Virtual Globetrotting: National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)

The John Daniel Rather House (AKA Locust Hill) is a historic residence in Tuscumbia, AL. The house was built in 1823 by William H. and Catherine Winter, who came to The Shoals from Prince William County, VA. It was taken over by the Union Army during the Civil War and used as the HQ of General Florence M. Cornyn. After the war, the house was purchased by John Taylor Rather, an early North Alabama settler who was deputy sheriff of Madison County, and a longtime member of the Alabama House of Representatives and later the Alabama Senate. His son, John Daniel Rather, also served in both houses of the state legislature, and was President of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.

The house was listed on the ARLH on 10/4/1978 and the NRHP on 12/16/1982.

Mickey's Diner

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:17:51 -0400

Mickey's Diner

By jbottero

(2026-09-02)

Mickey's Dining Car is a classic diner in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Designed to resemble a railroad dining car, the prefabricated building was constructed in 1937 by the Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey, then shipped to Saint Paul by rail, opening in 1939. Mickey Crimmons and Bert Mattson opened Mickey's Diner in 1939. Today, Mickey's Diner isknown for it's 24 hour operation.

E. L. Newman Lustron House

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:33:49 -0400

E. L. Newman Lustron House

By Fab

(2026-09-02)

This is a historic residence in Sheffield, AL. The house was purchased in 1949 by E. L. Newman. It's 1 of 5 extant Lustron houses in The Shoals, and is 1 of the company's 2-bed Westchester models. The house has a metal frame with a side gable roof, and is covered in tan porcelain enamel panels. The façade has 2 aluminum frame windows, each made of 1 large pane flanked by 4 vertical panes, with 1 in a bay that projects slightly. The interior contains the original metal walls and ceilings and built-in cabinets and shelves. An enclosed glass porch was added to the rear in the 60s. The house was listed on the NRHP on 2/24/2000.

Johnson's Woods

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:14:41 -0400

Johnson's Woods

By Fab

(2026-09-02)

Chambers–Robinson House

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:16:04 -0400

Chambers–Robinson House

By Fab

(2026-09-02)

This house was built in 1890 by Judson G. Chambers and sold to Charles and Dora Robinson in 1898. In 1923, the Robinsons' daughter Caroline and her husband Samuel Cooke built a house a block away, and converted the original house to apartments. They sold the new house in 1940, and lived in the original house until their deaths. The Cookes' daughter sold the house in 1962, and it's remained outside the family since. The house was built in Queen Anne style with some Eastlake details. The 2-story frame house has a steeply pitched hipped roof supported by decorative brackets and pierced by several dormers. A porch wraps around the left corner of the house, and features elaborate posts, brackets, and latticework. The entry hall features a grand Eastlake staircase.

The house was listed on the ARLH on 4/14/1992, and on the NRHP on 5/14/1993.

John and Archibald Christian House

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:50:47 -0400

John and Archibald Christian House

By Fab

(2026-09-02)

Mount Hope Farm

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:43:31 -0400

Mount Hope Farm

By Fab

(2026-09-01)

Belknap School

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:51:48 -0400

Belknap School

By Fab

(2026-09-01)

Ballou–Weatherhead House

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:40:15 -0400

Ballou–Weatherhead House

By Fab

(2026-09-01)

Bicknell–Armington Lightning Splitter House

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:02:25 -0400

Bicknell–Armington Lightning Splitter House

By Fab

(2026-09-01)

This is a historic house at 3591 Pawtucket Ave in East Providence, RI. The house is of a distinctive type, a "Lightning Splitter", of which only a few instances exist in the Providence area. It's a wood-frame structure with a steep 2-story gable roof. Records suggest that the house was constructed ca 1827, but architectural evidence suggests it was extensively altered in the 1850s. The main entrance and the interior has a simplified Greek Revival styling. The house was listed on the NRHP on 11/28/1980.

Battey–Barden House

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 03:51:05 -0400

Battey–Barden House

By Fab

(2026-09-01)

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1980.

