<p>Millbank is a historic home and archaeological site and national historic district located near Port Conway, King George County, Virginia. It encompasses 1 contributing building, 8 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure. Among the archaeological sites are the A. Fitzhugh Plantation Site including the smokehouse and chimney / kitchen sites; the Ballentine Site; the Brick Rubble Site; the Nail Field Site; the Old House Swamp Pointe Site; and a probable Mill Site. The current house is an I-house dwelling built about 1900 on a basement dating to the 18th century. The plantation was initially settled in 1669; the land has been the site of residential occupation and agricultural endeavors since that time.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.</p><br>
<p>The Lake Agnes Cabin, located 2.5 miles from State Highway 14 near Cameron Pass, near Gould, Colorado, was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.</p><br>
<p>It is a 22 x log cabin built of peeled lodgepole pine logs, located about.8 mi below Lake Agnes, which is in a cirque. It was used seasonally by park rangers during 1925-2000, and also as a rental cabin years leading up to 2000, and since has been closed.</p><br>
<p>It was deemed significant "as a good local example of Rustic style architecture. Rustic style architecture is characterized by its natural setting and its use of native materials, most often log and stone. Designed to blend in with the natural environment, these structures are usually vacation homes, hunting lodges, dude ranches, tourism-related buildings or administrative facilities in national and state parks. The Lake Agnes Cabin reflects the design characteristics with its simple form, log walls, rubble foundation, gently pitched roof with wood shingles, and its exposed log interior."</p><br>
<p>Lake Ira Lalaro  is a waterway in Mehara, Subdistrict Tutuala, Lautém District of East Timor. It is the largest freshwater lake on the island of Timor, and the largest lake in the country of East Timor. The lake is part of the Mount Paitchau Important Bird Area. The lake waters and that of Irasiquero River are a closed aquatic system; they lie within a huge polje. The surface water area fluctuations from 10 - while the authigenic catchment area measures 406 km&sup2;.</p><br>
<h2>Geography and geology</h2><br>
<p>Ira Lalaro is in the far east of Timor island, and is part of the Nino Konis Santana National Park (680 km&sup2, which was established in August 2007 by East Timor.</p><br>
<p>The lake is located in a basin bounded by the Paitchau Mountains, within the Lospalos plateau. The region has karstic formations of limestone, with dolines, blind valleys, caves and springs. Ira Lalaro has an average water spread area of 1,900 hectare, which varies from 1,000 -. It is in a high plateau depression at an elevation of 334 m "formed by a huge polje karst formation".</p><br>
<p>The lake flows to the east and as the lake water recedes during the dry season the land exposed becomes a pasture or scrubby grassland.</p><br>
<p>The lake basin is surrounded by tropical dry forest which is of biodiversity value. The Irasiquero River, which originates from Lake Ira Lalaru, disappears in the main sink hole, the Mainina, about 3.5 km downstream of the lake outlet, and does not re-appear; tracer studies indicate that the underground route of water flow leads to the coast. There are human settlements in the area.</p><br>
<h2>Biodiversity</h2><br>
<p>The biodiversity of the lake&#39;s aquatic system, including the Irasiquero River, is that of a wetland ecosystem. The forest area is largely undisturbed.</p><br>
<p>In the absence of continuous surface water flow, the invertebrates found in the lake and in the river consist of macroinvertebrate belonging to 57 families but sans decapod crustaceans.</p><br>
<p>The Island pitviper (Trimeresurus insularis) and wood scorpions (Lychas mucronatus) are reported in the flood plains of the lake.</p><br>
<p>Estuarine crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) (about 300-350) are also found in the lake. It is not hunted by local people as it is their totem animal connected to their creation story and known as "lafaek" in the Tetum language. Boats are banned on the lake, based on a traditional belief that the fish in the lake will die when boats enter the water. Villagers were forced to stand in the water to fish, and fatal crocodile attacks were common. Recently fishermen appear to be using rafts to avoid crocodile attacks. The Timor snake-necked turtle (Chelodina mccordi timorensis) is also endemic to the lake and the river. and is protected under CITES Appendix II.</p><br>
<p>There are 21 fish species in the lake including an endemic species of hardyhead (Craterocephalus laisapi), found in the middle section of the Irasiquero River.</p><br>
<p>The lake area has both migratory and resident water birds. There are 16 species of bats (cave roosters), including Geoffroys rousette fruit bat (Rousettus amplexicaudatus), Canuts horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus canuti), and Sumba round leaf bat (Hipposideros sumbae).</p><br>
<p>Aliguay is an island in the Philippines, and a barangay of Dapitan City. The island is under the custody of the Philippine Navy and is an established marine sanctuary. The island is surrounded by white sand beaches and coral reefs. There are no water sources on the island. A few residents live on Aliguay Island, mostly selling fish to tourists.</p><br>
<h2>2015 Kidnapping and Beheading</h2><br>
<p>More than 10 armed men abducted at dawn Monday, May 4, the chairman of Aliguay, one of Dapitan’s two island barangays, and two members of the Philippine Coast Guard.</p><br>
<p>The suspects turned to these 3 men after failing to see foreign tourists in what could have been a plan for kidnapping-for-ransom. The military found a beheaded body of a man believed to be Buligao. It was spotted along an intersection in Barangay Laum Maimbung in Sulu&#39;s Maimbung town.</p><br>
<p>Uke Island, or Ukejima, is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.</p><br>
<p>The island, 13.34 km² in area, has a population of approximately 200 persons. Administratively it part of the town of Setouchi in Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō Quasi-National Park. Economically, the islanders engage in commercial fishing and seasonal tourism.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Ukejima is an island southeast of Kakeromajima, from which it is separated by a narrow strait. The second smallest inhabited island in the archipelago, the island has an area of 13.34 km&sup2;. The highest point, Mount Ōyama is 400 m above sea level. The coast of the island is surrounded by a coral reef. As with nearby Yoroshima to the northwest, the island is noted for its high density of habu poisonous vipers.</p><br>
<p>The climate of Ukejima is classified as has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and mild winters. The rainy season lasts from May through September. The island is subject to frequent typhoons.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>It is uncertain when Uke Island was first settled. The island came under the control of the Satsuma Domain in 1609 and its incorporation into the official holdings of that domain was recognized by the Tokugawa shogunate in 1624. After the Meiji Restoration it was incorporated into Ōsumi Province and later became part of Kagoshima Prefecture.</p><br>
<p>Following World War II, although with the other Amami Islands, Uke Island was occupied by the United States until 1953, at which time it reverted to the control of Japan.</p><br>
<h2>Transportation</h2><br>
<p>Ukejima is connected to Amami-Oshima by frequent ferry services.</p><br>
<p>The William Wrigley Jr. Summer Cottage, or "Mount Ada", is a historic residence located at 76 Wrigley Road in Avalon, on Santa Catalina Island, California. It was the former summer mansion and gardens of William Wrigley Jr. , the founder of the Wrigley Company. It is on a hill, overlooking the town and Avalon Bay.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The house was built in 1919–1921 as a summer retreat for the Wrigleys of Chicago, who owned 99% of Santa Catalina Island, one of the Channel Islands of California. It was designed in the Georgian Colonial Revival style by architect Zachary Taylor Davis, who had also designed Wrigley Field in Chicago, and would return to design Wrigley Field (Los Angeles) in 1925. The Wrigleys used it together until 1932, when Mr. Wrigley died.</p><br>
<p>Mrs. Wrigley then visited the house until 1947, when she retired to the Wrigley Mansion in Pasadena, California. In its heyday, the Wrigleys entertained Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Warren Harding, and the Prince of Wales at the house.</p><br>
<p>In the 1970s, it was donated to the University of Southern California, and it was used as a conference center.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California in 1985.</p><br>
<p>There is also a Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix, Arizona.</p><br>
<h3>Hotel</h3><br>
<p>Since 1985, it has been leased, and was turned into a luxury hotel. It is now known as The Inn on Mt Ada.</p><br>
<p>The Villa dei Sette Bassi  is an archaeological site located in Rome, Italy.</p><br>
<p>The site is located at the fifth mile of Via Tuscolana to the southeast of Rome and forms part of the Appian Way Regional Park. It was the second-largest villa in the suburbs of Ancient Rome after that of Quintiles.The name, known since the Middle Ages, is derived from Septimius Basso, prefect under the Emperor Septimius Severus (193–211), and a possible owner of the villa. The site, however, dates back to Antoninus Pius (138–161) and was inhabited until the beginning of the fourth century, and maintained by additional restorations for two more centuries.</p><br>
<p>The residential area consists of three contiguous parts, dating back to three different stages following rapid chronological succession. The parts are rectangular and are arranged aligned from east to west. There were also gardens and a main park onto which the buildings looked. The easternmost building was built between 134 and 139 at the beginning of the reign of Antoninus Pius following a traditional structure of 50 meters on each side and a peristyle in the northwest of about 45 square meters per side. The plan is compact, with no windows facing outward. The second building was constructed to the southwest of the previous peristyle, between 140 and 150. It has a length of 45 m and is 25 m wide, and includes a panoramic south-facing rotunda. It is a structure linked to luxury, without any functional character. The third structure is believed to have been constructed at the end of the reign of Antonius Pius, and is the most elaborate with large spa rooms.</p><br>
<p>To the northwest of the villa was a series of houses with warehouses, temples and cisterns. This was where the rural population lived and most of the agricultural and domestic activities took place. The area has not been the subject of archaeological investigation but remains of a small temple are clearly visible. This was rectangular and constructed of brick, had vaulted ceilings and was gabled. It contained a rectangular apse for the Divine Statue. The area of the villa also contained a Hippodrome, as well as cisterns that obtained their water from an aqueduct dedicated to the villa. Remains of one of the cisterns form the foundations of a farmhouse on the property.</p><br>
<p>The condition of these ruins is poor. In February 2014 a buttress collapsed. This was attributed to heavy rain but excavations have shown that the building materials used were of low quality. Also the area was subjected to some bombing during the Second World War.</p><br>
