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
The Largest Lights, The Biggest Bulbs, Aeronautical Advancement at Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia
Posted by admin on January 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Location Location Location, Military, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Virginia · Tags Aeronatutical History, Aeronautical Architecture, Antique Flood Lights, Architectural History, Aviation History, Curator of Shit, Early Lighting, Fort Monroe, Fort Monroe History, History of Lights, Military Architecture, Runway Flood Lights
A Bazaar Raw Water Pumping Station at Fort Benning, Georgia
Posted by admin on December 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Probably taken in the early days of Fort Benning in Georgia, this Raw Water Pumping Station is unusual, that being said within our limited context of pumping stations. Why does this building stand out to our curators? First, the size and scale of the structure, which, while typical of a water related resources, is a [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Georgia, Historic Preservation, Industrial, Location Location Location, Military, Most Recent, Style Section..., Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Vernacular · Tags Architectural History, Block Buildings, Curator of Shit, Fort Benning, Fort Benning History, Fort Benning Housing, Industrial Buildings, Military History, Outbuildings, Raw Water Pumping Station
