Building From the Ashes

“All that remained was to salvage what material that could be salvaged from the disaster, and reorganize for a new start.” - Clarence B. Swim, Assistant Forester

As the railroad operated rescue trains, Missoula residents met the refugees at the station ...

Building a Fort

Early in the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress realized that the Hudson River was critical to the American Cause. If the British controlled the river, they could divide the rebellious colonies. Therefore, the Americans began work on Fort Montgomery in ...

First Brick Building in Colfax

Erected 1865

By

R.S. Egbert & Wm. Wallace

of Illinoistown

as a General Merchandise Store

Present Owners:

David & Margaret Marson

Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and Grass Valley Street on North Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Lower Fairchild Building

F.A. Gerbode began construction of this building for W.A. (Will) Fairchild in 1903. Family legend says that when excavation began, enough gold was found to finance the project which totaled $16,000. The building’s two stories, much like today, housed two ...

First National Bank Building

1872-1873, Thomas J. Johnson

Cast iron facade by Richard M. Upjohn

The First National Bank Building features the oldest known cast iron facade

in the Intermountain West. It was designed by Richard M. Upjohn, one of America’s most distinguished 19th-century architects. The building ...

Morning Star #20 I.O.O.F Lodge Building

Morning Star Lodge #20 was instituted February 9, 1854. The Lodge met for several years on the second floor of a 48 x 24 foot hillside building near here. In 1859, the members erected a building on this site. On ...

Former Federal Court Building and Post Office

Discover Downtown Walking Tour A

When it was completed in 1887, this building was the first federal district courthouse and post office specifically built for those purposes in the city. A magnificent example of the Romanesque Revival style, the building was ...

Old Federal Building

[Right Plaque]:

This Building, the

Old Federal Building

has been listed on the

National Register of Historic Places

by the

U.S. Department of Interior

September 1973

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Supervised by architect James Knox Taylor, this first federal building in Hattiesburg was completed in 1910 as the U.S. Post ...

Wells Fargo Building

Wells Fargo Building

and State Stop

Built in 1852

Marker is at the intersection of Lower Main Street (aka Wentworth Springs Road) and Placer Street, on the right when traveling south on Lower Main Street (aka Wentworth Springs Road).

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East Fork Hotel Building

1441 Highway 395

The East Fork Hotel was constructed in 1893 by George and Charley Brown, two brothers who came to Genoa, Nevada with a traveling circus. The Brown Brothers also owned the East Fork Brickyard, providing bricks that were used ...