<p>The Lake Jesuit  is located in the Lejeune Township, in the municipality of Sainte-Thècle, in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality in the Batiscanie, in the administrative region of Mauricie in the province of Quebec, in Canada. The forestry sector has marked the economy. Today, tourist activities, especially the resort, are increasing rapidly. An important hamlet of chalets is located around the northern part of the lake. While several cottages on the south side are accessible only by water or mountain biking, but they are accessible in winter on the ice.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Located in the north of Sainte-Thècle, this lake has a surface of 3.32 km&sup2; and a total length of 5.4 km. The maximum depth of the lake is the Jesuit 41.7 m. Transparency of water is estimated at 8.2 m.</p><br>
<p>Its shape has two water bodies whose main has the shape of the peninsula of Italy, with a length of 3.8 km in the north-south axis, and a maximum width of 0.65 km. Northwest, pass around 0.6 km connects the second body of water that has a length of 1.5 km (north to south) by 1.7 km (east to west). This second lake has three large bays and an island.</p><br>
<p>Roads surrounding</p><br>
<p>By road, the northern part of the lake is reachable by bypassing the mountains from the west, from the mouth of the lake, just follow the path of the Jesuit Lake (west), the road Lejeune Township (passing near Chnabail lakes) to route Joseph Saint-Amand where you have to turn right (heading north) and spend almost three lakes Champlain. Because of the mountains, there is no waggon road on the east side of the southern part of the lake to the Baptist lakes, three lakes Grandbois, lakes of the Center and Lake one mile. However, the "chemin des érables" (from the route Joseph Saint-Amand and southbound) serves the northern part of the lake (east side), up to a large bay. While the "chemin des cèdres" is serving west side of the northern part of the lake.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>In 1933 and 1945, a total of 17,000 brook trout fry were stocked. In 1970, only 4 species of fish were living in the lake.</p><br>
<p>Located entirely in forest and mountainous areas, the Jesuit lake is 2.3 km (direct line) southwest of Missionary Lake and 2.1 km (direct line) southeast of Lac Le Jeune. Lake Jesuit is three miles from Lake Traverse and 7.3 km (by road) from bridge of Croche Lake, in the lower village of Sainte-Thècle.</p><br>
<p>The dam at the mouth of Lake Jesuit is located at the southeast end (geographic coordinates: latitude 46.842558856° and longitude -72.541008842°). After an initial fall at the foot of the dam, the lake outlet flows Jesuit direct line to the southeast over 0.3 km to the lake Aylwin (which is 0.4 km long). The latter lake is 191 meters above sea level and is 8 m. less than the lake Jesuit. The route of the lake outlet Jesuit resumes east of Lake Aylwin 2.5 km to empty into the lake from the Traverse. At 940 m before it end, the "Décharge du lac Jésuite" (outlet of Lake Jesuit) receives the right shore waters "Ruisseau de lAqueduc" (Brook of Aqueduct) (approximate length: 850 m) which drains water from "Lac de lAqueduc" (Lake Aqueduct) (length of 320 m.) whose elevation is 303 m.</p><br>
<p>In the southern part of Lake Jesuit (the East and West sides) high cliffs plunge into the lake. The top of the mountain that faces the mouth reaches 385 m. Boutet Lake is located behind this mountain at 341 feet above sea level. These cliffs are known for climbing enthusiasts. The maximum recorded on map depth is 52.9 m in the northern part of the lake. For water lovers, boat launch for boats, is located close to the mouth, south of the lake, on the way-du-du-lac-Jesuit.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Its form and extent, Lake Jesuit was an important route in the history of forestry to access licensed territories for logging and timber transport.</p><br>
<p>The company Veillet & Brothers Limited operated a sawmill (two floors) powered by steam at the southern end of the lake near the outlet. The mill was built in the summer of 1938 by workers under the direction of entrepreneurs Jeffrey Veillet and Freddy Veillet on a lot of Philorum Béland. The equipment of the mill came from the demolition of the sawmill and Veillet Brothers Limited located at Audy (Lac-aux-Sables). The first slaughter of hardwoods in this area (especially in the north of the lake) took place in the winter 1938-1939 to be sawn at the mill in the spring. The wood was transported on the lake with a boat boom driven by steam.</p><br>
<p>In 1945, Jeffrey Veillet sold his share of the mill to his brother Freddy Veillet who continued operations until his death occurred in 1949. Arsène Abel, son of Freddy Veillet sold the sawmill to 1952-1953, with all the equipment to a company that subsequently demolished the mill. Generally, about 25 to 30 employees were working at the same time at the mill.</p><br>
<h2>Toponymy</h2><br>
<p>Lakes Le Jeune and Jesuit in the territory of Lejeune Township, referred to highlight the work of the Jesuit missionary life Paul Le Jeune (1591-1664) in New France. This gazetteer recognition extends northeast with Missionary Lake. The Geographic Board, became the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec), adopted the place name "Lake Jesuit" in 1936, replacing the usual place name "Little Long Lake". The name "Lake Jesuit" was formalized as of December 5, 1968 at the "Bank of place names" of Commission de toponymie du Québec.</p><br>
<p>Mount Zion Old School Baptist Church, also known as Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church and Mount Zion Old School Predestinarian Baptist Church, is a historic Primitive Baptist church located at Gilberts Corner, Loudoun County, Virginia. It is now maintained by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority: the property including the adjoining cemetery is open from dawn to dusk and the church itself open on the fourth Sunday of various months , or by reservation for weddings and events.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The current brick building was built in 1851 and used as a place of worship for Old School Baptists until the 1980s. During the American Civil War, it served as a gathering place for Mosby&#39;s Rangers, as well as a hospital and prison.</p><br>
<p>Both Union and Confederate soldiers are buried in the cemetery, as is a War of 1812 veteran, and several from more recent wars. More than 200 graves from the 19th and 20th centuries are marked with inscribed stones; the cemetery is still in use today. Sixty African Americans are also buried in the segregated section located outside of the enclosed white section. There are only two tombstones with the names intact, Lucinda DeNeal and Lou Green. On Lucina&#39;s headstone it reads that she was a "longtime member of the Old School Baptist Church." Immediately outside the cemetery gate is a monument to a battle correspondent who died in the church/hospital after falling from his horse while covering a cavalry engagement in nearby Aldie.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The current two-story, rectangular brick building was built in 1851, and has a gable roof. It measures 46 feet, 2 inches, by 36 feet, 2 inches, and sits on a stone foundation. Also located on the property is the contributing church cemetery with more than 200 graves from the 19th and 20th centuries marked with inscribed stones.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.</p><br>
<p>Brabrand Lake  is a lake in the district of Brabrand , west of Aarhus city, Denmark. The Aarhus River passes through Brabrand Lake and it is possible to canoe all the way to the inner city from here. The lake is oblong-shaped.</p><br>
<p>Since 2003, Brabrand Lake has been steadily extended 3–4 km further west, with the new lake of Årslev Engsø (lit.: Årslev meadow lake). In 2001–2, it was politically decided to abandon the artificial draining of the meadows and as of 2013, Årslev meadow lake has a surface area of around 100 hectare. The total area including adjoining meadows and reed beds totals 240 hectare. It is hoped that Eurasian bittern and otter will find themselves a new home here with time. In everyday parlance, "Brabrand Lake" is a general term including the surroundings as well, indicating a total area of around 560 hectare with 253 hectare for the lake alone.</p><br>
<p>A special Natura2000 protected area under the European Union, Brabrand Lake is home to a large variety of birds and an important resting place for migrating birds, with several towers built to facilitate bird-watching. A public hiking trail surrounds the lake, whose landscape varies from wide meadows and reed beds to dense woods. Privately-owned pastures almost completely surround the lake and are not publicly accessible, but public paths leading to the lake are scattered in between. There are several garden allotments ("kolonihaver" in Danish) near Brabrand Lake and it is a popular recreational spot. It is a statutory goal of the Aarhus municipality to make the area publicly accessible and attractive to the public.</p><br>
<h2>Activities and sports</h2><br>
<p>Brabandstien (lit.: the Brabrand pathway), which runs along the Aarhus river from the inner city and around both Brabrand Sø and Årslev Engsø, was established by the City Council in 1956 as a labor project for the unemployed, to give the public better access to green space. The pathway is 19 km long, with 10 km for Brabrand Lake alone. With the addition of Årslev Engsø, the pathway grew another 10 km. A large part of Brabrandstien is asphalted and is popular for cycling, rollerskating and jogging. Some of the graveled western parts are used for horseback riding. Cars are not allowed and motor vehicles are restricted. Brabrandstien is part of the Aarhus-Silkeborg hiking trail.</p><br>
<p>On the northern bank of Brabrand Lake lies the facilities of Brabrand Rostadion (Brabrand Rowing Stadium). The stadium was established in 1952 and was heavily renovated and rebuilt in the year 2010. C. F. Møller Architects was the architectural firm behind the new buildings. Local rowing and kayaking clubs have used the lake for practice and larger regattas for many years. Rocenter Aarhus RCA (Aarhus Rowing Center) is located here, offering qualified training for rowers and clubs in East and South Jutland on all levels (including elite) and for all ages. There is a 2,000m racing track on Brabrand Lake and it is generally perceived as very good for outrigger racing, but other types of boats also are rowed here, including kayaks. Aarhus Roklub (Aarhus Rowing Club), based here, have scored several prestigious medals. In 2005, Maria Pertl won silver in the World Rowing Championships in collaboration with Juliane Elander Rasmussen. In 2011, Andrej Lawaetz Bendtsen won gold at the WRC for seniors in a team of four.</p><br>
<h2>Environmental projects</h2><br>
<p>The lake is not very deep and has suffered from eutrophication for many years. The excessive nutrients originate from waste water and agricultural activities and pose a constant environmental threat to the surrounding ecology and the Bay of Aarhus. Eutrophication is a common problem all over the developed world. Starting in 1959 with 158 hectares, several environmental projects have aimed to alleviate the environmental burdens and at the same time maintain the aesthetic value of the lake and surrounding areas. These projects includes mud pumping of the lake floor and willow afforestations. It is hoped that the rich fen ecology which formerly characterized the lake, and is a threatened nature-type in general, can be restored in the future.</p><br>
