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
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
Perhaps Old Ebenezer Tyler Couldn’t Pay His Taxes In Old South Main, Providence, Rhode Island
Posted by admin on February 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Commercial Architecture, Federal (Urban), Georgian, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Rhode Island · Tags Architectural History, Colonial Rhode Island, Courthouse Providence, Curator of Shit, Providence RI history, RISD History, South Main Street Providence Rhode Island
Pick Your Paint Color Wisely, But Sooner Rather Than Later…
Posted by admin on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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Category Absurd Mansard, Built Environment, Federal (Urban), Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Louisiana, Most Recent, New Orleans, Residential Architecture, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, Creole Cottage, Curator of Shit, HIstoric Paint, Historic Paint Colors, Historic Wood Houses, House Paint, House Painters, New Orleans Architecture, Paint Colors, Wood Siding
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
Posted by admin on August 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Architectural Possibilities of the Small Row House, Washington, D.C.
Small Colonial Revival/Federal Inspired Row House, Fairmont Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Single Pane, Faux Leaded Glass, Vinyl Home Depot Door (Painted, defeating the purpose of vinyl). This is a current view of the specimen property.
The historic and/or older built environment of Washington, D.C. largely represents the work of late nineteenth and [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Colonial Revival, District of Columbia, Federal (Urban), Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, Attractive Row House, Brick Row House, Colonial Revival Row House, Colonial Revival Style, Curator of Shit, Facade Ideas, Federal Row House, Materials for Old House, Old House Renovations, Row House Facade, Small Row House, Small Town House Ideas, Washington DC Architecture
Posted by admin on June 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Don’t Blame Mary Surratt For The Assassination Of Our Pre-Abraham Lincoln Federal Style Buildings.!?
Mary Surratt Boarding House, No. 541 H Street, NW, Washington City, District of Columbia
(now 604 H Street, NW, Washington DC)
While in Washington, D.C., Circa NOW, 604 H Street, NW appears as a Chinese food restaurant in the Chinatown neighborhood, we have taken liberties in the [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Commercial Architecture, District of Columbia, Federal (Urban), Greek Revival, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Historical Humanity, Interior, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Occupancy and Building = Personal Feeling, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Turds · Tags Architectural History, Curator of Shit, DC Historic Buildings, Federal Style Architecture, Greek Revival Architecture, Historic Buildings, Historic Preservation, Lincoln Assassination Site, mary surratt, mary surratt boarding house, mary surratt house, mary surratt house dc, mary surratt house h street, mary surratt house in Washington dc, The Conspirator
Remember the Federal Whore House of Madame Tapp?
Posted by admin on May 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Remember the Federal Whore House of Madame Tapp?
Madame Tapp, Bawdy House Proprietor, 120 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
In 1880, Washington, D.C. had a population of roughly 177,000 people, which is about 1/3 of today… As is the case now, society, whether we like to admit it or not, calls for a certain percentage of that [...]
Category Built Environment, District of Columbia, Federal (Urban), Historic Context, History, Location Location Location, misery maven, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Purse Your Lips, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Federal Architecture, Prostitution History, Whore Houses
What Ever Happened To Christian Street, Philadelphia?
Posted by admin on May 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
What Ever Happened To Christian Street, Philadelphia?
A Row of Colonial-Era Houses of Old Philadelphia
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Category Built Environment, Federal (Urban), Georgian, Historic Context, Location Location Location, Oldie But Goodie, Pennsyltucky, Philadelphia, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, Christian Street, Colonial Era Architecture, Colonial Row Houses, Curator of Shit, Federal Architecture, Lost Buildings, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Architecture, Row House
A New Orleans Urban Cottage Design
Posted by admin on May 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment
A New Orleans Urban Cottage Design
A New Orleans Urban Cottage, Designed by E. Surgi, Circa 1869
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