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William Byrd Hotel, Richmond Virginia

William Byrd Hotel, Richmond Virginia

The William Byrd Hotel, a good example of an urban, Neo-Classic Revival high-rise building, was designed by Richmond architect Marcellus E. Wright, Sr. It was built in 1925 in response to the design and location of the new Broad Street Station, an area opened in 1919 and envisioned to be the new commercial center of the City's West End expansion. This was an opportunity to develop a commercial node at this transportation interface of the railroad terminal and Richmond's streetcar system and to encourage new commercial activity on Broad Street. The design and construction of the Hotel are the first and only high-rise commercial buildings on Broad Street west of the City's central business district. For many travelers, the William Byrd

Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge, Northfield Falls Vermont

Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge, Northfield Falls Vermont

Exploring the Enchantment of Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge: A Hidden Gem for History and Nature Lovers

The Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge is one of five covered wood bridges remaining on public highways in the town of Northfield, the second highest concentration by town of such bridges in Vermont. Three of those bridges, including the Lower Cox Brook Bridge, stand within one-quarter mile of one another along the same road, which leads west from the village of Northfield Falls. This is the only place in Vermont where one covered bridge (the Northfield Falls Bridge) is visible from another (the Lower Cox Brook Bridge). 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

New Haven Railroad Station, New Haven Connecticut

New Haven Railroad Station, New Haven Connecticut

Union Station was the central station and home office for the once-preeminent New Haven Railroad during a period of rail dominance as a transportation means. Much of New Haven's importance as a focal point for New England rail traffic is directly linked to Union Station. It stands as a symbol of New Haven's and New England's dependence on rail transportation which, over the years, contributed extensively to the growth of commerce and industry in the area and provided an elegant gateway to the City. The Station was designed by Cass Gilbert, one of America's leading architects during the first quarter of this century. Gilbert, who began his career with the firm of McKim, Mead and White, established his own office with

Longley Covered Bridge, Montgomery Vermont

Longley Covered Bridge, Montgomery Vermont

The Longley Covered Bridge crosses the Trout River northwest of Montgomery village. Five other covered wood bridges remain in the town of Montgomery, giving it the highest concentration of covered bridges by town in Vermont. Two brothers, Sheldon and Savannah Jewett of Montgomery, built all six of the bridges; they completed the Longley Bridge in 1863, the oldest among their bridges whose dates are known. The Jewetts used Town lattice trusses in all of the bridges, which also share a common architectural design and similar dimensions (except for length). Together with another bridge constructed by the Jewett brothers across the Trout River in the adjoining town of Enosburg, the Montgomery bridges constitute the most extensive surviving record of the work of

Welch Training School, New Haven Connecticut

Welch Training School, New Haven Connecticut

The Welch Training School in New Haven CT was constructed in 1883. Designed by local architect Leoni W. Robinson, the school is a fine example of the popular Queen Anne style of architecture. The school was named in honor of Harmanus M. Welch, who served the city of New Haven in the public and private sectors during the second half of the nineteenth century. The Honorable Harmanus M. Welch (1813-1889) was appointed president of the city's newly comprised Board of Education in 1856, and he held that position for over twenty-five years. At the formal dedication ceremony for the Welch Training School, held on February 4^th, 1884, attorney Francis Harrison stated: For over a quarter century the educational interests of New

Lincoln Covered Bridge, Woodstock Vermont

Lincoln Covered Bridge, Woodstock Vermont

According to covered bridge authority Richard S. Allen, the Lincoln Covered Bridge is structurally unique in the country. Built with arch trusses after the Pratt system, the bridge is the only known wooden example of a structural system that later became widespread for steel highway and railroad bridges Two residents of the area, R. W. Pinney of Bridgewater and B. H. Pinney of Woodstock, built the Lincoln bridge in 1877, thirty-three years after Pratt (the inventor of the system) received his patent. 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 Lincoln Covered

