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Cooley Covered Bridge, Pittsford Vermont

Cooley Covered Bridge, Pittsford Vermont

One of four covered wood bridges remaining in the town of Pittsford, the Cooley Bridge was built in 1849 by Nicholas M. Powers. Powers, who was born on a farm in the vicinity of the bridge, became Vermont's most famous covered bridge builder. The Cooley Bridge is one of three bridges surviving in Vermont whose construction Powers is known to have assisted or directed. The extreme overhang of its portals, which makes the roof 16 feet longer than the 50-foot floor, gives the bridge a distinctive form. 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.

Galvez Hotel, Galveston Texas

Galvez Hotel, Galveston Texas

Grand Resort Built after the 1900 Galveston Hurricane

The Galvez Hotel stands as the oldest large beach hotel in Galveston. Designed by the St. Louis architectural firm of Mauran and Russell, the impressive six-story structure displays features characteristic of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and represents one of the few examples of this style in Galveston. Facing the Gulf of Mexico, the Galvez was constructed in 1910-1911 on the 2000 block of Galveston's famous Seawall Boulevard. During the late nineteenth century, Galveston was among the southwest's most important cities. Besides its prominence as the leading port and commercial center for Texas at that time, Galveston was regarded as one of the nation's most celebrated resort communities. Thousands of tourists visited the city each year to take advantage of Galveston's beaches.

Decorah East Side Elementary and Middle School, Decorah Iowa

Decorah East Side Elementary and Middle School, Decorah Iowa

By March 1896, the Decorah School Board had decided that overcrowding in its existing facility necessitated the construction of either two additional schools in the city or one large central facility which would replace the 1867 structure. A single new building was decided upon, and plans by the Minneapolis firm of Orff & Joralemon were selected from among submissions of four architects in all. When complete, the total cost of the new building came to $33,752 minus $2,370 for the salvage value of the material in the old school. Plumbing and heating alone accounted for $7,785 of the total. Orff & Joralemon Architects was formed in 1893 by Fremont D. Orff and Edgar E. Joralemon. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the firm

Comstock Covered Bridge, Montgomery Vermont

Comstock Covered Bridge, Montgomery Vermont

The Comstock Covered Bridge crosses the Trout River at the west edge of Montgomery village. Five other covered wood bridges remain in the town of Montgomery, giving it the highest concentration of covered bridges by a town in Vermont. Two brothers, Sheldon and Savannah Jewett of Montgomery, built all six of the bridges; they completed the Comstock Bridge in 1883. 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 any individual covered bridge builders

Davis-Felton Plantation - Mossy Hill, Henderson Georgia

Davis-Felton Plantation - Mossy Hill, Henderson Georgia

William Mazyck Davis (1820-1870) moved from South Carolina to Houston County, Georgia, in the early 1850s in search of new cotton land. In 1854, he purchased the major portion of his new plantation, and by 1864, he owned all of the property. Davis family tradition records that all lumber used in the construction of the main house was cut on the property and allowed to season for several years. In 1859, Davis moved his family to the plantation, which was called Mossy Hill. The main house is a unique, early, and virtually unaltered example of domestic Italianate architecture of which very few survive from the pre-Civil War period in Georgia. Few Italianate plantation houses were built in the state during this

Coburn Covered Bridge, East Montpelier Vermont

Coburn Covered Bridge, East Montpelier Vermont

The Coburn Covered Bridge is the only covered wood bridge to survive in the town of East Montpelier. Although the timber deck structure has been replaced with steel beams and concrete, the wood trusses and superstructure of the bridge are intact and have been recently restored to excellent condition. 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 Coburn Covered Bridge consists of a single span supported originally by two flanking timber queenpost trusses. The trusses incorporate iron suspension rods that extend from the upper apexes of the diagonal braces to

Lee School, Leesburg Florida

Lee School, Leesburg Florida

The first schools in Leesburg were private institutions. A little log cabin at the site of Lone Oak cemetery was used at first, with a Miss Nellie Livingston and a Mr. Garrett as the first teachers. A later building was located where the present city hall now stands. The first floor was used as a school and for church services, while the second floor served as a Masonic lodge meeting hall. The first public school in Leesburg was established in 1889. There was no county or state money for building schools at that time. The citizens of the town purchased a brick building on 13^th Street from the Florida Methodist Conference for $4,000. Renewed prosperity in Lake County at the beginning

