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Houmas Plantation, Houmas Plantation and Gardens, Louisiana Plantations, Greek Revival Archicteture, Plantation Houses, Southern Mansions, Curator of Shit, Historic Preservation, Art Museum Louisiana, Architectural History, Landscape Architecture

Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, Distinctive Gem of Louisiana Plantations…

Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, Distinctive Gem...

Owens-Thomas House, Savannah, Georgia, Telfair Museum Regency Architecture

Savannah’s Owens-Thomas House of the Telfair Museum

Primary elevation facing the square. The balcony...

A Matter of Masonic Interest: Greek Revival Masonic Temple in Crawford Alabama

A Matter of Masonic Interest: Greek Revival Masonic...

New York Genelogical & Biographical Society, New York, New York

Can we not respect the past….New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, 122 East 58th Street, New York, New York

Can we not respect the past….New York Genealogical...

Rural Methodist Church Represents Extinct Community, Avery, Avery Road, Derwood, Montgomery County, Maryland

Rural Methodist Church Represents Extinct Community,...

First Furness, First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, Penna

“In front of the church there will be...

Building of the Week: Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Indiana

Posted by admin on April 12, 2010 · 1 Comment

Cummins, Inc. has been a prime source of Columbus, Indiana’s economic (and aesthetic) viability for decades.

A global powered corporation dealing with fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission, solutions and electrical power generation systems, Cummins, Inc. not only contributes to the world economy, but also to its local, home town aesthetic. Their headquarters building in Columbus, Indiana was designed by Irish-American [...]

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Is a Minor Work (the former Cyclorama Center) by a Master (Richard Neutra) Really a Masterpiece?

Posted by admin on April 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Two distinct factions (for and against) have seemingly developed regarding the importance of the former Gettysburg Visitors Center (Cyclorama Center) at the Gettysburg National Military Park. The concrete and glass structure was designed by Richard Neutra (1892-1972) in 1961 as a place to view the colossal 1883 painting of Pickett’s Charge by the artist Paul Philippoteaux (1846-1923). In 1999, the National Park Service [...]

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