<p>The groundwater beneath and adjoining Brabrand Lake is very important, as it provides drinking water to more than 100,000 people in the greater Aarhus area. Acting partly on this fact, the lake water is also included in a large water treatment project led by Aarhus Vand A/S (Aarhus Water Company). The project involves the Brabrand Lake, the Aarhus River and the Aarhus Bay and is budgeted at € 45 million. The project was almost finished as of 2013.</p><br>
<h2>Special flora and fauna</h2><br>
<p>Many species of flora and fauna at Brabrand Lake are either rare or relatively rare in Denmark and on the Danish Red List (under IUCN Red List). Some also are protected under different habitat directives of the EU. Here are a few examples:</p><br>
<p>Several Lathyrus species grow here, such as the tuberous pea, which is rare in Denmark, and the relatively rare marsh pea.</p><br>
<p>Several relatively rare rush species grow here, such as European hard rush, heath rush and slender rush.</p><br>
<p>Several orchids of the Dactylorhiza species are found growing here. Worthy of special mention is the common western marsh orchid and the relatively rare early marsh orchid, both of which are protected and mentioned in the Danish Nature Protection Law ( §3) and the Washington Convention (list II.B). Although the w.m. orchid is one of the most common orchids in Denmark, it is also included due to alarming population decline.</p><br>
<p>The white storks occasionally resting here are critically endangered (CR) and relatively rare in Denmark.</p><br>
<p>The common nightingale living here is rare in Denmark. The thrush nightingale, common in Denmark, is also found at the lake.</p><br>
<p>Årslev Engsø regularly attracts rare birds such as osprey (CR), white-tailed eagle (vulnerable VU), peregrine falcon (extinct as breeders RE), little gull (RE), mediterranean gull, black tern (endangered EN), caspian tern, spotted crake (near threatened NT), broad-billed sandpiper, red-necked phalarope and water pipit.</p><br>
<p>The green hawker dragonflies are near threatened (NT) and rare in Denmark. They have been protected here under the EU habitat directive (IV) since 1992.</p><br>
<p>The population of pond bats living at Brabrand Lake is protected under the Natura 2000 Plan 233. Pond bats are endangered (EN) in western Europe, but maybe only near threatened on a global scale.</p><br>
<p>Apart from these rarer species, the Brabrand Lake area is characterized by many common species living here, mostly birds, insects and aquatic plants.</p><br>
<h2>Archaeological finds</h2><br>
<p>The area around Brabrand Lake has been populated for at least 6,000 years. In prehistoric times, Brabrand Lake was part of a deep brackish water fjord, offering natural protection and food in abundance. There were archaeological excavations here as early as 1903, revealing early Stone Age settlements and activities from the Ertebølle Culture. The Brabrand Lake area is still an active archaeological site today and has revealed Bronze Age settlements and Viking activities such as a large shipbuilding yard.</p><br>
<p>The Oliver H. Hovda House, also known as Hovda House, is a historic Classical Revival style house on N. Woodward St. in Absarokee, Montana that was built in 1900. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.</p><br>
<p>It was built by carpenter Jacob Wagner for Oliver Hovda, young businessman and postmaster of Absarokee, which had been founded in an area of Crow Indian reservation that was opened to settlement in 1892. The house is a "well-built, beautifully proportioned residence reflects the taste of its day, combining the irregular roofline associated with the Queen Anne style and neo-classical details: Doric column porch supports, a fantail window in the gable end, and a pediment accenting the main entryway. Leaded glass windows, oak trim, maple flooring, and elegantly carved doors grace the interior." The Hovdas lived there from 1904 but had moved away by 1910; it was purchased by Hovda&#39;s nephew Elmen Torgrimsen who lived there with his family from 1928-1950.</p><br>
<p>It is known as the Big Yellow House and is the most prominent historic house on Absarokee&#39;s main avenue, Woodward St. In 2013 it is operated much like a bed & breakfast, with rooms and a cottage available for rent.</p><br>
<p>The Charles Krug House is located at 103 N. Douglas St. in Glendive, Montana.</p><br>
<p>Also known simply as the Krug House, the residence was the design work of St. Louis, Missouri based architect Herbert C. Chivers (1869-1946). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.</p><br>
<p>Charles Krug (1846–1929) was a successful rancher and president of the Merchants National Bank. In 1900 at age 54, Krug married Annie A Hackney (1868-1950), the mother of two daughters. They had five more children together. The house was built in 1906 to accommodate the large family.</p><br>
<p>The NRHP nomination asserts: "The Krug House is a grand expression of a by-gone age, reminding our current generation of the integrity and perseverance of Charles Krug, and of the timeless values of fine construction that are represented in this eastern Montana home."</p><br>
<p>Ketoctin Baptist Church, also known as Short Hill Church, is a historic Baptist church located at Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia. It is listed on both the USA National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In 1752, the Philadelphia Baptist Association dispatched four missionaries to "Ketocton" (then in Fairfax County) and Mill Creek (then in Frederick County, from which Berkeley County split off in 1772 and became part of West Virginia in 1863) to bring them into fellowship with other Regular Baptist congregations. On August 19, 1766, four Regular Baptist churches (Ketocton, Smith Creek Baptist, Mill Creek Baptist and Broad Run Baptist) disassociated from the Philadelphia Association and formed the Ketocton Association, which today includes nine historic churches. In 1775, the association voted to support disestablishment of the Anglican church in Virginia. After the American Revolutionary War, at its 1797 annual meeting, the association recommended the gradual emancipation of slaves, which proved controversial within the denomination. The association&#39;s minutes (and a history) through 1808 are available through several open sources.</p><br>
<p>Ketoctin, which lent its name to the group and which may derive from the same Native American word as the nearby Catoctin Mountains to the north, is part of one group along Route 7 en route to Winchester, Virginia. Another group clusters along what is now USA 211, in the Shenandoah valley including New Market, Virginia. Ketoctin pastors David Major (1722-1796) and John Gerrard (1720-1787) founded or help found several congregations in Fairfax, Frederick and Loudoun counties.</p><br>
<p>The association grew to 39 churches in 11 counties by 1820, when several churches split off to form the Columbia Baptist Association (for churches in or around the nation&#39;s capital). In the 1890s the Ketocton Association renamed itself the Primitive Baptist Association, without any significant change in doctrine.</p><br>
<h2>Building</h2><br>
<p>The current single-story, rectangular brick building with a gable roof in the Greek Revival style was built in 1854. It measures approximately 40 feet by 55 feet, and sits on a stone foundation. The interior features a trompe-l&#39;œil painting attributed to Lucien Whiting Powell, a local artist (1846-1930).</p><br>
<p>Also located on the property is the contributing church cemetery with earliest grave recorded in 1777. It is enclosed by a fieldstone wall.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.</p><br>
<p>Purcellville Train Station is a historic railway station located at Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia adjacent Washington and Old Dominion  Trail. The Southern Railway constructed the station in 1904. The station is a one-story, rectangular frame building with a hipped roof and deeply overhanging eaves supported by triangular knee braces. It was a station on the Washington and Old Dominion Railway and later, the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad from 1912 until the line closed in 1968, with passenger service ceasing in 1951.</p><br>
<p>The Purcellville Preservation Association restored the station in 2002. The town of Purcellville maintains the station as a public meeting facility, museum, and public restrooms, under the purview of the town&#39;s Train Station Steering & Oversight Committee. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2010.</p><br>
<p>Not to be confused with Heysker/Hyskeir  or Haskeir</p><br>
<p>The Monach Islands, also known as Heisker (Eilean Heisgeir / Heisgeir, ), are an island group west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The islands are not to be confused with Hyskeir in the Inner Hebrides, or Haskeir which is also off North Uist and visible from the group.</p><br>
<h2>Geology and geography</h2><br>
<p>The main islands of Ceann Ear (once home to a nunnery), Ceann Iar and Shivinish are all linked at low tide. It is said that it was at one time possible to walk all the way to Baleshare, and on to North Uist, five miles away at low tide. In the 17th century, a large tidal wave was said to have washed this route away. The islands of the group tend to be low-lying and sandy, subject to intense coastal erosion. Not unlike the Isles of Scilly it is possible that Ceann Iar, Shivinish and Ceann Ear formed a single body of land within historic times, and that their land area has greatly decreased due to overgrazing and sea inundation, and wind erosion as well.</p><br>
<p>Smaller islands in the group include Deasker (Deas-Sgeir), Shillay (Siolaigh) and Stocaigh (Stockay).</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The islands have been uninhabited since 1942, but were inhabited by up to 100 people for centuries leading up to 1810 - possibly up to a thousand years before. They were originally abandoned due to overgrazing, but were resettled in the wake of the Highland Clearances.</p><br>
<p>Shillay (Siolaigh) is the location of Monach Lighthouse, built by David and Thomas Stevenson in 1864. The lighthouse was closed in 1942, but following the sinking of the Braer oil tanker in 1993, a new much smaller lighthouse was built in 1997. This had a range of 10 miles; when a range of 18 miles was deemed necessary, the new lighthouse was shut down in 2008 and the old lighthouse recommissioned with a new optic. Like all British lighthouses it is now unmanned and fully automated.</p><br>
<p>In 2007 renovations of the old schoolhouse were completed, enabling visitors to stay on the island, and learn about its history and wildlife. The old Heisgeir mailboat has also been restored at the Grimsay boatshed. The 28-foot motorised open wooden boat was built circa 1932 for the last family to leave the Monach Islands, and had lain unused at Lochmaddy before being rescued by the local history society.</p><br>
<h3>Lady Grange</h3><br>
<p>Jacobite sympathiser James Erskine, Lord Grange (1679-1784), had his wife Rachel kidnapped and abandoned on the Monach Isles between 1732 and 1734. At the time the islands were owned by Sir Alexander MacDonald of Sleat and she was housed with his tacksman (leaseholder), another Alexander MacDonald and his wife. When Lady Grange complained about her condition, she was told by her host that he had no orders to provide her either with clothes, or food other than the normal fare he and his wife were used to. She lived in isolation, not even being told the name of the island where she was living, and it took her some time to find out who her landlord was. She was there until June 1734 when John and Norman MacLeod from North Uist arrived to move her on. They told her they were taking her to Orkney, but she was taken to Hirta where she lived from 1734-42 before being taken to Skye where she died after a failed rescue attempt.</p><br>
