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NYC / Bronx / Grand Concourse Seventh Day Adventist Temple

1275 Grand Concourse, built in 1927 as synagogue Temple Adath Israel, is now Grand Concourse Seventh Day Adventist Temple. Name: Grand Concourse Seventh Day Adventist Temple, Temple Adath Israel Location: 1275 Grand Concourse Year Completed: 1927 Architect: unknown Style: neo-Classical, Classical Revival National Register of Historic Places: Nomination Form Google Map All images copyright © […]

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Richmond / Imperial Building

Richmond, VA / By KG

Imperial Building, aka Richmond Free Press, is a neo-Classical building at 422 East Franklin Street. Name: Imperial Building, Richmond Free Press Location: 422 East Franklin Street Year Completed: 1923 Architect: Neff & Thompson Style: neo-Classical Society of Architectural Historians: Imperial Building Google Map All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken October 2019 with

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Richmond / Science Museum of Virginia

Richmond, VA / By KG

Broad Street Station, aka Union Station of Richmond, was on the verge of destruction in 1976 after Amtrak abandoned the transport hub. The State of Virginia planned to demolish the building and erect an office park on the site. Preservationists and the Science Museum of Virginia – which had been looking for a home for

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NYC / Bronx / Bronx County Building

Bronx / By KG

Bronx County Building (originally Bronx County Courthouse) is a monumental landmark of limestone and marble that blends modern and classical forms. It is made more prominent by its siting, raised on a granite podium between two parks – Joyce Kilmer Park to the north, Franz Sigel Park to the south. The podium, most visible on

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NYC / Brooklyn / Park Slope Historic District

Brooklyn / By KG

Park Slope Historic District is a huge swath of mostly residential buildings, roughly two blocks deep by 24 blocks long, across the entire northwest border of Prospect Park. The original district, designated in July 1973, was extended in April 2012 and again in April 2016. Combined, these districts cover more than 2,500 buildings. A related

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Baltimore / Pratt Street Power Plant

Baltimore, MD / By KG

United Railways & Electric Company Power Plant on Pier 4 is now home to Phillips Seafood and Hard Rock Cafe on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. It had been built to power Baltimore’s street railway. Name: Pratt Street Power Plant Location: Pier 4 Year Completed: 1900 Architect: Baldwin & Pennington Style: neo-Classical Wikipedia: Pratt Street Power Plant

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