National Historic Landmark - Grand Canyon Village

The town plan for Grand Canyon divided the village into discrete residential, commercial, and civic areas. It also included a consistent architectural idiom, a hierachy of street sections, and a central plaza with the village's major public buildings sited around ...

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 -Duke Ellington Residence

National Historic Landmark - Edward Kennedy-Duke-Ellington Residence

Long-term residence (1939-61) of -Duke- Ellington, regarded by many critics as one of the most creative American composers of the 20th century, and one of the leaders in developing and expanding jazz forms.

Courtesy ...

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 -Eldridge Street Synagogue

National Historic Landmark -Eldridge Street Synagogue

The Eldridge Street Synagogue (1887) is the most important artifact of Eastern European Orthodox Judaism in America.

It is the first great house of worship built by Eastern European Jews in the United States, located ...

National Historic Landmark - EDWARD M. COTTER (Fireboat)

National Historic Landmark - EDWARD M. COTTER (Fireboat)

The fireboat/icebreaker EDWARD M. COTTER, built in 1900 as W.S. GRATTAN, later renamed FIREFIGHTER, and known by her present name since 1954, is the oldest fireboat operating on the Great Lakes.

While conforming to ...

National Historic Landmark - USS EDSON, (Destroyer)

National Historic Landmark - USS EDSON, (Destroyer)

The destroyer, the oldest ship type to have seen continuous service in the U.S. Navy and the most built type of major surface warship in the history of the U.S. Navy, was the ...

National Historic Landmark-George Eastman House

National Historic Landmark - George Eastman House

Home (1905-32) of George Eastman, who made photography a popular pastime.

He developed a simple camera in 1888 and marketed the first roll film with it.

With this development, everyone could participate in a ...

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 -Dyckman House

National Historic Landmark -Dyckman House

Only 18th-century farmhouse extant on Manhattan Island. Flemish Colonial style, built with fieldstone, brick, and clapboard.

The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum recently re-opened to the public after a major restoration project.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks