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Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville Georgia

Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville Georgia

Pebble Hill Plantation complex of main house, outbuildings, landscaping, and surrounding hunting land resembles an English manor complex. The Main House was designed and built in 1934-1935, along with several of the earlier outbuildings, by Abram Garfield (1872-1958) of Cleveland, Ohio, a nationally-known architect. The numerous outbuildings and outlying structures is one of the largest, if not the largest, collection of such outbuildings remaining in Georgia. Carved from a wilderness, besieged by war and poverty, and reconstructed with perseverance and vision, Pebble Hill Plantation has both influenced and reflected the history of Thomas County and southwestern Georgia. Established in the mid-1820s, the property's early development is similar to that of many other southern plantations. In the 1890s, however, northern interest and

James Madison School - East Scranton Junior High, Scranton Pennsylvania

James Madison School - East Scranton Junior High, Scranton Pennsylvania

The development of the public education system in the United States began in the late eighteenth century as state and Federal legislators acknowledged the need for a government-supported system of instruction for all citizens. Organized efforts to establish a public school system in the Scranton vicinity began in the 1770s, but did not begin to bear fruit until the early nineteenth century. By 1857, the recently established Borough of Scranton (1856) already had 17 one-room elementary schools distributed among the town's four districts; the Scranton High School, containing four classrooms in a two-story, stone masonry building located at Vine Street and North Washington Avenue in downtown Scranton, was constructed in that year and opened on January 1, 1858. The rapid growth

Madewood Plantation House, Napoleonville Louisiana

Madewood Plantation House, Napoleonville Louisiana

In the architectural history of the State, Madewood is significant, for several reasons. Primarily, it represents the highest development of the pure Greek revival order in a plantation home. Plantations before Madewood adopted classical motifs to more provincial plans, and several later homes reflected more elaborate Roman or Italianate influence. But in Madewood, Henry Howard was able to create a home of great dignity and purity, and yet of equal warmth. The forms are classical, but they are interpreted in indigenous materials, the doorways, for example, follow the Greek-key motif, but the wood tones soften the effect. Likewise, the delicate railings of the front gallery provide an airy contrast to the massive columns. The charm of the huge old Kitchen; the

Belle Alliance Plantation, Donaldsonville Louisiana

Belle Alliance Plantation, Donaldsonville Louisiana

According to tradition, the plantation known as Belle Alliance came into existence when German immigrant Charles Kock combined three smaller Bayou Lafourche plantations into a seven thousand-acre holding sometime before 1846. According to tradition, a fire destroyed the original house in that year; the new house was erected on the location of the first house at that time. By 1860 the extremely prosperous Kock family owned 176 slaves. Although Kock died in that year, his heirs managed to retain ownership of Belle Alliance until 1915. It was Kock's son James who expanded the home in 1889, hiring Paul Andry (presumably of what would become the New Orleans firm of Andry & Bendernagel) as his architect. By 1926 C. Stewart Churchill managed

St. Louis Plantation, Plaquemine Louisiana

St. Louis Plantation, Plaquemine Louisiana

The Saint Louis Residence was the home of at least two historical figures

The plantation house resembles the New Orleans Garden District houses of about 1850 rather than having the Italianate or Monumental Greek Revival styles found in its neighboring contemporaries. It was built in 1857 by Edward Jo Gay who came to Iberville Parish from St. Louis, Missouri. He also laid out the gardens and grounds which surround the house. Mr. Gay's early background was as a merchant in St. Louis. There he was the first to engage in the direct importation of coffee by cargo into St. Louis. He was at the head of a firm whose trade extended from New Orleans to the sources of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. After moving to Louisiana in 1856, Mr. Gay became the largest

Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville Louisiana

Myrtles Plantation, St. Francisville Louisiana

Myrtles is Famous in Ghost Tourism, Haunted by Multiple Spirits

The Myrtles Plantation is an outstanding example of the expanded raised cottage form that characterized many Louisiana plantation houses by the mid-19^th century. This can be seen in its size (with a 107-foot frontal gallery) and in its handsome detailing, both inside and out. The Myrtles is particularly notable for its unusually fine carved plaster cornices and ceiling medallions. The Myrtles was the home of General David Bradford, a wealthy judge and businessman from Washington County, Pennsylvania and a leader in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. The plantation which was later named the Myrtles was built in 1797. With the collapse of the Whiskey Rebellion, Bradford was forced to flee from the Federal Army. In 1796, he arrived by boat at

