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The Petersen House is a 19th-century federal style row house in the United States in Washington, ... Petersen House, 1925. On stoop is Osborn H. I. Oldroyd, an ...
Black-and-white photo of three story rowhouse, plus basement, with man standing on stoop, sign in front of stoop, and flag waving. Items portrayed in this file depicts
The Petersen House looked like a place anyone may want to stay while conducting business in Washington, D.C. A recreation of Lincoln's coffin making its way back home.
The Petersen House is a U.S. National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. Petersen House may also refer to: Petersen House (Sweden), Gamla stan; in the United States (by state, then city) Niels Petersen House, Tempe, Arizona, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
Homemakers, children, and other household members would sit on the stoop outside their home to relax, and greet neighbors passing by. Similarly, while on an errand, one would stop and converse with neighbors sitting on their stoops. Within an urban community, stoop conversations helped to disseminate gossip and reaffirm casual relationships.
The streets can hold everything from vintage furniture to useful items, and even valuable art, like the Enrico Embroli painting that Tina M. found on one of her stoop walks. Or the sterling silver ...
The Petersen House (Swedish: Petersenska huset) is a building in Stockholm, Sweden, erected between 1645 and 1659 from construction drawings by Christian Julius Döteber, and built in the Dutch Baroque architectural style.
These people did not visit Lincoln at the same time: they could not have all fit in the small first-floor room of the Petersen House. Lincoln’s wife, Mary, is pictured in the center, lying across the president’s body. His son Robert stands in the foreground to the right of the bed. Vice President Andrew Johnson is seated at the far left.