<p>Huff&#39;s Store is a general store in Burwood, Tennessee. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is a one-story building with a hipped roof that was built in 1911.</p><br>
<p>The store is one of the last general stores still operating in Middle Tennessee. It was owned and operated by Kenneth E. Huff, one of eight children in the Huff family, which acquired the store in 1937, until his death on May 23, 2014. His son, Charlie Huff now operates the store. A brother, Glenn Huff, operated a store in Brentwood called Huff&#39;s Grocery.</p><br>
<p>In a 1988 study of historic resources in Williamson County, Huff&#39;s Store was evaluated to be one of the "two best remaining store buildings from the early 20th century" outside of Franklin (along with the Thompson Store at Duplex). As of 1988, it was described as "remarkably unaltered."</p><br>
<p>Several television commercials have been made at Huff&#39;s Store.</p><br>
<p>Market Square in Miamisburg, Ohio is a square located at the intersection of Central Avenue and Main Street. It is also the name of a 10.4 acre historic district including the square and more, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.</p><br>
<p>A date of significance for the location is 1850. The district includes Second Empire, Italianate, and Queen Anne in 50 contributing buildings.</p><br>
<p>The Market Building, on the square, is a simple building with Greek Revival architecture elements, built in 1851. It originally had an open ground floor with arched openings, used as a public marketplace. The arched openings were later bricked in and used as a police station and jail.</p><br>
<p>The district includes buildings on both sides of Main Street, including at the junction with Central Avenue and at the junction at Linden Avenue.</p><br>
<p>The Central Geneva Historic District is a set of 102 buildings and structures in Geneva, Illinois. Of those, 68 contribute to the district&#39;s historical integrity. The district is representative of southern Geneva, south of Illinois Route 38. Among the noted buildings is the Kane County Courthouse and the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed P. D. Hoyt House. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and was enlarged in 2017.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Central Geneva Historic District principally consists of land from the original platted settlement, now the southern half of the town. It is primarily residential, but does have a commercial sector lining W. State Street (Illinois Route 38). Among the public buildings are a public library, city hall, and county courthouse. The only other major road intersecting the district is S. First Street (Illinois Route 31). Most houses are two-story frame residences built between 1840 and 1900, principally from a vernacular style. Geneva&#39;s later identification as a scenic shopping area encouraged the city to invest in the restoration of several structures. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1979.</p><br>
<h2>Notable properties</h2><br>
<p>The nomination form for the historic district singles out several properties that are particularly representative of mid- to late- 19th century architectural styles</p><br>
<p>Unitarian Church, built in 1843, Greek Revival</p><br>
<p>Loveday House, built c. 1869, Gothic Revival</p><br>
<p>Augustus Herrington House, built c. 1851, Italianate</p><br>
<p>Moore House #2, built in 1864, Italianate</p><br>
<p>Plato House, built in 1857, Italianate</p><br>
<p>Charles B. Wells House, built in 1850, Neoclassical</p><br>
<p>George Patten House, built in 1857, Federal Revival</p><br>
<p>Isaac Wilson House #1, built c. 1852, Federal Revival</p><br>
<p>P. D. Hoyt House, built in 1906, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Prairie School</p><br>
<p>Eben Conant House, built c. 1844, vernacular</p><br>
<p>Walter House, built c. 1855, vernacular</p><br>
<p>Benjamin Wilson house, built c. 1848</p><br>
<p>Castell de la Fosca or Punta del Castell is an ancient Iberian settlement or oppidum sited on a rocky promontory at the north end of the beach called Platja de Castell, about 2 km ENE of Palamós , on the Costa Brava.</p><br>
<p>The settlement, which seems to have been inhabited from the 6th century BC to the 1st century AD, was protected by a wall and two square towers. Archaeologists, first in the 1930s and 1940s, and now in a series of excavations begun in 2001, have discovered 64 storage pits and two water cisterns, as well as pottery, amphorae (both locally made and imported), millstones, weights for fishing nets, lamps, agricultural tools and surgical instruments, coins, pieces of bronze, Iberian inscriptions, and the bases of two columns.</p><br>
<p>Berry Castle  is an early Roman  hillslope enclosure in the West Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 3.2 mi west from the village of Luccombe. A series of earthworks survive in Berry Castle; it dates from the late Iron Age or early Romano British period. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument.</p><br>
<h2>Background</h2><br>
<p>Hill forts developed in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age, roughly the start of the first millennium BC. The reason for their emergence in Britain, and their purpose, has been a subject of debate. It has been argued that they could have been military sites constructed in response to invasion from continental Europe, sites built by invaders, or a military reaction to social tensions caused by an increasing population and consequent pressure on agriculture. The dominant view since the 1960s has been that the increasing use of iron led to social changes in Britain. Deposits of iron ore were located in different places to the tin and copper ore necessary to make bronze, and as a result trading patterns shifted and the old elites lost their economic and social status. Power passed into the hands of a new group of people. Archaeologist Barry Cunliffe believes that population increase still played a role and has stated " provided defensive possibilities for the community at those times when the stress burst out into open warfare. But I wouldn&#39;t see them as having been built because there was a state of war. They would be functional as defensive strongholds when there were tensions and undoubtedly some of them were attacked and destroyed, but this was not the only, or even the most significant, factor in their construction".</p><br>
<p>Mirador is a historic home located near Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built in 1842 by James Bowen, and is a two-story, brick structure on a raised basement in the Federal style. It has a deck-on-hip roof capped by a Chinese lattice balustrade. The front facade features a portico with paired Tuscan order columns. The house was renovated in the 1920s by noted New York architect William Adams Delano , who transformed the house into a Georgian Revival mansion.</p><br>
<p>Mirador is surrounded by extensive landscaped grounds that include a sunken lawn and a walk bordered by serpentine brick walls. Near the main house is an antebellum period brick kitchen-like dependency and an antebellum period frame smokehouse, an antebellum two-story brick and frame dwelling known as the Corner House, and a brick Colonial Revival stable dating to about 1910. Beyond the house are the farm buildings built in the 1920s including a Colonial Revival dairy barn complex arranged around a cobblestone courtyard, a brick farm manager&#39;s house, a concrete block tenant house, two lakes, and the Sam Black Tavern, a log building built ca.1769 and moved to the property from the neighboring Seven Oaks Farm.</p><br>
<p>Mirador was the childhood home of Nancy Langhorne Astor, who was born in Danville, Virginia. Her father Chiswell Langhorne&#39;s finances were decimated by the American Civil War, but he later made a fortune in the tobacco business and railroads and was able to purchase Mirador. Nancy Langhorne, later Lady Astor, lived at the home from 1892 to 1897, and her sister Irene, later the wife of artist Charles Dana Gibson and a model for the Gibson Girl, also spent part of her youth at the estate.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.</p><br>
<h2>Sam Black's Tavern</h2><br>
<p>The cabin was built by Samuel Black. The cabin originally sat adjacent to USA Route 250 at the front of the Seven Oaks property, the building&#39;s original site. In 1978, the tavern was moved away from the road further into the Seven Oaks property. The tavern was dismantled and moved again to Mirador Farm in 2001. The single story and garret, v-notched log building has the basic form and appearance it had attained by 1930. Most of the wall logs are original, and other construction materials are older materials reused from other contexts. The building features a wood-shingled gable roof, a granite foundation and interior chinmey, a front porch on skinned cedar log posts, and six-over-six windows. The interior is divided into two rooms by a log partition and the stone chimney, which includes two fireplaces and a bread warmer. Other interior features include exposed log walls, batten doors on strap hinges, hewn ceiling joists, and pegged floor boards.</p><br>
<h3>Notable visitors of the tavern</h3><br>
<p>Thomas Jefferson stopped at Blacks Tavern eleven recorded times between 1768 and 1772, according to his memorandum books. This was while he was practicing law in Albemarle County and surrounding areas and traveling frequently to Staunton, located over the Blue Ridge. Often Jefferson stopped at Blacks for meals or to feed his horse. In August 1768, he noted that the visit included entertainment, his term for an overnight stay. Another famous visitor was George Rogers Clark, who stayed overnight in 1777.</p><br>
<p>Fenny Castle is the remains of a motte and bailey castle in the parish of Wookey, Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.</p><br>
<p>It is sited on a natural hillock of Lias approximately 20 m above the surrounding flat land on the edge of the Somerset Levels. Such sites were typically chosen for castles in low-lying areas.</p><br>
<p>The original builder of the castle is unknown, but it may be associated with the Anarchy, a period of English history during the reign of King Stephen which was marked by a succession crisis between the supporters of Stephen and those of his cousin, the Empress Matilda. In 1327 the owner was William atte Castle.</p><br>
<p>The Castle gave its name to a hamlet of the parish of Wookey named Castle, one mile south-west of the main village. A stone cross in the hamlet, marking its importance, was still to be seen in 1839.</p><br>
<p>Little remains of the stonework, and there is evidence of extensive quarrying. The mound is now covered in grass and scrub with a few trees. However, the site was described in The Archaeology of Somerset (1982) as still having "interesting and prominent earthworks".</p><br>
<p>Serra de la Valldàngel or Serra de la Vall d&#39;Àngel, , is a mountain range in the Baix Maestrat comarca, Castellón Province, Valencian Community, Spain.</p><br>
<p>Its highest summit is Tossal den Canes (715 m), being slightly higher than neighboring Talaies dAlcalà&#39;s highest summit. Another important peak is 520 m high El Cavall.</p><br>
<p>The range is named "Valley of the Angel" after the Ermita de la Mare de Déu dels Àngels de Sant Mateu, a church on a hill dedicated to the Virgin Mary of the angels. Its southern and southeastern limit is within Alcalà de Xiverts municipal term. The Talaies dAlcalà mountains form a natural boundary at the southeastern end of the range.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The range stretches inland in a NE - SW direction east of Sant Mateu and La Salzadella. The intermittent river Rambla dAlcalà has its origin in the Serra de la Vall dÀngel.</p><br>
<p>The range is covered with low Mediterranean forest and Maquis shrubland. Parts of the lower slopes are planted with olive, almond and carob trees.</p><br>
<p>Geologically the Serra de la Valldàngel belongs to the Iberian System, being part of the system&#39;s easternmost foothills, but its NE - SW orientation is clearly that of the Catalan Mediterranean System.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Ermita de la Mare de Déu dels Àngels was built in the 17th century. It is one of the most important landmarks of neighboring Sant Mateu town.</p><br>