<h2>Wildlife</h2><br>
<p>The islands are a National Nature Reserve for the undisturbed machair and their grey seal population. About 10,000 come ashore each autumn to have their pups and mate, making it one of the largest such colonies in the world. There are also a large number of nesting seabirds and a rich flora. Grey herons nest in some of the abandoned buildings.</p><br>
<p>There are no trees on the islands.</p><br>
<h2>Images</h2><br>
<p>Granger Hall, a historic building currently located at 1700 E. 4th St. in National City, California, was built in 1898 as an "acoustically perfect" music auditorium addition to a smaller music room in the Paradise Valley estate of Ralph Granger. Granger made a fortune in the "Last Chance" silver mine in Colorado during the 1890s. The building, moved later, has also been known as Granger Music Hall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.</p><br>
<p>It was originally a 80 x room. It was designed by architect Irving Gill who learned acoustical technique working under Adler and Sullivan. The acoustic properties include a design having no parallel walls or surfaces, including having the floor slope slightly forward and the ceiling and walls having "a slight canter". The ceiling has a 75 ft mural of Euterpe, Greek goddess of music, and cherubs.</p><br>
<p>It was moved from its original location at 2600 East 8th 12 blocks to El Toyon Park, in 1969. The present hall is 100 x in size, with the original music room incorporated as a foyer, and seats 150. It has a painted cedar shingle exterior.</p><br>
<p>The Charles Granke House, at 406 S. Seventh St. in Hamilton, Montana, is a historic house that was built in 1906. It includes Colonial Revival and Queen Anne architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The listing included two contributing buildings.</p><br>
<p>It was built in approximately 1906 by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company as a worker cottage, for workers at the sawmill that operated in Hamilton until 1915. Charles W. Granke, one of two sawyers at the mill, "obtained title" to the home in 1906. It has been described as a "charming home" offers an unusually well-preserved example of the turn-of-the-twentieth-century transition between styles. While symmetrical lines, vertical corner board trim, and return gable ends reveal influence of the newer Colonial Revival style, the home is rich in Queen Anne detailing: scroll brackets, abundant decorative molding, and turned spindles above the porch. The cutaway porch itself is of special interest because it is a feature that rarely survives intact in Montana, where enclosures offer added weather protection."</p><br>
<p>The second building included in the listing is a carriage house, which dates also to c.1906, and is "an excellent example of a functional, vernacular outbuilding with few decorative</p><br>
<p>embellishments".</p><br>
<p>The Ravalli County Courthouse, at 225 Bedford St. in Hamilton, Montana, was built in 1900. It includes Classical Revival and Romanesque architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.</p><br>
<p>It was funded by a $20,000 bond issue and built on land donated by the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. It was designed by Missoula architect A.J. Gibson and built by Charles Stabern. It has been described as having a "stunning design merges the Richardsonian Romanesque style with strong classical elements. The result is a pivotal example of the transition between nineteenth and twentieth century tastes. Graceful round-arched Romanesque style windows, popular in Victorian-era public architecture, blend with smooth wall surfaces and a horizontal orientation that reflects a newer trend toward classical styles. The tall corner tower visually interrupts the classical symmetry creating an artistic balance between old and new that is a credit to Gibson’s talent."</p><br>
<p>It was used as a courthouse from 1901 to 1974, and subsequently used as the Ravalli County Museum.</p><br>
<p>The Norwayne Historic District, or Norwayne Subdivision, is an historic residential subdivision, originally built for World War II defense workers. It is located in Westland, Michigan and roughly bounded by Palmer Road on the north, Wildwood Road on the west, Merriman Road on the east, and Glenwood Road and the Wayne County Lower Rouge Parkway on the south. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.</p><br>
<h2>Construction</h2><br>
<p>The Norwayne Subdivision was begun in 1942 by the National Housing Agency in order to house workers employed at nearby defense industry plants, including the Willow Run Bomber Plant. The Detroit architectural firm of Lyndon and Smith was originally chosen to design the subdivision. However, Maynard Lyndon, one of the firm&#39;s principals, moved to California in 1942, and subsequent design work was done by Augustus O’Dell, Hewlett & Luckenbach. Substantial construction was completed in 1943, but additional work was carried out through 1947, when the community church was constructed. Due to wartime scarcity of materials, construction was done with materials at hand, and items like gutters were left off.</p><br>
<p>The original occupancy of the Norwayne subdivision was restricted to war workers and military personnel whose income was under a specific level. In 1944, the income cap was $2000 yearly for a family of two persons, with an additional $200 for each child up to $2800 maximum.</p><br>
<p>The project originally had 1189 residential buildings, which contained a total of 1900 individual dwelling units. The 1189 units were 192 one-bedroom row houses, 200 two-bedroom row houses, 362 two-bedroom twin houses, 674 two-bedroom single homes, and 472 three-bedroom twin homes. The subdivision also included a management office (now the Dorsey Community Center), a fire station (now demolished and replaced), a church, two elementary schools (Lincoln Elementary School and Jefferson-Barns Elementary School), and several commercial properties.</p><br>
<h2>Later history</h2><br>
<p>After the end of World War II, the federal government decided to sell houses to individual residents, with preference given to veterans. In 1948, the local township took over operation of water and sewer services for the subdivision, and in 1953, sales of individual homes began. However, by as early as 1962, some units had deteriorated to the point that demolition was required. Over the years, home ownership declined and some units deteriorated further, earning the neighborhood the pejorative name, "Shacktown." Both elementary schools in the neighborhood were closed in 2008.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Norwayne Historic District is bisected by Venoy Road, which runs north-south; Grand Traverse Street, which meanders roughly east-west, serves as a main trunkline for the neighborhood. Cross-streets and half-circle courts extend from Grand Traverse; the residential structures all face onto these cross-streets and courts, set back a consistent distance from the street. Streets in the subdivision are primarily curvilinear, following the Federal Housing Administration guidelines published in the late 1930s. Commercial and public buildings are located on or near Venoy Road, with the exception of the elementary schools, which are located at the east and west ends of the neighborhood.</p><br>
<p>Of the original 1189 residential units, 1124 are still extant. The district includes these residential structures, as well as Lincoln and Jefferson-Barns Elementary Schools, the Community Church, Dorsey Center, and the commercial buildings located along Venoy. In all, there are 1069 contributing and 123 non-contributing structures in the neighborhood.</p><br>
<h3>Two-story rowhouses ("quads")</h3><br>
<p>Each of the 69 two-story rowhouses contains four units. Each of the units are entered through a door in the front façade. A kitchen and living room are located downstairs. A bathroom and two or three bedrooms are upstairs. These units were originally flat-roofed and sided with weatherboard; in the 1990s, a federally funded project added gabled roofs and vinyl siding to all the rowhouses.</p><br>
<h3>Three-bedroom duplexes</h3><br>
<p>The 191 contributing three-bedroom duplexes measure 44 ft long by 24.5 ft wide and are two stories tall. The duplexes contain two mirror-image units, with entrance doors in the front facade at opposite ends. Each unit contains 1,078 ft&sup2, with a living room and kitchen on the first floor, and three bedrooms and a bath on the second floor. Roofs were originally flat, but many have been gabled, and most units have vinyl or aluminum siding applied over the original clapboard.</p><br>
<h3>Two-bedroom duplexes</h3><br>
<p>The 193 two-bedroom duplexes measure 37 ft long by 24.6 ft wide and are two stories tall. The duplexes contain two mirror-image units, with entrance doors in the center of the unit. Each unit contains 864 square feet, with a living room and kitchen on the first floor, and two bedrooms and a bath on the second floor. Roofs were originally flat, but many have been gabled, and most units have vinyl or aluminum siding applied over the original clapboard.</p><br>
<h3>Two-bedroom single family homes</h3><br>
<p>The 618 single-family houses measure 36.2 ft long by 24.8 ft wide. They were originally built as a single story, but some have a second story addition. There are two entrances; one in the front and one in the rear. Each unit contains 834 ft&sup2, with a living room, kitchen, dining room, two bedrooms and a bath. The houses have gable roofs, and most units have vinyl or aluminum siding applied over the original clapboard.</p><br>
<h3>Dorsey Community Center</h3><br>
<p>The Dorsey Community Center (originally the management office for the subdivision) is located at the southwest corner of Dorsey Road and Grand Traverse Road. It is a one-story structure built of beige brick with a flat roof. Large single-light casement windows are located on each side of the building. The interior includes office space, a conference room, and a large multi-purpose room.</p><br>
<h3>Fire station</h3><br>
<p>The subdivision originally had a fire station located just behind the Dorsey Community Center. The station had a single bay, a kitchen, dayroom, sleeping quarters, and bathroom. The station was demolished and replaced with another station at a different location in the 1980s.</p><br>
<h3>Norwayne Community Church</h3><br>
<p>The Norwayne Community Church is located at the southeast corner of Grand Traverse Street and Dorsey Road, atop a small but prominent rise. It is a two-story T-shaped structure built from block, with a gabled roof and a small square belfry. The entrance is in the middle of the front facade under the gable, with eight steps leading to a brick porch. Tall windows line the side elevations. he church has been painted brown.</p><br>
<h3>Schools</h3><br>
<p>The Lincoln and Jefferson-Barns Elementary Schools were constructed roughly in the center of each half of the subdivision. Both schools are single-story brick structures, with wide flat roofs and a T-shape construction to accommodate both daycare and classrooms. Both have a taller multi-purpose room. Lincoln elementary was constructed with a longer classroom wing, although both schools have had additions constructed at some point. Both elementary schools are closed and in the process of demolition as of April 2015.</p><br>
<h3>Parks in the Norwayne District</h3><br>
<p>There are five parks in the Norwayne subdivision. Before 1958, they were simply vacant lots, but the township acquired the lots and cleaned them up. The parks include picnic pavilions and playground equipment.</p><br>
<h3>Commercial structures</h3><br>