Strouse, Adler Company Corset Factory, New Haven Connecticut

Strouse, Adler Company Corset Factory, New Haven Connecticut

This Former Women's Undergarment Factory has been Converted into Apartments

The Strouse, Adler Company Corset Factory was the headquarters and manufacturing center of Strouse, Adler and Company, a pioneer in the corset industry in Connecticut. New Haven was regarded as the corset capital of the world and this factory was the oldest and largest for that purpose in the city. The company's C/B a la Spirite and Watchspring corsets were marketed throughout the world and were regarded as being superb in quality, yet affordable to the middle class. Strouse, Adler's use of innovative materials and ingenious designs propelled the company to the top of their industry. The factory building embodies the distinctive characteristics of mid-nineteenth and early twentieth-century mill architecture and stands virtually unaltered. Comparison of the older sections of the

Larkin Covered Bridge, North Tunbridge Vermont

Larkin Covered Bridge, North Tunbridge Vermont

The Larkin 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 altered seriously, and their historic environment of an extraordinarily scenic agricultural valley remains essentially undisturbed. The Larkin Bridge is the youngest of the group, having been built in 1902. It is also the next to the last covered bridge built on a public highway in Vermont during the historic period of covered bridge construction, which began about 1820. Only the

Wilby High School, Waterbury Connecticut

Wilby High School, Waterbury Connecticut

In 1915, in response to the burgeoning high school population and changing educational philosophy, the city's only secondary institution (Crosby High School) was divided into three independent curricula; classical, commercial and vocational programs. Planning was begun in 1916 for a large new facility to accommodate students matriculating through the commercial program. Originally to have been named English High School, the institution was renamed during the planning phase for Stephen W. Wilby, principal of Crosby High School and esteemed educational leader, who died suddenly on March 30^th, 1917. The building, opened in 1920, was designed about the popular hollow-square plan by Louis A. Walsh, a leading Waterbury architect of the period and noted school designer. Wilby High School was the largest secondary

Kingsley Covered Bridge, East Clarendon Vermont

Kingsley Covered Bridge, East Clarendon Vermont

The Kingsley Covered Bridge, which was built by Timothy K. Horton in about 1870, is the only remaining covered wood bridge in the town of Clarendon. The bridge crosses high above the Mill River a short distance downstream from the falls and mill at East Clarendon, contributing to a scenic historic environment which is increasingly scarce in Vermont. 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 Kingsley Covered Bridge consists of a single span supported by two flanking timber Town lattice trusses. Iron tie-rods extend from three upper corners of the trusses

West Haven High School - Giannotti Junior High, West Haven Connecticut

West Haven High School - Giannotti Junior High, West Haven Connecticut

The Old West Haven High School is one of nine extant schools built in West Haven between 1890 and 1931. The earliest extant building, the Union School on Center Street, was constructed in 1890 and housed first through tenth grades. By 1900 four-year high school students also attended the school. West Haven's second and third oldest schools are the Renaissance Revival-style Washington Street School (1905) and the Forest Street School (1912), now a senior citizen center and library. All three, however, could not cope with the rapidly growing population of school-aged children in the early twentieth century which reached 600 in the Union School requiring double sessions. By 1915, a decision was made to build a separate high school. Land was

Kidder Covered Bridge, Grafton Vermont

Kidder Covered Bridge, Grafton Vermont

The Kidder Covered Bridge is the only 19^th century covered bridge remaining in Grafton township. Among the covered bridges of Windham County, it is the shortest bridge and the only example of queenpost truss construction. The Kidder bridge is one of the few bridges in Vermont to have been built on a skew. 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 Description The Kidder Covered Bridge consists of a single span supported by two flanking timber queenpost through trusses. Iron suspension rods augment the vertical timbers in the trusses. Timbers, joined longitudinally by steel plates,

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot, Pascagoula Mississippi

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot, Pascagoula Mississippi

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot, constructed in 1904 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, is a small railroad station typical of many similar examples throughout the country, but with them unique as part of a functional architectural form that was developed nationwide in response to a need created by the unprecedented phenomenon of the railroad. The Pascagoula Depot has particular importance in the history of that city's growth and development as a coastal resort area and thriving industrial and port community. The modern history of the communities along Mississippi's Gulf Coast is largely the history of the transportation facilities which have joined them to one another and to the port cities of New Orleans and Mobile. From the earliest days of settlement, the