<p>This mountain range was the scenario of violent battles both during the Third Carlist War (1872–76) in the 19th century and again in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War when rebel faction troops, after splitting the Spanish Republican government territory in two, tried in vain to reach Valencia, for the practically defeated Republican army opposed ferocious resistance in these mountains. The war would, however, be over just a few months later.</p><br>
<p>Fernwood Park Historic District is a national historic district located in the northeast quadrant of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district consists of 40 contributing buildings and one contributing site. The garden apartment complex was originally built in 1947 as part of the Rochester Plan to provide quality, low rent housing for veterans returning from World War II and their families. There are 38 two story garden style apartment buildings and one pair of garage units with 36 garages. There are a total of 152 apartments, or four per building, with the buildings grouped in three clusters. The buildings are in a vernacular Colonial Revival style. It is one of three complexes built as part of the Rochester Plan; the others are Norton Village and Ramona Park.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.</p><br>
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<p>The Ouarsenis or Ouanchariss  is a mountain range and inhabited region in northwestern Algeria.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The range is located at about 80 km south of the Mediterranean, between the basin of the Chelif River in the north and in the east, the Oued Mina in the west and the Sersou plateau in the south. It reaches its maximum elevation of 1,985 m at the Mount Sidi Amar, near Bordj Bounaama at about 60 km west of Tissemsilt. Other important summits are Achaoun (1850 m), Sidi Abdelkader, Mount Tamedrara and Kef Siga. The mountain range area is inhabited by Berbers.</p><br>
<h2>Protected areas</h2><br>
<p>Although part of its slopes have been used traditionally to grow cereals, the range still has relatively large natural Atlas cedar forests.</p><br>
<p>The Théniet El Had National Park is a protected area located in the foothills of the Ouarsenis Range.</p><br>
<p>Norton Village Historic District is a national historic district located in the northeast quadrant of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district consists of 144 contributing buildings. The garden apartment complex was originally built in 1949 as part of the Rochester Plan to provide quality, low-rent housing for veterans returning from World War II and their families. There are 144 two-story garden-style apartment buildings with a total of 288 two-story apartments, or two per building, with the buildings grouped in four main clusters. The buildings are in a vernacular Colonial Revival style. It is one of three complexes built as part of the Rochester Plan; the others are Fernwood Park and Ramona Park.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.</p><br>
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<p>Ramona Park Historic District is a national historic district located in the northwest quadrant of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district consists of 40 contributing buildings. The garden apartment complex was originally built in 1947 as part of the Rochester Plan to provide quality, low rent housing for veterans returning from World War II and their families. There are 34 two story garden style apartment buildings and two groups of garage units. There are a total of 136 apartments, or four per building, with the buildings grouped in 10 clusters. The buildings are in a vernacular Colonial Revival style. It is one of three complexes built as part of the Rochester Plan; the others are Fernwood Park and Norton Village.</p><br>
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<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.</p><br>
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<p>The Montana ExpoPark  is a fairground located in the city of Great Falls, Montana, in the United States. The 133 acre grounds contain 35 buildings, a horse racing track, grandstands, and the Four Seasons Arena—multi-purpose sports and exhibition arena. The site is the host of the Montana State Fair as well as agricultural shows, rodeos, basketball tournaments, and funfairs. The six original structures of the fairgrounds were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.</p><br>
<h2>Construction and buildings</h2><br>
<p>The original fairgrounds were designed by Gordon G. Cottier and George M. Shanley. The original buildings, constructed in the Art Deco style, were the Atrium, Family Living Center, Fine Arts Building, Livestock Pavilion (now known as the Heritage Building), Mercantile Building, and Trades and Industries Building. Shanley designed the first building to be erected, the Livestock Pavilion, and it was constructed in 1919. Most of the buildings, however, were built between 1928 and 1938. Many of the structures completed between 1934 and 1938 were paid for by grants from the Public Works Administration. In 1939, the Montana State Fair, which had previously been held in Helena, permanently moved to Great Falls.</p><br>
<p>The fairgrounds also include three large parks: Central Park, the Family Living Park, and South Park. Other large structures include the FFA Building, the new Livestock Pavilion, the Paddock Club, and the Poultry/Rabbit Barn.</p><br>
<p>The 5,000-seat Four Seasons Arena was built in 1979. The 15,000 ft&sup2; Exhibition Hall (capable of seating up to 1,500 people) was constructed adjacent to the arena in 1995.</p><br>
<p>The annual Montana State Fair, which celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2011, draws more than 150,000 people to the fairgrounds each year.</p><br>
<h2>Management</h2><br>
<p>Cascade County owns the fairgrounds. By 1987, the fairgrounds were more than $600,000 in debt and Cascade County&#39;s management of the Fairgrounds and Four Seasons Arena was heavily criticized. In 1988, Cascade County signed an agreement under which the city of Great Falls took over management of the fairgrounds and Four Seasons Arena. This agreement expired after 15 years, and on November 12, 2002, Cascade County signed a formal agreement to allow SMG World to take over management of the fairgrounds and arena.</p><br>
<p>The cooling system under the practice ice at Four Seasons Arena failed in April 2003, and a consultant estimated the cost of repairs at $450,000. This was money the county did not have, and the practice ice closed permanently. Due to problems with the ice cooling system and the extensive turnaround time need to transform the arena from an ice rink to other uses, SMG proposed closing the main ice rink permanently in 2005. The rink stayed open for a short period each year thereafter, but the ice rink finally closed in 2006.</p><br>
<p>Cascade County renewed its contract with SMG in 2007. The new two-year contract paid SMG $84,413 a year (about $4,000 less than the 2002 contract), and included a payment of 15 percent of operating revenues of all income over $2.5 million. SMG also received 7.5 percent of all concessions sales (down from 10 percent in the old contract). Cascade County also agreed to subsidize the fairgrounds and Four Seasons Arena by $750,000 a year, and pay the wages of all SMG employees operating the facilities.</p><br>
<p>But in 2009, Cascade County declined to renew SMG&#39;s contract, concluding it had learned enough to manage the fairgrounds and arena on its own.</p><br>
<h2>Possible renovations</h2><br>
<p>A major study by Cascade County and Montana ExpoPark in 2010 proposed making significant changes to the fairgrounds. The study, conducted by Markin Consulting, disclosed that the race track grandstands concrete foundation was crumbling, the livestock pavilions sheet metal walls were rusting, the horse barns were poorly ventilated and lit, and Four Seasons Arena suffered from poor acoustics and limited seating. The report outlined a number of options, including spending $7 million to $9 million to replace the grandstand, spending another $35 million to build a larger arena, and paying $12.6 million to demolish all existing horse barns and service facilities and build a 2,000-to-3,000 seat track just for horse racing.</p><br>
<p>Less radical solutions also existed. Four Seasons Arena could be converted into an exhibition hall, and the current Exhibition Hall transformed into a banquet hall, at a cost of $2 million. The report said an alternative to the demolition of all existing equestrian facilities would be to construct a new 300-stall horse barn.</p><br>
<p>The study did not advocate construction of a large facility like Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark, the 10,000-seat arena and 6,500-seat grandstand in Billings.</p><br>
<h2>Footnotes</h2><br>
<h2>Bibliography</h2><br>
<p>Aarstad, Rich; Arguimbau, Ellen; Baumler, Ellen; Porsild, Charlene L. and Shovers, Brian. Montana Place Names From Alzada to Zortman. Helena, Mont.: Montana Historical Society Press, 2009.</p><br>
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<p>Linden–South Historic District is a national historic district located in the South Wedge neighborhood of Rochester in Monroe County, New York. The district consists of 136 contributing buildings, including 82 residential buildings, 53 outbuildings, and one church. The houses were constructed between 1872 and 1913 in a variety of vernacular interpretations of popular architectural styles including Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival styles. The houses are 2 1/2-stories, are of frame or brick construction, and were designed by local architects employed by the developer Ellwanger & Barry. Among the more prominent are Andrew Jackson Warner and Claude Bragdon. The church is the former South Avenue Baptist Church, now Holy Spirit Greek Orthodox Church, built in 1909-1910 in a Late Gothic Revival style. Also in the district is a three story, Queen Anne style mixed use building, with commercial space on the first floor and residential units above, located at 785 South Avenue .</p><br>
<p>The area was developed by George Ellwanger and his partner Patrick Barry after they entered the real estate business in 1856. The district is located on the oldest part of the Ellwanger & Barry nursery, which they subdivided into residential lots and developed between 1872 and 1913.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.</p><br>
<p>The former Ski Lift No. 1 begins on Aspen Street in Aspen, Colorado, United States, and climbs up the slopes of Aspen Mountain. It was built in the late 1940s on the site of Aspen&#39;s first ski lift, known as the Boat Tow. In 1990 it was listed under that name on the National Register of Historic Places, one of only two ski lifts in the country so recognized.</p><br>
<p>It was originally built with motors and other equipment left over from Aspen&#39;s days as a silver mining center in the late 19th century. The development of the ski area that began with the lift began the revival of Aspen into the upscale resort town it has since become, which in turn helped establish downhill skiing as a major winter recreational activity in the Western United States after World War II.</p><br>
<p>When the current structure was opened, Aspen claimed it was the longest ski lift in the world. It was closed in 1971, but all its facilities remain on the mountain. It is one of the few remaining single-chair chairlifts in the United States. A small park and commemorative plaque have been established at the bottom station. One of the original boats was on display there as well, but has since been removed.</p><br>
<h2>Structure</h2><br>
<p>The bottom station of the 6,800 ft lift is located on the east side of South Aspen Street between East Dean Court and Gilbert Street. It is on a small level rise in an area which otherwise gradually slopes up to the base of the mountain. Around it on the block are chalet-style houses and condominiums. The area leading to South Aspen is open, with a small concrete area where one of the first lift boats was displayed in the past. Opposite the lift station is an unpaved parking lot.</p><br>
