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

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    One of the oldest timber-frame houses in America. The oldest part of the house was built between 1640 and 1653 by Joseph Loomis, who came to Connecticut Colony from England in 1638. Later additions to the Loomis house were made around the turn of the 18th century. It is now a part of the Loomis Chaffee School. Newman–Fiske–Dodge House: Wenham

  3. List of American houses - Wikipedia

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    The house gets its name from the beehive sculpture atop the house. The Lion House: a second residence built by Brigham Young in 1856. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, it was built to accommodate his large family due to a polygamous lifestyle. The house's name references a lion statue above the front entrance.

  4. List of plantations in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the United States of America that are national memorials, National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.

  5. List of North American settlements by year of foundation

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    United States Ferguson, T.J. (1985). A Zuni Atlas. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press 1540 Compostela: Nayarit: Mexico Known as Capital de la Nueva Galicia Compostela (1548–1560) 1540 Childersburg: Alabama: United States Possibly the oldest still-occupied village in eastern North America, [9] established by Native Americans 1540 ...

  6. List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state - Wikipedia

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    Click on a state to see a list of the National Historic Landmarks in that state. The United States National Historic Landmark Program is designed to recognize and honor the nation's cultural and historical heritage. The program was formally inaugurated with a series of listings on October 9, 1960; as of August 21, 2020, there are 2,597 ...

  7. Settlement and community houses in the United States

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    University Settlement House, Manhattan. The movement spread to the United States in the late 1880s, with the opening of the Neighborhood Guild in New York City's Lower East Side in 1886, and the most famous settlement house in the United States, Hull-House (1889), was founded soon after by Jane Addams and Ellen Starr in Chicago. By 1887, there ...

  8. List of public housing developments in the United States

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    Boca Raton. Dixie Manor; Hialeah [6]. La Esperanza; Milander Manor; Raul A. Martinez; Ruth A. Tinsman Pavilion; Vernon Ashley Plaza; Dale G. Bennett Villas; Donald F ...

  9. United States National Register of Historic Places listings

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    The National Register of Historic Places in the United States is a register including buildings, sites, structures, districts, and objects. The Register automatically includes all National Historic Landmarks as well as all historic areas administered by the U.S. National Park Service. Since its introduction in 1966, more than 97,000 separate ...