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Winkelmeyer Building, St. Louis Missouri

Winkelmeyer Building, St. Louis Missouri

The Winkelmeyer building on the southwest corner of 11^th and Walnut Streets in St. Louis was completed in 1902 from plans executed by St. Louis architect Otto J. Wilhelmi. The Winkelmeyer building is a well-preserved example of turn-of-the-century warehouse design. Though functional and utilitarian, the structure exhibits fine masonry construction and Classical Revival embellishment. The building is one of a small number of extant structures associated with a once-thriving commercial and industrial district in the southwest portion of St. Louis' Central Business District. Convenient water and rail transportation, cheap coal, and a stable banking climate throughout the financially troubled 1890s placed St. Louis in the role of one of the nation's leading commercial and manufacturing centers at the turn of the

Babb's Covered Bridge, Gorham Maine

Babb's Covered Bridge, Gorham Maine

Gorham is one of the pleasantest and most substantial towns in the State. Situated 10 miles west of Portland, it is bounded on the North by Windham, on the East by Westbrook, on the South by Buxton, and on the West by Standish. The Old (1832-1880) Oxford-Cumberland Canal passed through it, as did the Portland-Rochester Railroad (now the Boston and Maine Railroad). Gorham is a quiet suburb of Portland and it is the home of the Gorham Campus of the University of Maine system. This was the Gorham Academy established in 1803. Gorham was one of the seven townships granted by Massachusetts in 1728 to the men (or their heirs) who bore arms in the Narragansett War in 1675. The first

Oak Lawn School, Oak Lawn Illinois

Oak Lawn School, Oak Lawn Illinois

The Oak Lawn School is currently known as Cook School for the street it is located on. Combining Richardsonian Romanesque and Prairie School features, it is a distinctive example of school architecture, the building is handsomely designed and carefully executed example of residential-scale school building construction. There is no existing school structure even slightly resembling it in either the adjacent suburbs of Evergreen Park, Burbank, Chicago Ridge, and Worth or the Chicago wards bordering on Oak Lawn; all are stylistically different, and all but one in these areas are newer and larger. Oak Lawn School, which was built in three sections; in 1906, 1915 and 1925; is the oldest remaining public school building in Oak Lawn. The one-room schoolhouses that preceded

Old Brass, Yemassee South Carolina

Old Brass, Yemassee South Carolina

The land constituting Auldbrass Plantation has a history that dates long before the present plantation house was constructed. Originally Indian lands, this area was divided into Royal Grants in the early 18^th Century. Later in that century, the lands were consolidated into large plantations. During the 20^th Century, the area became important as timberland. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the plantation complex reflects an innovative and advanced design; yet it also expresses a sympathy for the heritage of the land and the natural environment. The Yamassee Indians lived on the lands that today constitute Auldbrass. In 1707 they were given the protection of the Provincial government by an Act of Parliament. This agreement. was honored until an uprising in 1715 resulted

Wolf Covered Bridge, Yates City Illinois

Wolf Covered Bridge, Yates City Illinois

Wolf Covered Bridge originally known as Middle Road Bridge was located in Knox County approximately 5½ miles north and 1½ miles west of Douglas; carrying County Highway 17 over the Spoon River. This structure was one of eight remaining covered bridges in Illinois. On August 1^st, 1994, the bridge was destroyed by arson. Bridge Description This structure was originally built in 1848 as an open timber truss and later covered in 1874. The covered span is 104 feet long with two approach spans, a 50-foot steel Bedstead truss on the westerly end and an 80-foot steel Pratt truss on the east. The total length of the structure is 234 feet. The abutments and piers are the original stone masonry. The portal

Oconee County Jail, Walhalla South Carolina

Oconee County Jail, Walhalla South Carolina

Oconee County was created, and the town of Walhalla was chosen as the county seat in 1868. In 1869 a contract was made for the construction of the first jail, which was to be built of wood on the town square. In February 1901 the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina voted to lend the county of Oconee $12,000 out of the sinking fund of the state to be used for the construction of a new county jail and for the repair and remodeling of the county courthouse. The county commissioners of Oconee County decided to build the jail at a new location, and the lot where the former jail stood was exchanged with R. T. Jaynes for a

Midway Plantation, Fort Motte South Carolina

Midway Plantation, Fort Motte South Carolina

The original Midway was built by William Russell Thomson (1761-1807), probably ca. 1785. It was so named because it was located midway between Belleville, the family home of William Russell Thomson, and Bellbroughton, owned by Mrs. Thomson's father. After Thomson's death, the plantation became the property of his son, Charles Robert Thomson. After the War Between the States, Midway was sold to Robert E. Clark. In 1879 Midway was bought by Philip W. Fairey. After Fairey died in 1889 his son, Jacob Risher Fairey, inherited the plantation. Midway Plantation reflects both Greek Revival and Federal influences. The structure is significant as having been the past residence of prominent figures in the political and social history of Orangeburg County. In 1875 Midway

