National Historic Landmarks
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Troy Savings Bank and Music Hall
Troy, New York
1872
Constructed in 1872, the Savings Bank and Music Hall building complex was designed to include a banking floor and adjacent commercial rental space, with the Music Hall located above the bank on the upper floors. This is an early example of George B.
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Alice Paul Birthplace
Mt. Laurel Township, New Jersey
1916
Paulsdale was the childhood home of Alice Paul (1885-1977), a leader in the Woman's Suffrage Movement and advocate of Women's Rights.
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Puget Sound Radio Station Historic District
Bremerton, Washington
1894-1914
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was the principal repair establishment for the U.S. Navy's battle-damaged battleships and aircraft carriers, as well as smaller warships, of the Pacific Fleet during World War II.
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Dr. Susan Picotte Memorial Hospital
Walthill, Nebraska
1912-15
This hospital was built by Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte (1865-1915), the first Native American physician, who pioneered in providing health care for Native Americans. She return.
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Bush-Holley House
Greenwich, Connecticut
The Bush-Holley House, a well-preserved example of Dutch Colonial architecture, is know for its long association with the development of American Impressionism between 1890 and 1920.
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USCGC TANEY (WHEC-37)
Baltimore, Maryland
1936-45
The only surviving warship left afloat that was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when the Pacific Fleet was attacked, U.S. After service in the Pacific, TANEY was sent into the Atlantic for convoy duty in 1944.
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Whitakker Chambers Farm
Westminster, Maryland
1941
Home of Whittaker Chambers, an ex-Communist whose revelations about his past espionage activities with Alger Hiss, a former State Department official, had major political repercussions after World War II.
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Lowell's Boat Shop
Amesbury, Massachusetts
Established by Simeon Lowell in 1793, this is the oldest continually operating boat shop in the United States. Simeon Lowell is generally credited as the designer and builder of the typical American dory, arguably the most famous American small craft.
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Shelley House
St. Louis, Missouri
1948
Half of a typical St. Louis two-family flat built in 1906, the Shelley house is important in African-American history and in law. It served as the home of the plaintiffs in the landmark case Shelley vs. The Shelleys no longer own the h.
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Low Memorial Library, Columbia University
New York, New York
Built in 1895-97, this building is one of the most important Neo-Classical structures in America and is one of architect Charles Folen McKim's masterpieces. This campus design is today recognized as a classic of Beaux Arts planning principles.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Raleigh, North Carolina
1848-1927
Begun in 1846, this edifice is one of the first Gothic Revival churches in the Southern states. Designed by Richard Upjohn, this modest asymmetrical building with a steeply pitched roof was derived from a rural English model.
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Holy Trinity Church (Protestant Episcopal)
New York, New York
Minard Lafever, one of mid-19th century America's leading architects, secured his reputation with the design of this outstanding Gothic Revival church. The sandstone spire that once soared above the tower has been removed.