Pocahontas Coal Miners Were Eternally Warm In Their Butt Coffins, Butt & Co. Coffins, Pocahontas, Virginia
Posted by admin on September 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Pocahontas Coal Miners Were Eternally Warm In Their Butt Coffin
Butt & Co. Coffins, Pocahontas, Virginia
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, Virginia · Tags Architectural History, Butt & Co, Butt Coffins, Coal Region Virginia, Coffin Factory, Curator of Shit, Pocahontas Coal Town, Pocahontas Fields, Pocahontas Ghost Town, Pocahontas Virginia, Wood Frame Buildings
The Decorative Stonework of the Beloved, Holt Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Posted by admin on August 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Preservation, Historical Humanity, Landscape Architecture, Location Location Location, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, New Orleans, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags African American Cemeteries NOLA, african american culture, Cemetery Architecture, Cemetery New Orleans, Curator of Shit, folk cemetery, Historic Preservation, Holt Cemetery, memorial headstones, memorials, New Orleans Cemeteries, New Orleans History, NOLA cemeteries, Stonework
Observatory Geogetown University’s Astronomical Dedication to American History….the Second Oldest Astronomical Observatory in America, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on May 18, 2012 · 2 Comments
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Observatory Georgetown University’s Astronomical Dedication to Historic Preservation….One of the Oldest Astronomical Observatory in America
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While the second, or at least one of the oldest, Astronomical Observatories in America sits at Georgetown University with peeling paint, bricked-in windows, rotting wood, and, overall, is in a general state of disrepair, we are not surprised at such priorities, [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, In the Name of God, Location Location Location, Memorial Architectural and Art, misery maven, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures · Tags Astronomical History, Astronomical Observatory, Georgetown Historic Preservation, Georgetown History, Georgetown Observatory, Georgetown University History, Georgetown University Observatory, National Observatory, Naval Observatory, Washington DC Historic Buildings
Susanna Dickinson and Her House Moved In Austin…
Posted by admin on April 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Susanna Dickinson and Her House Moved In Austin…
While the removal of the house is unfortunate to the precise historical accuracy of the site, it is probable that such development of the Hilton Hotel not only identified, but saved the modest dwelling of Greek Revival stylistic influence from further desecration and/or loss to a less magnified [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Greek Revival, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, Style Section..., Texas · Tags Austin Texas History, Curator of Shit, Greek Revival Architecture, Greek REvival Architecture in Texas, Restration, Susanna Dickinson at the Alamo, Susanna Dickinson Austin, Susanna Dickinson House, Susanna Dickinson quotes, Susanna Dickinson Texas History, Susanna Dickinson timeline, Texas Historic Architecture
Apparently Everything Is Bigger In Texas…Million-Dollar Shaft Memorial…Design For The San Jacinto Monument…Intelligence Claims Tallest Monument In The World…San Jacinto Battle Field…Houston Ship Channel…Harris County, Texas
Posted by admin on March 17, 2012 · 2 Comments
Apparently Everything Is Bigger In Texas
Million-Dollar Shaft Memorial
Design For The San Jacinto Monument
Intelligence Claims Tallest Monument In The World
San Jacinto Battle Field
Houston Ship Channel
Harris County, Texas
Apparently not long after the erection of the 567.31-foot column, the San Jacinto Monument, on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, a “Second Battle of San Jacinto” [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Art Deco (Fabulous), Built Environment, Houston, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie, Public Architecture, Right Up Your Alley, Style Section..., Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Texas · Tags battle of the San Jacinto, biggest building, historic sites in Texas, Houston Architecture, largest building, san jacinto monument, tallest building, tallest monument, tallest structure in the world, Texas History, texas memorials, texas monument
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
Posted by admin on February 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Alaska Governor’s Mansion, originally called the Executive Mansion, was constructed in Juneau, Alaska between 1911 and 1913. The photographs displayed here were primarily taken in 1912; however, with planning, construction, and completion, etc., the process was roughly three years. While the building has been altered to appear more imposing, it still exists at 716 [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Colonial Revival, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, Neoclassical, Public Architecture, Queen Anne Revival, Residential Architecture, Urban Landscape · Tags Alaska Architecture, Alaska Governors Mansion, Alaska History, Alaska State History, Architectural History, Architectural Style Governors Mansion, Colonial Revival Governors Mansion, Curator of Shit, Federal Buildings, Governor of Alaska Executive Mansion, Political History, Sarah Palin Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin Governors Mansion, Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Late 19th Century Wall Street, New York, New York
Posted by admin on January 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Late 19th Century Wall Street, Press Photograph. Note the great piles of 19th century architectural progress centered on the early 19th Century, Greek Revival Sub-Treasury building, appearing almost as the street premier Temple of Finance.
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Category Beaux Arts (1880-1940ish), Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Georgian, Greek Revival, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, History, Location Location Location, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, Neoclassical (1880-1940ish), New York City, New York State, Public Architecture, Second Empire (1860-1900ish), Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags 19th Century New York, Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Federal Reserve Wall Street, Historic Wall Street, Landmarks Preservation Board NYC, New York City Architecture, New York City History, NYC then and now, Sub Treasury Building Wall Street, Sub Treasury NYC, Wall Street 1800s, Wall Street History
Another Endearing Headstone, Holt Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Posted by admin on August 9, 2011 · 1 Comment
African American Headstone, Holt Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
This hand carved headstone represents “Jos. Burbridge, Died June 10 1932, Age 52” and “D. Coleman, Died Apr. 14, 1923.” Prior to his death in 1932, Joseph Burbridge (1876/77-1932) lived in New Orleans at 2628 Louisiana Avenue Parkway. Burbridge’s was a full house with his wife Ophelia: their [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Historical Humanity, History, Location Location Location, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, New Orleans, Public Architecture, Style Section..., Vernacular · Tags African American Cemetery, African American Graves, African American History, Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Historic Preservation, Holt Cemetery, Homemade Graves, Homemade Headstones, New Orleans Cemeteries, Social History
What’s Really Being Memorialized Here?
Posted by admin on July 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment
What’s Really Being Memorialized Here?
Symbolic Grave – Symbolic Monument – Symbolic Cemetery Head Stone
We have no facts as to the creator of these tomb stone; however, we have a pretty good idea what was going through the tomb stone designer/carver’s mind when he broke the mold for these bad boys…
So, we ask you:
Are there others [...]
Category Architectural History, Art (all inclusive), Built Environment, Historic Preservation, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent · Tags Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Ghost Cemetery, Graves, Historic Preservation, Old Cemetery Markers, Old Cemetery Plot, Old Tombstones, Phallic Head Stone, Phallic Symbol, Rural Cemetery
