Piss Pot Row: Modern Bathroom Facilities At The U.S. Post Office-Court House Addition, Baltimore, Maryland
Posted by admin on March 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Piss Pot Row: Modern Bathroom Facilities At The U.S. Post Office-Court House Addition, Baltimore, Maryland
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Category Architectural History, Baltimore, Built Environment, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures · Tags Architectural History, Basement Period, Court House Baltimore, Curator of Shit, Historic Bathroom, Modern Bathroom Facility, Old Post Office Interior, Old Toliets, Post Office Baltimore, US Post Office Baltimore MD
The New Hygienic Laboratory At The Marine Hospital, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on March 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Designed and financed by the Federal government, the “new” Hygienic Laboratory of the U.S. Public Health Service and Marine Hospital was constructed between 1907 and 1909 in Washington, D.C. The neoclassical building was completed in 1909. Originally, the U.S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service had their Laboratory of Hygiene in New York City, but, [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Medical Buildings, Medical Interiors, Military, Most Recent, Neoclassical (1880-1940ish), New Buildings, Public Architecture, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags History of Medicine, Hygienic Laboratory, Medical Buildings, Medical Campus, Medical History, National Institute of Health History, NIH Building, NIH Facility, NIH History, U.S. Marine Hospital, US Public Health Service, Washington DC Architecture
Eclectic African American Church Zoned Industrial, Bladensburg, Maryland
Posted by admin on February 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Located in Bladensburg, Maryland, this African American church is rather an usual little gem of architectural styles, a medley of various motifs including Queen Anne Revival, Gothic Revival, Romanesque, and a strong sense of vernacular combinations.
After the Plummer dwtling proved too small the congregation, St. Paul Baptist Church moved from the log cabin on Anderson Street in Hyattsville, [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Gothic Revival, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Queen Anne Revival, Tudor Revival (1880-1940ish), Vernacular · Tags 19 century bladensburg maryland, 19th century african american churches, African American Buildings, African American Churches, African American Washington DC, Architectural History, bladensburg history, Curator of Shit, eclectic churches, ecletic American Architecture, History, Kingdom Missionary Baptist Church, PG county history, prince georges county history
The Old Federal Style Mansion Was Reused As Part Of The U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Perryville, Maryland
Posted by admin on February 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Federal (Urban), Georgian, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Residential Architecture, Reuse, Salvage · Tags American Architectural History, American Architecture, Curator of Shit, Federal Mansion, Federal Style Architecture, Georgian Style, Maryland Architecture, Perryville Maryland, US Health Service Hospital Perryville MD, USHPHS Hospitals
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Cultural Landscapes, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie · Tags Architectural History, Aviation History, College Park Airport, College Park Aviation, Curator of Shit, Emile Berliner, Emile Berliner Helicopter, First in Flight, Gyrocopter, Helicopter History, Henry Berliner, Washington DC Aviation
Historic Infrastructure: Reservoir and Filtration Plant, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Posted by admin on December 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Aberdeen Proving Ground, located in Aberdeen, Maryland, is the U.S. Army’s oldest active proving ground in America. Established on October 20, 1917, the military installation was constructed for the design and proving of ordnance materials. Since the installation was established just six months into World War I, its location, near the coast, was strategic in [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Style Section... · Tags Aberdeen MD, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Filtration Plant Design, Industrial Buildings, Military Architecture, Military History, Power House
Gross Carriages Have Left The Building, Baltimore, Maryland
Posted by admin on August 25, 2011 · 2 Comments
Occupying both 300 and 302 North Carrollton Avenue at the intersection of 1200-1300 Saratoga Street, in Baltimore, Maryland, a record of past labors stands as a derelict tomb to what once was… Still bearing the cross of its labors, the building was formerly the site of a carriage maker—better known in the early 20th century [...]
Category Architectural History, Baltimore, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Federal (Urban), Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, August Gross Wagon Maker, Baltimore Architecture, Baltimore History, Carriage History, Curator of Shit, Decayed Buildings, Derelict Buildings, Historic Preservation, History of Vehicles, Horse Drawn Vehicles, Maryland Architecture, Maryland History, Vehicle History, Wagon History, Wagon Makers
Ugly Vinyl Storm Door Obscures A Gothic Revival Past…
Posted by admin on August 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Not as bad as removing the door, the covering of a Gothic Revival multi-light wood door with a nasty vinyl storm door is definitely a no no…
The curator of shit has no choice but to reprimand this poor choice of storm door that obscures the wonderful Gothic Revival door. While we are thankful that the [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Greek Revival, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, Attractive Storm Door, Curator of Shit, Gothic Revival Door, Historic Preservation, Old Doors, Ugly Doors, Ugly Storm Door, Wood Door, wood doors
Real Reason for Raised Beds, Ocean City, MD
Posted by admin on June 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Real Reason for Raised Beds, Ocean City, MD
1926 View of Raised Gardens and Lawns Along the Boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland
While “raised beds” have their reasons, here and there, they are largely a fashion trend among the those of the “Green” trend in today’s morally correct environmentally concious… Yet there was a time when such [...]
Category Built Environment, Colonial Revival, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Green, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Stick, Style Section..., Tree · Tags Architectural History, Beach Gardens, Curator of Shit, Flower Beds, Historic Gardens, Historic Planting, Historic Preservation, Historic Raised Beds, Real Reason Raised Beds?, Social History
Who’s At Play? Or Is The Curator Even Away.!?
Posted by admin on June 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Who’s At Play? Or Is The Curator Even Away.!?
Vacation Note Clipped to Rear of Curator’s Chair…
And while they think us away, we are always on watch…
We being…the Curator of Shit…
A collegue once asked, “Is the chair stock?”
Of course not. Lucite chairs no longer come “stock” and, probably, they never did…
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Category Absurd Mansard, Art (all inclusive), Commercial Architecture, Location Location Location, Maryland, Mid-Century Modern, Most Recent, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, Curator jobs, Curator of Shit, curator position, curatorial, curators, Historic Preservation, History, Lucite Chair, Mid Century Furniture, Old Buildings, Poly Chair, Social History