<p>A few commercial structures, located on the east side of Venoy Road just south of Dorsey Road, were part of the original Norwayne development. The two-story building at 2345 Venoy Road originally housed a grocery store, dry cleaner, barber shop, beauty parlor, and taxicab office on the first floor and a physicians and dentists offices on the second. An addition to the building housed a drug store. A second commercial building housed a five-and-dime store</p><br>
<p>The Astoria Theatre is a former cinema in Brighton, part of the English coastal city of Brighton and Hove. Built in 1933 in the Art Deco style for a local entertainment magnate who opened one of Brightons first cinemas many years earlier, it was the first and most important expansion of the Astoria brand outside London. It initially struggled against the towns other "super-cinemas", but enjoyed a period of success in the 1950s and 1960s before rapid decline set in, culminating in its closure in 1977. About 20 years of use as a bingo hall followed, but the building—whose clean lines give "a sense of spacious grandeur" in a prominent city-centre site—has stood empty since the late 20th century and has passed through several owners. Permission was granted in 2012 for its demolition and replacement with an energy-efficient business centre designed by Conran and Partners, but it still stands as of. English Heritage has listed the building at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h3>1933–1977: Cinema</h3><br>
<p>Brighton and neighbouring Hove hold an important place in the early history of British cinema. Pioneering cinematographers who lived and worked in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries included William Friese-Greene, George Albert Smith (who founded one of the worlds first film studios at St Anns Well Gardens in Hove) and Esmé Collings. During the 1920s and 1930s, larger and larger cinemas were built as demand increased; an early "super cinema" was the Regent Cinema (1921), and the 2,500-seat Savoy followed in 1930.</p><br>
<p>The Astoria chain was well established in London by the early 1930s. Cinemas and theatres of that name were built in Brixton (now the Brixton Academy), Finsbury Park, Charing Cross Road, Old Kent Road and Streatham. All were designed by Edward Albert Stone. ("Teddy" Lyons had opened one of Brightons earliest cinemas, the Academy, in 1911 and was well known in the towns entertainment scene.) The group, which also included Sussex Daily News proprietor J.H. Infield (who served as chairman of the Academy Cinema until 1926), had identified a site in 1932 when they planned to open a cinema under the Plaza brand. This did not happen, but in 1933 the consortium commissioned Edward Stone to build a "super cinema" under the Astoria name there. The site was on Gloucester Place, north of Old Steine, and a number of houses from the Georgian and Victorian eras were knocked down to make way. Work began on 17 July 1933 on the 1,823-seat building, which was designed as a combined theatre and cinema with a full stage and dressing rooms. Thursday 21 December 1933 was the opening night; Cooper Rawson smallcaps and Margaret Hardy, respectively Brightons Member of Parliament and Mayor, made the inaugural speeches. These were followed by a Movietone News newsreel, features by Pathé and Disney (Santas Workshop) and the main film—The Private Life of Henry VIII starring Charles Laughton.</p><br>
<p>Lyons died in August 1934, having overseen the openings of new Astorias at Cliftonville and Purley and an ultimately abortive scheme in Worthing, another seaside resort near Brighton. In February 1935 the Brighton Astoria passed from independent ownership into the portfolio of ABC Cinemas, The following year, though, it secured the rights to Gone with the Wind, "the most eagerly awaited film in a decade", and was able to charge higher prices. Because of conditions imposed by the film&#39;s distributor, the Astoria was one of the few cinemas outside London to show it on its first run.</p><br>
<p>Cinemas in Brighton and elsewhere faced various difficulties in the 1950s. Television became popular, many cinema managers faced pay cuts, greater restrictions were placed on children visiting cinemas, and government regulations forced cinema buildings to be adapted to incorporate separate film-rewinding rooms if they wanted to show films recorded on older nitrocellulose film stock, which was flammable. Specific local problems included a smallpox epidemic which forced public buildings to close for several months, and the opening in 1953 of a popular "public television theatre" near the West Pier, which opened daily and showed television broadcasts on a large screen. Many cinemas in Brighton were forced to close. The Astoria initially carved out a niche by becoming the local centre for 3D films during the "golden era" of that technology. A special screen was fitted, and films such as House of Wax, Sangaree, The Maze and Kiss Me Kate had successful runs. Then in 1958 a major renovation took place with the aim of establishing the cinema as "a roadshow house for extended runs outside London&#39;s West End". The little used theatre facility was removed completely and the building became a dedicated cinema. A new, larger screen was erected in front of the proscenium, the Compton organ was taken out, the balconies were altered and some space was used to house a new projector, and the auditorium was hidden behind curtains. Also, for several years until 1962, no other cinema in Sussex was able to show films recorded on 70 mm stock, so the Astoria dominated this market locally.</p><br>
<p>The 1960s was "the Astorias finest decade". The succession of long runs of popular films continued with an eight-month showing of The Sound of Music (1965), an 11-month run of Doctor Zhivago (this opened on 23 June 1966, making it the first cinema outside Londons West End to show the film) and a very early screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). During this period the Astoria was the main rival to the Regent in terms of prestige and popularity. It received all the best films at the expense of the Astoria, and also supported longer runs. Nevertheless, its 2,500 capacity was excessive at a time when audiences were falling rapidly, and in 1975 it was closed for a year to be converted into four separate cinemas. During this time, the Astoria briefly regained its position of importance, and ABC&#39;s "A-circuit" films were shown. Another innovation was the use of Sensurround for the three-month screening of Earthquake in summer 1975. When the former Savoy reopened in 1976, though, the Astoria "was relegated to a small afterthought in joint press advertising". The last film, A Star is Born, ran from 31 March to 7 May 1977.</p><br>
<h3>1977–2007: Bingo, closure and dereliction</h3><br>
<p>Entertainment company EMI bought the Astoria in 1976 and were granted a bingo licence. They carried out extensive works at a cost of £150,000 (£ as of )) to convert the building into a 1,000-capacity bingo hall: the stepped interior was flattened, the screen and projection equipment were removed and new furniture was put in. Less than two months after it closed as a cinema, the Astoria reopened in its new guise. By the 1980s it operated under the Coral Bingo brand, which changed to Gala Bingo in the 1990s. In 1997, Gala Coral Group built a new bingo hall at Eastern Road in the Kemptown area of Brighton, and the Astoria closed again.</p><br>
<p>In 1998, Bass Leisure Group submitted a plan to convert the building into a horror-themed nightclub; although planning permission was granted, the proposal foundered because a drinks licence was refused. Three years later, three members of Stomp, a Brighton-based percussion group, bought the Astoria for £1.1 million. They planned to spend up to £6 million renovating it and turning it into a concert and cabaret venue, but no work was carried out. such as the Grade II*-listed British Engineerium in Hove—an 1860s water pumping station which had been turned into an industrial museum but which was threatened with demolition until he bought it for £1.25m in 2006 and restored it. The Astoria has remained disused since he purchased it; it was put back on sale in March 2008</p><br>
<p>The building was listed at Grade II by English Heritage on 22 November 2000. This defines it as a "nationally important" building of "special interest". As of February 2001, it was one of 1,124 Grade II-listed buildings and structures, and 1,218 listed buildings of all grades, in the city of Brighton and Hove.</p><br>
<h3>Planned demolition and redevelopment</h3><br>
<p>An initial threat to demolish the Astoria and redevelop the site for housing was averted when the building was listed in 2000, prior to its purchase by members of Stomp. New proposals to demolish the building first came to light in August 2010, when developers Conran and Partners (acting as agents for Holland) The planning application was lodged in December 2010. To justify the demolition of the Grade II-listed building (a status defined by English Heritage as having "national importance" and "special interest"), H3O Media Ltd—the company who would occupy and run the business centre—commissioned a surveyor to prepare a heritage report. This stated that the granting of listed status by English Heritage was "questionable" because the building was not unique to the area, and noted that many 1930s features had deteriorated or been removed—especially since 2000, when Grade II status was granted. Holland stated that the building had "had its day" and had declined to an irreparable state.</p><br>
<p>Although a decision on the planning application was originally expected in March 2011, it was not until September that year that the city councils planning committee authorised the Astorias demolition. Furthermore, approval had to be given by Eric Pickles smallcaps: as the Government&#39;s Communities Secretary, he made the final decision on all requests to demolish listed buildings. He gave consent in January 2012. The report considered by the council committee stated that at least £3.5 million would have to be spent on refurbishment, no suitable plans or schemes had been submitted by any person or organisation, and the building was "genuinely redundant".</p><br>
<p>The proposed development was described as a business centre and "media hub" encourage regeneration of the London Road/Valley Gardens area and provide the focus for a "creative café culture". Units aimed at startup companies would be included. Conran and Partners incorporated energy-saving schemes such as passive solar heating and rainwater harvesting into their design. English Heritage agreed with the surveyor that the buildings historic interest had been reduced and that its dilapidated condition had made renovation unviable; restoration would have cost £3.5m according to the developers estimates. Local community groups agreed with the proposal because of concerns that squatters would occupy the building if it continued to stand empty.</p><br>
<p>A revised planning application was submitted in December 2013. Although several elements remained the same, such as office accommodation, community facilities and a café/restaurant, the developers now included six flats in their proposal. These would be built at the top of the complex, which would rise to six storeys at the front and three storeys to the rear. No car parking would be provided, but bicycle parking was included in the new design. The city council was expected to decide on the application in March 2014, and in that month granted approval which remains valid as of May 2015; but in December 2014 Holland sold the building to Unicity, part of Knightsbridge Student Housing. This company submitted a new planning application in May 2015 in respect of a building consisting of 73 privately rented flats, offices and community space. The proposed housing density is significantly greater than that for which permission was granted in 2014.</p><br>