Barton Hall (Alabama)

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:11:42 -0400

Barton Hall (Alabama)

By Fab

(2026-08-30)

Belle Mont

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:06:32 -0400

Belle Mont

By Fab

(2026-08-30)

This is a historic Jeffersonian-style plantation house near Tuscumbia in Colbert County, AL. It was added to the NRHP on 2/23/1982, due to its architectural significance.

It was built between 1828 and 1832 for Dr. Alexander W. Mitchell, a native of Virginia. Mitchell, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, was also 1 of the 1st large-scale planters and slaveholders in the area. Mitchell sold the 1,680-ac plantation to another Virginia native, Isaac Winston, in 1833. It remained in the Winston family until 1941. The house and 33 ac were donated to the Alabama Historical Commission in 1983. It's been undergoing a phased restoration since that time and is currently operated as a historic house museum.

Clyde Carter House

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:48:29 -0400

Clyde Carter House

By Fab

(2026-08-30)

Preuit Oaks

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:56:42 -0400

Preuit Oaks

By Fab

(2026-08-29)

Old Brick Presbyterian Church

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:48:54 -0400

Old Brick Presbyterian Church

By Fab

(2026-08-29)

Felix Grundy Norman House

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:13:13 -0400

Felix Grundy Norman House

By Fab

(2026-08-29)

Alston–Cobb House

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:13:58 -0400

Alston–Cobb House

By Fab

(2026-08-28)

The Clarke County Courthouse

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:29:08 -0400

The Clarke County Courthouse

By Fab

(2026-08-28)

The Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District is a historic district in Grove Hill, AL. It's centered on the Clarke County Courthouse and the boundaries are roughly Cobb, Court, Jackson, and Main Streets. It features examples of Greek Revival and Queen Anne architecture. The district was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on 3/2/1995, and to the NRHP on 4/30/98.

Black River Academy

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:01:45 -0400

Black River Academy

By Fab

(2026-08-27)

This is a historic school building on High St in the village of Ludlow, VT. Chartered in 1835, the school served as the town high school until 1938. The present building, a Richardsonian Romanesque structure built in 1888, was listed on the NRHP on 11/15/1972 for its architectural and historic educational significance. It presently houses the Black River Academy Museum, operated by the Black River Historical Society.

Bowers Covered Bridge

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:06:41 -0400

Bowers Covered Bridge

By Fab

(2026-08-27)

Best's Covered Bridge

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:45:46 -0400

Best's Covered Bridge

By Fab

(2026-08-27)

Beaver Meadow School

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:28:52 -0400

Beaver Meadow School

By Fab

(2026-08-27)

Beaver Meadow Union Chapel

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:56:34 -0400

Beaver Meadow Union Chapel

By Fab

(2026-08-27)

Quechee Gorge Bridge

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:00:23 -0400

Quechee Gorge Bridge

By Fab

(2026-08-23)

Windsor House (Windsor, Vermont)

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:48:14 -0400

Windsor House (Windsor, Vermont)

By Fab

(2026-08-23)

John Wilder House

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:20:38 -0400

John Wilder House

By Fab

(2026-08-23)

Jedediah Strong II House

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:20:01 -0400

Jedediah Strong II House

By Fab

(2026-08-23)

David Sumner House

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:44:37 -0400

David Sumner House

By Fab

(2026-08-23)

Klondike Bridge

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:33:12 -0400

Klondike Bridge

By Fab

(2026-08-17)

American Supply Company Building

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:42:55 -0400

American Supply Company Building

By Fab

(2026-08-16)

This is a historic industrial structure located at 1420 Broad St in Central Falls, RI. Built in 1876, it originally housed a major regional manufacturer of loom harnesses, reeds, heddles, and leather belting that supplied the Blackstone Valley textile industry. The building was listed on the NRHP on 5/8/2017.

As of the 2020s, the building is part of Central Falls Landing, a riverfront redevelopment project. It houses a restaurant, an event venue, and the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council’s HQ and riverboat operations.

