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Immaculate Conception School, St. Louis Missouri

Immaculate Conception School, St. Louis Missouri

Old Catholic School Building Converted to Apartments in 1985

Catholic education in St. Louis reaches as far back as St. Louis Catholicism itself. Before the middle of the nineteenth century, the Church's emphasis, however, was upon higher education, and the construction of colleges and seminaries. With the advent of common public elementary schools and a general move toward compulsive education, the Roman Catholic bishops realized the need for parochial elementary and secondary schooling to combat the public schools' free, but undeniably Protestant influence. In 1875, the Vatican issued the so-called Instruction of 1875, which ordered that every effort was to be made to start new parish schools, or to improve and enlarge the existing ones. By the time the Immaculate Conception School was erected, there was a total of 5,788

Brouilletts Creek Covered Bridge, Clinton Indiana

Brouilletts Creek Covered Bridge, Clinton Indiana

The Brouilletts Creek (S Hill) Covered Bridge, constructed by master bridge builder Joseph J. Daniels, was one of only 57 Burr Arch truss covered bridges left in Indiana, and was one of four remaining covered bridges in Vermillion County. The bridge provided a significant transportation link for area farmers across Brouilletts Creek. The Brouilletts Creek Covered Bridge was built in 1879 and is also known as the S Hill Covered Bridge. The County Commissioners ordered the span to cross the creek at or near the point where the old bridge was located. The site is at the intersection of the old Clinton and Paris Highway and the Indiana Furnace Road. The roads merge and cross the creek at this point, connecting

International Fur Exchange Building, St. Louis Missouri

International Fur Exchange Building, St. Louis Missouri

The International Fur Exchange Building is the preeminent building in St. Louis associated with the city's prominence as an international center of fur trade. During this period the Fouke Fur Co. of St. Louis (and its corporate predecessors) held an exclusive contract with the United States Government for the processing and sale of all sealskins and foxskins taken from Government herds on the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. In addition, from 1920-1925 and again from 1934-1956, federally sanctioned auctions of fur seal pelts were exclusively held in the property. The Fouke Co. hosted periodic public auctions in the Fur Exchange Building where 80 percent of the world's fur-seal pelts were sold to domestic and foreign buyers, bringing in sizable profits

Jerman School, Greensburg Indiana

Jerman School, Greensburg Indiana

This old School Building in Indiana has been converted to Senior Housing

Jerman School is the only historic public school building left in Greensburg, Indiana, and was the community's main high school from its construction in 1914 until 1955. It was the work of well-known Indianapolis architect Herbert Foltz. Colonel Thomas Hendricks, a veteran of the War of 1812, platted Greensburg in 1820. In 1822, with the formation of Decatur County, officials designated it the county seat. Hendricks offered his own log cabin for use as the courthouse for a time, while he and his family continued to live there. State officials contracted for the construction of the Michigan Road through town in the 1830s, as part of the Internal Improvements Act. Greensburg was a stagecoach stop on this vital, early route that

Huffman Mill Covered Bridge, Fulda Indiana

Huffman Mill Covered Bridge, Fulda Indiana

The Huffman Mill Covered Bridge was constructed in 1864-1865 linking Perry and Spencer Counties. The Huffman Mill Covered Bridge is one of approximately ninety-one remaining covered bridges in the state of Indiana. It is also one of only 64 surviving examples of the Burr Arch Truss method, which marked a major advance in American bridge engineering. It is only one of seven or eight bridges ever built in Southern Indiana by William T. Washer of his modified Burr Arch Truss system, and probably the only one that remains. The bridge derives its name from the Huffman family, early settlers to the Indiana Territory. George Huffman first arrived in present-day Perry County in 1804 from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In approximately 1808 he

Stanard-Tilton Flour Mill, Dallas Texas

Stanard-Tilton Flour Mill, Dallas Texas

The Stanard-Tilton Flour Mill arose during the redevelopment of Dallas' industrial sector following a devastating flood on the Trinity River in 1908. The largest flour milling operation in the community, the mill evolved from a grist mill founded in the 1850s and was run for much of the century by Sarah Horton Cockrell. In 1892 the Stanard-Tilton Milling Company of St. Louis purchased the concern from her as part of an effort to expand into southern markets. In 1912 the firm commissioned plans for this site, which provided direct access to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe and the Texas and Pacific rail lines, as well as the local road network. Construction coincided with a period of intense growth in Dallas

Possum Bottom Covered Bridge, Dana Indiana

Possum Bottom Covered Bridge, Dana Indiana

Possum Bottom Covered Bridge is a good example of a Burr Arch truss covered bridge, and of master bridge builder J.J. Daniels' work. The bridge is one of 57 remaining Burr Arch truss timber spans in Indiana. The bridge was originally located 2 1/2 miles east, but was moved in 1972 due to the construction of S.R. 63. J.J. Daniels, the builder, bid $4,000 to erect the bridge, in competition with builders from some distance: The Smith Bridge Co., Toledo, Ohio
The Cincinnati Bridge Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
McKey and Telani (sp?), Fort Wayne, Indiana
Indianapolis Bridge Co., Indianapolis
Danville Iron Wagon Works, Danville, Illinois
Oshorne & Ellet, unknown
J.J.

