Posted by admin on August 30, 2012 · 1 Comment
The LOADING DOCK in Front of This House is NOT just any “Parking Space”…Washington, D.C.
A Comment on Public Space in the District of Columbia
One of the most misunderstood laws in the District of Columbia is regarding the public space that comprises the front and side yards of our houses. In the last years of the 19th [...]
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Green, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Tree, Urban Landscape · Tags Columbia Heights, Curator of Shit, DC History, DC Public Space, DCRA Public Space, Front Yards in Cities, Green Space, Historic DC, History of Zoning, LEnfants Plan, Park Space, Public Space, row houses in washington dc, Townhouse design, Townhouse yards, Washington DC Public Space, Zoning Public Space
Posted by admin on August 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Preservation, Historical Humanity, Landscape Architecture, Location Location Location, Memorial Architectural and Art, Most Recent, New Orleans, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags African American Cemeteries NOLA, african american culture, Cemetery Architecture, Cemetery New Orleans, Curator of Shit, folk cemetery, Historic Preservation, Holt Cemetery, memorial headstones, memorials, New Orleans Cemeteries, New Orleans History, NOLA cemeteries, Stonework
Posted by admin on August 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Reading Pagoda Represents A Rich Past, Reading, Pennsylvania
The Pagoda of Reading, Pennsylvania, Represents the City’s Industrial Emience in the 19th Century
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Pennsylvania, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags Asian Architecture, Curator of Shit, green begins with reuse, Historic Preservation, Oriental Architecture, Pagoda Style, Pennsylvania Architecture, Reading History, Reading PA architecture, Reading Pagoda, Reading Railroad, Spanish Roofs, The Pagoda, Tile Roofs
Posted by admin on July 17, 2012 · 2 Comments
The Washington, D.C. Townhouse & Its Old Cloth Awning
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Queen Anne Revival, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Tree, Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, Circular Flower Bed, Curator of Shit, Dupont Circle History, Logan Circle History, Queen Anne Revival Architecture, townhouse washington dc, Victorian Flower Beds, Victorian Gardens, Washington DC History
Posted by admin on June 21, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Best Bus Barn In America…Coca Cola Bottling Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
858-868 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana
Within the National Register of Historic Places-Listed Massachusetts Avenue Historic District of Indianapolis, Indiana–one of the great state capitols in America, the “Bus Barn” of the Indianapolis Public Schools is housed in this architectural wonder. The rather well kept resource is a [...]
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Category Architectural History, Art Deco (Fabulous), Built Environment, Garage Architecture (Outbuildings), Historic Preservation, Indiana, Indianapolis, Industrial, Industrial Architecture, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Reuse, Salvage, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, Art Deco Architecture, Bus Barn Buildings, Bus Barns, Coca Cola Architecture, Coca Cola Bottling Company, Coca Cola Bottling Works, Indianapolis Architecture, Indianapolis Public Schools, Louis Sullivan, Reuse, Sullivanesque Architecture
Posted by admin on June 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A Row House With The Right Kind Of Awnings. Probably Pennsylvania.
A youngish couple, proud of their arrival to the solidly middle class, pose with their self-propelled conveyance (a bi-cycle) before their brick and stone masonry dwelling-a fanciful row house, no doubt two or three stories tall. While images of people and their houses are common [...]
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Oldie But Goodie, Pennsyltucky, Philadelphia, Residential Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Tree, Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural Style, Brick Row House, Cloth Awnings, Collapsable Awning, Curator of Shit, Double Doors Row House, Iron Grates, Philadelphia Architecture, Philadelphia Row House, Row House Period View, Row House Restoration, Stripped Awning, Town Houses Philadelphia, Tree Box
Posted by admin on June 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Cardoza High School Was Once The Crown Jewel of the District of Columbia Public School System, Central High School, the Emory Williams Stadium, Columbia Heights, NW, Washington, D.C.
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Jacobean Revival, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags African American History, Cardoza High School, Cardoza School, Cardoza Washington D.C., Central High School, Columbia Heights, Columbia Heights History, Curator of Shit, DC History, Gothic Architecture, Jacobean Architecture, Segregation
Posted by admin on June 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
U-Haul, Please Help The Postal Service, USPS, Washington, D.C.
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Neoclassical (1880-1940ish), Public Architecture, Urban Landscape · Tags Closing Post Office, Curator of Shit, Old Post Office, Old Post Office Buildings, U-Haul Historic Preservation, United States Postal Service, USPS Closure, USPS Historic Buildings, USPS Ugly
Posted by admin on June 1, 2012 · 2 Comments
Stephen Girard’s Farm House, Passyunk, Pennsylvania
Taken from an unidentified early twenieth century publication:
Stephen Girard’s Farm House
Possibly as a division from his thronging business cares, Stephen Girard bought seventy-five acres of ground in Passyunk in the year 1797, and there established a model farm. The location was “three miles from Philadelphia upon the Fort Mifflin road.” [...]
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Category Architectural History, Georgian, Historic Context, Landscape Architecture, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie, Pennsyltucky, Philadelphia, Residential Architecture, Urban Landscape · Tags Architectural History, Curator of Shit, Georgian Architecture, Philadelphia Country Seat, Philadelphia Estates, Philadephia Architecture, Stephen Girard Farm, Stephen Girard House, Stephen Girard Philadelphia, Stephen Girard Wealthiest
Posted by admin on April 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Respect D.C.: The Washington Seventh Day Baptist Church Has NONE, As They Defile Another Historic Mansion of Upper Sixteenth Street, 4700 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Located at 4700 16th Street, NW, the Washington Seventh Day Baptist Church joins the ranks of our “In The Name of God” series, a group of articles recognizing the outstanding [...]
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Preservation, In the Name of God, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Residential Architecture, Spanish Colonial (1880-1940ish), Urban Landscape · Tags D.C., DC SHPO, Defile Another Historic Property, embassy history, historic buildings dc, NW Washington, Respect D.C., sixteenth street mansions, The Washington Seventh Day Baptist Church Has NONE, Upper Sixteenth Street, Washington DC Architecture
