New Bedford Historic District

Has been designated a registered National Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the historic sites act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States

Marker is on Williams Street, on the ...

The Andrew Robeson House

Change of Address

Andrew Robeson, whaling merchant and steadfast abolitionist, built this Federal-style house in 1821 on a lot on North Second Street, diagonally behind you. The estate, with its conservatory, gardens, surrounding elm trees, and white picket fence, occupied two ...

The Benjamin Rodman House

Wealth with a Conscience

Early whaling merchants lived in elegant houses along this street. But by the time Benjamin Rodman built this Federal style home in 1821, many of his wealthy friends were moving uphill away from this shoreside neighborhood.

Though born ...

Double Bank

Seeing Double

As you gaze across Water Street toward the eight-pillar institution, compare closely what you see in the photograph with what stands here today. Built in 1831, the building was designed by architect Russell Warren. For 61 years the building ...

Mainbocher

Fashion Walk of Fame

Mainbocher was known for the understated elegance of his couture clothing. Among his innovations were short evening dresses, jeweled sweaters, and a revival of the corset that anticipated Dior’s New Look. Most famous for designing the ...

Milwaukee News Bldg. and Milwaukee Abstract Assn. Bldg.

222 East Mason Street

Listed in the

National Register

of

Historic Places

March 1, 1982

The State Historical Society of Wisconsin

In Association with the U.S. Department of Interior

Marker is at the intersection of East Mason Street and North ...

Bonnie Cashin

Fashion Walk of Fame

Following a career in costume design, Cahin launched her fashion business in the 1950s. Calling her clothing “kinetic art forms for living,” she adapted simple cuts from the history of world clothing to meet the needs ...

Ilmbacher Hof

[Marker text in German:

Aus einer alten Chronik:

„Der nachmalige Kloster Ilmbachische Hof war sonst ein Bürgerhaus mit einer öden Hofstadt dabei. Das Kloster kaufte beides und ließ 1742 ein grösseres Gebaüde da aufführen und kaufte mehrere Weinberge und Felder dazu". Seit ...

Fort Omaha Balloon School

Fort Omaha Walking Tour

Until after World War I, no other method equaled a soldier’s ability to send intelligence information directly to the ground by telephone from an observation balloon.

Fort Omaha entered America’s balloon and aviation history in April 1909 when ...

Observation Balloon Training at Fort Omaha

Fort Omaha Walking Tour

After nine years of inactivity, Fort Omaha reopened in 1905 as a school for noncommissioned Signal Corps officers. A structure to house the army’s only dirigible (balloon airship) was completed in 1908, and the first dirigible flew ...