The House of Doors, Washington, District of Columbia
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The House of Doors, Washington, District of Columbia
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Most Recent, Salvage · Tags DC Architecture, District of Columbia Architecture, Historic Preservation, House of Doors, Old Doors, Salvage History, The House of Doors, Washington DC Architecture, Washington DC History
Red White & Blue: The Most Patriotic Un-Victorian House in Hazlet, New Jersey
Posted by admin on December 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Red White & Blue House, Hazlet, New Jersey
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Architectural Salvage, Built Environment, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, New Jersey, Residential Architecture, Salvage · Tags American colors, American Houses, Curator of Shit, flag history, Flag House, Hazlet New Jersey, historic flag, Historic New Jersey, Jersey Shore, New Jersey Victorian architecture, Patriotic Houses, red white and blue, ugly houses, Victorian Houses
The Best Bus Barn In America…Coca Cola Bottling Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
Posted by admin on June 21, 2012 · 2 Comments
The Best Bus Barn In America…Coca Cola Bottling Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
858-868 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana
Within the National Register of Historic Places-Listed Massachusetts Avenue Historic District of Indianapolis, Indiana–one of the great state capitols in America, the “Bus Barn” of the Indianapolis Public Schools is housed in this architectural wonder. The rather well kept resource is a [...]
Category Architectural History, Art Deco (Fabulous), Built Environment, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Preservation, Indiana, Indianapolis, Industrial, Industrial Architecture, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Reuse, Salvage, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, Art Deco Architecture, Bus Barn Buildings, Bus Barns, Coca Cola Architecture, Coca Cola Bottling Company, Coca Cola Bottling Works, Indianapolis Architecture, Indianapolis Public Schools, Louis Sullivan, Reuse, Sullivanesque Architecture
The Fantastical Garden Shed of Robert Gage, Austin, Texas
Posted by admin on April 24, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Fantastical Garden Shed of Robert Gage, Austin, Texas
Located at the rear of a fairly large lot on Rio Grande Street in the “Judge’s Hill” Section of Austin, Texas, a charming old wood-frame dwelling has an even more charming wood-frame shed. The shed was built by Robert Gage, a long time antique dealer and artist [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Architectural Salvage, Built Environment, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Green, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie, Reuse, Salvage, Salvage Materials, Style Section..., Texas, Urban Landscape · Tags Curator of Shit, Fantasy Architecture, Garden Buildings, Garden Shed Design, Garden Sheds, Historic Garden Sheds, Outbuildings, Robert Gage, Robert Gage Antiques, Robert Gage Artist, Robert Gage Austin Tx, Wood Frame Buildings, Wood-frame outbuildings, Wooden Architecture, Wooden Buildings
Pro-Jewish Advertisement Sparked By Anti-Semitism, Bungalow Dwellings, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on March 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Pro-Jewish Advertisement Sparked By Anti-Semitism,
Bungalow Dwellings,
Washington, D.C.
Washington Post Advertisement, Only 2 Left, Referring to Semi-Bungalows For Sale Built by Horace G. Smithy, the Eminent Real Estate Developer of Washington D.C. Published in 1930.
This advertisement from the Washington Post features a large star of David, not usually illustrated for design purposes, but perhaps, in this case, [...]
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
Paint Shop or Salvage Yard?…Recessed, Urban Wood-Frame Building, Location Unknown
Posted by admin on January 25, 2012 · 1 Comment
Probably third to fourth quarter 19th century, the wood-frame paint shop gone all-purpose salvage yard was probably the venue of a real Jack of all trades, but regardless, Jack’s business or whoever had pre-dated the more intense commercial buildings that lined the historically laid-out urban streetscape. The hilly yard leading to the gable fronted façade [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Reuse, Salvage, Salvage Materials, Style Section..., Urban Landscape, Vernacular · Tags Antique Salvage Yard, Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Historic Preservation, Paint Shop History, Row Buildings History, Salvage History, Salvage Yard, Urban Architecture, Urban Wood-Frame Buildings, Wooden Buildings
