Among the many celebrations that took place during the U.S. bicentennial in 1976, the Washington, D.C.-based National Park Service (NPS) opened a new museum dedicated to…
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A German air-raid bunker erected in 1943 today supplies its neighborhood with green energy. The 187- by 187-foot building in the district of Wilhelmsburg in Hamburg, Germany, was…
When William Ladd arrived in Portland, Ore., in 1851, the newly incorporated city was mostly a trading post populated by a scant 820 people. Ladd came…
For a century, Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, Calif., has retained its character as a retreat for those seeking inspiration, connection with the natural environment,…
The Livingston County Courthouse has anchored the downtown of Pontiac, Ill., since 1875. Designed in the Second Empire style by Chicago architect John C. Cochrane, the…
The future may be where we are headed, but the past is what shapes the journey. Buildings tell a rich historical story—from early settlements in places,…