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  10 Most Endangered
The progressive erosion of Madison’s historic districts involves not only the demolition of historic properties but the incursion of out-of-scale developments that are not compatible with the scale, proportion, rhythm and massing of existing historic structures.
The Wauwatosa Historical Society appealed to the mayor in behalf of the building in June 2002, asking the city to take immediate steps to “stabilize the building and protect it from further deterioration.” In October of 2003 the Olde Hillcrest Neighborhood Association convened at the building to undertake cleaning and minor repairs.
A recent survey of Ashland’s Historical and Architectural Resources described the dock as, “the most important extant resource associated with industry in Ashland.” It was the discovery of Iron Ore in the Gogebic and Penokee ranges during the mid-1800s that brought hundreds of speculators, and prospectors to the area south of Ashland.
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  East Hancock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It has been suggested that East Hancock Neighborhood Historical District be merged into this article or section.
East Hancock is a residential neighbourhood in Hancock, Michigan.
On June 23, 1980 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the East Hancock Neighborhood Historical District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_Hancock   (105 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: National Register of Historic Places
Historic Preservation is the theory and practice of creatively maintaining the historic built environment and controlling the landscape component of which it is an integral part.
As opposed to a National Historic District, a local historic district often has enabling ordinances at the municipality level that restrict certain kinds of changes to properties and thereby encourages changes that are sensitive to the historic character of an area.
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/National-Register-of-Historic-Places   (7499 words)

  
 Auburndale Historic District -Preliminary Study Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The adoption of an historic district grants a local commission that is duly appointed according to the State Enabling Act, jurisdiction over the exterior architectural elements of properties included in the prescribed geographic area, known as the district.
The premise upon which local historic district legislation is based is protection of the public interest in a community’s historic resources, thus all jurisdiction is limited to elements within the public view.
The Upper Falls Historic District Commission voted to assume the responsibility of the Study Committee and accepted the volunteered assistance of the neighborhood organization to gather historical and architectural information about properties to be included in the district as well as recommendations of the potential boundaries.
users.rcn.com /copley.ma.ultranet/LasellNeighbors/hd_study.html   (8432 words)

  
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Captain Irving was born in Scotland in 1816 and sailed to Boston at the age of 15.
In 1891 East Portland and the small town of Albina were consolidated with Portland with a population of just under 50,000, about 5000 of which were Chinese (brought here for cheap farm labor and house servants).
The current neighborhood boundaries are from 7th on the West to 26th on the East, south to Broadway and North to Fremont.
www.worldstar.com /~carltown/irvtnhis.htm   (4313 words)

  
 Administration of Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi - A Place Apart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Representing the most compact historic district of the city, including the historic business district, three of the city's major churches, three schools, and block after block of historic homes and commercial buildings is James C. Thriffiley, celebrating his 25th year as a member of the Bay St. Louis City Council.
District 3 is one of the city's most beautiful areas with towering oaks and sycamores, playgrounds and ball parks, the Senior Citizens complex, three churches listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the city's public service complex.
The 4th District is the largest district of the city with the majority of single-family residences and limited commercial enterprise.
www.ci.bay-st-louis.ms.us /mayor/council.html   (1660 words)

  
 Back Bay, Charlestown, Hyde Park - Communities in Boston, Massachusetts
The neighborhood's historical diversity is reflected in its architecture, from old Victorian homes to multifamily dwellings.
The historic Mission Hill, once home to many English and Irish settlers, is now one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods.
The heart of the neighborhood, Roslindale Square, is the subject of a National Trust for Historic Preservation Main Street award.
www.boston-homes-guide.com /communities.php   (819 words)

  
 Maryland Historical Trust
The purpose of Historic Takoma is to preserve the architecture and physical environment of Takoma Park; publicize its history and architecture; educate citizens about their community and its history; and enhance the visual environment.
Historic St. Mary's City is an exciting mix of colorful living history and fascinating archeology, all set in a beautiful Tidewater landscape.
Historic Oxford Limited is a non-profit membership corporation whose mission is to encourage the preservation, restoration and appreciation of the unique historical, environmental, cultural and architectural character of Oxford and to anticipate and facilitate change in a manner which will enhance and preserve the diversity and charm which are the enduring appeal of Oxford.
www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net /presorgs.html   (5879 words)

  
 History of the Irvington Neighborhood -- Portland, Oregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Irvington neighborhood is named for Captain William Irving, a steamboat captain of renown from Scotland.
The sixties were a time of racial turmoil in America, yet Irvington was recognized as a "model of a racially integrated community." This is particularly remarkable when one considers that about a century earlier it was illegal for a fl to live in Portland.
A northeast portion is carved out for the Sabin and Alameda neighborhoods, limiting the north boundary to Siskiyou east of 11th and Knott east of 21st.
www.irvingtonpdx.com /History.shtml   (4121 words)

  
 East Hancock Neighborhood Historical District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into East Hancock.
The East Hancock Neighborhood Historical District was included in the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1980 and consists of the neighbourhood of East Hancock in Hancock, Michigan.
This Michigan state location article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/East_Hancock_Neighborhood_Historical_District   (88 words)