<p>The station itself is an L-shaped steel latticework structure with the long end running parallel to the ground for 30 feet (10 m) at a height of 10 feet (3 m). In the middle a substructure below supports the wide bullwheel around which the lift cable is looped. It drew its energy from another pulley system connected to the engine formerly in the 20-foot-high (6 m) short section, based below the lift&#39;s grade.</p><br>
<p>Along the cable single metal chairs hang at regular intervals. The cable, supported by 49 towers, climbs to its top station on a false summit between Spar and Keno gulches, approximately 10,480 ft in elevation, 2,540 ft above the base.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The history of Ski Lift No. 1 is, in its early stages, intertwined with the history of skiing in Colorado and Aspen&#39;s founding as a mining town. The construction and opening of the lift in 1947 were a major turning point in both the history of the city and the development of recreational skiing in the United States.</p><br>
<h3>1857–1935: Skiing in Colorado</h3><br>
<p>The use of skis for foot transportation, now known as Nordic skiing, has been documented in what is today Colorado since at least 1857. Residents of the isolated mining towns in the high Rocky Mountains found them absolutely necessary to get around during the severe mountain winters, occasionally holding informal races and competitions to pass the time. Aspen&#39;s earliest settlers, in 1879, learned to make and use such skis, often referred to at the time as "Norwegian snowshoes", from two Swedish immigrants among their number, helping them survive a winter in which the snowfall totaled 52 ft.</p><br>
<p>In the Colorado Silver Boom years of the 1880s, when Aspen was growing at a fantastic rate, miners working midway up the mountain from the town had, in the winter months, developed a method of riding long boards over the snow down the mountain, with a long metal pole between the legs attaching to the rear and used as a brake. It was a forerunner of skiing, used solely to speed their descent to the city&#39;s after-hours attractions, although they would sometimes race each other for fun. After the Sherman Silver Purchase Act was repealed during the Panic of 1893, the collapse of that market led to decades of slow decline, a period referred to today in histories of Aspen as "the quiet years".</p><br>
<p>In the early 1930s Alpine skiing came to the mountains of Colorado. The Arlburg club, a group of Denverites who had been introduced to the sport on visits to Europe, cut the state&#39;s first ski trail near Denver in what is now Winter Park. The next year the second USA national downhill ski championships were held at Estes Park.</p><br>
<h3>1936–45: Early development of skiing in Aspen</h3><br>
<p>Two years after that, 1936, skiing came to Aspen. Bobsledder Billy Fiske and Ted Ryan, an heir of Thomas Fortune Ryan, had been looking for somewhere in America where a ski resort similar to those in Europe could be established. That summer, an Aspen man trying to sell some mining claims to Ryan showed him pictures of the area. Ryan saw good ski terrain in the photos and went to the remote mountain town with Fiske.</p><br>
<p>Frank and Fred Willoughby, sons of another Aspen miner, took the two up the mountain. Before leaving, Fiske bought an option on some property in the area. He and Ryan later had blueprints drawn up for a ski lodge, the Highland Bavarian, and by the end of the year it was under construction. Over the winter it offered guided mountain ski tours.</p><br>
<p>One of the first two guides hired was Swiss skiing champion André Roch, then studying at Reed College in Oregon. He became close friends with the Willoughbys while living at the Hotel Jerome he and fellow guide Gunther Langes waited for the lodge to be completed. By that time Aspen&#39;s population had dwindled into the hundreds. Many of its remaining buildings had fallen into disrepair and been boarded up. Roch noted that they could be purchased for as little as $30 ($ in contemporary dollars.) Roch helped start the Roaring Fork Winter Sports Club, an organization similar to the ones in his native country, at the end of the year. Frank Willoughby was elected president, and Roch taught him and his brother how to ski. These events are today considered the beginning of skiing in Aspen.</p><br>
<p>The lodge opened two days after Christmas and five days after a similar facility at Sun Valley, Idaho, making Aspen the second European-style ski resort in the USA There were more than a hundred visitors that winter. Before he returned to Switzerland that spring, Roch had scouted and marked out a challenging ski route, explaining to the club that it would help Aspen attract major ski races and the tourism that would follow. Willoughby led the club in clearing and marking it that year. When winter came, the city&#39;s Lions Club raised $600 to build the first lift.</p><br>
<p>That lift was the Boat Tow, based on a similar device Ryan had seen on a trip to Kitzbühel in Austria. Two hoists were salvaged from an abandoned mine and powered with an old Model A engine. It was opened early in 1938. Skiers who endured the three-minute, 600 ft ride up in the 12 by four-seat wooden sleds were able to ski one of the steepest and narrowest trails in North America off what was Colorado&#39;s biggest ski lift. A hundred people, paying either 10¢ a ride or 50¢ for the day ($ and $, adjusted for inflation, respectively) took the trip; many had made the difficult and lengthy drive from Denver for the opportunity. The city soon began hosting the annual Southern Rocky Mountain Alpine Championships, which brought more people, including radio personality Lowell Thomas, into Aspen at one time than had been there since the mining days.</p><br>
<p>Further development of Aspens skiing facilities was stalled by World War II. Fiske, who had married an English countess and taken a job in Britain, joined the Royal Air Force and was one of the first Americans to die in combat. The other early principals went into the military when the USA entered the war at the end of 1941. During the war years, new members of the Armys Tenth Mountain Division trained at Camp Hale outside Leadville, on the other side of the Continental Divide from Aspen, and passed through the city during their training in skiing, mountaineering and winter warfare. One instructor, Friedl Pfeifer, was convinced as soon as he saw it that Aspen could be the American equal of Sankt Anton am Arlberg, the Tyrolean resort town in which he had grown up. After the war he and other veterans of the Tenth returned and resumed the work of developing the ski area.</p><br>
<p>More lodges were built and more trails cleared. Pfeifer founded the Aspen ski school, where other veterans of the Tenth found work as instructors. Walter Paepcke, a Chicago businessman who chanced through Aspen on a vacation, saw the potential and began devoting time and money to the new Aspen Skiing Company to realize it.</p><br>
<h3>1946–present: Transformation of Aspen</h3><br>
<p>Everyone agreed that Aspen needed a better lift, one that went all the way to the top, to become a serious resort. Frank Willoughby surveyed a route in 1945. Chairlifts had been developed at Sun Valley before the war, and were in use near Aspen at the now-defunct Red Mountain ski area in Glenwood Springs. In 1946 Oregon&#39;s Hoodoo opened the first double chair. was built.</p><br>
<p>Building the lift cost $250,000 ($ in contemporary dollars). Most labor was locally sourced. Frank Willoughby used a bulldozer to widen fire roads up the mountain. Bob Heron, a Denver engineer who had designed the portable combat lift used by the Tenth in its 1945 assault on Riva Ridge in northern Italy, came up with a similar design for the lifts that cannibalized abandoned mining hoists on the mountain. It was erected by American Steel and Wire, which had built the Sun Valley chairlifts. When the lift was finished late in 1946, Pfeifer and his young daughter were given the honor of the first ride on one of the 124 single chairs.</p><br>
<p>Its significance for the faded mining town was immediately recognized. For Aspen, a columnist for the local newspaper wrote, it meant "a new, good, and profitable way of life... We in Aspen are now carrying the ball." Residents proclaimed that Lift No. 1 was the longest chairlift in the world, regardless of the competing claim made by Sun Valley.</p><br>
<p>The lifts formal opening was held January 11, 1947. Governor-elect William Lee Knous, USA Senator Edwin C. Johnson and other dignitaries came via a special excursion train from Denver. After giving a short speech under a sign reiterating the claim that the lift was the worlds longest, Knous, flanked by Paepcke and Aspens mayor, symbolically christened the lift by breaking a bottle of champagne over one of the chairs. An estimated crowd of 2,000 stayed to see a parade, fireworks and ski jumping demonstrations. The ceremony and the day are considered to have finally ended Aspens "quiet years" between its mining boomtown beginnings and its current cachet as an upscale all-season resort popular with the rich and famous.</p><br>
<p>A year later the lift was featured in a Popular Mechanics cover story as an engineering marvel.</p><br>
<p>It was replaced by a new double chair, Lift 1A, which was also based nearby. Lift 1A only went half the distance its predecessor had, requiring a second lift change to get to the top of the mountain, and eventually it was removed and replaced after Aspen built a gondola all the way to the summit from a new base station several blocks to the east. In 1999 the trees and shrubs that had grown in around Lift 1&#39;s base station were replaced to reveal the original structure.</p><br>
<p>It is one of four extant single-chair lifts in the United States. The area in front of the lift&#39;s bottom station has been named Willoughby Park after Frank Willoughby, and for a while one of the original lift boats was on display. A commemorative plaque has been affixed to the bottom station. The Aspen Historical Society has proposed a skiing museum in the area, possibly including some of the surrounding buildings and the lift itself.</p><br>
<h2>Operation</h2><br>
<p>The ride to the base of Lift No. 2 took, former instructor Klaus Obermeyer recalls, a half hour if it was uninterrupted, which frequently it was not. Blankets were attached to the chairs to keep skiers warm; many nevertheless stopped in the warming hut at the top station before continuing to the summit. Lift No. 2 was less stringently designed and the wheels the cables ran through were right above passengers, often dripping oil and grease on them. The resort promised passengers it would dry clean any clothing stained by those drippings; Obermeyer says it had to do a lot of dry cleaning.</p><br>
<p>Occasionally a dog rode up the chair. According to Obermeyer, Bingo, a St. Bernard belonging to another instructor, Fred Iselin, often climbed the mountain to join his master and the other instructors for lunch. Sometimes the lift operators let Bingo ride up instead.</p><br>
<p>First Methodist Church, Gatlinburg, also known as Gatlinburg First United Methodist Church, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee was designed by Charles I. Barber in Late Gothic Revival style. It was built during 1945-1950, with first worship in 1947. A second building, its education building, and a porch that joins them, was completed in 1961. Both were designed by architectural firm Barber and McMurry. The building was listed on the USA National Register of Historic Places in 2007 for its architecture.</p><br>
<p>It is located on a hillside above the main area of Gatlinburg. The original building is built of Crab Orchard stone from Bluff Mountain, used in foundation and exterior walls, Indiana limestone around the doors and windows, and Illinois slate shingles for the roofs.</p><br>
<p>Eloise B. Houchens Center is a Greek Revival style house in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in June 1980.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The house was built circa 1904 by Francis L. Kister, one-time Mayor of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and a local builder of note at the turn of the century. Kister also co-built the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bowling Green. His family occupied the house for 38 years, and then the Girls Club used it as a "home away from home" for young girls for over twenty years. The Eloise B. Houchens Center for Women, Inc., a non-profit organization, was created in 1975 for the purpose of restoring and preserving the house. The interior includes inlaid wood flooring, intricately carved fireplaces and mantles downstairs, and polished woodwork throughout.</p><br>
