The Old Fisk Building

One of the pioneer structures in Murphys, built after the great fire of 1859 by Freeman Dunbar and Company and called Union Saloon and Bowling Alley. It was operated in the 1870’s by W.C. Crispin, and in the 1880’s by ...

The John A. Wilson Building

The John A. Wilson Building is headquarters of the local government that serves the nearly 600,000 citizens who call the Nation's capital their home. The Mayor and the 13-member Council, elected by residents of the District of Columbia, oversee all ...

The Old Barn – First Adobe Building

First adobe building

in La Grange

Built prior to 1850

Used for post office and later

stables for horses that

brought freight in from Waterford.

Marker is on Yosemite Boulevard (State Highway 132), on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The John W. Alford Building

21 South First Street

The Park National Bank dedicates this building to

John W. Alford

His leadership, judgement, dedication and integrity have been of inestimable value to this bank and this community for 50 years

Courtesy hmdb.org

Building The Future

The completion of the railroad and the city's incorporation in the 1870's established a solid base upon which Gaithersburg could grow and flourish. Following the City's incorporation in 1878, Henry Ward became the president of the town's Commissioners. By 1891 ...

The Hunter’s Hill Farm Building

This log building was not part of Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. In 1929, a fire destroyed one of Jackson’s original barns. To help replace it, The Ladies’ Hermitage Association purchased and moved this log building from the nearby Hunter's Hill property. ...

Banner Brothers Building

1876

Originally a clothing store operated by Victor & Marcus Banner in 1868. Rebuilt after the 1875 fire and continued under the Banners until the late 1880’s. E.J. Dwyer & Co. continued operations until the 1920’s. Bill Marks opened the Crystal ...

The Sorosis Club Building

In 1922 the Sorosis Club or sorority, a women's club in Lakeland, was organized. Named after the first incorporated women's club in America, the Sorosis Club of New York, the Sorosis Club's mission included service to the community, as well ...

The Rose Haydee Building

The first lady of the early Colorado state was Rose (Brown) Wakely, better known by her stage name, Rose “Haydee”. The dark-eyed beauty came to Colorado in September, 1859 – and the miners fell in love with her at once. ...

The Ignatz Meyer Building

The major fire in Central City on May 21, 1874 nearly wiped out the commercial district of the city. The new building was completed by November 1st of the same year and B.F. Pease operated a dry goods store at ...