National Historic Landmark - Painted Desert Inn

Constructed between 1937 and 1940 in the Spanish-Pueblo Revival style, the interior spaces have unusually high quality of design. Particularly notable is the former Trading Post Room, illuminated by a translucent skylight with multiple panes of glass painted in designs ...

National Historic Landmark - Merriam C. Hart, Base Camp Site

Operating from this camp in the San Francisco Mountains, Dr. C. Hart Merriam, America's first bio-ecologist, conducted the investigations that led to his formulation of the Life Zone concept (1889). His work was seminal in the development of the modern ...

National Historic Landmark - Hubbell Trading Post

Still active trading post representing the varied interactions of Navajos and the white traders who ran trading posts on the Navajo reservation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Information provided by the National Registry of Historic Places, a program ...

National Historic Landmark - Grand Canyon Power House

A masterpiece of "trompe l'oeil," the elements of the rugged chalet design of this industrial building (1926) are over-scaled to fool the observer into believing the structure is half its true size. All of the original diesel equipment that provided ...

National Historic Landmark -Elephant Hotel

National Historic Landmark -Elephant Hotel

The Elephant Hotel, built and owned by Hachaliah Bailey, the first American to take exotic animals on tour for public entertainment, is associated with early American circus history.

Bailey began with an African elephant named Old Bet.

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National Historic Landmark - Eagle Island Camp

National Historic Landmark - Eagle Island Camp

Adirondack Camps had a strong and lasting influence on the design of rustic buildings developed in the national and state park systems during the 20th century.

Developed from 1903-1920, the Eagle Island Camp represents the ...

National Historic Landmark -(Sleepy Hollow) Church

National Historic Landmark -Dutch Reformed (Sleepy Hollow) Church

Built of rubblestone, the church is a reminder of the Dutch influence in Colonial America. Author Washington Irving is buried in the adjacent graveyard.

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National Historic Landmark -John W. Draper House

National Historic Landmark -John W. Draper House

This was the home (1840-82) of John W. Draper, the well-known mid-19th-century scientist who, in addition to significant contributions to physics and chemistry, also wrote important works in intellectual history.

He is remembered for ...

National Historic Landmark -Dakota Apartments

National Historic Landmark -Dakota Apartments

Completed in 1884, this is one of the earliest large-scale apartment houses.

It was designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh, who was later the architect of New York's Plaza Hotel.

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National Historic Landmark - Aaron Copland House

National Historic Landmark - Aaron Copland House

The Aaron Copland House in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, is exceptionally significant as the longtime home of Aaron Copland (1900-1990), one of the most renowned and highly influential figures in ...