Captain William Kennedy House

The house was built in l866 for Captain William Kennedy, using stones quarried from the Red River banks at nearby St. Andrews Rapids. The Gothic Revival style of the Kennedy House is architecturally distinctive, compared to the other old stone ...

UNESCO World Heritage Site- The Banks of the Seine

The banks of the Seine are studded with a succession of masterpieces, including, in particular, Notre Dame and the Sainte Chapelle, Louvre, Palais de l'lnstitut, Les Invalides, Place de la Concorde, École Militaire, La Monnaie (Mint), Grand Palais des Champs ...

Salem First United Methodist Church

In 1833 the Methodist Church sent missionaries to Oregon with the first settlement established about ten miles north of Salem at what is now Willamette Mission State Park. Jason Lee, a Salem Oregon pioneer, missionary, civic leader and co-founder of ...

African Meeting House

The African Meeting House on Nantucket is a physical reminder of the contributions of African Americans to the history and culture of the island. The African Baptist Society constructed the building in the 1827 as a church, school, and meeting ...

Bryce Canyon National Park

The person most responsible for Bryce Canyon becoming a National Park was J. W. Humphrey. Mr. Humphrey was a U. S. Forest Service Supervisor who was transferred to Panguitch, Utah in July 1915. An employee suggested that J. W. ...

Salt River National Historical Park and Ecological Reserve

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve was created in 1992 as part of the National Park System. The National Park Service and the Government of the United States Virgin Islands jointly manage this 1,015-acre park.

The area’s blend ...

Union Square, San Francisco

During the gold rush of 1849, San Francisco’s mayor set aside the land that is now Union Square for public use. The square later got its name from the large number of pro-Union rallies held here during the Civil War. ...

Transamerica Building

Completed in 1972, the iconic Transamerica Pyramid has become a symbol of San Francisco. Designed by architect William Pereira and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, it was commissioned by Transamerica CEO John (Jack) R. Beckett, who requested ...

Palace Hotel, San Francisco

The original Palace Hotel that stood on this site was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and fire. The current building, designed by architects Trowbridge & Livingston, was completed in 1909. Occupying most of a city block, this nine-story ...

Old Saint Mary's Church

This church dates from the 1850s, when it was constructed in the midst of brothels that flourished during the gold rush boom. The plaque under the clock counsels “Son, Observe the Time and Fly from Evil” (Ecclesiasticus 4:23). ...