National Historic Landmark-John Brown House

National Historic Landmark-John Brown House

Built 1786-88, this large, three-story, brownstone-trimmed, brick mansion was designed by the noted colonial architect, Joseph Brown, for his brother John, who had grown rich in the profitable China trade.

The house is a perfect example ...

National Historic Landmark-Brick Market

National Historic Landmark-Brick Market

Opened to the public in 1772, this example of Colonial commercial architecture shows a new awareness of correct Classical design and sophistication in its application.

Its formal, academic composition includes the Palladian motif of giant Classical orders ...

National Historic Landmark-The Breakers

National Historic Landmark-The Breakers

The Breakers is the architectural and social archetype of the Guilded Age, a period when members of the Vanderbilt family were the merchant princes of American life through their prominence in the world of finance, as patrons ...

National Historic Landmark-Block Island South East Light

National Historic Landmark- Block Island South East Light

Built in 1874, South East Light is outstanding as one of the finest lighthouses constructed by the U.S. Light House Board in the 19th century.

The station has served as a primary aid ...

National Historic Landmark-Bellevue Avenue Historic District

National Historic Landmark- Bellevue Avenue Historic District

An assemblage of American architecture distinguished by the variety of styles and famous architectural firms represented, the district includes Gothic Revival villas, Stick- and Shingle-style buildings, and great summer palaces of the late 19th ...

National Historic Landmark-Isaac Bell, Jr. House

National Historic Landmark- Isaac Bell Jr., House

Edna Villa, built in 1881-1883 for a Southern cotton broker, marked a turning point for the architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White and a milestone in the development of American architecture.

Along with ...

National Historic Landmark-Eleazer Arnold House

National Historic Landmark-Eleazer Arnold House

This post-Medieval framed timber and clapboard farmhouse is a fine example of a stone-ender house, a local form of domestic structure in which the chimneys of the hall and kitchen are combined on one end to ...

National Historic Landmark-Arcade

National Historic Landmark-Arcade

Constructed 1827-28, this elegant Greek Revival commercial structure imitates European business arcades; it is also an important example of early monolithic granite construction.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

Photograph courtesy Library of Congress Historic American Building Survey

National Historic Landmark-Nelson W. Aldrich House

National Historic Landmark-Nelson W. Aldrich House

From 1878 until his death, Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (1841-1915), lived in this elegant Federal frame mansion on Coillege Hill.

Few men have exercised as much power from his U.S. Senate seat as Aldrich did from ...

National Historic Landmark-Stono River Slave Rebellion Site

National Historic Landmark-Stono River Slave Rebellion Site

On September 9, 1739, approximately 51 escaped slaves attacked a warehouse located here, killing the guards and seizing the weapons stored within.

The group, led by an Angolan called Jemmy, then set off for freedom ...