Architectural Significance of the First Lexington Park Community

The U.S. Navy developed Lexington Park to house the civilian workers who streamed into the area following the establishment of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Named for the storied carrier Lexington, it was the first planned community in St. ...

The Architecture of Defense

The nation's Third System forts, including Fort Knox, all shared similar design features. These features combined to guard against attack by ships, make it impossible for the fort to be taken quickly, [and] provide protection from a land-based, long-term siege.

To ...

Architectural Gems on the Riverfront

The Milwaukee County Historical Society (5 above) was built in 1913 to house the Second Ward Savings Bank. The triangular Beaux Arts limestone building is notable for its arched windows, Ionic columns and carved decorations.

Milwaukee City Hall (6 ...

The Architect

The Capitol in Tuscaloosa was designed by English-born architect, William Nichols, who served as State Architect from 1826 - 1832. Nichols also designed and built the campus of The University of Alabama.

Before coming to Alabama he had remodeled the ...

Architectural History of the Maryland Agricultural College

The College Park Campus began on this hilltop. In 1856, Charles Benedict Calvert of Riversdale gave 420 acres for the founding of Maryland Agricultural College. The original College building was the Barracks, a beautiful six-story gothic structure completed in 1859 ...

The American Institute of Architects

The American Institute of Architects was founded on this site February 23, 1857 by thirteen architects of ideals and vision. Throughout the years its members have contributed to the advancement of architecture and have encouraged the development of the allied ...

The Architectural Evolution Of The Hermitage

A Matter of Style and Substance

Like its landscape, so too have the homes of the Hermitage been touched by time and circumstance. Andrew and Rachel Jackson's first Hermitage home was a substantial and well-furnished two-story log farmhouse, where they lived ...