Thompson Mill Covered Bridge, Cowden Illinois

Thompson Mill Covered Bridge, Cowden Illinois

The covered bridge was erected in 1868 in the vicinity of the Thompson Mill from which it derives its name. The bridge was fabricated in Michigan, shipped to Shelbyville, and was transported from there to the job site by horse-drawn wagons. The road on which the bridge was constructed, served as a major route from Springfield to Taylorville to Effingham, all in Illinois. It also provided access from the local residences and farms to the Thompson Mill and other communities. The bridge is the narrowest of the remaining eight covered bridges in Illinois, being only 10' 7 wide. A small community of log houses flourished there, but are no longer in existence. The Thompson Mill, constructed in 1843, was located upstream

American Telephone and Telegraph Company Building, Denmark South Carolina

American Telephone and Telegraph Company Building, Denmark South Carolina

The American Telephone & Telegraph Company Building is located at 124 North Palmetto Avenue in Denmark. It is significant for the role the American Telephone & Telegraph Company played in the development of the telephone and communications industry in early twentieth-century low-country South Carolina. Denmark's first telephone office, opened in 1898, was in a rear room on the second floor of the Guess Building, at the corner of Palmetto Avenue and 8^th Street. The American Telephone & Telegraph Company, constructing America's first long-distance network, built two long-distance lines that year; a north-south line between Lynchburg, Virginia, and Savannah, Georgia, and an east-west line between Charleston, South Carolina, and Montgomery, Alabama. When these lines crossed in the vicinity, Denmark became the most

West End Elementary School - Cherokee High School, Gaffney South Carolina

West End Elementary School - Cherokee High School, Gaffney South Carolina

The West End Elementary School was significant for its association with the history of public education in the city of Gaffney and for its local architectural distinction. The building, which was completed in 1917, served as a public elementary school from 1917-1975. In 1977, it became Cherokee High School. Before it was demolished in 1991, it was the oldest remaining intact public school building in the city. Victor I. Spurgeon, a prominent local contractor and builder, constructed the school. Among other buildings in Gaffney erected by Spurgeon were the Carnegie Library, the Cherokee Avenue School, the Ledger Building, and the C.H. Robbins (armory) Building. Building Description The West End Elementary School was a large, two-story, brick building on a raised brick

Zante Plantation, Fort Motte South Carolina

Zante Plantation, Fort Motte South Carolina

Zante has been the home of several important South Carolina families, its history reaching back to the late 18^th Century when Peter Manigault acquired the property. In 1771 Peter Manigault, Speaker of the Commons House of Assembly, began acquiring property in the area known today as Calhoun County. (Manigault belonged to one of the wealthiest and most influential French Huguenot families in the province of South Carolina and acquired large tracts of property throughout the province.) By his death in 1773, he had assembled a plantation consisting of 2,224 acres. Manigault's sons, Joseph and Gabriel, inherited their father's estate, including this Calhoun County property. In 1788, Joseph and Gabriel Manigault divided their inheritance. The lands in the present-day Calhoun County area

Brooklands Plantation, Edisto Island South Carolina

Brooklands Plantation, Edisto Island South Carolina

Brooklands Plantation's significance lies primarily in its architecture. Built ca. 1800-07, this mansion is of an early Greek revival style. The builder is not known at present; however, sources indicate as many as three people as possibilities. These are Ephraim Mikell, husband of Providence Jenkins and father of Isaac Jenkins Mikell of Peter's Point Plantation, or Gabriel Seabrook (1764-1824), and Ephraim Seabrook (died 1846). It is known, however, that before the Revolutionary War Brooklands (sometimes called Brookland, or Brooklines) was the prosperous indigo plantation of the Jenkins family. An earlier house on or near this site was replaced by the present building. Joseph Jenkins (ca. 1753-1789), son of William and Sarah Sealy Jenkins, and his wife, Martha Grimball (died Feb. 9^th,

Sugar Creek Covered Bridge, Chatham Illinois

Sugar Creek Covered Bridge, Chatham Illinois

Sangamon County's oldest covered bridge (only two remain in Sangamon County) with a 60-foot clear span over Sugar Creek was constructed in 1827 by Thomas Black and served the first settlers of Sangamon County who located in this area in 1817. The Sugar Creek Covered Bridge is one of Illinois' seven wooden trussed bridges which remain in service at their original location. There were over 200 bridges at one time in Illinois. Between the 1830's and the 1880's such wooden trussed structures were preferred for bridges in Illinois. The Sugar Creek Covered Bridge is a wooden trussed bridge with 8 panels of a modified Burr variety and assisted by an arch. The basic Burr truss was modified when constructed by the

