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  2. List of oldest buildings in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    In order to qualify for this list a structure must: be a recognisable building; incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height; be largely complete or include building work to this height for most of its perimeter. contains an enclosed area with at least one entry point.

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in the United States - Wikipedia

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    There are 26 World Heritage Sites in the United States, with a further 17 on the tentative list. [3] The first sites in the United States added to the list were Mesa Verde National Park and Yellowstone National Park, both at the second session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978. [4]

  4. List of the oldest buildings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is the oldest building in Oregon and is believed to have been constructed by fur traders of French Canadian and/or Native American ancestry. [ 106 ] [ 107 ] The next closest contenders are the Methodist Mission Parsonage c.1841, the Jason Lee House c.1841, the Delaney-Edwards House c.1845, the John McLoughlin House c.1846, and the John D ...

  5. List of bridges with buildings - Wikipedia

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    Many of the houses were later merged, into 91. In the seventeenth century, almost all had four or five storeys. All the houses were shops, and the bridge was one of the City of London's four or five main shopping streets. The three major buildings on the bridge were the chapel, the drawbridge tower and the stone gate.

  6. List of bridges in the United States - Wikipedia

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    List of toll bridges § United States; Category:Lists of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record; Category:Lists of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places; Category:Lists of river crossings in the United States; Other topics. Transport in the United States; Rail transportation in the United States

  7. List of national historic sites and historical parks of the ...

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    The modern Fort Point was completed in the 1850s, but saw little use. In 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was built directly above the fort, though it is a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and not the site itself. [44] Fort Raleigh: North Carolina: 515.73 acres (2.0871 km 2)

  8. List of bridges documented by the Historic American ...

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    South Fork Trinity River Bridge Replaced Cantilever: 1930 1985 SR 299: South Fork Trinity River: Salyer: Trinity: CA-31: Golden Gate Bridge: Extant Suspension: 1937 1984 US 101 / SR 1: Golden Gate: San Francisco and Sausalito: San Francisco and Marin

  9. List of oldest extant buildings - Wikipedia

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    A building is defined as any human-made structure used or interface for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy. In order to qualify for this list, a structure must: be a recognisable building; incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height;