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George Ward House

 (Marker 1) Ward HouseSeattle's Oldest Building1882Seattle Landmark (Marker 2) George Ward House520 E Denny Wayhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United...

 (Marker 1) Ward HouseSeattle's Oldest Building1882Seattle Landmark (Marker 2) George Ward House520 E Denny Wayhas been placed on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United...

  • nrhp
  • landmark
  • seattle
  • capitol hill

Remington Art Memorial

Remington Art Memorial Cor of Washington & State Sts. Dedicated July 19 1923 State Education Department 1938 Located in Ogdensburg, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

Remington Art Memorial Cor of Washington & State Sts. Dedicated July 19 1923 State Education Department 1938 Located in Ogdensburg, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

  • art memorial
  • ogdensburg
  • reno
  • remington

Baker Burying Ground

Baker Burying Ground Here Lie Six Revolutionary Soldiers and Many Pioneers of Clinton County State Education Department 1936 Located between Plattsburgh and West Plattsburgh, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

Baker Burying Ground Here Lie Six Revolutionary Soldiers and Many Pioneers of Clinton County State Education Department 1936 Located between Plattsburgh and West Plattsburgh, NY. Submitted by Alan R. Reno

  • reno
  • plattsburgh
  • graves
  • american revolution
  • soldiers
  • pioneers

George W. Lee1894 - 1976

Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Forces. Heroic in W.W.I, he was an active black combat officer. An insurance executive and capitalist, Lee...

Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Forces. Heroic in W.W.I, he was an active black combat officer. An insurance executive and capitalist, Lee...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Lowenstein Mansion

Born in Germany in 1835, Elias Lowenstein emigrated to Memphis in 1854. The firm which he headed, B. Lowenstein & Bros. Department Store, was prominent in Memphis for 125 years. A leader in the...

Born in Germany in 1835, Elias Lowenstein emigrated to Memphis in 1854. The firm which he headed, B. Lowenstein & Bros. Department Store, was prominent in Memphis for 125 years. A leader in the...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

St. Mary's Episcopal School

St. Mary's Episcopal School is the oldest private school in Memphis. It has operated continuously since its founding in 1847, and during most of its existence has been exclusively for girls....

St. Mary's Episcopal School is the oldest private school in Memphis. It has operated continuously since its founding in 1847, and during most of its existence has been exclusively for girls....

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Gettysburg Address Monument

KENTUCKY HONORS HER SON, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WHO DELIVERED HIS IMMORTAL ADDRESS AT THE SITE NOW MARKED BY THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT   Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this...

KENTUCKY HONORS HER SON, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WHO DELIVERED HIS IMMORTAL ADDRESS AT THE SITE NOW MARKED BY THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT   Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on...

  • lincoln
  • gettysburg

Adams Square Gas Station

ADAMS SQUARE GAS STATION Glendale Register of Historic Resources No. 111   Built in 1936 By Richfield Oil Corporation   Rare surviving example of a streamline moderne gas station, significant for...

ADAMS SQUARE GAS STATION Glendale Register of Historic Resources No. 111   Built in 1936 By Richfield Oil Corporation   Rare surviving example of a streamline moderne gas station, significant for...

  • gas station
  • glendale
  • 1936
  • california

Blacksmith and Corn Store

Plaque reads: 'On this site in 1882, Mr G.R. White erected his factory and commenced his business as a implement maker and general blacksmith. He was elected a member of the Lilydale Council in...

Plaque reads: 'On this site in 1882, Mr G.R. White erected his factory and commenced his business as a implement maker and general blacksmith. He was elected a member of the Lilydale Council in...

  • shop
  • australia
  • hay and corn store
  • implement maker

Australian Rural Police Cells

These Police Cells were originally located at the rear of the former Maroondah Highway police station destroyed by fire in 1994. They are typical of the style used in rural areas of Victoria over...

These Police Cells were originally located at the rear of the former Maroondah Highway police station destroyed by fire in 1994. They are typical of the style used in rural areas of Victoria over...

  • australia
  • police
  • jail