City Hospital-Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia North Carolina

City Hospital-Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia North Carolina

City Hospital began operating as a small privately-owned institution in a downtown Gastonia dwelling in 1908 and quickly grew in physical size and mission. By 1924, when the hospital occupied a new four-story building on North Highland Street, the facility encompassed a nurses' training school and served as the surgical hospital for the general public as well as the Southern, Piedmont and Northern, and Chicago and Northwestern railways. The institution remained one of the largest in the region through the 1930s and was in dire need of additional space by the early 1940s. In hopes that public ownership would provide the means to improve conditions, Gaston American Legion Post No. 23 coordinated a fundraising effort to purchase City Hospital and conveyed

Cilley Covered Bridge, Tunbridge Vermont

Cilley Covered Bridge, Tunbridge Vermont

The Cilley 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 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. Many of these bridges have been altered only slightly,

Orton Plantation, Smithville North Carolina

Orton Plantation, Smithville North Carolina

Orton Plantation is an impressive and intriguing composite of three centuries of remarkably eventful history. It was a vast and fertile plantation yielding great wealth first from naval stores, then from rice production. The house began as the relatively small (circa 1735) home of the colorful and powerful early settler, King Roger Moore; saw the rising and falling fortunes of a series of notable owners including Governor Benjamin Smith; grew to a sophisticated and imposing Greek Revival temple form structure in the 1880s; suffered the vicissitudes of the Civil War and Reconstruction; was reclaimed in the 1880s as a luxurious winter hunting retreat; and in the twentieth century has been lavishly expanded and renovated, so that today, with its superb gardens

Chamberlin Mill Covered Bridge, Lyndon Vermont

Chamberlin Mill Covered Bridge, Lyndon Vermont

The Chamberlin Mill covered bridge is one of five covered wood bridges remaining in the town of Lyndon. The Chamberlin Mill bridge was built originally without its roof. A contemporary newspaper article mentions a plan to cover the bridge in 1881. The Chamberlin Mill bridge displays marked architectural similarity to the four other bridges in Lyndon and a bridge in the adjoining town of Danville. Generally, the bridges have open upper walls, extended eaves, projecting gable ends, and portals framed either with diagonal upper corners or arches, each complemented by similar forms under the eaves. These characteristics identify the most distinctive regional design among the covered bridges in Vermont. The covered bridges of Vermont are among its most cherished and symbolic

Roseland Plantation - Frank Gaines Place, Faunsdale Alabama

Roseland Plantation - Frank Gaines Place, Faunsdale Alabama

The Roseland Plantation was the home of Samuel Fitts who came to the Canebrake region in the 1830s. Samuel Fitts probably constructed the log core of the plantation house around 1835. Fitts prospered as a planter and by 1860 had amassed land and slaves valued at over $95,000, including 637 acres of land and 67 slaves. The later addition of the dwelling probably dates from the mid 1850s. A two-story addition was attached to the log dogtrot, the front porch of the original structure became a cross hall while the dogtrot was extended to become a very long central hall. The hallway contained a reverse stair. The Roseland plantation house, with its cross hall and reverse staircase, resembles the main house

Faunsdale Plantation, Faunsdale Alabama

Faunsdale Plantation, Faunsdale Alabama

he Faunsdale Plantation has been remained in the hands of the same family since 1844 and is still operated as a working plantation. The Faunsdale Plantation is an excellent example of an antebellum plantation complex. Although originally formed as a major cotton-producing plantation, the Faunsdale Plantation today is the site of a catfish farming enterprise. The main house of the Faunsdale Plantation was originally a two-room log cabin constructed in the late 1830s or early 1840s; this structure was later remodeled into a large, rambling Palladian-influenced dwelling reminiscent of buildings found in the Tidewater section along the eastern seaboard. The dwelling features a two-story central block and flanking one-story wings, a three-part plan building, a vernacular version of such Virginia structures

Bowers Covered Bridge, Windsor Vermont

Bowers Covered Bridge, Windsor Vermont

One of two similar covered bridges remaining in the town of West Windsor, the Bowers bridge has an unusual structure for covered bridges in Vermont. Low simple arches of laminated planks carry the deck of the bridge; the post-and-beam shed above them simply stands on the deck. There are only two other examples of this type in the state. 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. Many of these bridges are integral parts of unique architectural environments whose physical setting and cultural context have been little altered until recently. Bridge Description Bowers Covered Bridge