<h2>Modern use</h2><br>
<p>The Houchens Center is a cultural and educational center for the Bowling Green, Kentucky community, and a meeting place for clubs, associations, and the individual patrons who make up the membership. The Center is also available to non-members for club meetings, workshops, retreats, receptions, parties and weddings. Annual events include the Trees of Christmas in December, when over 30 decorated trees adorn the house. The house is open for tours several times weekly year-round.</p><br>
<p>Broomfield Camp  is a univallate Iron Age hill fort in the Taunton Deane district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 0.6 mi south-east from the village of Broomfield. Broomfield Camp dates from late prehistoric or Roman times. The camp was searched in 1968 and the result uncovered a trench through a bank and ditch which produced Iron Age pottery.</p><br>
<h2>Background</h2><br>
<p>Hill forts developed in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age, roughly the start of the first millennium BC. The reason for their emergence in Britain, and their purpose, has been a subject of debate. It has been argued that they could have been military sites constructed in response to invasion from continental Europe, sites built by invaders, or a military reaction to social tensions caused by an increasing population and consequent pressure on agriculture. The dominant view since the 1960s has been that the increasing use of iron led to social changes in Britain. Deposits of iron ore were located in different places to the tin and copper ore necessary to make bronze, and as a result trading patterns shifted and the old elites lost their economic and social status. Power passed into the hands of a new group of people. Archaeologist Barry Cunliffe believes that population increase still played a role and has stated " provided defensive possibilities for the community at those times when the stress burst out into open warfare. But I wouldn&#39;t see them as having been built because there was a state of war. They would be functional as defensive strongholds when there were tensions and undoubtedly some of them were attacked and destroyed, but this was not the only, or even the most significant, factor in their construction".</p><br>
<p>Hell&#39;s Glen is a glen on the Cowal Peninsula, in the Arrochar Alps between the mountains Cruach nam Mult and Stob an Eas. To the west, it leads to Loch Fyne and to the east, the high mountain Ben Donich. The glen is within the Argyll Forest Park that is itself within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.</p><br>
<p>The glen is named from its name in Gaelic, Glen Iarainn. This actually means the Iron Glen but sounds like the nearby Glen Ifhrinn which really means the Glen of Hell. The glen is also known as An Gleann Beag, "the small glen".</p><br>
<h2>Moses' Well</h2><br>
<p>On the south-west side of the glen is a jumble of rocks. In the 19th century, a local minister constructed a spring in one of the rocks which was named after the incident in Exodus:</p><br>
<p>This then became a stop at which coaching horses would drink.</p><br>
<p>Loch Fergus  is a freshwater post-glacial Kettle Hole sometimes recorded as Fergus Loch. It is quite visible and is situated in a low-lying area close to the B742 road between the farms and dwellings of Trees, Lochfergus and Bowmanston in the Parish of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The loch lies to the north of Martnaham Loch, 4 mi east southeast of Ayr. It drains to the southwest into the Snipe Loch.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The ground running towards Mossend Farm is marshy and prone to extensive flooding, indicating the previous extent of the loch. The outflow is a drain and once higher water levels are illustrated by physical indications of the once higher loch margins. In the work titled A Summary of the Character of Scotland dated 1624 it is stated that Loch Fergus, with an isle with many growing trees, where a great quantity of heron resort with the loch seal. There is a decayed monastery in it.</p><br>
<p>Loch Fergus is mentioned in the charter of the Burgh of Ayr from King William in 1205, when the boundary of the burgh is delineated.</p><br>
<h3>King Fergus</h3><br>
<p>Tradition states that the name is derived from King Fergus, one of the Scottish kings who defeated King Cole or Coilus, king of the Britons, in the adjoining fields.</p><br>
<p>Paterson records that in 1628 the two merk land of Lochfergus was leased in feu-ferm to John, Lord Loudoun for 8s Scots. In the late 17th century the lands passed to the Cassillis family. In 1798 Archibald, Earl of Cassillis held the sasine of the loch lands.</p><br>
<p>The land around the loch is marshy and Lochfergus Wood has been a feature for many years, mainly located on the north-west side.</p><br>
<p>A boat house, reached by an artificial inlet, is marked on the first OS maps not far from the road, reached by an access lane branching of the nearby B742. This feature is missing from the maps by the 1890s.</p><br>
<h3>The Island</h3><br>
<p>The roughly oval island, circa 190 yards long, 0.814ha (2.1 acres), is said to have been reached by a causeway, no longer extant, that ran from the bank near Lochfergus Farm. Two totally formless low mounds of boulders are located on the island which may be the remains of a building. The 25 inch OS map indicates a small rectangular structure near the centre of the island. An anglers club-house was constructed in 1976 ten metres from the ruins. The island is covered in dense vegetation. The island is designated by the Scottish Wildlife Trust as a Local Nature Conservation Site (LNCS) and maps show that it has long been covered in woodland.</p><br>
<h3>The Friary</h3><br>
<p>It is recorded in the Chronicles of Scotland of 1624 that a friary existed on the island and Love refers to local placenames such as Abbothill and Friarland in support of this. Smith comments that the island has a number of stones scattered over it, however he suggests that this fact may have led to the friary or monastery legend and prefers the island&#39;s use as being effectively that of a crannog. The remains have also been suggested as relating to wildfowling, such as being the ruins of a duck decoy or such-like.</p><br>
<h3>The Hunting Lodge</h3><br>
<p>Nothing now remains of the Kennedys hunting lodge, recorded as an old ruined castle...which probably was used as a shooting station by the Cassillis family&#39; which is said, in 1837, to have stood near the margin of Loch Fergus near the track running off the B742. The RCAHMS designate it as a Tower House and it is not clear when it was built.</p><br>
<h2>Transport</h2><br>
<p>An old trackway known as the Foul Calsey or causeway used to run from Loch Fergus past Trees, Macnairston, and Crofthead to Ayr, joining the Cumnock Road near Holmston. This road was still used up until the 1920s at harvest time. Farmers later cleared away tracks like this because they denied arable ground to them and could damage their ploughs.</p><br>
<h2>Micro-history</h2><br>
<p>The fields around Loch Fergus are a good site for Whooper Swans.</p><br>
<p>Highpark or Laighpark is a roughly circular earthwork of unknown date or purpose, situated on the slopes to the north-east of the loch. It measures 45m in diameter and sits within a ditch; a break in the ditch on the east may indicate the original entrance.</p><br>
<p>Loch Fergus is a site for coarse fishing, particularly roach, pike, and perch. The loch is said to be unusually deep for a typical kettle hole.</p><br>
<p>A drained site (NX6950) near Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, is known as Loch Fergus and the old island is said to have been the site of the castle of Fergus, a King of Galloway.</p><br>
<p>Loch Fergus was a barque of 845 tons, built at Glasgow by Henderson in 1875. On her last voyage from Glasgow to Brisbane in 1899, she went ashore during a gale, off Killiney Bay and was lost</p><br>
<p>Victory Mills is a historic textile mill building located at Victory in Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1918 by the American Manufacturing Company and is a rectangular, five story brick and reinforced concrete building measuring 282 ft by 157 ft. It has about 220,000 ft&sup2; of space. It features six tower structures, five for stairs and one holding a water tower. It operated as a cotton mill until 1929, when operations moved to Guntersville, Alabama. In 1937, it was purchased by the United Board and Carton Corporation, later A.L. Garber / Wheelabrator-Frye, then Clevepak Corporation / Victory Specialty Packaging Company who manufactured folding cartons.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.</p><br>
<p>David Rayfiel House, also known as The Sacandaga Glass House or "Shelter for David Rayfiel," is a historic home located at Day in Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1958 on the southern banks of Great Sacandaga Lake in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. It is a 1 1/2-story Modern Movement style dwelling measuring 23 feet wide and 20 feet deep. The facade consists of a glass curtain wall set on a concrete foundation and topped by a flat roof with metal capping. It has brick end walls. It was designed by George Lawrence Moore for screenwriter David Rayfiel  and husband of actress Maureen Stapleton , and is often compared to Philip Johnson&#39;s iconic Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.</p><br>
<p>The Franklin House is a three-story brick historic building located at 464-480 East Broad Street, in Athens, Georgia. It was built in three phases between 1845 and 1860. Originally a mercantile building with an antebellum hotel on the upper floors, from 1865 to 1972 it was a hardware store. In the 1970s it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in the 1980s it was restored and turned into office space. The second story of the Franklin House is currently under construction to build new apartments for students of the University of Georgia. Leasing will begin February 2015.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The structure&#39;s architecture displays elements of both Federal and Greek Revival styles. It has a saddle roof with gabled ends. Second floor doors originally opened onto a porch and a pedestrian bridge, neither of which remain. In 1886, a cast-iron front was installed for the first floor.</p><br>
<h2>Early history</h2><br>
<p>The lot for the building was owned by the University of Georgia and was acquired at auction by William L. Mitchell; A silversmith, Asaph K. Childs, occupied a shop on the ground floor. Other early tenants of Franklin House advertising their services included R.L. Wood & Co. offering daguerreotype services and O. Munsen, M.D., "surgeon dentist". The building was sold to John W. Nicholson for $17,000. On July 15, 1871, while under Nicholson&#39;s ownership, a fire occurred in the second and third stories of the building, doing over a thousand dollars worth of damage, "But the almost superhuman energy of the Firemen was so promptly and effectively applied us to very soon get the fire under control, and in half an hour, all danger was over".</p><br>
<h2>Later history</h2><br>
<p>The hotel closed in 1865, and the building was subsequently occupied by the Childs-Nickerson Company (incorporated in 1889 as the Athens Hardware Company) until 1972. The building had become unstable and was to be demolished, but in 1973 the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation began raising funds to acquire it. They collected $75,000, including a grant from governor Jimmy Carter, to buy the property. To stabilize the building, the organization asked for a grant from the National Park Service and received $30,000. Hugh Fowler, a local businessman, bought the building in 1977 and began restoring it. He later sold it to Broad Street Associates of Tucker, Georgia, who completed the renovation which turned the building into office space, some of which is now leased by the University of Georgia. The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation gave them an award in 1983 "for outstanding restoration and adaptive use". Surber Barber Choate & Hertlein Architects, Inc. did the architecture for the restoration, which was implemented by Driver Construction Company.</p><br>
