Morristown is a Tennessee Main Street community. This is an indicator that they follow the four-point approach to commercial district revitalization. This focuses on action in four areas – design, organization, economic restructuring, and promotion. Design is the point where Morristown stands out as an exemplar and outlier due to the pedestrian structures accessing upper floors. The reinforced concrete sidewalk
The Woodrow Wilson Museum in Staunton, Virginia features the house where Wilson was born, a World War I trench warfare exhibit, and a Pierce-Arrow limousine. There are also surrounding gardens to explore. As President of Princeton University, Wilson undertook reforms to make Princeton a major university that trained leaders for the nation. He sought to keep the quality of a
A few months after moving from Oyster Bay, New York, I had an opportunity to return for some family business related to the Underhill Burying Ground. Right away I gravitated to the Baptist Church Cemetery that I had been involved in restoration efforts for. I was struck how proudly in the distance stood the Octagon Hotel which I also had
The Old Baptist Cemetery was our first stop. While living in Oyster Bay I had been actively involved in its preservation. The plaque notably recognizes burials and includes Capt. John Underhill. Unfortunately, the plaque is incorrect because Capt. John is buried in the Underhill Burying Ground in Lattingtown. There is a large obelisk that marks his burial site there. The
Andrew Jackson’s military career brought him personal satisfaction and national fame. Despite his lack of military training, the Tennessee militia elected him major general in 1802. His association with the land that became his home and burial place, started on July 5, 1804, when Nathaniel Hays sold his 425-acre property and two-story farmhouse to Andrew Jackson for $3,400. Jackson called
This is a Charles II-style mansion with red brick and limestone details. The estate opened to the public in 1959. There are many scenic vistas such as this reflecting pond in the distance. A thatched roof cottage and the wildflower garden in front are very connected to nature. The round arch and gates with a responding curve below create a
We started at the Starrett–Lehigh Building. This 19-story building at 601 West 26th Street, occupies the full block between Eleventh Avenue, 26th Street, Twelfth Avenue, and 27th Street, in the Chelsea neighborhood. Built between 1930 and 1931 by the Starrett Corporation and the Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV), who formed a joint venture to develop a freight terminal and warehouse to
John Haviland (1792-1852) was one of Philadelphia’s leading architects, responsible for a number of important monuments of American architecture, including the Deaf and Dumb Institute, 1824-1825, and the New York Hall of Justice (the Tombs), 1835-38. Painter John Neagle shows Haviland sitting in front of a drawing of his best known building, the neo-Gothic Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, 1823-29,