National Historic Landmark-New York City Hall

National Historic Landmark-New York City Hall

Completed in 1811, this is significant both in the history of civic administration in the nation's most populous city, and for its architectural merit.

In it, the architects blended French and American stylistic influences; ...

National Historic Landmark-Olana

National Historic Landmark- Olana

Olana is a 250-acre estate within a 327 acre park. The picturesque estate was designed by the artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900).

The Church's residences on the estate include a cottage designed by Richard Morris Hunt and the ...

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 ...