<h2>Location and assessment</h2><br>
<p>Although Gloucester Place was laid out in the early 1800s, all of its buildings are now 20th-century. A 1980s office block (Trustcard House) adjoins the Astoria on the south side; a flint and brick Baptist church of 1903 by George Baines stands to the north; and other nearby buildings include the elaborate Tudor Revival King and Queen pub and the Neo-Georgian Allied Irish Bank branch, both built in the 1930s and Grade II-listed. St Peter&#39;s Church, the landmark former parish church of Brighton, is also nearby.</p><br>
<p>With its 1,800-capacity auditorium, the Astoria was the largest cinema on the south coast of England and was classed as a "super-cinema". The Astoria chain, previously associated with London, expanded across several English seaside resorts; Brighton&#39;s was planned as the flagship. In assessing its importance, English Heritage also noted it is "the principal survivor" of the Astorias outside London.</p><br>
<p>The Astoria is within the Valley Gardens Conservation Area, one of 34 conservation areas in the city of Brighton and Hove. This was designated by Brighton Council in 1973 and covers 92.84 acre. The councils Conservation Area Study, published in September 1995, notes that it is the only remaining 1930s building in the immediate area. In contrast to more modern buildings such as Trustcard House, Lombard House and (on the opposite side of Valley Gardens) new houses and the University of Brightons Art, Design and Humanities premises on Grand Parade, the Astoria "is much more appropriate in scale and respects the traditional vertical plot emphasis" of the older surrounding buildings.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture and fittings</h2><br>
<p>A souvenir brochure produced for the opening night contained details of all companies and contractors involved in building and fitting out the Astoria. Edward Albert Stone was the architect, Griggs & Son Ltd of Westminster were the main building contractors, Major C.H. Bell acted as consultant engineer and local firm H. Lasenby Bros. were contracted to demolish and clear the site. The main concrete structure of the building was supplied by British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co. Ltd of Stafford. The cast stone façade was produced by the Patent Impervious Stone and Construction Co Ltd of Leyton. Another London firm, Dawnay & Sons Ltd, provided the steelwork, but the brickwork was produced locally by the Sussex Brick Co. Ltd of Horsham. Tiling company Ramsdens of Westminster were responsible for the terrazzo floors and wall decoration, and the plasterwork was by H.E. Gaze Ltd of London. Two other London firms, the Carrier Engineering Co. Ltd and Berkeley Electrical Engineering Co. Ltd, respectively supplied ventilation and heating equipment and installed the electric systems and lighting. Furnishings were by W.W. Turner & Co. Ltd of Birmingham, and Henri & Laverdet Ltd (the firm of Marc-Henri Levy and Gaston Laverdet) were the interior designers. The John Compton Organ Co. of Acton installed the organ. Several other national and local firms supplied other products and services, from projectors to ticket machines.</p><br>
<p>Architect Edward Stone was regarded as "a specialist theatre and cinema architect". He designed the Astoria in a French Art Deco style—similar to, but a "larger and more elaborate example" of, his Grade II-listed Whitehall Theatre in London. It is in two parts: to the left (south), a slightly recessed ten-bay section with a strong horizontal emphasis, consisting of shop units (now boarded up) at ground-floor level, a tea-room above and offices on the top floor. Straight-headed casement windows with metal grilles light this section. To the right (north) is the projecting entrance section which in contrast has a vertical emphasis: above the entrance canopy and modern double entrance door, three tall straight-headed windows at first-floor level are joined to tall arched windows above by fluted pilasters. The second-floor windows are set into moulded recesses with keystones. Above these, a slightly recessed panel bears the name in projecting letters.</p><br>
<p>The "spectacular Art Deco interior" was luxurious but simple, again avoiding extravagant decoration. The original stage, dressing rooms, balconies and fly tower were behind the shops and offices of the south range; the auditorium was behind the entrance to the north. Moulded plasterwork, friezes and reliefs featured extensively. Gold and rose were the main colours used, and some textured Marb-l-Cote material survives.</p><br>
<h2>Cultural references</h2><br>
<p>The façade of the derelict Astoria theatre features on the front cover of Brighton Darkness, a book of short stories by Brighton-based writer John Roman Baker. One of the stories, "Place of Dreams", takes place in the theatre in 1958 when it was a cinema. It features two adolescent boys, Nick and Gregg, who attend a screening of Invasion of the Saucer Men (also known as Invasion of the Hell Crestures). An epilogue at the end of the story laments the theatre&#39;s dereliction and anticipates the arrival of the real Hell Creatures: the property developers who will arrive to demolish the place of dreams.</p><br>
<p>Henderson Hall is a building on the campus of Culver–Stockton College in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri. It is the oldest building on the campus. with elements dating back to 1853. At that time Culver-Stockton College was known as Christian University, the first co-educational institution of higher learning west of the Mississippi River. The building was named to honor D. Pat Henderson, one of the college founders. Henderson Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>Henderson Hall is located atop a bluff approximately one mile from the Mississippi River. The building is a modified "T" shape 123 feet by 117 feet at its widest and includes a full basement. The Neo-Classical three-story building is constructed of red brick fronted by a large tetrastyle Ionic portico and topped by a large, distinctive dome visible from a considerable distance. The original dome was replaced in 1960, and replaced again in 2003 after a tornado struck the Culver-Stockton campus, damaging Henderson Hall among other buildings. The interior was significantly altered from its original construction during a major renovation in 1967-68, and has very little resemblance to its original look or design.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>On March 23, 1903 the original building on the Christian University (todays Culver–Stockton) campus, "Old Main", which predated the American Civil War, was destroyed by fire. Appreciating the importance of the college to the town, citizens rallied to its aid. In addition to opening up local churches and other buildings for use as temporary classrooms Canton residents raised $15,000 in just ten days to help the college rebuild. The college was able to salvage some stone and brick from the Old Main rubble, and using it plus the communitys donation, an $8,000 insurance payout, and a $15,000 loan to build the current Henderson Hall.</p><br>
<p>Within a few short months the rubble had been cleared away and construction on the new Henderson Hall began on August 10, 1903. Knowing time was critical to the college and the town, construction workers labored through adverse Missouri winter weather to complete the basic building by the following spring. Even with using salvaged stone and brick from the original, the college still lacked funds to provide for amenities in the Henderson Hall when it was officially occupied on May 15, 1904. Further, the construction loan needed to be repaid so in August 1904 famed orator and political figure William Jennings Bryan spoke in Canton to help raise additional funds. The building at first housed mens and womens gymnasiums, a large assembly hall, dining room and various administrative offices. In 1915 the first of several remodeling projects was undertaken, adding science labs and a library. Further repairs and renovations took place in 1937, 1948, 1960, and 1968, changing both the purpose and interior look of the building. As mentioned earlier, in 2003 a tornado struck the Culver-Stockton campus, destroying the Henderson Hall dome, itself a 1960 replacement for the 1903-4 original. The dome was once again replaced and Henderson Hall continues today to serve as a campus centerpiece, housing primarily administrative offices but also some classroom space.</p><br>
<p>Rock Hill Farm is a historic home and farm located near Bluemont, Loudoun County, Virginia. The original section of the house was built about 1797, and has undergone at least four additions and renovations about 1873, 1902, 1947, and 1990. It is two-story, stuccoed stone, Quaker plan, Federal style dwelling with a gable roof. Also on the property are the contributing two-story, wood frame bank barn ; one-story, pyramidal-roofed, stucco-finished smokehouse ; a two-story, gable-roofed, stucco and frame garage ; one story, gable-roofed, wood-frame corncrib ; one-story, gable-roofed, wood-frame office/dairy ; a fieldstone run-in shed ; a one-story, gable roofed, wood-frame stable ; the remains of a formal boxwood garden ; several ca. 19th-century, dry-laid, fieldstone fences ; and a cemetery .</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.</p><br>
<p>Rose Hill Farm is a home and farm located near Upperville, Loudoun County, Virginia. The original section of the house was built about 1820, and is 2 1/2-story, five bay, gable roofed brick dwelling in the Federal style. The front facade features an elaborate two-story porch with cast-iron decoration in a grape-vine pattern that was added possibly in the 1850s. Also on the property are the contributing 1 1/2-story, brick former slave quarters / smokehouse / dairy ; one-story, log meat house; frame octagonal icehouse; 3 1/2-story, three-bay, gable-roofed, stone granary ; a 19th-century, arched. stone bridge; family cemetery; and 19th century stone wall.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.</p><br>
<p>Cleremont Farm is a historic home and farm located near Upperville, Loudoun County, Virginia. The original section of the house was built in two stages between about 1820 and 1835, and added onto subsequently in the 1870s. 1940s. and 1980s. It consists of a stone portion, a log portion, and a stone kitchen wing. It has a five bay, two-story, gable-roofed center section in the Federal style. A one-bay, one-story Colonial Revival-style pedimented entrance portico was built in the early 1940s. Also on the property are the contributing original 1 1/2-story, stuccoed stone dwelling ; a stone kitchen from the late 19th or early 20th century; a stuccoed frame tenant house built about 1940; a stone carriage mount; and a series of five stone walls.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.</p><br>
<p>The Blaisdell Slow Sand Filter Washing Machine at Yuma, Arizona is a device invented by Hiram W. Blaisdell to wash sand filters used in the treatment of drinking water. The machine was built in 1902 at Blaisdell&#39;s privately operated waterworks, which treated the muddy water of the Colorado River for local consumption. Blaisdell patented the device and marketed it throughout the United States. The Yuma filter is now on City of Yuma property, and has been preserved as the first of its kind.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Blaisdell machine traveled along steel tracks laid on top of the walls of rectangular filter basins, bridging the walls with its structure. The washing chamber was lowered from the moving bridge frame into the basin. The chamber measures about 5 ftwide, 2 ft deep and 6 ft long, and contains a 4 ft diameter circular washing unit. The washing unit stirred the surface of the sand bed, dislodging sediment and flushing it away through two suction pumps at the top of the box, avoiding contamination of the surrounding water. The mechanism was controlled by an operator in a corrugated metal enclosure.</p><br>
