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Eureka Courthouse

The Eureka County Courthouse, designed by George Costerisa, cost about $38,000 to construct. Built in 1879-80 of locally-fired brick and of sandstone quarried nearby, the Italian style courthouse...

The Eureka County Courthouse, designed by George Costerisa, cost about $38,000 to construct. Built in 1879-80 of locally-fired brick and of sandstone quarried nearby, the Italian style...

  • nevada
  • eureka
  • courthouses
  • george costerisan

The Tengu Club

DEDICATED TO THE TENGU CLUB THE TENGU CLUB OF SEATTLE, FORMED IN THE 1930S BY JAPANESE AMERICANS HELD ITS FIRST TENGU BLACKMOUTH SALMON FUN DERBY IN 1946. ARGUABLY THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY RUNNING...

DEDICATED TO THE TENGU CLUB THE TENGU CLUB OF SEATTLE, FORMED IN THE 1930S BY JAPANESE AMERICANS HELD ITS FIRST TENGU BLACKMOUTH SALMON FUN DERBY IN 1946. ARGUABLY THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY...

    Washington Bridge

    STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS   WASHINGTON BRIDGES   THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PREVIOUS WASHINGTON...

    STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS WASHINGTON BRIDGES   THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PREVIOUS...

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • george washington
    • bridge
    • labor
    • 1928
    • 1929
    • 1968

    Washington Bridge (SE)

    STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS WASHINGTON BRIDGE THIS BRIDGE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC IN 1930 AND KNOWN AS THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE OCCUPIES THE SITE OF A BRIDGE FIRST OPENED TO TRAFFIC...

    STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS WASHINGTON BRIDGE THIS BRIDGE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC IN 1930 AND KNOWN AS THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE OCCUPIES THE SITE OF A BRIDGE FIRST OPENED TO TRAFFIC...

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • john brown
    • bridge
    • 1793

    Turks Head Building

    TURKS HEAD BUILDING   ARCHITECTS   HOWELLS & STOKES   1913   PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED BY ACROPOLIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC   www.amsnewengland.comSubmitted by @lampbane

    TURKS HEAD BUILDING   ARCHITECTS   HOWELLS & STOKES   1913   PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED BY ACROPOLIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC   www.amsnewengland.comSubmitted by @lampbane

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • building
    • 1913

    The Arcade

    THE ARCADE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF BARLY...

    THE ARCADE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF BARLY...

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • landmark
    • arcade
    • nps
    • national his...
    • 1976

    John E. Fogarty Federal Building

    John E. Fogarty Federal Building Originally the U.S. Custom House Constructed 1888   Ammi B. Young, Architect   Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 18, 1972. This property...

    John E. Fogarty Federal Building Originally the U.S. Custom House Constructed 1888   Ammi B. Young, Architect   Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 18, 1972. This property...

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • john fogerty
    • 1856
    • amml young
    • 1972
    • gerald ford
    • arthur sampson

    Easter Rising

    EASTER RISING   This plaque commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising. During that armed insurrection in Dublin and other parts the country, against British colonial...

    EASTER RISING   This plaque commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising. During that armed insurrection in Dublin and other parts the country, against British colonial...

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • ireland
    • easter rising
    • 1916
    • 1922
    • 2016

    Bruyer Church

    August Bruyer, his wife, Josephine (Simon) and their sons, John and Julius, were born in France, coming to America about the middle of the nineteenth century. By 1858, they had settled in Fairview...

    August Bruyer, his wife, Josephine (Simon) and their sons, John and Julius, were born in France, coming to America about the middle of the nineteenth century. By 1858, they had settled in Fairview...

    • vermillion
    • south dakota
    • churches

    Menan Buttes

    Two cones of glassy lava are located directly south of here. The largest rises 800 feet above the surrounding plain.Hot molten lava, erupting from great depth, met cold surface water in the wet...

    Two cones of glassy lava are located directly south of here. The largest rises 800 feet above the surrounding plain.Hot molten lava, erupting from great depth, met cold surface water in the wet...

    • idaho. geolo...
    • menon buttes
    • volcanoes
    • volcanism

    Snake River Bridge (Idaho Falls, Idaho)

    On December 10, 1864 a franchise was granted to Edward M. Morgan, James M. (Matt) Taylor, and William F. Bartlett to operate a ferry one and one-half miles below Cedar Island and build a bridge...

