National Historic Landmark-Church of the Ascension

National Historic Landmark- Church of the Ascension

Built in 1840-41, this is one of the earliest churches designed by Richard Upjohn, at about the same time as Trinity Church on Wall Street.

A smaller and more austere English Gothic plan, this ...

National Historic Landmark-Chrysler Building

National Historic Landmark-Chrysler Building

This extraordinary Art Moderne skyscraper, designed by William Van Alen, was built in 1928-1930 for Walter Chrysler, who dedicated it to world commerce and industry.

Until the Empire State building was completed a few blocks away, the Chrysler ...

National Historic Landmark-CHRISTEEN (Sloop)

National Historic Landmark- CHRISTEEN (Sloop)

Built in 1883 to dredge the Long Island Sound oyster beds, CHRISTEEN is the oldest surviving working example of the oyster sloop, a round-bottomed, gaff-rigged, one-masted vessel used to pull oyster dredges or to serve as ...

National Historic Landmark-Chautauqua Historic District

National Historic Landmark- Chautauqua Historic District

The Chautauqua Institution began in 1874 as a Methodist Sunday School teacher's assembly and became one of the most popular educational institutions in America, often offering innovative secular programs before schools of higher education accepted ...

National Historic Landmark-Central Synagogue

National Historic Landmark-Central Synagogue

Erected in 1871-72, this building is Gothic in plan and is an outstanding example of the Moorish Revival style in detail.

It is a rare surviving example of the period, along with the Plum Street Temple in ...

National Historic Landmark-Central Park

National Historic Landmark-Central Park

In the third quarter of the 19th century, development of the park gave impetus to the nation's urban park movement. Recognized as an outstanding example of the art of landscape architecture.

National Historic Landmark - Grand Canyon Park Operations Bldg.

This 1929 structure took its shape from the surrounding landscape and is subtly connected to its natural environment by natural feeling forms in its style and the native materials used to construct it. The texture of the stonework and its ...

National Historic Landmark - Grand Canyon Lodge

Erected in 1927-28, this is the most intact rustic hotel development remaining in the National Parks from the era when railroads, in this case the Union Pacific, fostered construction of "destination resorts." The main lodge building was rebuilt in 1936 ...

National Historic Landmark - Grand Canyon Depot

Constructed in 1909-10, this is the only remaining structural log railroad depot in the country. Built for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, it helped establish the rustic sense of place of the Grand Canyon by being the first ...

National Historic Landmark - Gatlin Site

Probably first occupied sometime before 900 AD, the Gatlin Site contains one of the few documented Hohokam platform mounds. Associated with the mound are pit houses, ball courts, middens, and prehistoric canals. The mound is one of the only excavated ...