Greyfield Estate, Cumberland Island St. Marys Georgia

Greyfield Estate, Cumberland Island St. Marys Georgia

Greyfield is one of four major late 19th-century and early 20th-century estates established on Cumberland Island for the children of Thomas and Lucy Carnegie of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and used as seasonal family resorts. They date from the period of time when the Carnegie family owned most of Cumberland Island. The ruins of the parents' estate known as Dungeness still exists at the southern end of the island. Other surviving Carnegie children's estates on Cumberland Island include Stafford and Plum Orchard. The Greyfield estate is remarkably intact with its original main house, several historic outbuildings, and landscaping along with a tract of island land from the river on the west to the ocean on the east. The main house at Greyfield is

Hazelwood Plantation, Laurel Hill Louisiana

Hazelwood Plantation, Laurel Hill Louisiana

This House was Once Part of a 1,000 Acre Plantation

Although the exact date of construction of this house is not known, structural evidence and stylistic details indicate that it was probably built shortly after the property was acquired by Stephen Windham in 1832. When Windham purchased the property from Anthony Doherty (Daugherty), the plantation then contained 600 arpents that had been patented to Robert Munson by the Spanish Government of the Province of Louisiana, confirmed by the United States in 1813. The property appears on a survey of Township 1 South, Range 2 West, signed by James P. Turner, Principal Deputy Surveyor and Dated November 5^th, 1827, and then contained 948.54 acres, Section 27 claimed by Anthony Daugherty. A survey of the same township signed by R. W. Boyd, Surveyor

Hollywood Plantation, Thomasville Georgia

Hollywood Plantation, Thomasville Georgia

Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Devereux built the stately brick house known as Hollywood in 1928, on the site of their home, which burned on January 20^th, 1928. The Devereux's purchased the old winter home in 1915, and had added wings and other improvements. The servants and people who saw the blaze from the Country Club across the street saved much of the interior furnishings and furniture. The wood frame house burned to the ground in about an hour. The Devereuxs announced their intentions to rebuild in March of that year. The newspaper reported that the architect would be Mr. John B. Thomas, formerly of New York, but now located in Thomasville. The builder was to be Mr. E. Q. Stacey

Thomasville Depot, Thomasville Georgia

Thomasville Depot, Thomasville Georgia

On April 16, 1861, shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, the first train reached Thomasville on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, a line from Savannah, Georgia. Nearby towns sprang up along the railroad, as they were to do all over the country, and especially in south Georgia. Thomasville was the western terminus of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad until 1867 when the line was extended forty-five miles west to Bainbridge. Before the railroad arrived, cotton and other crops were taken overland to Tallahassee, Florida, thirty-five miles southwest of Thomasville. There a rail line shipped them to a port on the Gulf of Mexico. The advent of the railroad allowed Thomasville to be a major supplier of food during the

Greenwood Plantation, Thomasville Georgia

Greenwood Plantation, Thomasville Georgia

Greenwood Plantation is one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in Georgia and one of few surviving structures designed by John Wind. Later additions and landscaping were done by noted architect Stanford White. The original part of the plantation was owned by one of Thomas County's pioneer families. Its later owners were wealthy northerners who were winter residents thereby contributing to Thomas County's reputation as a winter resort. Greenwood Plantation was first owned and the main house built by Thomas P. Jones. The Jones were among Thomas County's early settlers, acquiring four 250-acre land lots in District 18 from men who had drawn these lots in the 1820 Land Lottery. Jones acquired his first lot in 1827. The house

Kennedy Street School, Anderson South Carolina

Kennedy Street School, Anderson South Carolina

A site on West Market Street was selected for the first public school and Professor W. H. Moncrief of Clemson College headed the new school. The school opened on 1 October 1896 with three hundred eighty students. After three years Moncrief resigned and on 16^th May 1898, Thomas C Walton took his place. The enrollment grew so rapidly that a new school building was built on North Fant Street. This building burned in 1904 and the students were sent back to West Market Street school. In the 1918 publication entitled Public Schools of Anderson County by Luego Gunter, State Supervisor of Rural Schools, he makes these comments about the West Market School. It was erected many years ago when architects paid

Oak Grove Plantation, Newnan Georgia

Oak Grove Plantation, Newnan Georgia

In 1825, the Treaty of Indian Springs was ratified and the Creek Indians turned over the last of their land in Georgia. In December 1826, the Georgia General Assembly passed an act to organize the newly acquired territory between the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers into five sections and land lots. These land lots were then distributed by lottery to the citizens of Georgia. The resulting land districts were organized into Carroll, Coweta, Lee, Muscogee, and Troup counties. Coweta County ironically named after one of the towns governed by Chief McIntosh once extended from Line Creek to the Chattahoochee River on the west and to within a short distance of the present city of Atlanta. It is currently bordered on the north

