Surf these sites: African American buildings, Prince George''s County, Maryland -- Inventory of buildings and sites with brief histories, produced by the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and hosted by Sailor. Allen-Lambe House, Wichita, Kansas -- History and photographs of the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1915 for Henry J. and Elsie Allen. American Architecture -- Sandra Pollock provides a clear outline of the development of styles from Georgian to American Foursquare, illustrated with examples. Architectural Styles Index -- Created by Ingolf Vogeler of the University of Wisconsin as a guide to styles in the American Mid-West. He gives the distinctive features of each type, illustrated by an example. Bibliography. Architecturally Speaking -- Photographs and history by an amateur enthusiast of extant H.H. Richardson projects, works by related architects and other Boston buildings. Architecture in America -- A sketch of the subject to showcase sample photographs of buildings from the Detroit Publishing Company. Short biographies of featured architects and bibliography. Asylum and Architecture: Traverse City State Hospital -- Campaign to preserve building 50, centerpiece of the former Northern Michigan Asylum, designed by Gordon Lloyd (1832-1905). Maps, photographs, history. Bacon''s Castle -- The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities provides a photograph, history and visitor information on this rare surviving example of Stuart architecture in America, built in 1665. Boston Architecture & Current Events -- Architecture and history of 20+ Boston buildings with photography, census, and biographical data. Chicago Imagebase -- Materials for the study the architectural history of the city from the University of Illinois: historical maps and views, recent images including aerial photographs, style guide. Searchable. Chicago Landmarks -- The City of Chicago presents photographs and histories of landmark buildings, accessed via clickable maps or an alphabetical list, biographies of their architects and a guide to styles. Chicago Loop Guide -- YeloDog''s photographic tour of the architecture of the Chicago Loop - the downtown area of Chicago with works by Louis Sullivan, Daniel Burnham and Mies van der Rohe. Colonial Architecture in New Mexico -- Gallery of expandable photographs of the ruins of 10 churches built at various pueblos from the Rey L Pratt Center, Brigham Young University, Utah. DArch: Buildings of Dartmouth College -- Scott Meacham''s view of the architectural history of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, sixth-oldest in the U.S. Dana-Thomas House, Spingfield, Illinois -- History of the best preserved and most complete of Frank Lloyd Wright''s early "Prairie" houses (1902-04), with tour information, from the State of Illinois. Digital Archive of American Architecture -- Images of American architecture from 1620 to the present by Prof. Jeffery Howe of Boston College. DuPont Building, Burlington, Vermont -- Photographs, full history and bibliography by Joanna Oltman of this 19th-century Italianate commercial building. Ennis-Brown House, Hollywood Hills -- Photograph and brief description of a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the interior of which was used for scenes in Ridley Scott''s ''Blade Runner''. Federal Hill, Lynchburg, Virginia -- Gallery of expandable photographs by Tom Hughes of houses in a rich variety of styles built between 1812 and 1911. Fort Duquesne, Pennsylvania -- Table Top Studios present their computer model of the fort c.1755 on the site of present-day Pittsburgh and explain how it was constructed from original plans. Historic Architecture of Chattanooga -- A gallery of expandable thumbnail photographs by Doug Johnson displaying the range of styles from the late 19th century in the downtown area of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Historic Beaufort, South Carolina -- ICW-NET provides a tour of historic buildings via a sensitive map. Photographs and dates of Georgian and early 19th-century houses and a tavern. Intrusive advertising. Historic Homes in Albany, Oregon -- Photographs of and information on houses in downtown Albany, arranged by architectural styles. Hosted by North Albany Middle School. How to Research Architecture -- A beginner''s guide by the New York Public Library, particularly relevant for users of that library and buildings in New York. Illinois Institute of Technology -- Tour of the main campus: many buildings were designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who directed the architecture program at IIT from 1938 to 1958. Lighthouse Heritage -- Includes National Park Service''s Inventory of Historic Light Stations around the U.S., access information, preservation handbook, sources for research, lighthouse history features. Medieval New York -- Paul Halsall of Fordham University devised this project to which his students contributed studies of buildings borrowing medieval styles: Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Turkish, and castle. National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. -- Dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture and related disciplines. The museum itself is spectacular, designed in 1881 by Montgomery C. Meigs: history, photographs and Quicktime VR panorama. National Register of Historic Places -- The official site of the National Register of Historic Places. Provides a searchable database of properties on the U.S. National Register, educational resources, National Historic Preservation Act requirements, preservation information resources, and virtual tours of historic sites. National Register of Historic Places -- Survey of every property or neighborhood recognized by the Federal Government as significant historically for its architecture, cultural importance or as an archaeological site, can be purchased on microfiche from Chadwyck-Healey. New York''s Hudson-Mohawk Region -- Architecture and architectural history section of a bibliography on the history of the region compiled for Troy''s RiverSpark Visitor Center. Philadelphia City Hall -- A history and virtual tour of this majestic monument to civic pride, designed in 1871 by John McArthur in French Second-Empire style. Irritating Geocities pop-up banners. School of the Building Arts, Charleston, South Carolina -- Providing educational programs and discussion on preservation and building crafts; aiming to restore the old Charleston County Jail. Staff, history, summer camp. Shofuso: The Pine Breeze Villa -- A re-creation of a 16th to 17th century Japanese house in the West Philadelphia section of Fairmount Park. History, photo gallery and visitor information from the official site. The Airplane House, Woods Hole, Massachusetts -- History, photograph and distant view of the remarkable seashore cantilevered bungalow designed in 1912 by George Grant Elmslie for Charles Crane. The Architecture of Colonial New England and the Southern Colonies -- Lecture and bibliography by Valerie Ann Polino of Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute on the development of architecture in Colonial America. The Capitol, Washington D.C. -- Synopsis of a dissertation by Daniel Frydman ''The Great American Architectural Experiment: The United States Capitol Building: 1792-1868'', with bibliography. The Charnley-Persky House Tour -- Lynn Harvey''s history and virtual tour of the house in Chicago designed in 1891 principally by Frank Lloyd Wright and now the headquarters of the Society of Architectural Historians (US). The Historic Preservation Collection -- Illustrated essays on historic buildings in New York City and the State of Vermont, from majestic skyscrapers to rustic shelters. Written and photographed by Joanna Oltman. The United States Capitol -- Official site maintained by the Architect of the Capitol provides historic and current information on the function and architecture of the Capitol, House and Senate buildings, and surrounding grounds. Tour of Providence -- Graham Hawkins provided the photographs, while Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission supplied the text for this showcase of 19th-century architecture. Vermont Heritage Network: Historic Architecture -- University of Vermont provides an illustrated guide to architectural styles and historic landmarks in Vermont. A bibliography covers local and national architecture and architects. West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office -- Aims to identify, recognize, preserve and protect West Virginia''s prehistoric and historic structures and sites. Staff, programs, West Virginia Historic Register, Historic Preservation Grants, archaeology and preservation news. Wyck -- Wyck is an historic house and garden, home to nine generations of the same Quaker family. Located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Wyck houses over 10,000 pieces of original furnishings.
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