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National Historic Landmark-Santanoni Preserve

National Historical Landmark- Santanoni Preserve

Santanoni Preserve is an outstanding example of a Adirondack camp.

As a property type, the Adirondack camp influenced the development of environmentally responsive resort facilities in the state and national park systems, and was transitional in ...

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National Historic Landmark-Margaret Sanger Clinic

National Historical Landmark- Margaret Sanger Clinic

From 1930 to 1973, this house served as the clinic established by Margaret Higgins Sanger (1879-1966), a pioneer in birth control.

According to Sanger, her career as an advocate and educator in this field began ...

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National Historic Landmark-Sailors' Snug Harbor

National Historical Landmark- Sailors' Snug Harbor

This large Greek Revival complex was a retirement home for aged sailors (1833-95). A rare surviving example of urban planning, landscaping, and buildings in the Greek Revival style, unequaled in the U.S. for scale, extent, ...

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National Historic Landmark-Sagamore Lodge

National Historical Landmark- Sagamore Lodge

Constructed in 1897, Sagamore Lodge is an outstanding example of a large-scale Adirondack wilderness retreat, a property type that was influential in the development of numerous camps, lodges, organization camps, and state and national parks throughout ...

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National Historic Landmark-Rudolph Oyster House

National Historical Landmark- Rudolph Oyster House

The Rudolph Oyster House is a substantially unaltered marine industrial building overlooking the Great South Bay on Long Island, New York. While most successful seafood processing plants underwent a series of alterations and additions throughout ...

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National Historic Landmark-Roycroft Campus

National Historical Landmark-Roycroft Campus

An Arts and Crafts movement community founded by Elbert Hubbard in 1895 as an artistic revolt against the mass production of applied arts. The theory was that in its medieval craft guild setting, craftsmen could live and ...

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National Historic Landmark-Rose Hill

National Historical Landmark-Rose Hill

One of the finest examples of the Greek Revival Style in the United States.

Built (1837-39) on a monumental scale, it reflects the prosperity of Western New York as a result of the Erie Canal.

Courtesy National Park ...

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National Historic Landmark-Elihu Root House

National Historical Landmark- Elihu Root

Elihu Root was Secretary of War (1899-1903) under President McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, and Secretary of State (1905-1909) under Theodore Roosevelt.

Military organization was one of his many talents, and he has been called the father ...

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National Historic Landmark-Rockefeller Center

National Historical Landmark- Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller Center changed the form of mid-town Manhattan.

It became one of the most successful urban planning projects in the history of American architecture, and integrated the arts of architecture, city planning, landscape architecture, and sculpture ...

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National Historic Landmark-Jackie Robinson House

National Historical Landmark-John Roosevelt (Jackie) Robinson House

Home (1947-50) of the baseball player who in 1947 became the first African-American to play in the major leagues, thus breaking the color barrier to full integration in professional team sports.

Courtesy National Park Service ...

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