Denmark High School, Denmark South Carolina

Denmark High School, Denmark South Carolina

The previous Denmark School, which once stood adjacent to this school, was a two-story brick building for grades one through ten constructed in 1908 according to designs by Charles Coker Wilson, prominent Columbia architect. An eleventh grade was added to the school in 1911. The new Denmark High School opened for the 1920-21 year with E.T. Spigner as its first principal and housed grades seven through eleven, with the elementary grades remaining in the old school building. The two schools were connected by a covered walkway and the old auditorium and lunchroom served both the Denmark Elementary School and Denmark High School. The school was significantly enlarged in 1932 with a gymnasium, additional classrooms, and restrooms, and after a twelfth grade

Grand Avenue Bridge, Neillsville Wisconsin

Grand Avenue Bridge, Neillsville Wisconsin

Before it was demolished in 1986, the Grand Avenue bridge had statewide engineering significance as one of five to seven pre-1895 Pratt overhead truss bridges remaining in Wisconsin and as an early example of the work of the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company. It was probably the last highly ornamented bridge extant in the state. The Pratt truss was patented by Thomas and Caleb Pratt in 1844. By the late nineteenth century it was considered the standard truss design for iron bridges, and many were built in Wisconsin. A 1981 state Department of Transportation survey of Wisconsin truss bridges identified 170 extant metal overhead truss bridges built prior to 1936. Of these, 123 were Pratt overhead truss bridges. Only seven of

Warrenville Elementary School, Warrenville South Carolina

Warrenville Elementary School, Warrenville South Carolina

Warrenville Elementary School was originally known as Warrenville Graded School and sometimes now called Old Warrenville School. The school is located in the Aiken County town of Warrenville. The mill village of Warrenville retains several buildings of historical and architectural note dating from the late 1800s through 1950, including the stylistically significant 19^th Century mill with a tower that is relatively free of alteration, a management row [of buildings], an imposing school building, and an architecturally significant Methodist Church building. Warrenville Elementary School is one of seven school buildings in Aiken County designed by W. W. Simmons & Son, an obscure South Carolina architectural firm working out of Augusta, Georgia during the 1920s and active through 1951. Simmons produced his most

Rowell's Covered Bridge, Hopkinton New Hampshire

Rowell's Covered Bridge, Hopkinton New Hampshire

The present Rowell's Bridge is the third of that name at the same site, and the only survivor of several covered bridges in the West Hopkinton area. The original bridge was in existence by 1793; on April 13^th, 1803, the town voted to selectmen authority to repair Rowell's Bridge. On August 26^th, 1845, it was voted to rebuild Rowell's Bridge with such variation as to place as the judgment of the selectmen might indicate, said bridge to be built of stone, provided the cost should not be over $2500, and the builder would warrant the bridge to stand from three to five years after completion, the construction to be sold at auction to the lowest bidder. That bridge did not long

Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge, Lynn Kentucky

Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge, Lynn Kentucky

This is One of Sixteen Covered Bridges Remaining in KY

At one time Kentucky had hundreds of covered bridges spanning her rivers. Just prior to World War II, sixty-five were still standing. By 1952, the numbers had shrunk to thirty-nine. Now only sixteen remain. These sixteen, which represent a variety of structural types, are concentrated in the central and northeast sections of the state in the small communities or rural areas of the state. Many reasons have been offered to explain the construction of covered bridges in Kentucky during the 19^th century. The road across the bridges were kept dry and free of snow in winter. Most important, however, was the protection the covering over the bridges provided against the deterioration of the wood. It permitted the timbered trusses and braces

Charity Hospital, Savannah Georgia

Charity Hospital, Savannah Georgia

The history of Charity Hospital began in 1893. In that year, Cornelius and Alice McKanes, two West Indian physicians, established McKane School for Nurses in their home in Savannah. It was the first school for nurses in southeast Georgia. The McKane Hospital for Women and Children began in 1896 on land donated at the corner of 36^th and Florence. Savannahian Anna Hutto donated an old house for the hospital and it was moved to the site and added onto during that year. This building would serve as a hospital until 1931. The McKanes left the hospital in the late 1890s. The African American medical staff in 1897 contained some Georgia-born doctors as well as the first Black City physician for Savannah.

Metter High School, Metter Georgia

Metter High School, Metter Georgia

Metter High School, built in the then-popular Neoclassical Revival style, possibly to emulate the new Neoclassical style Candler County Courthouse, also built in 1921, housed grades one through eleven and served the white community of Metter until 1937. During the 1927-28 school year, there were 17 teachers at the school. As late as the 1935-36 school year, the school had in addition to the superintendent, five high school teachers and ten other teachers. Approximately 43 students were in the class of 1937, the last to graduate from old Metter High School. A new school building was constructed across College Street from the 1921 school for classroom use. After the 1936-37 school year, the second-floor southeast classroom was used as a kitchen,

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