<p>The Blaisdell machine was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1979.</p><br>
<p>Todd Crag is a hill and a satellite peak of Loughrigg Fell at 224 m  it is not classed as a fell but is a vantage point near Ambleside</p><br>
<h2>Topography</h2><br>
<p>The hill is surrounded with other mountains to the north and north west and to the south Windermere water. To the East is Ambleside and other eastern fells.</p><br>
<h3>Ambleside</h3><br>
<p>A very sinister looking hill with its Eastern and Souther flanks covered by trees leading into a grasslands towards the rocky outcrop on top with its sharp and spiky rocks that look like teeth or fangs. After the summit there is a slight depression as the ridge continues towards Loughrigg Fell.</p><br>
<h3>Clappersgate (A593)</h3><br>
<p>There is not much of a view apart from trees leading up from the A593 past the grand houses and just sticking up is The Tarn Tor Crags.</p><br>
<h3>Wrey Castle and the B5286</h3><br>
<p>The entire South Flank, including the summit and the rest of the tarn tor crags, can be viewed here.</p><br>
<h2>Geology</h2><br>
<p>The geology on the hill is made up of dacitic welded lapilli-tuff and volcaniclastic sandstone and other Lakeland rocks that surround the area.</p><br>
<h2>Ascent</h2><br>
<p>The ascent starts at Rothey Park the route then follows the road over the bridge. When you get to the cattlerids take a sharp left up the steep road. The route then follows this road until it gets to a wall with slate stear where the woods start. The route turns left going through the wood and over the bridge. It follows the path up to the style where the route get the first glips of the rocky outcrop that is sean from Ambleside, This means the start of the Tarn Tor Crags.</p><br>
<h2>Summit</h2><br>
<p>At the summit are impressive views of Windemere and the other valleys. The summit is the second Crag it is marked by a small cairn which will be replaced with a better marker in the near future.</p><br>
<p>The Piketon Mounds  are a group of earthworks located in Piketon, Ohio in the United States. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>The site is located in Piketon, Ohio. As of 1848, the Chillicothe Turnpike traveled through the site and a cemetery was built upon the remains of a collection of mounds. The cemetery, named Mound Cemetery, as pictured to the right, remains in place today.</p><br>
<h2>Survey history</h2><br>
<h3>Squier and Davis: 1840s</h3><br>
<p>The site was featured in the 1848 publication, Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley by Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis. The two men visited the site. They call the side the Graded Way. They describe the graded way as being a type of earthwork seen "at various points at the West," including at earthworks in Richmond Dale, Ohio and an additional site in Piketon. They also suggest that they are similar to earthworks found in Mexico. They state that grading ways are often seen "ascending sometimes from one terrace to another, and occasionally descending towards the banks of rivers or water-courses."</p><br>
<p>The graded way is noted as being 1,080 feet long, 215 feet wide in one section and 203 feet wide in another. They describe the site as having a graded ascent from a second terrace to a third terrace. The third terrace is 17 feet above the second. Various embankments were seen throughout the earthwork, ranging from 5 to eleven feet in height. At the 203 foot wide section of the grade, "the walls upon the interior sides measure no less than twenty-two feet in perpendicular height." As of 1848, trees and bushes were covering the works, and Squier and Davis suggest that passerby would most likely see the site as just hills, not a man-made installation.</p><br>
<p>A small embankment extended off of the right side of the graded way totaling 2,580 feet long. As of 1848, much of it was destroyed by the Chillicothe Turnpike. A wall was built, 1500 feet from the grade. It was built at a right angle and travel 212 feet. At that point, the line followed parallel to the main grade for 420 feet. It then curved in towards the grade and ended at a site of four mounds - three small and one large. Squier and Davis note that the small mounds were a cemetery at their time of visitation, a cemetery which remains there today. The large mound totaled 30 feet high. There were other small mounds and no more major mounds in the vicinity. On the left side of the graded way leads to the second terrace, which ends to a low area in the ground which is often filled with water. Squier and Davis cite that in the past it is believed that the Scioto River had passed through the area near the terrace.</p><br>
<p>Based on their observations, Squier and Davis theorize about the use of the site as possibly a way to get from one terrace to the next. However, the embankments caused them to question that theory. In their report, they do not provide a set theory on what the site was used for.</p><br>
<h3>Today</h3><br>
<p>The site features four mounds which are located in a cemetery. Three of the mounds rise in size from two feet high to five feet high. The largest mound is 75 feet in diameter and 25 feet high. On previous excavations, one of the mounds was reported of housing a human skeleton of a girl wrapped in a blanket. The graded way remains, creating what the Ohio Historical Society describes as "a natural drainage channel,". The mounds are classic of Adena culture and the graded way is more known as being created by the Hopewell culture. This makes it hard to calculate a set date for the works.</p><br>
<p>Cross Mound  is an earthwork located near Tarlton, Ohio in the United States. The culture who built it and the time it was built remains unknown. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>The site is located in Cross Mound Park, near a tributary of the Scioto River. The site totals 29-acres. To access the site, visitors must pass over a suspension bridge that was built in 1936.</p><br>
<h2>Survey history</h2><br>
<h3>Squier and Davis: 1848</h3><br>
<p>Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis visited the site in the mid 1840s. They would discuss their survey in their 1848 publication Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley. They describe the location of the work as occupying a "narrow spur of land,". They describe the design of the work as a Greek cross. The work was three feet high and 90 feet apart on each end and closely matches the cardinal directions. A small ditch surrounded it, following the design of the cross. In the middle of the cross was a circle shaped depression. The depression was noted as being 20 feet in diameter and 20 feet deep. Towards what they describe as the "back" of the cross was "a small circular elevation of stone and earth." (Later to be described by contemporary surveyors as a "small stone mound".) They believed it to be an altar. Squier and Davis believed that this installation represented a connection with the Alligator Effigy Mound in nearby Granville, Ohio. Near the main site, they noted a collection of smaller mounds. A larger hill near the cross was described as having "several large mounds,".</p><br>
<h2>Brief History</h2><br>
<p>"Cross Mound is located, near a tributary of the Scioto River (Cross Mound, 2015). The site totals 29-acres and to access the site, visitors must pass over a suspension bridge that was built in 1936 (Cross Mound, 2015). This site used to be within Tarlton’s limits until recently, in fact, it is known as called Tarlton Cross Mound (Cross Mound, 2015). Today, the site is maintained and owned by the Fairfield County Historical Parks Commission (Cross Mound,2015)."</p><br>
<h3>Today</h3><br>
<p>Today, the site is maintained and owned by the Fairfield County Historical Parks Commission. The Ohio Historical Society reports that the 20 foot depression in the middle of the cross is 12 inches deep, not 20 inches deep in the middle of it. Dr. Greg Little also suggests that the cross itself is four feet high not three feet high as surveyed by Squier and Davis. Three small mounds also exist at the site, today.</p><br>
<p>The exact age of the site is undetermined. They theorize that the site may represent the sun, as crosses were utilized by the Mississippian culture frequently as a sun symbol. They also theorize that it was built by the Fort Ancient peoples, but the National Park Service and others suggest that it was built by the Hopewell culture.</p><br>
<p>Despite the suggestion of that the Hopewells designed the work, Dr. Jarrod Burks of Ohio Valley Archaeology states "not enough evidence exists to support this claim." Burks does believe that the site was probably built during the Middle Woodland period. Other effigy mounds in the area, Alligator Effigy Mound and Serpent Mound, are both dated after 1,000 AD. This dates them as being built by the Fort Ancient peoples, and Burks believes the same might be true for Cross Mound.</p><br>
<p>Nakanoshima is one of the Dōzen Islands in the Oki archipelago in the Sea of Japan. It is also known as Ama-tō.</p><br>
<p>The island, 32.21 km² in area, has a population of approximately 2,400 persons. The island is administered by the town of Ama in Shimane Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of Daisen-Oki National Park.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Nakanoshima is the third largest of the Oki Islands. It is located approximately three hours by ferry north of Honshu coast. The island is of volcanic origin, with deeply indented coastline of 89.1 km, and with its highest point at 164 m above sea level.</p><br>
<p>The climate of Nakanshima is classified as a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Oki Islands have been inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic era, and numerous artifacts from the Jomon, Yayoi and Kofun periods have been found by archaeologists.</p><br>
<p>Nakanoshima was used as a place of exile from the Nara period, but is well known as the place of exile for ex-Emperor Go-Toba, who died on the island in 1239. Oki Jinja was erected on the island in 1939 in commemoration of this date. The island became part of the holdings under the control of Matsue Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period.</p><br>
<p>After the Meiji restoration, the Oki Islands became part of Tottori Prefecture in 1871, but were transferred to Shimane Prefecture in 1881.</p><br>
<p>The island became part of Ama Village in 1904, and reached a peak population in 1950 with 6,986 inhabitants. It was raised to town status in 1969.</p><br>
<h2>Transportation</h2><br>
<p>Nakanoshima is connected by regular ferry service from Saigo Port on Dōgojima, as well as by direct ferry service to points on mainland Japan.</p><br>
<h2>Economy</h2><br>
<p>The economy of the island is based on agriculture and commercial fishing. Seasonal tourism also plays a role in the local economy.</p><br>
<p>Nishinoshima is one of the Dōzen Islands in the Oki archipelago in the Sea of Japan. It is the second largest island of the Oki Islands.</p><br>
<p>The island, 55.97 km² in area, has a population of approximately 3,400 persons. The island is administered by the town of Nishinoshima in Shimane Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of Daisen-Oki National Park.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Nishinoshima is located approximately 65 km northeast of the Honshu coast. The island is of volcanic origin, with deeply indented coastline of 117 km, and with its highest point at the peak of Takuhiyama 452 m above sea level. The Matengai cliffs on the west coast of the island are the highest in Japan, at 257 m.</p><br>
