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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Winn Memorial Library
This was the first public library building designed by H. H. Richardson; it was built between 1876 and 1879. It still houses Woburn's public library.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Hyde Hall
One of the finest American houses that combines the architectural traditions of England and America; one of the few surviving works of Philip Hooker.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina: Drayton Hall
Plantation house built in 1742 of Palladian architectural style.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ca: Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station
The only surviving station house on the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line. The nearby location of Warner's Ranch was also part of the line.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Gore Place
A remnant of an estate that was once much larger, Gore Place preserves an excellent Federalist mansion built in 1806 for Christopher Gore, a Massachusetts governor and United States senator. The mansion was saved from destruction in...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ny: Canfield Casino and Congress Park
Former resort and casino; now houses the Saratoga Springs History Museum.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Barton Hall
This structure, built in 1840, is described by the National Park Service as an "unusually sophisticated" Greek Revival style plantation house. The interior contains a stairway that ascends in a series of double flights and bridge-like...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii: Honokohau Settlement
Site of an ancient Hawaiian settlement; includes fishponds, kahua (house site platforms), ki?i pohaku (petroglyphs), holua (stone slide) and heiau (religious site).
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Montgomery Place
Federal-style house, with expansion designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Illinois: Chicago Board of Trade Building
Skyscraper designed by Holabird & Root, housed the world's largest trading floor when built in 1930.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina: Hampton Plantation
"South Carolina's finest example of a large two-and-a-half frame Georgian plantation house".
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Indiana: Lincoln Boyhood Home
The 16th US President Abraham Lincoln grew up here from 1816 to 1830. The site features the foundation of the original cabin, a replica farm house, the gravesite of Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and a memorial building.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New York: Manitoga (Russel Wright Home)
House and studio of industrial designer Russel Wright. Designed by Wright and his wife to be sustainable and blend in with surrounding environment.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ma: Massachusetts Hall, Harvard University
This building, now housing administrative offices and a freshman dormitory, is the oldest surviving building (1718-20) on the campus of Harvard University, and the second oldest academic building in the nation.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Arizona: Casa Grande Ruins Natl Monument
Ruins of Hohokam structures. A four-story structure is the "casa grande" or "big house". Sheltered since 1932 under a large pavilion built to preserve the ruins.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: W. & L. E. Gurley Building
Classical Revival structure; built in 1862; housed the W. & L. E. Gurley Company, a maker of precision measuring instruments.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Hawaii: Palm Circle
This portion of Fort Shafter housed the headquarters of the commanding general and his staff, U.S. Army forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, during World War II. By 1944 this command was responsible for the supply and administration of all U.S....
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Colorado: Trujillo Homestead
Early ranch settlement (1880s) in the San Luis Valley, with a surviving period ranch house; located on a Nature Conservancy property near Great Sand Dunes National Park.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana: Evergreen Plantation
Composed of 39 buildings, including a main house and slave quarters, Evergreen Plantation is an example of major plantations found in the Antebellum period of the United States.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Henry Cabot Lodge Residence
Henry Cabot Lodge (1850-1924) was a lifelong resident of this house. Lodge, as United States Senator from Massachusetts, was a critical voice in foreign policy debates of the early 20th century; he supported a wider role for the United...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island: Kingscote
1839 Gothic Revival house by Richard Upjohn was the first summer residence in Newport.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Rangers' Club
Stephen Tyng Mather, the wealthy first director of the National Park Service personally donated this building to house the newly hired rangers covering Yosemite National Park. Its rustic architecture inspired all National Park...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Indiana: Benjamin Harrison Home
Benjamin Harrison lived in this Italianate house from 1875 until his death there in 1901, except from 1889 to 1893 while he was the 23rd President. He was also a Senator from Indiana from 1881 to 1887. Harrison accepted the Republican...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Brandon
Plantation tended from 1614 on, with unusual brick mansion in style of Palladio's "Roman Country House" completed in 1760s.