Brown Covered Bridge, North Clarendon Vermont

Brown Covered Bridge, North Clarendon Vermont

Built in 1880 by Nicholas M. Powers, the Brown Covered Bridge is the last work of Vermont's most famous covered bridge builder. The Brown Bridge is the only covered wood bridge to survive in the town of Shrewsbury, and one of three bridges in Vermont whose construction Powers is known to have assisted or directed. Conventional in structure and form, the Brown Bridge represents the ordinary work of a prolific master bridge builder. The covered bridges of Vermont are among its most cherished and symbolic historic resources. About one hundred bridges still stand in the state, the country's greatest concentration by area of covered bridges. Bridge Description The Brown Covered Bridge consists of a single span supported by two flanking timber

Gillioz Theater, Springfield Missouri

Gillioz Theater, Springfield Missouri

The Gillioz Theater in Springfield Missouri was constructed in 1926 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style and is the largest and grandest movie palace built in the city. Its exterior design is unique in the downtown area and the majority of its ornate interior detailing remains intact. The Gillioz is an excellent example of the grand theater palaces built in Missouri during the early 20^th century. Springfield's earliest theaters were live theaters that hosted legitimate stage plays as well as popular Vaudeville acts in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. There were three such theaters by 1905, The Diemer, The Baldwin, and a Vaudeville theater in Doling Park. The first motion picture theater in Springfield was probably The Star theater

Sears, Roebuck and Company Warehouse Building, Kansas City Missouri

Sears, Roebuck and Company Warehouse Building, Kansas City Missouri

Constructed in 1912-1913 for Sears, Roebuck and Company, Chicago, Illinois, the building served as an anchor for both the North Kansas City central business district and the central industrial district, ushering in the subsequent establishment of several industrial and commercial enterprises in the area. Designed by George C. Nimmons and Company, Chicago, the North Kansas City Sears warehouse demonstrates the onset of what has been called the American Industrial style of architecture and is an excellent example of its type. Development of North Kansas City The city of North Kansas City, unlike most cities, was created and built with commercial and industrial buildings, residences, lighted and paved streets, a waterworks system and park in advance of the arrival of its inhabitants.

Wyman School - Excelsior Springs High School, Excelsior Springs Missouri

Wyman School - Excelsior Springs High School, Excelsior Springs Missouri

Wyman School at 100 Dunbar Street, Excelsior Springs, was the first building in Excelsior Springs designed specifically to meet the educational needs of secondary students. It included specialized spaces, such as an auditorium, a gymnasium, science laboratories, and manual training classrooms that enabled the school district to offer the full range of courses students needed to succeed in college and in careers following graduation. Public Education in the United States The earliest American schools were generally local, private institutions that served only a limited number of students. There was no standardization of curricula among these schools, resulting in wide differences in learning. During the early nineteenth century, educational reformers, led by Horace Mann in Massachusetts and Henry Barnard in Connecticut, advocated

Best's Covered Bridge, Windsor Vermont

Best's Covered Bridge, Windsor Vermont

One of two similar covered bridges remaining in the town of West Windsor, Best's bridge has an unusual structure for covered bridges in Vermont. Low, simple arches of laminated planks carry the deck of the bridge; the post-and-beam shed above them simply stands on the deck. Although technically unsophisticated, the structure serves quite adequately the need for an economic, durable span to carry a lightly traveled country road over a small brook. 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. Many of these bridges are integral parts of unique architectural environments whose physical setting and cultural

Western Newspaper Union Building, Kansas City Missouri

Western Newspaper Union Building, Kansas City Missouri

In 1901 the building at 304 W. 10^th Street was constructed for the A. N. Kellogg Auxiliary Newspaper Company to house their printing operation that sold pre-printed auxiliary newspapers to over fifty-five (55) small town newspaper and quarto publishers in a three state area. The Kellogg firm occupied the building for only five years. In 1906 the Western Newspaper Union, owned by George Joslyn of Omaha, Nebraska, purchased the A.N. Kellogg Auxiliary Newspaper Company and acquired the building at 304 W 10^th Street at the same time. Joslyn's Western Newspaper Union (WNU) purchase of Kellogg Auxiliary Newspaper Company, and subsequent mergers made thereafter, aided the Western Newspaper Union to become the largest auxiliary newspaper company in the country. WNU owned and

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