<h2>Historic status</h2><br>
<p>The Historic American Buildings Survey documented the building, listed as GA-1122. On December 11, 1974, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places; on March 6, 1990, it was designated as a local Historic Landmark.</p><br>
<p>The Masonic Temple in Kirksville, Missouri serves as the home for Kirksville Masonic lodge No. 105. The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 2010.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Freemasonry in Adair County, Missouri dates back prior to the American Civil War, with the first lodge, Kirksville Lodge No. 128, chartered in May, 1850. Following the war a large number of various Masonic lodges and affiliated organizations flourished within the county and at its height the combined membership county-wide totaled over three thousand members. There proved a need and great desire for one central meeting point large enough for all activities instead of the scattered rental facilities then in use, so in 1919 the Masonic Temple Association was formed, a building site chosen, and fundraising efforts begun. Two wealthy local Osteopathic physicians, Doctors George M. Laughlin and Harry M. Still, both Masons, provided the bulk of the financing for the project, with the issuing of bonds covering the rest.</p><br>
<h3>Construction</h3><br>
<p>The building site, at 217 East Harrison street, was in the heart of the Kirksville business district and two blocks east of the town square. In 1927 the St. Louis firm of Bonsack & Pearce was chosen for the architectural design. The result would be a four-story building in the Egyptian Revival style. The Kirksville temple is one of only two in Missouri in that particular style the other being in St. Louis. The cornerstone was laid on April 2, 1930 by Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, Mr. Samuel L. Fleet. Among the contents were a Bible, Masonic apron, various Masonic documents, and a book listing all the Adair Countians killed in World War I. The original plan was to build the temple using yellow brick for the entire exterior. However Mr. Leonard Poelman, local Mason and the projects contractor, had connections with a stone company in Carthage, Missouri and was able to arrange for a quantity of fine limestone at a discounted price. Thus it was decided to use the yellow brick on the lesser-seen west and north exteriors while the south and east would receive the Carthage stone. Construction was done at a rapid pace, with completion and dedication in December, 1930 at a final cost at just under $70,000.</p><br>
<h2>The finished building</h2><br>
<p>The completed temple was rectangular, approximately 55 feet by 77 feet, with main entrances located on the east and south sides flanked by pylons and ornate cavetto moldings. The first floor consists of the kitchen and a large dining room with seating for up to 250, while a single large meeting room can be found on the second floor. The third floor is dedicated to offices for the various Masonic secretaries and the lodges recreation room. The fourth floor is reserved for use by the York Rite body. The building interior is much the same as it was in 1930 save for the upgrades to more modern appliances</p><br>
<h3>Notable visitor</h3><br>
<p>In the early 1940s the Kirksville lodge was visited by future USA President Harry S. Truman. At the time Truman was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri while also a United States Senator for the Show-Me state.</p><br>
<p>Blackwattle Bay is a bay located to the southeast of Glebe Island and east of Rozelle Bay on Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia. The bay was named in 1788 after the Black Wattle tree found at the bay, which was used for housing construction.</p><br>
<p>When first used, the bay was a swampy inlet fed by a creek that ran from its eastern end. Industrial use by tanners and slaughter houses caused the area to be fouled by noxious fumes and there were many complaints by the residents.</p><br>
<p>An embankment with a bridge was built across the swamp to provide access from Glebe to Pyrmont, being known as Bridge Rd. The area to the east of the road was filled in becoming Wentworth Park. Coal loaders and other facilities were built on the west side of the road and it now also features the Sydney Fish Market on its northern side.</p><br>
<p>St. Marys Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Colorado Springs. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Marys Catholic Church.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The first Mass was celebrated in Colorado Springs by the Rev. Joseph P. Machebeuf in 1873. Catholics gathered in a variety of locations until the property on which St. Mary’s sits was purchased for $3,100 in 1888.</p><br>
<p>Pease and Barber designed the present church in the Gothic Revival style. The lower level of the church was completed in 1891 and the upper church was completed seven years later. The church was dedicated on December 19, 1898. The bell towers on the front of the church were added in 1902 and the spires were completed in 1907. A major redecorating project took place from 1902-1904 when the Gothic arched ceilings, six side-aisle windows and electric lights were added. A new pipe organ was placed in the church in 1916. The clerestory and apse windows were added during a renovation project from 1923-1924. The rose window on the main façade was given its current configuration in 1930.</p><br>
<p>Pope Saint John Paul II established the Diocese of Colorado Springs on November 10, 1983. St. Mary’s was chosen to be the cathedral of the new diocese. Bishop Richard Hanifen was installed as the diocese’s first bishop on January 30, 1984.</p><br>
<p>The 1916 pipe organ was replaced in 2002 and another major renovation of St. Mary’s was completed in 2003. The interior was renewed and a new entrance was built on the southwest corner of the church, a gathering space, plaza and meeting rooms were added. The St. Mary’s Cathedral Columbarium was opened in 2005.</p><br>
<p>The Sexton House in Goleta, California is a two-story Italianate style house that was built in 1880. It was designed by architect Peter J. Barber.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the USA National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1992 as Joseph and Lucy Foster Sexton House&#39;. The listing includes, in addition to the main house, four contributing structures, two objects, and one site on a 1.5 acre property.</p><br>
<p>Photos included with its NRHP nomination show a pentagonal pool, a built-in china cabinet, a faux marble fireplace.</p><br>
<p>The original owner, Joseph Sexton, was a horticulturist who planted trees and shrubs on the property that, in 1991, partially screened the house from busy Hollister Avenue.</p><br>
<p>The house was damaged in the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake; in 1926 three porches were removed.</p><br>
<p>The house was restored during 1990-91 as part of the development of a Quality Suites Inn, which is a 75-unit motor hotel.</p><br>
<p>The home still remains on the original property. Pacifica Suites Hotel was developed on the property as a hotel with 87 suites. The second floor of the home is now a one bedroom apartment that is leased out to long term corporate guests. The first floor is available for business and social functions.</p><br>
<p>Kalo Dungar or Black Hill is the highest point in Kutch, Gujarat, India, at 462 m. It is located at 97 km from District headquarters of Bhuj and 25 km from nearest town Khavda.</p><br>
<p>This is probably the only place in Kachchh from where a panoramic view of the Great Rann of Kutch is possible. Since it is located very near to the Pakistan border, there is an Army post at the top; beyond here, only military personnel are allowed.</p><br>
<p>The Kalo Dungar is also famous for a 400-year-old Dattatreya temple. Legend says that when Dattatreya walked on the earth, he stopped at the Black Hills and found a band of starving jackals. Being a god, he offered them his body to eat and as they ate, his body continually regenerated itself. Because of this, for the last four centuries, the priest at the temple has prepared a batch of prasad, cooked rice, that is fed to the jackals after the evening aarti.</p><br>
<p>Another, legend has it that there was once a holy man named Lakkh Guru residing at Kala Dungar and worshiping the Lord Dattatreya. He used to feed wild jackals. There came a day when he found he had no food, so cutting-off a part of his body he offered it to the jackals, saying, “Le ang!’ (Take body part). Over the centuries, this got corrupted to ‘Long’.</p><br>
<p>A strange phenomenon was observed at Kalo Dungar, when some visitors noticed that their vehicles were hurtling down the hill at speeds over 80 km/h even with the ignition switched off. The team of experts from the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), and Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur studied the phenomenon. It is concluded that the vehicle hurtle down fast due to the more gradient of the slope.</p><br>
<p>Thimblebys Tower, formerly known as Wolfs Tower, is a structure in the city walls of Chester, Cheshire, England. It stands on the eastern section of the walls, between Eastgate and Newgate. The tower is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The tower probably dates originally from the 13th century. It was partly demolished in the siege of Chester in 1644–46 during the Civil War. Between 1702 and 1708 the whole of the city walls was converted into a raised walkway and it is likely that the tower was modified as part of this process. Repairs were carried out to it in 1879. It was further altered in 1994–95 for Chester City Council by Peter de Figuerdo.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>Thimbleby&#39;s Tower is constructed in coursed red sandstone rubble. Its plan is semi-octagonal, and it appears to be the outer part of a drum tower without its upper storeys. The lower chamber contains three loops (unglazed slit windows), and at the level of the walkway are the springers of a former vault. During the 1994–95 alterations, the stone parapet between the walkway and the tower was replaced by an oak-framed polycarbonate screen. A steeply-pitched gabled roof, hung with tiles, was added to the top of the structure. The citation in the National Heritage List for England states that this "masks its former defensive features and purpose".</p><br>
<p>The Gallatin County High School was a public high school in Bozeman, Montana. It was built Romanesque/Classical Revival style in 1902, expanded in c. 1914, and gained an Art Deco addition in 1936-37. The c.1914 and 1936-37 work was designed by architect Fred F. Willson; it was renamed Willson School following its conversion to a middle school.</p><br>
<p>It includes Classical Revival, Art Deco, and Romanesque architecture. At 404 West Main Street, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.</p><br>
<p>A 1987 review of the building notes that it "is dominated by a large, rounded, projecting pavilion, which is actually a feature related to the Streamline Moderne style, rather than Art Deco which is the overall style of the building."</p><br>
<p>GCHS was succeeded by the new Bozeman High School in 1956, located a mile west at 205 North 11th Avenue.</p><br>
<h2>Notable alumni</h2><br>
<p>Brick Breeden, Montana State basketball coach (and player)</p><br>
<p>Gary Cooper, film actor</p><br>
<p>Vern Haugland, journalist, war correspondent</p><br>
<p>Crystal Reservoir is a 340-acre artificial reservoir on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. Located in the upper Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the lake was created in 1976 by the USA Bureau of Reclamation as part of a larger plan to impound the upper section of the Gunnison for the generation of hydroelectric power, water storage, and public recreation. Crystal Reservoir is managed by the National Park Service as an element of the Curecanti National Recreation Area. Located at the far western end of Curecanti, Crystal Reservoir is the smallest, least developed, and least accessible of the three reservoirs within the park.</p><br>
<h2>Background</h2><br>
