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Weekly Highlight
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Weekly List for March 19, 2010
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Weekly List for March 12, 2010
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Haugen,
E.E., House, Brookings County, South Dakota
The Haugen, E.E., Residence is an excellent local example of the Colonial
Revival style of architecture used for homes built in the U.S. during the
late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. The residence is a local
interpretation of a nationally advertised architect’s design that
appeared in The Woman’s Home
Companion between 1898 and 1904.
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Weekly List for March 5, 2010
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Kent State
Shootings Site, Portage County, Ohio
On May 4, 1970,
Kent State University was placed in an international spotlight after a
student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio
National Guard on campus ended in tragedy. More
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Weekly List for February 26, 2010
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SMUD
Headquarters Building, Sacramento, California
Designed by the architectural
firm of Dreyfuss and Blackford in 1959, the Sacramento Municipal Utility
District (SMUD) Headquarters building remains a virtually pristine
example of the International style of post-WWII Modernism in Sacramento. More…
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Weekly List for February 19, 2010
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Mt. Van
Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, Essex County, New York
Carved out of
wilderness and surrounded by forested land on all sides, the one and one-half
mile long Olympic Bobsled Run was constructed in 1930 and built
specifically for the 1932 Winter Olympic Games. More ...
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Weekly List for February 12, 2010
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USS Macon Airship
Remains, Monterey County, California
When the USS Macon was christened
on March 11, 1933, it was the most sophisticated of the Navy’s
lighter-than-air (LTA) fleet. More ...
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Weekly List for February 5, 2010
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Bovill Opera House, Latah County, Idaho
Believed to have been built in the first decade
of the 20th century, the Bovill Opera House served for five decades as
the entertainment and social center for the town of Bovill and its
surrounding communities. More ...
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Weekly List for January 29, 2010
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Whitewater
Hotel, Walworth County, Wisconsin
Between its construction in 1894 and its general demise as a functioning
hotel around 1952, the Whitewater Hotel was an important component in the
commercial life of the city of Whitewater. More ...
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Weekly List for January 22, 2010
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Central Diner, Providence County, RI
Inside,
this diner has remained largely intact since the day it rolled out of the
Worcester Lunch Car Company factory in 1947, and is in good condition. More..
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Weekly List for January 15, 2010
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Lee House, Buchanan County, Iowa
The Lee house, built in 1867, is
an excellent example of the Italianate Style of domestic architecture,
popular in the United States from approximately 1840-1885. Its simple cubical form,
symmetrical proportions, belvedere, and extensive use of brackets are
typical of the style.
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Weekly List for January 8, 2010
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Cragwold, St. Louis County, Missouri
Built in 1911 for Edwin A . Lemp,
Cragwold is one of four estates built near the Meramec River between 1910
and 1920 by wealthy St. Louisans with ties to German-American and brewing
families.
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