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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;
Church building in continuous use; as such, oldest in the United States. [44] Narbonne House: Salem: MA 1675 Residential The house is on the waterfront in Salem and is part of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. The site has 12 historic structures, including the Customs House, and a replica of the sailing ship Friendship of Salem. Hoxie ...
Among the buildings which were demolished was the Main Street Primary School in 1945 and the T.F. Miller building in 1953. [22] [23] By the mid-1950s Jerome, which once was Arizona's 4th largest city, was destined to become a ghost town. [24]
The United States Military Academy (West Point) and grounds were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960 [2] due to the Revolutionary War history and the age and historic significance of the academy itself. The majority of the buildings in the central cadet area are historic.
Oldest extant building in Puerto Rico & the United States. [21] [22] La Fortaleza: San Juan Puerto Rico: 1533-1540 Official residence: Oldest official residence in the Americas. [23] Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista: San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico: 1540 Cathedral: Oldest extant Cathedral in Puerto Rico & the United ...
December 22, 2023 at 2:30 AM. ... In 1976, the building was named a National Historic Landmark, one of only three in the city, and became a local historic landmark in 1990.
Five-story Beaux Arts building designed by Sumner Hunt, built in 1895 596: Petroleum Building: April 26, 1994: 700–714 W. Olympic Blvd./1001-1013 S. Flower St. Downtown Los Angeles: Meyer & Holler designed the 1925 building with the feeling of Florentine palaces of the early Renaissance period 615: San Pedro Firm Building: January 18, 1995
Building Image Location First built Use Notes Ruins of Mission La Purisima: Lompoc: 1802 Mission: The original mission was destroyed during the 1812 Ventura earthquake. Only two 7 ft (2.1 m)-high wall fragments and building foundations remains. [22] Old Mission Dam: San Diego: 1803 Dam: First major irrigation project in California. [23]