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
DON’T DEMOLISH the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on March 14, 2013 · 2 Comments
DON’T DEMOLISH the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Perhaps the oldest building on Spring Garden Street, this 1848-49 brownstone and copper Catholic Church (formerly), the Church of the Annunciation, is facing the wrecking ball. Siloam, a not-for-profit, recently sold the complex to a developer–John Wei, who purports that there is no way to reuse the building, thus [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, In the Name of God, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Public Architecture · Tags Catholic Church Philadelphia, Church Demo, Church Demolition, Church of the Assumption Philadelphia, Curator of Shit, Gothic Architecture, Gothic Revival Philadelphia, Landmark Demolition, Mayor of Philadlephia, Philadelphia Architecture, Philadelphia Landmarks Commission, Work of the Philadelphia Landmarks Commission
Washington & Lee’s Italianate House and Its Gothic Revival Porch…Lexington, Virginia
Posted by admin on November 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Washington & Lee’s Italianate House and Its Gothic Revival Porch…Lexington, Virginia
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Historic Preservation, Italianate, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Virginia · Tags AJ Downing, Arched Windows, Curator of Shit, Gothic Revival Architecture, Gothic Revival Cottage, Gothic Revival Porch, Historic Buildings, Italinate House, Italinate Mansion, Lexington VA, Pointed Arches, Virginia Architecture, Washington and Lee, Washington and Lee Historic Building
Second Oldest Only To Pennsylvania Hospital, The Protestant Espiscopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on July 24, 2012 · 3 Comments
Second Oldest Only To Pennsylvania Hospital, The Protestant Espiscopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Former Environment of the Protestant Espiscopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. the small chapel is all that remains, the rest of the space being dedicated to parking lots.
Looking in the same direction, the view has changed slightly to make way for parking lots, etc.
The extant [...]
Cardoza High School Was Once The Crown Jewel of the District of Columbia Public School System, Central High School, the Emory Williams Stadium, Columbia Heights, NW, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on June 8, 2012 · 1 Comment
Cardoza High School Was Once The Crown Jewel of the District of Columbia Public School System, Central High School, the Emory Williams Stadium, Columbia Heights, NW, Washington, D.C.
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Jacobean Revival, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags African American History, Cardoza High School, Cardoza School, Cardoza Washington D.C., Central High School, Columbia Heights, Columbia Heights History, Curator of Shit, DC History, Gothic Architecture, Jacobean Architecture, Segregation
The Last of Latrobe: Gothic Revival Porter’s Cottage at Sedgeley, Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posted by admin on November 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Pennsyltucky, Philadelphia, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Downing Cottage, Fairmont Park, Gothic Revival Architecture, Gothic Revival Cottage, Henry Benjamin Latrobe, Latrobe Architecture, Philadelphia Architecture, Philadelphia History, Porters Cottage, Sedgeley
Ugly Vinyl Storm Door Obscures A Gothic Revival Past…
Posted by admin on August 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Not as bad as removing the door, the covering of a Gothic Revival multi-light wood door with a nasty vinyl storm door is definitely a no no…
The curator of shit has no choice but to reprimand this poor choice of storm door that obscures the wonderful Gothic Revival door. While we are thankful that the [...]
Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Greek Revival, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Maryland, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, Attractive Storm Door, Curator of Shit, Gothic Revival Door, Historic Preservation, Old Doors, Ugly Doors, Ugly Storm Door, Wood Door, wood doors
Once Even Our Science Buildings & Observatories Were Attractive.!?
Posted by admin on July 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Once Even Our Science Buildings & Observatories Were Attractive.!?
Observatory, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Mississippi, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Style Section... · Tags Architectural History, College Architecture, Curator of Shit, Historic Buildings, Historic Preservation, Millsaps College, Observatory Buildings, Period Architecture, Science Buildings
The Glorious Evolution of Messeur Elisaeus von Seutter’s Pleasure Grounds at Ivy Cottage, Jackson, Mississippi
Posted by admin on July 21, 2011 · 10 Comments
The Glorious Evolution of Messeur Elisaeus von Seutter’s Pleasure Grounds at Ivy Cottage, Jackson, Mississippi
Elisaeus von Seutter, Photographer (1869-1909), Ivy Cottage and Pleasure Grounds, Jackson, Mississippi
Prior to the construction of Ivy Cottage, Elisaeus von Seutter (1827-1909) had made his way from Lindau, an island of Lake Constance in Germany. Born into an aristocratic family, he was [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Greek Revival, Green, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Historical Humanity, Landscape Architecture, Location Location Location, Mississippi, Most Recent, Residential Architecture · Tags Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Elisaeus von Seutter, Historic Gardens, Historic Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Mississippi Architecture, Old Plants, Period Gardens, Pleasure Grounds, Southern Gardens
Posted by admin on July 18, 2011 · 4 Comments
Omnia Ab Uno: Nicolas Cage’s Tomb Is Not Dumb, You Are!
Nicolas Cage’s Tomb, St. Louis Cemetery, Basin Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
So after only reading ten different rants regarding Nicolas Cage’s bazaar tomb???, we realized that our bloggers and social commentators on celebrities are far dumber than the somewhat defamed actor.
The following quotes prove their idiocy, along [...]
Category Architectural History, Art (all inclusive), Built Environment, Cultural Landscapes, Eygptian Revival, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Historic Preservation, History, Location Location Location, Louisiana, Memorial Architectural and Art, misery maven, New Orleans, Oldie But Goodie, Public Architecture, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Curator of Shit, Egyptian Revival Architecture, Historic Preservation, New Orleans Architecture, New Orleans Cemeteries, Nicolas Cage Grave, Nicolas Cage Grave Pyramid, Nicolas Cage Tomb