Cumberland Covered Bridge, Matthews Indiana

Cumberland Covered Bridge, Matthews Indiana

The Cumberland Covered Bridge is an important surviving example of engineering techniques used to meet transportation needs in the nineteenth century. In March 1863, forty petitioners appeared before the Grant County Commissioners to request that a bridge be erected over the Mississinewa River at New Cumberland. The Commissioners responded to the request and paid William F. Parks $722 in 1865 to construct a wooden span. This first bridge was an open structure that rotted in ten years. The County turned to the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio to build a new bridge. The Smith Bridge Company was awarded a contract on August 8^th, 1876, to construct an open Howe Truss bridge. Robert W. Smith established this Ohio firm in 1867.

Bell Telephone Exchange Building, Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Bell Telephone Exchange Building, Philadelphia Pennsylvania

The Bell Telephone Exchange building that stands at 8-12 North Preston Street in West Philadelphia was built about 1900 and was used from then until 1928 as the Preston Telephone Exchange of the American Bell Company under American Telephone and Telegraph. The Preston Exchange stands as one of the last two early 20th-century Bell telephone exchanges close to the center of Philadelphia. Pre-1928 telephone cables still remain visible in its walls. The scale, mass, materials and multi-pane windows of the style blended easily with existing residences or streetscapes. The success of the pattern meant Bell's competition often mimicked the design. After 1928 the large open rooms designed for telephone switchboards were easily adapted for light industrial use, allowing the architectural integrity

Potter's Covered Bridge, Noblesville Indiana

Potter's Covered Bridge, Noblesville Indiana

Potter's Covered Bridge is one of only 22 remaining Howe Truss covered bridges in Indiana, and it is the ninth oldest example in the state. Potter's Covered Bridge is the only remaining wooden covered span in Hamilton County. From 1871 until well into the 1900s, it provided an important transportation link between agricultural areas of Hamilton County and the primary local market, Noblesville. The Howe Truss, as represented in Potter's Bridge, was a dramatic improvement over the Long Truss. William Howe borrowed the concept of using diagonal members from both the Long and Town Trusses. Howe improved the design by introducing vertical iron rods which both strengthened and lightened the truss. The Howe Truss, patented in 1840, has often been cited

Anacapa Island Light Station, Ventura California

Anacapa Island Light Station, Ventura California

The Anacapa Island Light Station was established to mark the strategic east entrance of the Santa Barbara Channel. There was agitation for a lighthouse on the Channel Islands as far back as 1853 when the luxurious sidewheeler Winfield Scott struck a rocky ledge and sunk, But the Lighthouse Board not wishing to pay the additional cost of an island beacon decided instead to build an economy lighthouse at Port Hueneme in 1874. Not until 1912 was a navigation light placed on Anacapa, that being an unmanned skeleton tower. With an increase in shipwrecks and a commercial fishing boom in the area, a permanent light station was placed in operation in 1932. This was the last light station complex completed in California.

Sand Island Light, Fort Morgan Alabama

Sand Island Light, Fort Morgan Alabama

Constructed in 1873, Sand Island Light is the oldest of the two remaining lighthouses in the state and is the third to have been erected on this location. A light at Sand Island has marked the entrance to Mobile Bay and the Mobile Ship Channel since 1838. This was the second navigational aid erected for the entrance to the port of Mobile, a light having been established at Mobile Point in 1822. The first light was replaced in 1858 by a white light shown 152 feet above water from a brick tower. This light was destroyed by Confederate forces in 1862 to prevent its use as a lookout by Union forces, and was temporarily replaced by a small wooden tower with

Darlington Covered Bridge, Darlington Indiana

Darlington Covered Bridge, Darlington Indiana

The Darlington Covered Bridge is one of twenty-three remaining Howe Truss covered spans in Indiana, and it is the fourth oldest example in Indiana. Only two covered bridges now stand in Montgomery County; the Deers Mill Bridge on SR 234 is an example of the more common Burr Arch Truss. The Darlington Covered Bridge was the result of a community effort to provide a vital transportation link for Darlington. The Howe Truss, as represented by the Darlington Bridge, was a dramatic improvement over the Long Truss. William Howe borrowed the concept of diagonal members from the Long and Town Trusses. He improved this design by introducing vertical iron rods which both strengthened and lightened the truss. The Howe Truss, patented in