  
 Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas
In the spring of 1862 he was sent east of the Mississippi River in the Army of Tennessee under Gen. Bragg, and was in the battles of Chickarnauga, Wilson Creek, Pea Ridge, Richmond, Murfreeaboro, Jackson, and was then with Johnston and Hood in the Georgia campaign.
April 11, 1827, he was made judge of the first district of the Circuit Court of the Territory, and in the spring of 1828 he removed again, coming up the Arkansas river to the Scotia farm, which he purchased of McKay, a Cherokee Indian.
Judge Jeremiah G. Wallace, judge of the Fifth Judicial District, is a native of Fulton County, Ky., born Jannary 2, 1850, and was sixth in a family of seven children born to James and Mary E. (Goldsby) Wallace.
www.couchgenweb.com /arkansas/pope/biog-2.htm   (23218 words)

  
 Larchmont Chronicle Story Archive
Although the Miracle Mile had been identified in the 1980s as a historic district eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, the City of Los Angeles had not created any tools to protect the Miracle Mile’s historic architecture or to ensure the quality and compatibility of new architecture within the district.
These guidelines for historic buildings do not require a property owner to restore a historic building to its original appearance, but merely provide guidance when an owner does decide to initiate work affecting a historic structure.
New architecture should be compatible with the historic architecture, yet not be “faux historical,” attempting to duplicate the architecture of the 1930s.
www.larchmontchronicle.com /ArchiveDetail.asp?ArchiveID=464   (866 words)

  
 The Filson Historical Society - Manuscripts & Photos - Guide 601-700
Historical and genealogical material collected by Andrew McBrayer Sea, Jr., consisting of a political scrapbook of Andrew M. Sea, Sr.
Speed served in western Kentucky, east Tennessee, the Atlanta Campaign, Columbia, Franklin and Nashville, Tenn. campaigns; and the capture of Wilmington, N.C. The letters describe life in the army, activities, and military actions.
Parker discussing recruiting in Kentucky and the capture of deserters; three letters, 1823, 1826 and 1829, to his brother Hancock Taylor in Louisville, regarding family, his Louisiana plantation, Louisiana agriculture in relation to Kentucky, and the death of their father; a 22 Feb. 1826 letter to Col. R.
www.filsonhistorical.org /guide7.html   (6318 words)

  
 Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The new agency's mission is "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."
Charleston, South Carolina, passes an ordinance to "preserve and protect historic places and areas in the Old and Historic Charleston district." This is the country's first historic district.
In the first significant historic preservation case to reach the Supreme Court, the Court rules that New York City's preservation law is constitutional.
www.nps.gov /mabi/mabi/history/timeline1901.htm   (1961 words)

  
 United States District Court for the District of Columbia
During the Civil War it became the Canterbury music hall, which was popular with Union soldiers.) When District of Columbia Aldermen chose a site at the juncture of John Marshall Place and D Street for George Hadfield's City Hall, real estate prices steadily rose and the area became one of Washington's most fashionable and prosperous.
According to Chief Justice Bolitha Laws, the new court building was needed to adequately house the U.S. District Court and the Circuit Court of Appeals.
Designed to house the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and all associated support staff offices, the courthouse presented Louis Justement with a logistically complex problem.
www.dcd.uscourts.gov /court-history.html   (2201 words)

  
 Homestore - Cities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
East Coast transplants love this historic neighborhood nearly in the center of Los Angeles.
Originally a Spanish land grant, the neighborhood has lush tree-lined streets that boast the mayor's official residence and the Canadian Consulate General's English-style mansion.
With 42% of families earning more than $100,000 annually, Hancock Park is the eighth wealthiest big city neighborhood in the country, according to a Worth magazine survey.
www.homestore.com /Cities/LosAngeles/HancockParkGN.asp?poe=homestore   (327 words)

  
 Chicago Bed & Breakfast Association - Neighborhoods
Historical landmarks and preservation districts mark much of the area, including the Astor Street Historic District.
The neighborhood is generally defined north to south from Oak Street up to Lincoln Park (at North Avenue) and east to west from Lake Michigan to Old Town (at Wells Street).
The Observatory at the John Hancock Center, 875 North Michigan Avenue, takes you up to perhaps the most dramatic view of the city, as you look down 96 stories to Oak Street Beach.
www.chicago-bed-breakfast.com /neighborhoods/goldcoast.htm   (548 words)

  
 A Guide to Historical Salem | Vol. 1 No. 3
Any historical survey of Roanoke County from 1834-1884 would clearly show that the vast majority of all races resided not in what is now Roanoke, but in Salem, the county seat in 1838.
Salem attracted and maintained a solid fl neighborhood; its strong public school system used the talents of soundly educated African American Salemites as role models and teachers, and the presence of organized fl churches, pillars of morality and Christian values, influenced newcomers and residents that Salem was an excellent, safe place to raise their children.
Her people are hustlers; her lands, especially those which are in the boom districts, are high and dry..." (from the "City Item," Lynn, Massachusetts, 1890); "If the future of Salem as a great industrial center is not assured, then hundreds of men of sagacity and capital are blind....
www.salemmuseum.org /guide_archives/HSV1N3.html   (5205 words)