<p>Crystal Reservoir is part of the Wayne N. Aspinall Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project, a Bureau of Reclamation project that retains the waters of the Colorado River and its tributaries, such as the Gunnison, for agricultural and municipal use. Crystal Reservoir was created by the impoundment of the Gunnison River approximately 6 miles west of Morrow Point Dam by Crystal Dam, a 323-ft. concrete double-arch dam built by the Bureau of Reclamation. The last of three reservoirs impounded for the Aspinall Unit, construction on Crystal Dam began in 1973, 5 years after the completion of Morrow Point Dam and 7 years after the completion of Blue Mesa Dam. The western most of the three reservoirs, Crystal is the last impoundment before the river enters the deep and dangerous Black Canyon of the Gunnison.</p><br>
<h2>Recreation</h2><br>
<p>Crystal Reservoir is part of the Curecanti National Recreation Area, a National Park Service administered area responsible for developing and managing recreation facilities on the three reservoirs of the Aspinall Unit.</p><br>
<p>Recreational opportunities at Crystal include boating (hand-carried craft only), camping, and hiking. There are two small developed areas near the reservoir, Mesa Creek Trailhead and Crystal Creek Trailhead. Mesa Creek Trailhead is located immediately west of Point Morrow Dam, and can be accessed from a one-mile road running north of USA 50 at Cimarron. Hand-launched watercraft can be launched into Crystal from Mesa Creek. A single boat-in campsite is located approximately 4 miles west of Mesa Creek at the mouth of Crystal Creek. Mesa Creek is also the trailhead for the Mesa Creek Trail, a fairly to moderately strenuous 1.5 mile round trip that crosses the reservoir on a footbridge and travels west along the north shore. Though Mesa Creek is a day-use facility, developed campsites are available at nearby Cimarron. Crystal Creek Trailhead is located on Colorado Highway 92, 24 miles west of Blue Mesa Dam and offers access to the 5-mile (round trip) Crystal Creek Trail. Moderately strenuous, Crystal Creek trail does reach the water but ends at an overlook 1800 ft. above the reservoir.</p><br>
<p>Mount Arfak is the highest point in the province of West Papua. It is located on north-east side of the Birds Head Peninsula. It is a popular hiking area and is the highest peak of the Arfak Mountains. From the summit, Manokwari can be seen. The summit of Mt. Arfak is temperate and dry with very hot, dry summer temperatures that average below 95 °F  and mild, humid winter temperatures that average above 38 °F . During the winter months, the mountains summit receives frost usually and sometimes can get to 33 °F  every now and then. Sometimes snow can fall on the summit, but not every year. Average rain amount per year is about 45 inches . The mountain is part of the Pegunungan Arfak Nature Reserve, a 683 km&sup2; protected area that protects parts of the Vogelkop Montane Rain Forests Ecoregion. The mountain is also the highest point in the Manokwari metropolitan area.</p><br>
<p>The Black Hawk Hotel is an historic building located in downtown Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>A hotel has occupied the same site in Cedar Falls since the early 1850s. The hotels have occupied two different buildings and had several names over the years. The Winslow House was a wood frame stagecoach hotel that was built c. 1853. It was renamed the Western in 1858, and an additional floor was added to the building. In the 1860s the hotel was renamed the Carter House.</p><br>
<p>In the late 1870s, the present Second Empire building was built and named the Davis House. The ownership of the hotel transferred to the Burr family in 1885 and it was renamed Burr’s Hotel. with &lt;/ref</p><br>
<p>Waterloo architect John G. Ralston was hired by a group of investors in 1914 to redesign the hotel building. The renovation made the structure a combination of the Second Empire and Mission styles. It was at this time that the hotel was named the Blackhawk.</p><br>
<p>United Church Of Madrid, formerly the First Congregational Church of Madrid, is a historic church in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, New York. The building dates from 1807.</p><br>
<p>First Congregational Church and the Madrid Methodist Church decided to merge in 1974. The combined congregation is affiliated with both the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church. It worships in the former Congregational Church building. The Methodist congregation in Madrid formed in 1837 from the Canton Methodist circuit. It was originally based in Buck’s Bridge, but relocated to Madrid by 1847 because many of the congregants lived in Madrid.</p><br>
<p>The First Congregational Church and Parsonage were listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 2010.</p><br>
<p>Bedout Island is a small Australian island in the eastern Indian Ocean. It lies 42 km offshore from Larrey Point and the mouth of the De Grey River, and 96 km north-east of Port Hedland, on the Pilbara coast of north-west Western Australia.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>Bedout is a low and undulating, 31 ha sandy cay on limestone bedrock, heavily vegetated with beach spinifex. It has an arid climate, an annual average rainfall of 300 mm, and experiences occasional tropical cyclones. There is a navigational beacon in the centre of the island. There are three listed shipwrecks in the surrounding waters, all of vessels wrecked between 1890 and 1912. At some time in the past black rats were inadvertently introduced, probably by visiting pearling vessels in the late 19th century, but were eradicated in 1991.</p><br>
<h2>Status</h2><br>
<p>The island is an A-class nature reserve, managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation. It is part of the Western Australian Coastal Islands (Dixon Island to Cape Keraudren) site which is listed on Australia’s Register of the National Estate. It is also classified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because of its seabird breeding colonies.</p><br>
<h2>Birds</h2><br>
<p>The island supports over 1,000 nesting pairs of brown boobies, making it one of the largest colonies in Western Australia. There are also over 1,000 nesting pairs each of common noddies and crested terns, 500-1,000 lesser frigatebirds, 100-500 masked boobies, as well as lesser crested, roseate and sooty terns, silver gulls and white-bellied sea eagles. Many of these do not breed elsewhere in the Pilbara. The main breeding season comprises the winter months from May to September.</p><br>
<p>Ottumwa Public Library is a public library located in downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. The current building was built in 1901. It is part of the Central Park area, which is the civic center of the community. It includes the Wapello County Courthouse, Ottumwa City Hall and St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church. The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The library building was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Smith and Gutterson and funded by Andrew Carnegie. It was built in the Neo-Classical style. The two-story building rests on a raised basement and is topped by a shallow Roman style dome. It features a symmetrical façade and a projecting portico. The exterior walls are covered in grey Bedford stone that is cut into smooth ashlar blocks. Larger blocks, or quoins, are featured on the corners of the building. The original main doors were replaced c. 1950, but the original iron scrollwork remains in the transom area.</p><br>
<p>The interior of the building has retained its original layout. It features a central rotunda that is flanked by two reading rooms. The library stacks are located in the room at the rear of the building.</p><br>
<p>The interior dome is highlighted with stained glass in the center. A local painter named Johannes Scheiwe painted a mural in the dome and allegorical figures in the spandrels below. Because of water damage the dome was re-plastered and painted in the 1940s. The allegorical figures of the arts, poetry, history and science were spared. They are clothed in both Classical and Victorian dress. The rotunda also retains the original tile floor. The hexagonal tiles feature a creamy white center area and blue and grey patterned border.</p><br>
<p>The North Geneva Historic District is a set of 161 buildings and structures in Geneva, Illinois. Of those, 150 contribute to the district&#39;s historical integrity. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and was slightly enlarged in 2017.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The North Geneva Historic District reflects the northern portion of the original settlement, which was home to many prominent early Geneva businessmen as well as the working class. It consists of the area known as the First Ward, roughly bounded by Stevens Street, the (modern day) Union Pacific Railroad on the west, W. State Street to the south, and the Fox River to the east. The west and east sides of the district exhibit architectural similarities. The district is representative of the socioeconomic status of the original settlers. The First Ward was platted in a gridiron pattern with blocks of 300 ft&sup2, divided into ten lots of 60 x. Lots along the Fox River differ in shape and size. Working-class homes are moderately-sized and stylistically conservative. Most are of frame construction. Oscar and August Wilson were among the more prominent local architects, who admired Frank Lloyd Wright and incorporated Prairie School elements into their otherwise vernacular buildings. 62 of the 150 notable structures are considered to have particular historical or architectural significance. Three of Geneva&#39;s first five churches are located in the district. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1979.</p><br>
<h2>Notable properties</h2><br>
<p>The nomination form for the historic district singles out several properties that are particularly representative of mid- to late- 19th century architectural styles.</p><br>
<p>Hubbard–Wrate House, built c. 1848, Italianate</p><br>
<p>DeGrout House, built c. 1856, Greek Revival</p><br>
<p>202 N. Fourth Street, built c. 1915, residence for August Wilson, Prairie School</p><br>
<p>228 N. Fourth Street, built c. 1916, residence for Oscar Wilson, Prairie School</p><br>
<p>United Methodist Church, built 1874 (tower completed 1893), Romanesque Revival</p><br>
<p>Westgrath–Crary House, built 1849, built with riverstone</p><br>
<p>The Villa Romana or Roman Villa is an archaeological ruin from the 1st century in the Italian village of Minori, in Campania.</p><br>
<h2>Overview</h2><br>
<p>The Roman villa of Minori stood in a bay of the Amalfi Coast, at the point where the river, Regina Minor, empties into the sea. This stretch of coastline, full of coves and natural harbors, was a favorite place where the imperial Roman aristocracy built their residences, as evidenced by the findings of Vietri sul Mare, Amalfi, Positano, and Li Galli.</p><br>
<p>The first information on a building dating from Roman times in Minori dates from "Documents and Proceedings of the Archaeological Commission of the Hither Province Principality" (1873–74), where L. Stabiano wrote about the discovery of "Roman Baths".</p><br>
<p>In 1932 a collapse occurred during the renovation of some local homes and led to the discovery of an underground chamber, belonging to the Roman villa. The actual excavations began in 1934, but some areas came to light only in the 1950s, particularly after 1954, when a flood disrupted the Amalfi Coast.</p><br>
<p>In 1956, while working on the construction of the Hotel St. Lucia, new areas were discovered including paintings which are preserved in the annex to the villa. The residential structure is visible only on the side closest to the sea, as many parts of the building were reused as wineries from new housing lots on the site of the villa.</p><br>
<p>In the mid-1990s restoration began on the mosaics that decorated the triclinium.</p><br>
<p>The villa was constructed around a "viridarium" or Roman gardens with a central swimming pool surrounded by a group of dwelling rooms and triportico divided into two symmetric groups by a large central room.</p><br>