Harris Teachers College, St. Louis Missouri

Harris Teachers College, St. Louis Missouri

Harris Teachers College is located at 1517 S. Theresa in St. Louis, Missouri. From its completion in 1905 until 1949 (the period of significance), the majority of white teachers in the St. Louis Public Schools were trained in this building. It is the first building designed specifically for the Teachers College, which began in 1904 as an enlargement of the Normal School program (previously held at other school buildings in the system). Although the building was known simply as the Teachers College when it opened in 1905, it was renamed for educator William Torrey Harris after his death in 1909. The name lives on in Harris-Stowe State College, the direct descendant of both Harris Teachers College and Stowe Teachers College (a

Ferree Covered Bridge, Rushville Indiana

Ferree Covered Bridge, Rushville Indiana

The Ferree Bridge, built by the firm of Archibald M. Kennedy and Sons, was the first covered bridge ever constructed in Rush County, and it was the oldest existing Kennedy bridge in the state. This bridge was the fourth constructed by the Kennedy family and exhibits many of the features considered to be their trademarks, including the use of the Burr arch truss, and a plain frieze with paired cornice brackets beneath each gable. The square portals on this bridge are atypical but not unknown; historic photographs show identical portals on other Kennedy-built Rush County bridges, including those at Swain's Mill (constructed in 1883 and destroyed by a truck accident in 1959), and Circleville (constructed in 1883 and razed in 1949).

Edison School - Pueblo Unit Schoolhouse, Pueblo Colorado

Edison School - Pueblo Unit Schoolhouse, Pueblo Colorado

Edison School is significant for its unique and experimental architectural design; and for its association with Dr. R. W. Corwin, originator of the Pueblo Unit School House concept. The first school building serving the area was built in 1892 and occupied a site about two blocks south of the present site and directly east of the Colorado Coal and Iron (CC&I) Steel Mill. Due to its proximity to the Harlem Subdivision, it was commonly referred to as the Harlem School. The school district outgrew this facility by the early 1900s, at a period when CC & I was expanding eastward and desired to acquire the property. CC & I subsequently purchased the school in 1902, at which time the school board

Harmony Mill and Elevator Co., Fort Collins Colorado

Harmony Mill and Elevator Co., Fort Collins Colorado

The Harmony Mill building was constructed by the Farmers' Protective Association of Fort Collins, a group which was organized to protect the interests of local wheat growers against regional millers discrimination in the purchase of grain. Association members felt that the time had come for them to grind their own wheat, and began the construction of the Farmers' Mill (later renamed Harmony Mill) less than three years after their first meeting. Mismanagement forced the closing of the mill after just a few years of service. Local farmers first came together in the fall of 1883 to discuss events that seemed to indicate a bias on the part of local millers with regard to wheat grown in Larimer County. As a result

Longwood Covered Bridge, Connersville Indiana

Longwood Covered Bridge, Connersville Indiana

The Longwood Covered Bridge is of transportation and engineering significance because it is the last remaining covered bridge in Fayette County of the original five. The bridge spans Williams Creek on County Road 75 North, 3.7 miles west of Connersville. Built in 1884 by the Kennedy Brothers, the Longwood Covered Bridge was built during the peak production years for the building of Kennedy bridges. Of the 58 or more bridges built by the Kennedys, only 13 remain standing. According to George Gould, Indiana Covered Bridges Thru The Years, the Longwood Covered Bridge has a truss design that is unusual for the Burr arch, with two kingposts placed 10 feet apart as in the queenpost arrangement. In 1983 the bridge was dismantled

Montgomery Ward Building - QualMed Building, Pueblo Colorado

Montgomery Ward Building - QualMed Building, Pueblo Colorado

The 1936 Montgomery Ward Building is an example of the Montgomery Ward Company's standard Georgian Revival corporate style used for its department stores from 1933 to 1948. The Pueblo store is the only example of the Montgomery Ward Georgian Revival style in Colorado. Pueblo is located in southeastern Colorado at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek. Flat lands and abundant water made the site a resting place for 18^th century explorers and missionaries. It was here in 1806 that U.S. Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike camped and erected the first American-built structure in Colorado. Over the next several decades, the settlement became increasingly permanent. In 1842, James Beckwourth, a mulatto trader and one time war chief of the Crow

Montgomery Ward and Company, Oakland California

Montgomery Ward and Company, Oakland California

Montgomery Ward & Company was founded in Chicago in 1872. Eventually, it became the largest mail order company in the nation. In 1913, the company established its first warehouse on the West Coast in Portland, Oregon. The Oakland plant was created ten years later to save from three to five days time filling orders. Oakland's excellent rail and road connections made deliveries of farm equipment and household goods to the rural and small-town markets of the western states available on short notice. The Oakland distribution center operated in parallel with the Portland and Dallas plants to serve the western United States for over sixty years. Aaron Montgomery Ward, founder of Montgomery Ward & Company, was born in February 1843 in Chatham,

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Abandoned: Hauntingly Beautiful Deserted Theme Parks

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Abandoned America: Dismantling The Dream

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Abandoned Train Stations (Abandoned Places)

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