, the emphasis was on the construction of canals and turnpikes, but gradually the railroads came to dominate the state's incomplete canal system, providing relatively cheap and quick transportation for goods and people. Communities grew up and developed close by railroad repair shops, turnarounds, and depots. One such community was Beaverdam Station, in Hanover County, which grew up around Beaverdam Depot

Montgomery Covered Bridge, Waterville Vermont

Montgomery Covered Bridge, Waterville Vermont

The Montgomery Covered Bridge, together with two other covered wood bridges in the town of Waterville, and two bridges of the same type in the adjoining town of Belvidere, cross the North Branch of the Lamoille River within a distance of about five miles, comprising one of the most concentrated groups of covered bridges in Vermont. The five bridges are important and distinctive elements of the historic environment of the Lamoille River valley. The covered bridges of Vermont are among its most cherished and symbolic historic resources. About one hundred of the bridges still stand in the state, the highest concentration by area of covered bridges in the United States. Bridge Description The Montgomery Covered Bridge consists of a single span

American Mills Web Shop, West Haven Connecticut

American Mills Web Shop, West Haven Connecticut

The American Mills Web Shop is an important example of industrial development in New Haven County around the turn of the century. Constructed in 1903 as the Narrow Fabrics Company, the mill more than tripled its size over the next eleven years. Its brick elevations conceal structural features such as sawtooth skylights and low-pitch ceiling trusses which made its sprawling single-story weaving room a model for the elastic web industry in Connecticut. In 1839, Hotchkiss & Pritchard of Waterbury (factory no longer extant) are credited to have first woven elastic web in America through the use of hand-powered looms. The web was used for the manufacture of suspenders. Connecticut's domination of the elastic web industry continued through the nineteenth century. In

Broad Street Station, Richmond Virginia

Broad Street Station, Richmond Virginia

Richmond's Broad Street Station ranks among the Commonwealth's most distinguished and ambitious works of architecture. The design for this monumental edifice was provided by John Russell Pope (1874-1937), one of the most prominent architects of his day, whose work includes the designs for such nationally famous landmarks as the Jefferson Memorial and the National Gallery of Art. Completed in 1919, after a construction period of two years, Broad Street Station was among the last of the great rail terminals to be built in what has been termed the Golden Age of Railroads. Broad Street Station replaces two earlier stations that served the historic Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. When its immediate predecessor, located between Byrd, Canal, Seventh, and Eighth Streets, became

Mill Covered Bridge, Tunbridge Vermont

Mill Covered Bridge, Tunbridge Vermont

The Mill Covered Bridge is one of five covered wood bridges remaining in the town of Tunbridge. The five bridges, together with another in the adjoining town of Chelsea, cross the First Branch of the White River within a distance of about seven miles, comprising one of the most concentrated groups of covered bridges in Vermont. These bridges have not been seriously altered, and their historic environment of an extraordinarily scenic agricultural valley remains essentially undisturbed. The Mill bridge stands at the north edge of Tunbridge village, adjacent to the 19th-century mill district of the village. Some of the mill buildings have been adapted to residential and other uses. Together with an upstream mill dam and pond, the covered bridge and

Greenville House, Raccoon's Ford Virginia

Greenville House, Raccoon's Ford Virginia

Greenville is an unusually large Piedmont rural residence of great visual interest because of its, grandiose if, not, ostentatious, quality. Although inspired by the Classical Revival, its architecture is freely interpreted rather than academically pure, all in an attempt to emphasize scale and impact. This is especially evident in the massive three-story Tuscan columns that support an exceptionally tall Italianate bracketed entablature. The cornice not only adds height but masks a rare M roof. Built in 1854 for Philip Pendleton Nalle, Greenville is interesting also because of its relative lateness; few great country houses were built in central Virginia immediately before the Civil War because of a general economic decline. Architecturally, Greenville is more akin to the buildings of the deep

Elisha Blackman Building, New Haven Connecticut

Elisha Blackman Building, New Haven Connecticut

The Blackman Building is an illustration of commercial building design of the 1880s executed in brick and stone work that is first-rate, and has a well-documented history of ownership as an investment by a series of real estate brokers. The account of its construction and management is a capsule history of the life of downtown buildings of 19th-century origin, many of which have been demolished. The masonry of the Blackman Building is a testimonial to the high quality of materials and craftsmanship that went into its construction. The glazed brick with thin mortar joints and the sandstone trim show few signs of deterioration. The arrangement of brick and stone into pilaster strips, corbelling, and string courses shows design sophistication that suggests