  
 Boston, Massachusetts  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It has notable historical collections on the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the works of 19th-century antislavery activists known as abolitionists, as well as other 19th-century materials and a rare book collection that includes 15th- and 16th-century materials.
Northeast of the hospital, in an old commercial district, is the FleetCenter, a sports and music arena opened in 1995 to replace an aging facility, Boston Garden.
It is the place where he departed on his historic ride in 1775 to warn anti-British forces in Lexington and Concord of the approach of British troops sent to seize military supplies held by the colonists.
www.galenfrysinger.com /boston.htm   (1133 words)

  
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East Side, West Side: Tales of New York Sporting Life 1910-1960
Barry Pleads Guilty in Tax Case : Former D.C. mayor Marion Barry pleaded guilty yesterday to two misdemeanor tax charges, admitting in federal court that he failed to pay most of his income taxes for five years after departing from the District government in 1999.
Scientists Tie Two Additional Genes to Dyslexia: The findings strongly support the idea that many people with severe reading problems may have a genetic disorder that affected their brains before birth.
www.icyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/e/ea   (518 words)

  
 East Hancock Neighborhood Historic District, Michigan MI, historic district profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, ...
East Hancock Neighborhood Historic District, Michigan MI, historic district profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
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 Neighborhood Place Project Walking Tours: Spring and Summer 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Nestled in these coastal, sand-dune hillocks are classic streamline moderne, Victorian extravagance, wonderfully textured Mediterranean colonial revivals, haciendas, great examples of the always horrible Polynesian-pretense of the ‘60s, and classic tract houses of the ‘50s, with towering palms, stunning ocean views and cool breezes all summer long.
Let Jim Cavener expose you to this neighborhood before the area is inundated by spin-off from the new Dreamworks/SKG “factory” being developed nearby.
Named for an oil baron who ranked with the Gilmores and Dohenys, Hancock Park was the worthy 1920s successor of the 19th century glory of Bunker Hill and the earlier 20th century magnificence of West Adams.
home.att.net /~mavb/npp/npp9905.htm   (1521 words)

  
 90.03.09: Famous Afro-Americans Historical Sites Recognized by the National Park System
Major historic restoration work was completed in 1987, returning the Meeting House to its appearance in the 1850s when it underwent extensive remodeling.
This historic building holds a capacity of about three hundred people in the main sanctuary and the gallery or reception area about one-hundred fifty people standing and possibly eighty seated.
Mary McLeod Bethune is honored, also, by a 17-foot bronze statue in Lincoln Park, east of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The work of sculptor Robert Berks, it depicts the renowned educator leaving her legacy to a boy and girl.
www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1990/3/90.03.09.x.html   (5709 words)

  
 Planning: June 26, 2003
The proposed project would be the demolition of the existing Valencia Gardens public housing project which was found to be an historical resource, including 22 three-story residential buildings containing 246 rental units and 82 surface parking spaces and replacement construction of new public housing.
The rezoning of parcels in the Rincon Hill neighborhood (the "rezoning project") and a residential development of approximately 1,500,000 gross square feet (gsf) at 201 Folsom Street (the "development" project).
The project includes rezoning of parcels in the Rincon Hill neighborhood (the "rezoning project") and a mixed-use development of approximately 1,560,000 gross square feet (gsf) at 300 Spear Street (the "development project").
www.ci.sf.ca.us /site/planning_page.asp?id=18200   (4074 words)

  
 IAGenWeb: Pott. Co. - 1978 - Maker's of Fire - A Collection of Historical Sketches and Family Histories
I live at the foot of the hill on 19 and 3/4 acres east of it is Keg Creek Township.
She boarded with families in the district except three years, one year riding horseback 6 1/2 miles and two years riding 3 1/2 miles morning and evening from home.
She attended the same country school at District #9 and later their seven children and two grandsons continued this unusual school record.
iagenweb.org /pottawattamie/hist-1978/1978-110.htm   (15761 words)

  
 Richmond Hill Historical Society GuestBook
My wife and I are editors of the Richmond Hill Historical Society Quarterly Newsletter which is sent to all Society members as a benefit of membership.
This is truly a remarkable display of history and seems to speak volumes of memories that still linger on in the hearts and minds of all who call or called Richmond Hill home.
I remember many a birthday party at Jahn's and the appearance of the 3 Stooges and McHales Navy at the RKO in the mid 60's, before it was turned into a bingo hall.
www.richmondhillhistory.org /comments2002B.html   (10535 words)

  
 At Home Inn Chicago: Your Online Reservation Connection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
To the east of Michigan Avenue is upscale Streeterville.
What began in the 1850’s as a modest neighborhood of working-class German families now accommodates a diverse population and has some of the oldest and most expensive streets in Chicago.
Over the past three decades, many houses in the Old Town historic district have been preserved, along with the area’s distinctive charm.
www.athomeinnchicago.com /Search.htm   (369 words)

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