<p>Rogues&#39; Harbor Inn, also known as the Elm Grove Inn and Central Exchange Hotel, is a historic inn and tavern located at Lansing in Tompkins County, New York. It was built between 1830 and 1842 by Major General Daniel D. Minier, and is a three-story brick building in the Greek Revival style. It is a 40-foot-deep by 80-foot-wide rectangular building on a stucco-coated fieldstone foundation with a gable roof. It features a full-width porch with a roof supported by turned posts. The author Grace Miller White  used it as the inspiration for the setting for her novel Judy of Rogues Harbor. It continues to operate as a bed and breakfast country inn and restaurant.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Central Exchange Hotel was the first brick structure built in Lansing. Construction began in 1830, when Major General Daniel D. Minier secured the services of Lemuel Kelsey of Dryden, and apprentice carpenter, Nelson Morgan of Lansing, to erect this three-story building. The main object of the building was to become a rooming house, a store and living quarters.</p><br>
<p>At a cost of $40,000, Major General Daniel D. Minier situated the building on family land purchased from Nicholas Van Rensselaer (Military Lot #87 of the Central New York Military Tract). The Central Exchange Hotel received its name because it was on the road between Ithaca, and Auburn and stage coaches would stop there to exchange horses.</p><br>
<p>Seven years after completion, Major General Daniel D. Minier died and his remains were placed in the Asbury Cemetery.</p><br>
<h2>The Inn</h2><br>
<p>The three-story building was largely colonial, having wooden pillars across the front and metal balconies built across each story on the north and west sides. The first floor contained living rooms, a grill and bar with a huge hall extending the length of the structure through the center. The second floor contained sleeping rooms and the third, the famous ballroom. Connecting all the floors was a spiral stairway, which was considered a unique piece of workmanship for the time.</p><br>
<p>Above this was the attic, which was originally lighted by two oval leaded glass windows at either end. Here, were two huge zinc-lined cisterns expertly caulked and built of whitewood planks. One was for drinking water pumped by a windmill and piped throughout the building, and the other was to catch the soft water from the roof used for the kitchen.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.</p><br>
<p>The Barns-Brinton House is a historic brick house located between Hamorton and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1714 by William Barns who operated it as a tavern from 1722 until his death in 1731. Two owners later, the tract with the house and additional land was purchased by James Brinton. It remained in his family until 1859, then passed through several owners until the property was purchased and restored by the Chadds Ford Historical Society in 1969. Brinton was the owner when the house was in the line of march of Hessian General Wilhelm von Knyphausen on his way to the Battle of Brandywine on behalf of the British in 1777 during the Revolutionary War.</p><br>
<p>It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.</p><br>
<p>The house is owned and operated by the Chadds Ford Historical Society as a historic house museum, as well as the John Chads House.</p><br>
<p>The Ayamaru Lakes  are a group of lakes found in the west-central part of the Bird&#39;s Head Peninsula in West Papua, Indonesia. The lakes are named after the Ayamaru people that lived here for thousands of years. The nearest village to the group is Greemakolo. The many villages around the Ayamaru Lakes started the Ayamaru language.</p><br>
<h2>Physical features</h2><br>
<p>The group makes up Lake Ayamaru and Lake Hain. The lakes are surrounded by many low hills. The water in both of the lakes are a clear blue because of the rich material found in the water. There are deep holes in the lakes that lead to underwater caverns. The vivid colors on the north shores of the Ayamaru Lakes are the result of pigmented bacteria in the microbial mats that grow around the edges of the mineral-rich water. The bacteria produce colors ranging from orange to red; the amount of color in the microbial mats depends on the ratio of chlorophyll to carotenoids and on the temperature of the water which favors one bacterium over another. The pH in the lake exceeds to 8.0.</p><br>
<h2>Lake Ayamaru</h2><br>
<p>The largest lake in the group, Lake Ayamura has a more warm temperature than Lake Hatlin. In the center of the lake is Kaymundan Island, a small island filled with trees. On the northwestern shore of the lake is the village of Greemakolo. The lake is a bit foggy because of the temperatures up to 71 &deg;F. This is also where the Ayamaru River starts. The people from the surrounding villages use the lake for fishing and bathing.</p><br>
<h2>Lake Hain</h2><br>
<p>Lake Hain is made up of two lakes and has temperatures up to 100 &deg;F. This is where the Framu River flows in. Most of the lake is covered with smoke because of its high temperatures. It is actually a hot spring.</p><br>
<h2>Wildlife</h2><br>
<p>Most of the wildlife are found in the wetlands of the southern shores of Lake Ayamura. There are four endemic fishes in the lakes, the Ajamaru Lakes rainbowfish (Melanotaenia ajamaruensis), Boesemans rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani), Vogelkop blue-eye (Pseudomugil reticulatus) and Hoeses goby (Glossogobius hoesei). Non-endemic natives include the shortfin tandan (Neosilurus brevidorsalis) and fimbriate gudgeon (Oxyeleotris fimbriata), while several other fish species have been introduced by humans.</p><br>
<p>Additionally, the Parastacid crayfish Cherax boesemani is endemic to the lakes.</p><br>
<p>The Land of Heusden and Altena  is a region located in the Dutch province of North-Brabant. In 1904 it consisted of the historical regions Land of Altena and Land of Heusden .</p><br>
<p>The Land of Heusden and Altena lies on a river island in the estuary of the rivers Rhine and Meuse. It is enclosed by the rivers Boven Merwede (north), Afgedamde Maas (east) and Oude Maasje/Bergse Maas (south) and by the region of De Biesbosch (west).</p><br>
<p>It contains the municipalities of Werkendam (the largest town of the island), Woudrichem (the historical centre of the island) and Aalburg (the region of Aalburg was part of the Land of Heusden).</p><br>
<p>Unlike most parts of North Brabant the Land of Heusden and Altena has a strong Protestant (Calvinist) character. Former Prime Minister Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944) had his roots in this region.</p><br>
<p>St. Mary&#39;s Church of Gilberts is a historic church in Gilberts, Illinois. The Catholic church was built for the increasing population in the town in the late 19th century. The church is an excellent example of the rural Stick Style designs that some churches developed in the 1880s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Gilberts, Illinois developed shortly after the construction of the Chicago and North Western Railroad in 1851. An early increase in the number of Catholic locals required the construction of a much larger Catholic church. A church (the second Gilberts church with the St. Marys name) was demolished in 1882 to make room for a new one. The present St. Marys Church of Gilberts was built later that year at a cost of $2,800, using some of the materials from the previous church. A local carpenter, Oliver Kelly, designed and built the church in the Stick Style. Uncertainty remains about how the church leaders decided on that style, but it may have been due to pattern books distributed to church leaders in the late 19th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1992.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The church was built on the northwest corner of Mattesen St. and Union St. (now Galligan Rd.). The design of the church is consistent with rural interpretations of the Stick Style. The front of the one-story church faces the southeast. The rectangular frame structure features a steep gable roof but no steeple. This asphalt shingle roof is accentuated with dormers and window hoods and has wide eaves on either side. Large stained glass rose windows adorn the front and rear ends of the church, each with a large pointed arch above it and five smaller window arches below it. The front and two sides have additional stained glass windows with pointed arch openings. The front side had an additional quatrefoil window in the gable. Concrete steps with iron railings lead to the entrance, which features oak paneled double doors. Additional doorways are located on the east and north sides; the east doorway is the only entrance to the basement, which was built in the 1950s.</p><br>
<p>The interior resembles a simple basilica with a high nave, a vestibule, and low aisles. A stairway on the left leads to the choir loft. A second set of wooden doors separated the vestibule from the rest of the interior. The interior walls are covered with plaster in shades of yellow. Statues, the altar table, and the tabernacle were restored in 1990. The altar is painted white with gold trim. The floor is pine, covered with linoleum under the pews and with carpet and sanctuary.</p><br>
<p>Mount Satima, also known as Mount Lesatima and often abbreviated to Satima or Lesatima, is the third-highest mountain in Kenya and the highest in the Aberdare Range. The Maasai name is Oldoinyo Lesatima, which has a variety of alternative spellings, such as Ol Donyo Le Satima, and means "mountain of the bull calf".</p><br>
<p>The peak lies at the northern end of the Aberdares, which themselves are along the eastern side of the Great Rift Valley, and is their highest point. Around it stand a number of sharp volcanic cones called "the Dragon&#39;s Teeth". There are moraines between 3,600 and 3,800 metres on the north west of the mountain. One book on Kenya has called the mountain itself "a craggy bluff of rock and tussock grass around which the clouds swirl".</p><br>
<p>Camak House, at 279 Meigs Street, Athens, Georgia, was built in about 1834 by James Camak and featured in Georgia&#39;s early railroad history. An example of Federal architecture, it has a number of features unusual for its period, including a kitchen within the raised basement and closets. Both main floors have four rooms; the stairwell has a mahogany railing, and moldings and trim were made using a Greek key pattern. After long service as a family home, it was used as a Masonic Lodge before being bought by Coca-Cola Enterprises. In 1975 Camak House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but the building had by then fallen into disrepair. It was restored and used as the offices of a law firm. As of December 2011, it is for sale.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture and early history</h2><br>
<p>Built atop a hill,</p><br>
<p>The floors were constructed using "knot-free heart-pine", and solid mahogany was used for the railing of the stairwell. Details include silver-plated doorknobs, "hand-forged locks and latches", and "a simple but visually striking Greek key pattern" for moldings and trim. Camak House was built with closets – a very unusual feature for the time.</p><br>
<p>Camak House was the location for a meeting to organize what became "the first successful railroad company in Georgia and only the third such company in the United States". James Camak was named president of the company, and later served as the first president of Georgia Railroad Bank.</p><br>
<p>Five generations In 1949, the house was purchased to serve as the Mount Vernon Lodge No. 22, F. & A. M (Masonic lodge); then in 1979 by the Athens Coca-Cola Bottling Company.</p><br>
<h2>Restoration and current use</h2><br>
<p>Albert Sams was president of the Athens Coca-Cola Bottling Company when it acquired Camak House.</p><br>
<p>The house and grounds had fallen into decay by 1993, when the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and the law firm of Winburn, Lewis and Barrow formed a partnership to purchase Camak House from Coca-Cola Enterprises. The trust added protective covenants before selling the property on to the law firm, one of whose partners was John Barrow, who served as the "prime mover in these negotiations". A local company, S&W Development Corp, whose owner, Smith Wilson had been working in historic preservation for 18 years, was contracted to carry out the restoration work. The original floor plans, which had been altered during the Masons tenure, were reinstated; Wilson was able to use drawings made of Camak House during the 1930s as part of the Works Progress Administrations documentation of historic buildings.</p><br>
