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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...

The Abandoned Machine Shop of Eldridge R. Johnson, Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, New Jersey

Posted by admin on August 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The Abandoned Machine Shop of Eldridge R. Johnson, Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, New Jersey
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Category Built Environment, Camden, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location, Most Recent, New Jersey · Tags Camden New Jersey, Eldridge R Johnson, Emile Berliner, Flat Disc Record, Gramophone, Invention, Lost Buildings, Music History, Philadelphia Buildings, Record History, Record Industry, Record Label, Sound History, Spring Motor, Victor Talking Machine Co

Walt Whitman House Stands Alone in Camden

Posted by admin on February 10, 2011 · 2 Comments

Walt Whitman House Camden New Jersey 300 Mickle Street Camden New Jersey

Walt Whitman House Stands Alone in Camden
330 Mickle Street, Camden, New Jersey
Unlike the other Walt Whitman house that we have featured in our more recent columns, this house, 330 Mickle Street (328 Mickle Street during Walt’s life) is known and not to mention open to the public; however, upon visiting one might find it strange that [...]

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What Happened to Camden’s Other Walt Whitman House?

Posted by admin on January 21, 2011 · 6 Comments

Walt Whitman House George Whitman Camden New Jersey

What Happened to Camden’s Other Walt Whitman House?
While we have visited and have great respect for the Walt Whitman House Museum of Camden, New Jersey, we should always give credit where credit is due.
While his association with Camden is in Mickle Street, we must beg the question of No. 431 Stevens where Walt Whitman (1819-1892) [...]

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