Mill Covered Bridge, Belvidere Vermont

Mill Covered Bridge, Belvidere Vermont

The Mill Covered Bridge together with one other covered wood bridge in the town of Belvidere and three bridges of the same type in the adjoining town of Waterville cross the North Branch of the Lamoille River within a distance of about five miles, comprising one of the most concentrated groups of covered bridges in Vermont. The five bridges are important and distinctive elements of the historic environment of the Lamoille River Valley. The covered bridges of Vermont are among its most cherished and symbolic historic resources. About one hundred of the bridges still stand in the state, the highest concentration by area of covered bridges in the United States. Bridge Description The Mill Covered Bridge consists of a single span

West End School - John B. Cary School, Richmond Virginia

West End School - John B. Cary School, Richmond Virginia

The Cary School was named for Colonel John B. Cary, Superintendent of the Richmond Public Schools from 1886 to 1889. Constructed between 1912-1913, it replaced the Sidney School. It was renamed West End in September 1954, when it became a school for black students. The Cary School is associated with an important period in the history of public education in Richmond. Between 1870, when the Board of Public Instruction launched its initial acquisition and development program, and 1909, capital outlay for school construction was modest. In 1909, Dr. J.A.C. Chandler was named Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools. Dr. Chandler soon initiated an ambitious construction program which was overseen by Public School Architect Charles M. Robinson. Over the next twenty years most

Martin's Mill Covered Bridge, Hartland Vermont

Martin's Mill Covered Bridge, Hartland Vermont

One of two remaining covered bridges in the town of Hartland, the Martin's Mill bridge was built by James F. Tasker in about 1880. Tasker, the most prolific covered bridge builder in Windsor County, was a strictly intuitive engineer, being unable either to read or write. Despite his lack of technical training, he designed an original truss - ...a series of kingposts, light in appearance but very strong. Tasker also built bridges with the more conventional lattice truss, of which the Martin's Mill bridge is an example. Vermont's covered bridges are among the state's most cherished and symbolic historic resources. About one hundred bridges still stand in the state, the greatest concentration by area of covered bridges in the country. Bridge

Eagles Auditorium Building, Seattle Washington

Eagles Auditorium Building, Seattle Washington

The Eagles Auditorium is significant as one of Seattle's best-preserved examples of terra cotta architecture. Designed by noted local architect Henry Bittman, it was erected by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Seattle Aerie No. 1 in 1924-25. The building was planned to be the most splendid fraternal building in the country. Also known as the Mother Aerie, Seattle's F.O.E. Aerie No. 1 has the distinction of being the first Eagles lodge ever formed. Since its construction, the Eagles Temple was in continuous use as the lodge for F.O.E. Aerie No. 1 until August 1981. On February 6^th, 1898, a group of theater managers met to discuss some business matters. Included in this gathering were John Cort, John W. Considine, Thomas J.

Martin Covered Bridge, Plainfield Vermont

Martin Covered Bridge, Plainfield Vermont

The Martin Covered Bridge is the only covered wood bridge to survive in the town of Marshfield. It is one of a small number of covered bridges in Vermont which were built for private roads rather than public highways; the bridge carries a farm road across the Winooski River. A locally prominent bridge contractor, Herman F. Townsend, built the Martin bridge, which remains essentially unaltered from its original design. The covered bridges of Vermont are among its most cherished and symbolic historic resources. About one hundred of the bridges still stand in the state, the highest concentration by area of covered bridges in the country. Bridge Description The Martin Covered Bridge consists of a single span supported by two flanking timber

Fraternal Order of Eagles Building, Richmond Virginia

Fraternal Order of Eagles Building, Richmond Virginia

The building at 220 East Marshall Street was erected in 1914 for the Richmond Chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The Fraternal Order of Eagles, a national organization dedicated to the ideas of democracy and brotherhood was founded in 1898. The Richmond chapter was established on 22^nd March 1903 and called Dixie Aerie No. 338. The Dixie Aerie occupied the clubhouse on East Marshall Street from 1914 until the mid-1980s. The three-story, Flemish bond brick building is a well-articulated example of Neoclassical Revival styling and is representative of the work of Asbury and Whitehurst. Asbury and Whitehurst, while only associated for eight years, were highly regarded designers of residential structures. The F.O.E. is one of the few non-residential buildings associated

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