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Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building and Museum

The Interior Department headquarters was the first building in Washington, DC authorized, designed, and built by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. The building reflects the dedication and commitment to government service of President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Interior Harold ...

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Hobart Building

A stunning example of classical revival architecture, the Hobart Building was completed in 1914. It was reputed to be the favorite commercial building of its designer, Willis Polk, and features a sculpted terra cotta exterior with a corbeled cornice and ...

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Palace of Fine Arts

San Franciscans built the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915 both to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal and to demonstrate the resolve of San Francisco after the city’s destructive fire in 1906. Despite the odds, San Franciscans, aided by fellow ...

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CB Fox Department Store

Established in 1979, the CB Fox Department Store in Los Alamos, New Mexico, experienced many evolutions since the 1950s. Originally a theater from 1951, the structure provided entertainment for the scientists working on atomic bombs in Los Alamos.

From 1960-1963, ...

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Martha Gonzalez

Martha Gonzalez 1841-1873

Very little is know about Martha Bruce Gonzalez, due to the fact that she left virtually no trace in the historical record. She was born on December 28th, 1841, in Greensboro, Alabama. She married Charles B. Gonzalez. ...

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Maria Josefa Martinez

Maria Josefa Martinez 1800-1823

A gravestone inscription in Spanish provides most of the extant information about Dona Maria Josefa Martinez's life. She was born on October 22nd, 1800, in Pensacola, Florida. She married Don Juan Brosnaham in 1816 and they ...

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Colonial Quarter

Originally opened as an attraction in 1963, the Colonial Quarter has been revamped and is once again a staple of the local tourist itinerary. Through living interpreters, historical immersion ,and recreated buildings, the outdoor museum brings history to life. Entertainment ...

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Carnegie Library - Missoula Art Museum

At the corner of Pattee and East Pine streets, stands Missoula’s original Carnegie Library, which is now home to the Missoula Art Museum. Carnegie Libraries are found throughout the country and are the product of the philanthropic efforts of nineteenth-century ...

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Babs Apartments/Garden City Commercial College

Set behind Missoula’s Hip Strip commercial district on the south end of the Higgins Avenue Bridge, it’s hard to miss the Babs building. Built in 1905 and designed by Missoula architect A. J. Gibson, this Queen Anne-style Victorian landmark features ...

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Stewart-Lee House

Originally part of a group of five houses built by tobacco merchant Norman Stewart between 1844 and 1849, the Stewart-Lee House is the solitary domestic survivor of what once was one of Richmond’s finest residential blocks. The house ranks among ...

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