The Crambitts were Row House Proud, Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland
We show an early twentieth century image of a typical working to lower middle class row house in the dense urban street scape of a then burgeoning and vibrant, yet prosperous and safe Baltimore, Maryland. The wife of Arthur Crambitt, a carpenter, Molly Moore Crambitt poses with her newly born daughter Hilda in the open [...]
Repulsive Dryvit Covered Second Empire Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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DON’T DEMOLISH the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DON’T DEMOLISH the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Perhaps the oldest building on Spring Garden Street, this 1848-49 brownstone and copper Catholic Church (formerly), the Church of the Annunciation, is facing the wrecking ball. Siloam, a not-for-profit, recently sold the complex to a developer–John Wei, who purports that there is no way to reuse the building, thus [...]
The Last Wendish Wedding: John Schulze and Theresa Moerbe, Christ Lutheran Church, Loebau, Lee County, Texas
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The Upstairs Hall of the Georgetown Custom House, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation Needs a Modernized Office Building, McCormick Apartments, Washington, D.C.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation Needs a Modernized Office Building, McCormick Apartments, Washington, D.C.
We have it on good authority, from one of our inside sources, that America’s National Trust for Historic Preservation is in the midst of selling their old headquarters with hope of one day occupying a modernized office building. It is possible [...]
Andreas Moerbe’s Old Wooden House at Loebau, Texas
Probably taken between 1910 and 1915, this photograph reflects the Andreas Moerbe farm and its buildings as it stood after only 10 to 15 years of occupation by Moerbe and his large family. The Moerbes lived in Serbin, roughly 10 miles from Loebau until the first years of the 20th century, when he bought this [...]
William C. Bullitt’s Suburban Mansion, Devon, Pennsylvania
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Don’t We All Love A Quaint Moderne House: Art Deco, Moderne and Mid-Century Modern Meet The Tiny Beach Cottage, Barrier Island Location, New Jersey
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Contemporary Gothic Revival Beach House, Tom’s River, New Jersey
Contemporary Gothic Revival Beach House, Tom’s River, New Jersey
-Contemporary Rusticated Concrete Block, Gothic Revival Beach House
Appearing in a typical slab on grade suburban neighborhood of inland Tom’s River, Ocean County, New Jersey, a community comprised of permanent and summer residents alike, this Gothic Revival house is a product of modern construction and nostalgic creativity as adapted [...]