Allendale Mill

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:47:33 -0400

Allendale Mill

By Fab

(2026-08-16)

Andrews–Luther Farm

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:56:44 -0400

Andrews–Luther Farm

By Fab

(2026-08-16)

Daniel Angell House

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:52:02 -0400

Daniel Angell House

By Fab

(2026-08-16)

Alva Kitselman House

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:25:51 -0400

Alva Kitselman House

By Fab

(2026-08-14)

Dr. Samuel Vaughn Jump House

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:05:03 -0400

Dr. Samuel Vaughn Jump House

By Fab

(2026-08-14)

Margaret and George Riley Jones House

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:09:00 -0400

Margaret and George Riley Jones House

By Fab

(2026-08-14)

Margaret and George Riley Jones House, AKA the Riley-Jones Club, Inc., is a historic home at Muncie, IN. It was built in 1901, and is a 2.5-story, "L"-plan, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling sheathed in brick. It features a gable roof with dormers, arched windows, and full-width front porch with mosaic tile floor. It housed a private women's club. The club closed in 2003 and the building now houses law offices.

It was added to the NRHP on 9/27/1984.

Ballou House (Lincoln, Rhode Island)

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:16:07 -0400

Ballou House (Lincoln, Rhode Island)

By Fab

(2026-08-13)

This is an historic house on Albion Rd in Lincoln, RI. It;s a 2.5 story wood-frame structure, 5 bays wide, with a large central chimney. A single-story gable-roof wing (estimated to be 19th century in origin) extends to the east, and a 20th-century gambrel-roofed ell extends to the north. The house was probably built around 1782 by Moses Ballou, from 1 of the 1st families to settle in the area, and was owned by his descendants through most of the 1800s.

Listed on the NRHP on 8/30/1984.

Peleg Arnold Tavern

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:47:31 -0400

Peleg Arnold Tavern

By Fab

(2026-08-13)

Job Garner-Jacob W. Miller House

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:29 -0400

Job Garner-Jacob W. Miller House

By Fab

(2026-08-12)

This is a historic home at Harrison Township, Delaware County, IN. It was built ca 1842, and is a 2-story, square, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof, wraparound porch, wing and rear addition.

The house is named in part for Jacob W. Miller, who lived in the home for many years. A native of Stark County, OH, Miller was a prominent businessman in Delaware County, involved in the grocery and livestock industries. Miller joined the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, OH in 1868. He soon became the company's president before withdrawing from the business in 1872.

The house was listed on the NRHP on 6/13/1986

Otto Carmichael House

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:42:32 -0400

Otto Carmichael House

By Fab

(2026-08-12)

New Albany National Cemetery

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:35:39 -0400

New Albany National Cemetery

By Fab

(2026-08-10)

Beech Grove Cemetery (Muncie, Indiana)

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:43:20 -0400

Beech Grove Cemetery (Muncie, Indiana)

By Fab

(2026-08-10)

Elwood Haynes Museum

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:15:47 -0400

Elwood Haynes Museum

By Fab

(2026-08-09)

Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:26:01 -0400

Third Street Bethel A.M.E. Church

By Fab

(2026-08-04)

This is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Richmond, VA. It built in 1857, and remodeled in 1875. It's a large Victorian Gothic brick building with 2-story towers flanking a central gable. The central gable and towers feature Gothic lancet windows.

It was listed on the NRHP on 2/18/1975, with an enlargement of the listing on 8/17/19.

Listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register on 2/18/1975.

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:18:06 -0400

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

By Fab

(2026-08-04)

Also known as Shockoe Cemetery.

