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National Historic Landmark-NPS Region III Headquarters Building

National Historic Landmark - National Park Service Region III Headquarters Building

The National Park Service's Region III Headquarters Building is a masterpiece of Spanish-Pueblo Revival architecture.

The largest known adobe office building in the United States, it contains an outstanding art collection, ...

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National Historic Landmark - Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site

National Historic Landmark - Washington's Headquarters

This Dutch Colonial fieldstone residence was used by Washington from April 1, 1782, to August 19, 1783, during the closing days of the Revolution.

Here he drafted crucial documents that laid the foundation for the new ...

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National Historic Landmark-A.T. Stewart Company Store

National Historical Landmark-A.T. Stewart Company Store

Stewart's store (1846), the Marble Palace has been called the cradle of the department store.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks

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National Historic Landmark-Quarters A, Brooklyn Navy Yard

National Historical Landmark- Quarters A, Brooklyn Navy Yard

As Commandant of the Navy Yard (1841-43), Commodore Matthew C. Perry occupied Quarters A, residence of the Yard's commanding officers since its construction.

Perry's mission to Japan (1854) opened that country to Western ...

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National Historic Landmark-Metropolitan Museum of Art

National Historical Landmark- Metropolitan Museum of Art

Built in several stages beginning in 1874 and extending over four city blocks on the East side of Central Park, this is one of the most prestigious museums in the world for its imposing ...

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National Historic Landmark-Darwin D. Martin House

National Historical Landmark-Darwin D. Martin House

Built in 1904, this house is one of the finest remaining examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's work.

There is spacial unity with an interior and exterior that flow together and the structure is compatible with its ...

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National Historic Landmark-Lindenwald Martin Van Buren Home

National Historic Landmark- Lindenwald (Martin Van Buren Home)

Home for 21 years, until his death in 1862, of Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States.

Courtesy National Historic Landmarks

Image Courtesy Library of Congress Historic American Building Survey

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National Historic Landmark-Knox Headquarters

National Historic Landmark-Knox Headquarters

Built by an early settler on the Hudson River, this structure was in an area of key importance during the Revolution.

It was occupied on four occasions by Maj. Gen. Henry Knox.

Courtesy National Historic Landmarks

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National Historic Landmark - John A. Hartford House

National Historic Landmark - John A. Hartford House

Home (1930-51) of the merchandising genius of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P), the first nationwide chain-store company.

Under Hartford's leadership, the firm expanded to become the largest retailer in the ...

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Unearthing Florida: The Battle of Olustee

The 1864 Battle of Olustee was by far the largest battle fought in Florida during the Civil War and yielded a plethora of battlefield artifacts.

Nearly 11,000 soldiers engaged in the battle -- that ended in more than 2800 casualties ...

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