    On December 10, 1864 a franchise was granted to Edward M. Morgan, James M. (Matt) Taylor, and William F. Bartlett to operate a ferry one and one-half miles below Cedar Island and build a bridge...

    • idaho
    • idaho falls
    • snake river
    • bridges

    Lyonsview

    • lyons
    • geelong
    • paparazzi

    Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company

    RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST COMPANYARCHITECTSYORK & SAWYER1919Submitted by @lampbane

    RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST COMPANYARCHITECTSYORK & SAWYER1919Submitted by @lampbane

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • hospital
    • 1919

    Stephen Hopkins

    STEPHEN HOPKINS   1707 1785 MERCHANT AND SHIP BUILDERTEN TIMES GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT CHANCELLOR OF BROWN UNIVERSITY MEMBER OF THE COLONIAL CONGRESSSIGNER OF...

    STEPHEN HOPKINS   1707 1785 MERCHANT AND SHIP BUILDERTEN TIMES GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT CHANCELLOR OF BROWN UNIVERSITY MEMBER OF THE COLONIAL CONGRESSSIGNER OF...

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • stephen hopkins
    • george washington
    • 1707
    • 1785
    • 1743
    • 1776
    • 1827
    • 1972

    John Brown House

    JOHN BROWN HOUSE   THE HOME OF JOHN BROWN REFLECTING THE WEALTH AND POSITION GAINED FROM HIS LUCRATIVE CAREER AS A SLAVE TRADER, PRIVATEER CHINA, TRADE MERCHANT AND PATRIOT   A PROJECT OF THE...

    JOHN BROWN HOUSE   THE HOME OF JOHN BROWN REFLECTING THE WEALTH AND POSITION GAINED FROM HIS LUCRATIVE CAREER AS A SLAVE TRADER, PRIVATEER CHINA, TRADE MERCHANT AND PATRIOT   A PROJECT OF THE...

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • john brown
    • college hill
    • brown university

    Frederick Douglass

    Frederick Douglass 1818 - 1895 American Author, Orator, Philosopher, Freedom-Fighter, and Statesman lived here 1846. "My part has been to tell the story of the slave." 1846 was recently after his...

    Frederick Douglass 1818 - 1895 American Author, Orator, Philosopher, Freedom-Fighter, and Statesman lived here 1846. "My part has been to tell the story of the slave." 1846 was recently after his...

    • frederick douglass
    • slavery
    • philosopher
    • abolition

    Big Lake

    BIG LAKE   CITY PARK   The Trust for Public Land, in partnership with City Park, developed this trail and meadow to commemorate the indomitable spirit of the residents of Greater New Orleans in...

    BIG LAKE   CITY PARK   The Trust for Public Land, in partnership with City Park, developed this trail and meadow to commemorate the indomitable spirit of the residents of Greater New Orleans...

    • louisiana
    • new orleans
    • city park
    • park
    • lake
    • 2009
    • 2011

    Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Building

    MERCHANTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY BUILDING   ERECTED IN 1859   WILLIAM A. FRERET, JR., ARCHITECT   C. CROZIER, CARPENTER-BUILDER   THE LOCAL FOUNDRY OF BENNETT & LURGES CRAFTED THE CAST-IRON...

    MERCHANTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY BUILDING   ERECTED IN 1859   WILLIAM A. FRERET, JR., ARCHITECT   C. CROZIER, CARPENTER-BUILDER   THE LOCAL FOUNDRY OF BENNETT & LURGES CRAFTED THE CAST-IRON...

    • louisiana
    • new orleans
    • insurance
    • 1859

    Shepard Company Building

    SHEPARD COMPANY BUILDING   ARCHITECTS MARTIN & HALL 1878-1903Submitted by @lampbane

    SHEPARD COMPANY BUILDING   ARCHITECTS MARTIN & HALL 1878-1903Submitted by @lampbane

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • 1878
    • 1903
    • 1956

    Lederer Building

    LEDERER BUILDING   BUILDER M.J. HOULIHAN   1897Submitted by @lampbane

    LEDERER BUILDING   BUILDER M.J. HOULIHAN   1897Submitted by @lampbane

    • rhode island
    • providence
    • 1897
    • 1956