Hebrew Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:59:20 -0400

Hebrew Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)

By Fab

(2026-08-04)

St. Luke Building

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:46:50 -0400

St. Luke Building

By Fab

(2026-08-04)

Allenville Mill Storehouse

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:01:14 -0400

Allenville Mill Storehouse

By Fab

(2026-08-02)

Dexter Arnold Farmstead

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:39:09 -0400

Dexter Arnold Farmstead

By Fab

(2026-08-02)

Israel Arnold House

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:27:14 -0400

Israel Arnold House

By Fab

(2026-08-02)

Otis Angell Gristmill

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:10:53 -0400

Otis Angell Gristmill

By Fab

(2026-08-02)

Angell–Ballou House

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:50:50 -0400

Angell–Ballou House

By Fab

(2026-08-02)

Sitka Pioneer Home

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:09:55 -0400

Sitka Pioneer Home

By Fab

(2026-07-30)

Sundance State Bank Building

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:21:14 -0400

Sundance State Bank Building

By Fab

(2026-07-30)

The Sundance State Bank, AKA the Bid Building, was built in 1914 on Main St in Sundance, WY. It's unusual as a stone building in an era where brick construction was more popular. It was built of local sandstone taken from nearby Reuter Canyon.

The Sundance State Bank was founded in 1888 as Stebbins, Fox & Company, becoming the Bank of Sundance, then in 1895 the Sundance State Bank. Surviving banking crises in the 1890s, the bank prospered during the agricultural boom of the first decades of the 1900s. It was able to continue on through the Great Depression.

Listed on the NRHP on 3/23/1984

Sitka National Cemetery

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 08:52:27 -0400

Sitka National Cemetery

By Fab

(2026-07-30)

This is a U.S. National Cemetery located in the city of Sitka, Alaska. It encompasses 4.3 ac, and as of the end of 2005 had 1,049 interments. It's administered as part of the Fort Richardson National Cemetery by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Listed on the NRHP on 3/7/2012

AHRS No. SIT-029

See House

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:55:20 -0400

See House

By Fab

(2026-07-30)

St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church (Sitka, Alaska)

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 05:36:46 -0400

St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church (Sitka, Alaska)

By Fab

(2026-07-30)

W.P. Mills House

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 02:11:45 -0400

W.P. Mills House

By Fab

(2026-07-30)

Jabez Bacon House

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:00:23 -0400

Jabez Bacon House

By Fab

(2026-07-29)

Leroy Anderson House

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:27:24 -0400

Leroy Anderson House

By Fab

(2026-07-29)

This is a historic house at 33 Grassy Hill Rd, Woodbury, CT. It's a Mid-Century Modern house, built in 1953 for the noted American composer Leroy Anderson and his wife Eleanor. It's now owned by the Leroy Anderson Foundation, and is occasionally opened to the public for tours. It was listed on the NRHP on 12/31/2012.

James Alldis House

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:58:16 -0400

James Alldis House

By Fab

(2026-07-29)

Atherton Bridge

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:37:15 -0400

Atherton Bridge

By Fab

(2026-07-26)

Beaman Memorial Public Library

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:26:38 -0400

Beaman Memorial Public Library

By Fab

(2026-07-26)

Mills House (Sitka, Alaska)

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:55:05 -0400

Mills House (Sitka, Alaska)

By Fab

(2026-07-25)

Hanlon-Osbakken House

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:59:25 -0400

Hanlon-Osbakken House

By Fab

(2026-07-25)

Cable House and Station

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:54:41 -0400

Cable House and Station

By Fab

(2026-07-25)

North Lyndon Schoolhouse

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:57:03 -0400

North Lyndon Schoolhouse

By Fab

(2026-07-24)

Old Allegany County Courthouse

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:50:43 -0400

Old Allegany County Courthouse

By Fab

(2026-07-23)

Bolivar Free Library

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:58:18 -0400

Bolivar Free Library

By Fab

(2026-07-23)

Friendship Free Library

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:59:13 -0400

Friendship Free Library

By Fab

(2026-07-23)

Ceres School

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:20:22 -0400

Ceres School

By Fab

(2026-07-23)

This is a historic 2-room school building in Ceres, Allegany County, NY. It was built in 1855 and remodeled in 1893 with Italianate and Queen Anne style design elements. It's a 1-story, gross-gabled frame building topped by a belfry. It's a surviving example of a late 1800s schoolhouse, which served students from Pennsylvania and New York. The school closed following WW2 and used as a community center.

