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John Marshall's Leeds plantation house.. The historic district encompasses 395 contributing buildings, 45 contributing sites, and 24 contributing structures. The district is characterized as a cohesive locality that is characterized by large expanses of open agricultural land, historic roadways, and rolling foothill terrain.
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
Cromwell's Run Rural Historic District: September 19, 2008 : Along Atoka Rd., roughly bounded on the west by Goose Creek, on the north by U.S. Route 50, and on the east by Cromwell's Run; also bounded by the Fauquier County line on the north and the existing Cromwell's Run Rural Historic District on the east
Warren–Prentis Historic District; Washington Boulevard Historic District; Wayne State University Buildings; West Canfield Historic District; West Vernor–Junction Historic District; West Vernor–Lawndale Historic District; West Vernor–Springwells Historic District; West Village, Detroit; Willis–Selden Historic District; Woodbridge, Detroit
A part of the John Marshall's Leeds Manor Rural Historic District, it was the boyhood home of Chief Justice John Marshall, and includes the second-oldest dated home in the county. [3] Both the property and the district are listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register (2003) and National Register of Historic Places (2004). [1]
This is the historic financial district of Detroit which dates to the 1850s and contains prominent skyscrapers. Ornate skyscrapers in Detroit (including the Guardian Building, the Penobscot Building, and One Woodward Avenue), reflecting two waves of large-scale redevelopment: the first in 1900–1930 and the second in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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