Old Ocean Springs High School, Ocean Springs Mississippi

Old Ocean Springs High School, Ocean Springs Mississippi

The Old Ocean Springs Public School is intact example of the larger urban-type all-grade schools and high schools built in Mississippi in the 1920s. It has long been Ocean Springs' most architecturally prominent public building. After serving for many years as a school, the building now houses offices for the school district. Stylistically, the building is an eclectic interpretation of the English Renaissance architecture of the Elizabethan and Stuart periods. This English Renaissance style, much more classical in its form and detailing than the late medieval style generally referred to as Tudor and broader in its sources of inspiration than the so-called Jacobethan style, was sometimes employed by American architects in the 1910s and 20s in designs for schools, colleges, and

Jaynes Covered Bridge, Waterville Vermont

Jaynes Covered Bridge, Waterville Vermont

The Jaynes 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 Jaynes Covered Bridge consists of a single span

Jersey City High School, Jersey City New Jersey

Jersey City High School, Jersey City New Jersey

Dickinson High School in NJ was built in 1904

Dickinson High School, Jersey City's oldest secondary school, is one of the most impressive public educational facilities of the period in New Jersey. The physical development of the school is a superb illustration of educational philosophy in transition in the early 20^th century. Designed in 1906 as an academic secondary school, the 1911 expansion was a response to Jersey City's rapid demographic changes and a general evolution of education philosophy away from academic curriculum towards the more practical studies of industrial and mechanical trades introduced in the Progressive Era at the turn of the 20^th century. Containing facilities for both academic and industrial students, the Dickinson High School was one of the earliest experiments in a comprehensive education system in the

Loramoor Estate, Lake Geneva Wisconsin

Loramoor Estate, Lake Geneva Wisconsin

Loramoor was one of the most elaborate palatial retreats built in Lake Geneva by wealthy Chicago businessmen at the turn of the century. Loramoor was designed by Jarvis Hunt of Chicago. He was the nephew of the notable architect Richard M. Hunt, and Loramoor was one of his first major designs. Hunt was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He went to Chicago in 1893 to supervise the construction of the Vermont State Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 and stayed to practice there for the next 35 years. His more notable designs include the Kansas City Union Terminal and Union Terminals at Dallas and Joliet, Illinois, the Great Lakes Naval Training Station at Oak Bluffs, Illinois, and

Hutchins Covered Bridge, Montgomery Center Vermont

Hutchins Covered Bridge, Montgomery Center Vermont

The Hutchins Covered Bridge crosses the South Branch of the Trout River near the hamlet from which it derives its name, south of Montgomery Center village. Five other covered wood bridges remain in the town of Montgomery, giving it the highest concentration of covered bridges by town in Vermont. Two brothers, Sheldon and Savannah Jewett of Montgomery, built all six of the bridges; they completed the Hutchins Bridge in 1883. The Jewetts used Town lattice trusses in all of the bridges, which also share common architectural design and similar dimensions (except for length). Together with another bridge constructed by the Jewett brothers across the Trout River in the adjoining town of Enosburg, the Montgomery bridges constitute the most extensive surviving record

Lincoln High School, Menomonee Falls Wisconsin

Lincoln High School, Menomonee Falls Wisconsin

The Lincoln School was erected in 1920 and 1921. It replaced a frame school erected in 1851, a brick school built in 1867, and finally, a large stone school that burned in 1895. The 1895 school represents the first district secondary school in Menononee Falls. Bricks and other materials salvaged from the ruins of this structure were used in the construction of the Lincoln School at the same site. The new school opened in 1922. This one-story, brick building paralleled contemporary school designs: a central auditorium surrounded by classrooms above an open gymnasium. A wing was added in 1951 to accommodate rapidly increasing enrollments. One of the largest systems in Wisconsin, this school accommodated an enrollment of 3,000 in 1965. Although

Howe Covered Bridge, Tunbridge Vermont

Howe Covered Bridge, Tunbridge Vermont

The Howe 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 altered seriously, and their historic environment of an extraordinarily scenic agricultural valley remains essentially undisturbed. The Howe Covered Bridge consists of a single span supported by two flanking timber multiple kingpost trusses. Iron rods connect some of the kingposts at both the upper and lower chords to provide lateral support. The structure rests on abutments built of irregular stone laid

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