It was listed on the NRHP on 12/7/2010.

Thomas A. Hendricks House

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:58:05 -0400

Thomas A. Hendricks House

By Fab

(2026-07-21)

Brown County State Park

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:01:14 -0400

Brown County State Park

By Fab

(2026-07-21)

The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 2020 for its CCC elements.

Bean Blossom Covered Bridge

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:10:02 -0400

Bean Blossom Covered Bridge

By Fab

(2026-07-21)

Listed on the NRHP on February 10, 2022.

Brown County Bridge No. 36

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:10 -0400

Brown County Bridge No. 36

By Fab

(2026-07-21)

T. C. Steele State Historic Site

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:13:58 -0400

T. C. Steele State Historic Site

By Fab

(2026-07-21)

F.P. Taggart Store

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:51:35 -0400

F.P. Taggart Store

By Fab

(2026-07-21)

Abbott–Holloway Farm

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:31:40 -0400

Abbott–Holloway Farm

By Fab

(2026-07-21)

Bottorff–McCulloch Farm

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:03 -0400

Bottorff–McCulloch Farm

By Fab

(2026-07-21)

John Work House and Mill Site

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:52:24 -0400

John Work House and Mill Site

By Fab

(2026-07-21)

Emmons House

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:45:55 -0400

Emmons House

By Fab

(2026-07-21)

Howard Steamboat Museum

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:19:24 -0400

Howard Steamboat Museum

By Fab

(2026-07-20)

Grisamore House

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:47:25 -0400

Grisamore House

By Fab

(2026-07-20)

This is a historic home in downtown Jeffersonville, IN. It was built by 2 brothers from Philadelphia, David and Wilson Grisamore, in 1837. It's a 2.5-story, Federal style brick double house with Greek Revival style design elements. The front facade features 3 stucco-coated, 2-story Doric order columns in antis and 2 projecting 2nd story balconies. It has housed several important Jeffersonville families; future president William Henry Harrison gave a speech on the front porch in 1840 while on campaign.

Listed on the NRHP on 5/9/1983

Henry French House

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:38:21 -0400

Henry French House

By Fab

(2026-07-20)

The Henry French House, AKA the Salmon-French House, is a historic house in the Port Fulton area of Jeffersonville, IN. It was built ca 1832, and is a 2-story, Federal style brick dwelling with a rear ell added ca 1839 to form an I-house. It has some Colonial Revival style design elements.

Listed on the NRHP on 6/29/1989

Spring Street Freight House

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:56:08 -0400

Spring Street Freight House

By Fab

(2026-07-19)

Watson House (Charlestown, Indiana)

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:05:01 -0400

Watson House (Charlestown, Indiana)

By Fab

(2026-07-19)

The Watson House, AKA the Coombs House, is a historic home just E of Charlestown, Indiana's town square. It was built ca 1900, and is a 2-story, rectangular frame dwelling with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style design elements. It features a full-width front porch supported by slender columns. Originally on the site was the James Bigger-built Green Tree Tavern (1812), where Jonathan Jennings, the 1st governor of Indiana, was given an Inaugural Ball in 1816.

It was listed on the NRHP on 9/1/1983.

Benjamin Ferguson House

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:18:32 -0400

Benjamin Ferguson House

By Fab

(2026-07-18)

Thomas Downs House

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:29:09 -0400

Thomas Downs House

By Fab

(2026-07-18)

Pollard-Nelson House

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:06:05 -0400

Pollard-Nelson House

By Fab

(2026-07-18)

This is a historic home in Logansport, IN. It was built in 1845 and enlarged in 1889 and 1910. It's a 2-story, 7-bay, Greek Revival style brick dwelling with flanking 2-story wings and rear additions. It has a gable roof and features a 2-story, projecting front portico supported by Doric order columns.

It was listed on the NRHP on 10/29/1975.