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Inigo Jones's plan, dated 1638, for a new palace at Whitehall, which was only realised in part. The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire.
James VI and I began building a new Banqueting House at Whitehall Palace in 1607, probably designed by Robert Stickells. [6] [7] A model for the roof was made by a Scottish designer, James Acheson. [8] William Portington was the carpenter, and Peter Street made a special augur to hollow out the columns. [9]
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [4] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [5]
A more permanent Banqueting house was built at Whitehall in 1581, costing £1,744-19 shillings. [9] Raphael Holinshed described the building, with its timbered structure covered with canvas painted in imitation of stone, and a painted ceiling including the Queen's devices and heraldry.
Whitehall, City of Westminster: c. 1672: Burned in 1791 Extension and grotto [16] Privy Garden, Palace of Whitehall, City of Westminster: 1673–75 Burned in 1698 Lodgings for the Duke of York [12] St James's Palace, St James's, City of Westminster: c. 1673: Demolished c. 1703: St Michael Bassishaw: Basinghall Street, Bassishaw, City of London ...
1861 – Memphis and Ohio Railroad completed. [10] 1862 Tennessee capital relocated to Memphis from Nashville. [3] June 6: First Battle of Memphis takes place on Mississippi River near town; Union forces take Memphis. [3] 1864 August 21: Second Battle of Memphis. First National Bank of Memphis established. [7] 1866 May: Racial unrest.
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Built for Oliver Gould Jennings, there is known as McAuliffe Hall and still standing Conyers Farms: 1905 English Revival: Donn Barber: Greenwich: Built for Edmund C Converse, was destroyed by fire in 1985. Owenoke Farm 1908 Neoclassical: Greenwich: Built for Percy Avery Rockefeller, was demolished in 1935. Greyledge 1913 Greenwich