Bowditch School, Jamaica Plain-Boston Massachusetts

Bowditch School, Jamaica Plain-Boston Massachusetts

The Bowditch School (1890-1892) was designed by the prominent local architect and politician, Harrison Henry Atwood (1863-1954). The architects' sensitivity to site is still evident today as may be seen in the scale, siting and use of materials for the school and its successful relationship to the 2- and 3-story frame, shingle and brick residential environment. The major exterior additions over the years were paired rear fire escapes and metal vent shaft covers, as well as fire doors inside the building. A 1943 fire resulted in damage to the third-floor auditorium, attic and roof, but repairs closely matched original details, with the exception of eliminating skylights over the stage. Rich with cultural and historical associations for generations of Jamaica Plain residents,

Valentine School, Chicopee Massachusetts

Valentine School, Chicopee Massachusetts

The Valentine School was originally known as the Grape Street School; its name was changed in 1908 to honor a former principal, William Valentine. Designed by George P.D. Alderman, a highly successful Holyoke architect who was responsible for numerous churches, mills, commercial, and civic buildings in western New England, including the main Holyoke Post Office, the school is a sophisticated Renaissance Revival design, the city's finest representative of that style. Both the elegance of its design and the superb craftsmanship of its construction testifys to the expansive civic spirit that characterized the last two decades of the 19^th century in Chicopee. It was a period that saw the near doubling of the population, the incorporation of Chicopee as a city, and

Red Covered Bridge, Princeton Illinois

Red Covered Bridge, Princeton Illinois

Unfortunately, this bridge was severely damaged on November 16^th, 2023, when a 18 wheeler truck driver ignored multiple signs and tried to drive across it. The Red Covered Bridge is the only covered bridge in this area and is a good example of early bridge construction in northern Illinois. The bridge was constructed by Bureau County in 1863 at a cost of $3,148.57. ($1,000 was paid by Bureau County, $600.00 by Dover Township, and $1,548.57 by public subscription.) A sign on each end advises everyone of the rules governing the use of the facility. Five dollars fine for driving more than 12 horses, mules, or cattle at any time or for leading any beast faster than a walk on or across

Union Station, Palmer Massachusetts

Union Station, Palmer Massachusetts

Although it was farming that first drew settlers to the valley in the early eighteenth century, Palmer as it stands today was built by the mills and railroads of the nineteenth century. The textile mills were responsible for the development of Palmer's villages of Thorndike, Three Rivers, and Bondsville in the north; in the south, a commercial educational and residential center grew along the railroad line and was aptly named Depot Village. The coming of the Western Railroad (later Boston & Albany) in 1839 initiated this growth by opening up the markets in Boston to the town. The completion of the New London Northern Railroad (later the Vermont Central) in 1850 connected Palmer with water shipping routes in the south reducing

Myrtle Street School, Springfield Massachusetts

Myrtle Street School, Springfield Massachusetts

The mill village of Indian Orchard grew up during the mid-19^th century. Using the waterpower of the dammed Chicopee River and its recently constructed canal, the Ward Manufacturing Company established a cotton mill in the area in 1854 and at the same time built boardinghouses and tenements for its workers. The Indian Orchard Mills Company followed suit in 1858 when it constructed a second mill and additional boardinghouses. During the 1860s the community grew rapidly, and by the end of the decade, a new school became a necessity. The first school in Indian Orchard, built in 1848 by the Indian Orchard Canal Company, had been a one-room wood-frame structure that doubled as a church. It was located on Myrtle Street, between

South Main Street School, Springfield Massachusetts

South Main Street School, Springfield Massachusetts

Springfield's growth in the late 19^th century was unprecedented, with increased urban density and industrial development. The formerly sparsely populated South End became a center of inexpensive housing. Large numbers of immigrants flocked to the South End, attracted in part by the area's proximity to Springfield's industrial center and by its new trolley system. During the 1880s, several new streets were laid out off Main Street and were soon lined with two-family houses. A brick three-room schoolhouse, built ca. 1840 on nearby York Street, was no longer adequate. In 1895, the city purchased the large corner lot at Main Street and Acushnet Avenue from developers A. A. and S. T. Ball. The new school, completed in 1897, offered a vastly increased

Mary's River Covered Bridge, Chester Illinois

Mary's River Covered Bridge, Chester Illinois

At the time of construction of the Mary's River Covered Bridge in 1854, the town of Chester was an important trading post because of its location on the Mississippi River. Marketable products such as wheat, corn, lumber, etc., were hauled to Chester by wagons and ox carts and loaded into boats on the river. To facilitate the hauling of supplies to Chester, a one-way plank road 8 or 9 feet wide with frequent turnouts for passing was constructed from Chester to Bremen. This road was owned by a Mr. Hartmann who operated it as a toll road. Mr. Hartmann financed the construction of the road and the covered bridge. Sometime between 1870 and 1875 the planked road, stone culverts, covered bridge,

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