Posted by admin on April 21, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Last Vestige of Old World Spring Garden Street
Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cornerstone Laid: May 21, 1848
Consecrated: 1849
Once a truly vibrant and dense residential section of the city, the above views of Spring Garden Street east of 12th Street, looking northeast, illustrate a context of buildings that has largely vanished. There is but one [...]
Category Architectural History, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Public Architecture · Tags Callowhill Neighborhood Association, Church of the Assumption Philadelphia, Gothic Revival Architecture, Historic Preservation, Market Buildings Philadelphia, north philadelphia, north philadelphia history, Old World Philadelphia, Philadelphia Architecture, Philadelphia History, Spring Garden Market Building, Spring Garden Street
The Octagon’s New Neighbor, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on March 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Octagon’s New Neighbor, Washington, D.C.
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Category Architectural History, District of Columbia, Federal (Urban), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags DC Architecture, Federal Building COnstruction, Federal Construction, George Washington University Campus, Octagon DC, The Octagon, The Octagon House, The Octagon House DC, Washington DC Architecture, White House neighborhood
Evolution of the U.S. Assay Office, No. 30 Wall Street, New York, New York
Posted by admin on March 24, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Evolution of the U.S. Assay Office, No. 30 Wall Street, New York, New York
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Category Architectural History, Beaux Arts (1880-1940ish), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, New York City, New York State, Public Architecture · Tags Architectural History, Assay Office New York, banks new york city, Historic Preservation, New York City Architecture, No. 30 Wall Street, Sub Treasury Building new york, US Assay Office, Wall Street, Wall Street Architecture, Wall Street NYC
Elegant Laundry Facilities, U.S. Marine Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky
Posted by admin on March 24, 2014 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Colonial Revival, Commercial Architecture, Louisville, Medical Buildings, Most Recent · Tags Colonial Revival Architecture, Fairbanks Standard, Historic Preservation, Hospital Architecture, Kentucky Architecture, Laundry Facilities, Louisville Architecture, US Marine Hosptial Louisville, Washateria
18th Street Entrance To Gibbs Mansion Where Boy Was Crushed By Iron Gate, Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Penna.
Posted by admin on January 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Boy Crushed In The Name Of Architecture:
18th Street Entrance To Gibbs Mansion Where Boy Was Killed By Iron Gate, Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Penna.
Heavy Iron Gate Fell And Crushed Eight-Year-Old Lad
The gate which killed little Charles McGanney is shown here resting on its side against the house [the Gibbs Mansion]. It fell off the rusted pivot on [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Beaux Arts (1880-1940ish), Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Residential Architecture, Urban Landscape · Tags Charles J McGaney, Curator of Shit, Iron Gates, Pennsylvania History, Philadelphia History, Residential Architecture, Walnut Street History philadelphia
A Beautiful Gambrel Roof Cottage, Belmar, New Jersey
Posted by admin on January 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment
A Beautiful Gambrel Roof Cottage, Belmar, New Jersey
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Colonial Revival, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, New Jersey, Residential Architecture · Tags Belmar New Jersey, Cottage Architecture, Curator of Shit, domestic architecture, Gambrel Roof, Gambrel Roof Architecture, Gambrel Roof Cottage, Historic Preservation, Jersey Shore Architecture, Jersey Shore Houses, New Jersey Architecture, Wood Shingles
The Coolest Duplex in Indianapolis is Unusable.!? Craftsman Duplex, Indianapolis, Indiana
Posted by admin on December 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Coolest Duplex in Indianapolis is Unusable.!? Craftsman Duplex, Indianapolis, Indiana
Half boarded up, one hopes the “plywood shuttering” is simply preparation for a sensitive renovation of the building, given the unusual quality of the design with its heavy craftsman stylistic features and motifs. Not only is the building incredibly attractive, it is a sensible investment–live in [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Bungalow, Craftsman (Early Twenieth...), Indiana, Indianapolis, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Residential Architecture · Tags American Architecture, brick architecture, brick craftsman, brick houses, bungalow architecture, chimney stacks, Craftsman Architecture, craftsman duplex, Curator of Shit, duplex layouts
Posted by admin on November 27, 2013 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Italianate, Louisville, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Shotgun · Tags camelback houses, Curator of Shit, Italianate Architecture, Italianate shotgun, Italiante Cambelback, Kentucky Architecture, Louisville Architecture, Louisville Kentucky, shotgun house architecture, shotgun houses
The Louisville-Style Italianate Shotgun House, Louisville, Kentucky
Posted by admin on November 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Louisville-Style Italianate Shotgun House, Louisville, Kentucky
New Orleans is the city of early and often ornate small houses—the Shotgun, the Camelback, as well as the adapted Creole Cottage. Yet Louisville once spoke its own language in terms of elegant small houses—houses that call to mind the feeling of the New Orleans Shotgun, Camelback, and even [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Folk Culture, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Italianate, Kentucky, Louisville, Most Recent, New Orleans, Residential Architecture, Vernacular · Tags American Architecture, Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Historic Preservation, Italianate Architecture, Kentucky Architecture, Kentucky History, kentucky houses, Louisville Architecture, Louisville houses, Louisville Italianate, Louisville KY History, New Orleans Architecture
The Mellons and The Quaker City National Bank Were Once Neighbors in Philadelphia, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on November 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Mellons and The Quaker City National Bank Were Neighbors in Philadelphia
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Italianate, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia · Tags Architectural History, Chestnut Street, Chestnut Street Banks, Historic Preservation, Philadelphia Architecture, Quaker City National Bank, Thomas J. Mellon, Victorian Architecture, Victorian Philadelphia, Willis G. Hale