<p>The house&#39;s restoration for use as law offices has been described by Elizabeth Dalton of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation as "an excellent example of adaptive use".</p><br>
<h2>Historic status</h2><br>
<p>Camak House was listed as a "point of interest" in the WPA Guide to Georgia (which characterized the architecture as Georgian Colonial). The Athens Historical Society dedicated a historical marker on the grounds in 1963. The Historic American Buildings Survey documented Camak House (GA-14-67); on July 7, 1975, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places; on March 6, 1990, it was locally designated a Historic Landmark; and recognized by the Georgia Historical Marker Program (029–10).</p><br>
<p>The Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House in Keokuk, Iowa, United States is a Greek Revival structure that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.</p><br>
<p>The Samuel R. Curtis house is located at the corner of Second and High Streets within one block of the bluff</p><br>
<p>overlooking the Mississippi River. Situated in an old residential area of this original platted part of the city, the</p><br>
<p>Curtis house consists of a two-story rectangular shaped limestone structure built in the Greek Revival style. The</p><br>
<p>substantial stone building was completed for Samuel R. Curtis about 1849 and occupied by him during his</p><br>
<p>lifetime. It remained in possession of the family until 1895 when it passed into other hands.</p><br>
<p>The Greek Revival influenced building contains a five ranked front facade balanced by the central door. There is</p><br>
<p>a full-width porch supported by round prominent columns with ionic capitals. Its prominent cornice line with a</p><br>
<p>wide divided band of wood trim gives emphasis to the diamond-pane upper-story windows below. Also, the front</p><br>
<p>door has a full transom light with simple entablature. Adam influences can be seen on the side door swag</p><br>
<p>embellishments as well as the garland swags on the front porch portico. The rear of the dwelling, which appears</p><br>
<p>to be three stories high due to the slope of the lot, accommodates a walkout basement with full 6/6 windows on</p><br>
<p>the original ell of the building. To the rear of the lot is a large two-story carriage house, which was constructed,</p><br>
<p>in the late 1800s. This building, considered non-contributing because it falls outside the period of significance,</p><br>
<p>serves as a three-car garage for the present owners.</p><br>
<p>The house originally was constructed in the shape of an "L" and later in 1857, during Keokuk&#39;s boom building</p><br>
<p>year (538 buildings erected), the first floor corner of the "L" was filled out with an addition, making the house</p><br>
<p>more nearly square. The 1857 City Directory for Keokuk reports that "a stone addition was added to S. R. Curtis home at the cost of $3,000." Proof of this addition can be seen in the house today by the</p><br>
<p>thickness of the doorway between the dining room and utility room, which has doorways 22 inches thick. It is</p><br>
<p>hard to tell exactly what the addition did to the house&#39;s appearance; it may have involved the addition of a single</p><br>
<p>story to more nearly fill out the "L" shape. At this time the house still had its pier-style portico and half windows</p><br>
<p>on the second floor. Visual analysis reveals narrower mortar lines on the second floor, which may indicate the</p><br>
<p>addition of full windows at a later date. The diamond panes were added when the windows were enlarged.</p><br>
<p>In the late 1800s and early 1900s the house received various changes. The windows were enlarged on the second</p><br>
<p>floor and a full roof (originally side gabled and changed to hipped with dormers after 1900) was added plus a</p><br>
<p>front porch along with pillar columns. The present side door may have been a window at one time. A brick</p><br>
<p>carriage house was also added to the southwest edge of the lot.</p><br>
<p>Within the interior, the basement has been floored and plastered and furnished for everyday living quarters with a</p><br>
<p>kitchen, dining room and sleeping quarters for taking advantage of cooler summers and warmer winters. The</p><br>
<p>basement area still has partial wood floors with windows that look out under the front porch as well as full</p><br>
<p>windows which overlook the back yard.</p><br>
<p>The interior floor plan includes, on the first floor, a library, living room, bath, dining room, kitchen, utility</p><br>
<p>room/pantry, and front foyer. The second floor contains four bedrooms, a dressing room, two bathrooms and</p><br>
<p>hallways. There is a walkout deck from one bedroom on this floor. There are approximately 1,700 square feet</p><br>
<p>per floor and most rooms are 16-feet by 15-feet with ten-foot ceilings. The ulterior woodwork is of yellow pine,</p><br>
<p>which is painted throughout the home with the exception of the present kitchen, and utility area where it is a</p><br>
<p>natural finish. An interior modification made by a subsequent owner involved renovating the living room</p><br>
<p>fireplace by having it faced in pink onyx marble trimmed in mahogany.</p><br>
<p>Overall, whilst the property has been augmented and periodically renovated its essential form and style has been maintained.</p><br>
<p>The property was purchased in 2015 by London based relative value (economics) portfolio manager Richard West, a Keokuk native. Extensive renovations faithful to the architecture and Victorian era are planned. The property will be used for cultural, historical, and social events after the renovations take place.</p><br>
<h2>Photos</h2><br>
<p>SRCH-2nd.JPG2nd Street View - Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House</p><br>
<p>SRCH-Front.jpgFront View - Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House</p><br>
<p>SRCH-2nd-High.JPGCorner of 2nd and High Street View - Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House</p><br>
<p>Front_Porch_Close_Gen._Samuel_R_Curtis_House.JPGFront Porch Close - Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House</p><br>
<p>Twilight_Gen._Samuel_R_Curtis_House.JPGTwilight - Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House</p><br>
<p>Front_Porch_Gen_Samuel_R_Curtis_House.JPGFront Porch view of High Street - Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House</p><br>
<p>Master_bedroom_Gen_Samuel_R_Curtis_House.JPGMaster Bedroom - Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House</p><br>
<p>Music_Room_Gen_Samuel_R_Curtis_House.JPGMusic Room - partial renovation - Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House</p><br>
<p>SummerSide1.JPGSummer side view - Gen. Samuel R Curtis House</p><br>
<p>Gardenworks.JPGCoach house with garden works in progress - Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House</p><br>
<p>Denmark Congregational United Church of Christ is located in Denmark, Iowa, United States. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Denmark Congregational Church in 1977.</p><br>
<p>The church building is a brick structure with a truncated square tower. A tall, slender spire had been completed in 1871, but was lost in a storm in 1953. Instead of replacing it, the crenelations were created at the top of the tower instead. A pedimented vestibule is located at the base of the tower. The side elevations are three bays long with a round-arch window in each bay. The interior of the church is plain. An education wing was built to the west of the church in 1958, and a vestibule on the east side (date unknown) replaced a previous vestibule.</p><br>
<p>Col du Soulor  is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees in France, linking Argelès-Gazost with Arthez-dAsson. It connects the Ouzom and Arens valleys. A road leaves the pass to the west to reach the higher Col dAubisque.</p><br>
<p>The road over the col is regularly used in the Tour de France cycling race, normally in conjunction with the Col d&#39;Aubisque.</p><br>
<h2>Details of the climbs</h2><br>
<p>Starting from Argelès-Gazost (east), the Soulor is 19.5 km. It rises 1,019 m, an average gradient of 5.2%. It gets tough after Arrens-Marsous with stretches at 10% or steeper.</p><br>
<p>The col can also be reached from the north, via the D126. Starting from Arthez-d&#39;Asson, the ascent is 22 km long. Over this distance, the climb gains 1,074 m, at an average of 4.9%. The real climbing, however, comes at Ferrières, after which the gradient increases to 9%. This was the direction used in the 2010 Tour de France.</p><br>
<h2>Tour de France</h2><br>
<p>The Col du Soulor was first used in the 1912 Tour de France and was last featured in the 17th stage of the 2010 Tour de France, as a category 1 climb.</p><br>
<p>The Col du Soulor is also crossed during the passage over the Col d&#39;Aubisque. When this route is used, for example in stage 16 of the 2012 Tour de France, it is often not a categorized climb, since the amount of re-ascent from the west is relatively small. It has, however, been a categorized climb on 12 occasions, including in 1982 as a hors catégorie climb.</p><br>
<h3>Passages in the Tour de France (since 1947)</h3><br>
<p>The categorized crossings of the Col du Soulor since 1947 were as follows:</p><br>
<p>Marion County Lake is a body of water, 1.5 mi south-east of Marion, on the western edge of the Flint Hills region of Kansas in the United States.</p><br>
<p>This smaller lake is often confused with the similar named yet larger Marion Reservoir, which is north-west of Marion. Most locals refer to the larger body of water using the term Reservoir, and the smaller body of water using the term Lake (this article).</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Marion County Lake is located in Centre Township of Marion County, Kansas, United States. There are three entrances into the lake area. The north entry is 1 mile east of Marion on K-256 / 190th Street / Main Street, then 1.75 miles south on Upland Road. The east entry is 3/4 mile west of USA Route 77 on 170th Street. The west entry is rural un-paved county roads of 170th Street or Turkey Creek Road.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h3>Early history</h3><br>
<p>For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.</p><br>
<h3>19th century</h3><br>
<p>In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.</p><br>
<p>In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th USA state. In 1855, Marion County was established within the Kansas Territory, which included the land for modern day Lake.</p><br>
<h3>20th century</h3><br>
<p>In 1937, Marion County Lake was completed by the Civilian Conservation Corps for the purpose of recreation.</p><br>
<h3>21st century</h3><br>
<p>In 2002, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).</p><br>
<p>In 2012, an event was held at the park to set the Guinness World Record for the "most people roasting marshmallows at once". The official count was 1,272 people.</p><br>
<h2>Infrastructure</h2><br>
<h3>Utilities</h3><br>
<p>Internet</p><br>
<p>Satellite is provided by HughesNet, StarBand, WildBlue.</p><br>
<p>Satellite is provided by DirecTV, Dish Network.</p><br>
<p>Terrestrial is provided by regional digital TV stations.</p><br>
<p>Electricity is provided by.</p><br>
<p>Trash is provided by.</p><br>
<p>Barton Heights is a streetcar suburb neighborhood and former town in the Northside area of Richmond, Virginia. The area was primarily developed between 1890 and the 1920s.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Begun as an area of development in Henrico County, Virginia in 1890 by James H. Barton, Barton Heights rapidly developed as the result of being linked via streetcar in 1894 across the deep ravine of the Bacon&#39;s Quarter branch of Shockoe Creek, which flows into the Shockoe Valley. The area incorporated as a town in 1896, and was annexed by the city of Richmond in 1914.</p><br>
<p>The Town of Barton Heights Historic District encompasses 367 contributing buildings (305 main</p><br>
<p>buildings and 62 outbuildings). They are primarily spacious wood frame houses, most built in the first quarter of the 20th century, and sited on 50-foot-wide lots. The houses are largely built in the Queen Anne or Colonial Revival style.</p><br>