<p>The climate of Nishinoshima is classified as a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with very warm summers and cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Oki Islands have been inhabited since the Japanese Paleolithic era, and numerous artifacts from the Jomon, Yayoi and Kofun periods have been found by archaeologists.</p><br>
<p>Nishinoshima was used as a place of exile from the Nara period, but is well known as a place of exile for Emperor Godaigo and a possible place of exile for ex-Emperor Go-Toba (a distinction which it shares with neighboring Nakanoshima.) The island became part of the holdings under the control of Matsue Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate in the Edo period.</p><br>
<p>After the Meiji restoration, the Oki Islands became part of Tottori Prefecture in 1871, but were transferred to Shimane Prefecture in 1881.</p><br>
<p>The island was divided between Urago Village in the west and Kuroki Village in the east in 1904. The two municipalities were divided by a canal in 1915, which cut the island into two parts. Urago became a town in November 1946 and merged with Kuroki in 1957 to form Nishinoshima Town. The two portions of the island were joined together by a bridge in 2005.</p><br>
<h2>Transportation</h2><br>
<p>Nishinoshima is connected by regular ferry service from Saigo Port on Dōgo Island, as well to Nakanoshima. There is no direct ferry service to mainland Japan.</p><br>
<h2>Economy</h2><br>
<p>The economy of the island is based on agriculture and commercial fishing. Seasonal tourism also plays a role in the local economy.</p><br>
<p>The Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House is a historic residence in Crystal Lake, Illinois.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Gustavus A. Palmer was born in Nunda, New York in 1805. He was commissioned a colonel in the 205th New York Infantry for the Patriot War. In exchange for his service, the US government granted Palmer 80 acres of land in McHenry County McHenry County, Illinois in 1845. Palmer purchased surrounding lands, bringing his total claim to 300 acres. Because of his large claim, the area became known as Palmers Corners. The ensuing county subdivision of Nunda Township was named after his hometown. Palmer was elected Judge of Elections for the township on June 5, 1850. He incorporated his holdings with the nearby Village of Crystal Lake to form the City of Crystal Lake. Palmer co-founded the Nunda Masonic Lodge on October 2, 1855. His house was built in 1858, designed by local architect Andrew Jackson Simon. When the lodge was destroyed in a fire in 1868, his house was used as a temporary lodge. Palmers son John H. Palmer would become a major figure in the lodge, serving six stints as the lodge Master. Col. Palmer died of typhoid fever on December 19, 1884; his wife Henrietta had died from the same cause three days earlier.</p><br>
<p>The building is now the home and museum of the Crystal Lake Historical Society.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The Col. Gustavus A. Palmer House was built c. 1858 by local stonemason and architect Andrew Jackson Simon. Like Palmer, Simon had come to McHenry County from New York. The house is an eclectic blend of popular styles, dominated by Neoclassicism. The house is built with brick with a two-story front section and a one-and-a-half-story rear. Typical of the Federal Style, the house features broken pediment and a low-pitch gable. The gable features a dentilated cornice. Also typical of the style, the house features an off-center main entrance and large windows. Greek Revival influences are found in the heavy sills and limestone lintels surrounding doors, windows, and the water table. The foundation is a typical New England cobblestone masonry. The west elevation has an open air porch. The house has thirty windows—five on the south, ten on the west, one on the north, four on the east, and ten basement windows. The interior features plaster walls and southern yellow pine floors. There are no fireplaces. The first floor interior is a standardize style known as a sidehall. The floor is split into two large rooms that each feature a smaller room. The south side was the main entrance and featured the staircase. The rear featured access to the attic and basement. The second floor is not standardized, featuring five rooms and a closet.</p><br>
<p>Akhurian Reservoir  is a reservoir on Akhurian River between Armenia and Turkey. The reservoir has a surface area of 54 km² and a volume of 525 million cubic meters. It is one of the largest reservoirs in the Caucasus, smaller than the Mingachevir reservoir and the Shamkir reservoir in Azerbaijan.</p><br>
<p>Its water is used for irrigation in Armenia&#39;s Aragatsotn, Armavir and Shirak provinces.</p><br>
<p>Water used on Turkey for irrigation (70000 ha agricultural area) in provinces of Kars and Ardahan.</p><br>
<h2>Foundation</h2><br>
<p>On April 25, 1963, Turkey and the Soviet Union (which Armenia was part of at the time) signed an agreement on constructing a dam on Akhurian River and regulating the flow of four rivers into the reservoir. and began to be operated in 1980.</p><br>
<h2>Pollution</h2><br>
<p>According to Armenian researchers "the water system is polluted with heavy metals and different toxic materials."</p><br>
<p>The First United Methodist Church is a Methodist church founded in 1868 in Reno, Nevada. In 1868 the first meetings were held in the local schoolhouse on the corner of what is now First and Sierra Streets. In 1871 The first church was erected and dedicated on Sierra Street between First and Second Streets. In the early 1900s the wood framed church was moved to the back of the lot and a new brick building was added to it. And finally in 1925 plans for a new building were made. Designed by Wythe, Blaken, and Olson of Oakland, the church is one of the first poured concrete buildings in Reno and utilizes Gothic Revival architectural themes. The corner stone for the current historical building was placed in 1926, with the building being dedicated in December of that same year. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983; the listing included two contributing buildings. The second building is a parish house designed by local architect Donald Parsons and built in c.1840. In 1965 another addition was done to add on what is currently the fellowship hall, and Sunday school class rooms.</p><br>
<p>The church&#39;s congregation was established in 1868, and its establishment was organized by Thomas McGrath, a Methodist Reverend. At the time it was the first organized church in Reno. The congregation currently has almost 400 members</p><br>
<p>The Royal Pavilion Tavern, commonly known as the Pavilion Tavern or Pav Tav, is a pub in the centre of Brighton, part of the English coastal city of Brighton and Hove. Its original name of the Royal Pavilion Hotel indicates its original role; now it is one of the seaside resort&#39;s oldest surviving pubs. Converted from a house in the early 19th century, it was also used as a court for several years. Prominent local architect Amon Henry Wilds was responsible for its redesign as a hotel and inn. English Heritage has listed the building at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance, and it stands within a conservation area.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The fishing and agricultural village of Brighthelmstone, on the Sussex coast in southeast England, grew into the fashionable resort of Brighton from the mid-18th century. Inward investment, good transport links and the popularity of sea-bathing helped it develop "all of the facilities that would</p><br>
<p>have been expected" of an 18th-century leisure destination. One of the most important was the Castle Inn, converted from a house in 1752 by businessman Samuel Shergold. He recognised that the towns wealthy visitors wanted a focal point near the Old Steine—at that time the centre of Brightons fashionable life—to meet, socialise and stay. It became the nascent resort&#39;s most important social venue, especially after an assembly room and ballroom were added. Within 50 years, though, it had declined, and it was demolished in 1823. This allowed the junction of North Street and Old Steine to be widened, and it took the name Castle Square.</p><br>
<p>By 1780, North Street was "the principal commercial street in the town", and Castle Square itself became a hub of commercial activity. Despite the decline of the Castle Inn, the area retained its fashionable air, and by the early 19th century a mixed series of buildings had been built on the southern side; despite some later alterations, their layout and essential character remains. One such building was the tall terraced house at number 8. Dating from early in the 19th century, it soon took on a second role. The Court of Whalesbone, a Hundred Court (an early form of magistrates court moved from the county town of Lewes in 1808 to the building. Sessions were held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. After short interludes at the Old Ship Hotel and Brightons original Town Hall, the court sessions returned between 1823 and 1832.</p><br>
<p>By this time, the building had been converted into the Royal Pavilion Hotel. Described as a "family and commercial hotel", it aimed for middle-class customers who would previously have considered the Castle Inn. It may have been established as early as 1816, and certainly by 1820. In that year or in 1826, famous local architect Amon Henry Wilds was commissioned to redesign the building. His partner Charles Busby, who worked with him on many buildings in Brighton in the early 19th century, may have assisted him; the pair also worked on 1a Castle Square around the same time. Wilds gave the hotel a typical Regency stuccoed bow front and an intricate balcony featuring the interlinked dolphins which featured on Brighton&#39;s coat of arms.</p><br>
<p>The building later changed from a hotel to a conventional inn and took its present name. An early proprietor offended Maria Fitzherbert, the Prince Regent&#39;s mistress who lived at Steine House (which backed on to the inn), by putting up a sign on the rear wall which read "Gin Palace". After she complained, he altered it to "Shades"—a local term with a similar meaning. The pub is now owned and operated by the Mitchells & Butlers chain.</p><br>
<p>The Royal Pavilion Tavern and the iron railings outside it were listed at Grade II by English Heritage on 13 October 1952. As of February 2001, it was one of 1,124 Grade II-listed buildings and structures, and 1,218 listed buildings of all grades, in the city of Brighton and Hove. It is also within the Valley Gardens Conservation Area, one of 34 conservation areas in the city of Brighton and Hove. This was designated by Brighton Council in 1973 and covers 92.84 acre.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The buildings on the south side of Castle Square are all of a similar age but show a great variety of sizes and styles. The Royal Pavilion Tavern is one of the taller buildings at four storeys in height. The slate-tiled gambrel roof has dormer windows and is partly hidden behind a balustrade which sits on top of a parapet and cornice. The façade is stuccoed and projects as a segmental-arched bow front. The stucco is rusticated at ground-floor level. The entrance is in the rightmost of the three bays and is flanked by granite pilasters topped by brackets with foliage decoration. Above this, an iron balcony runs across the full width of the building at first-floor level; this dates from the late 19th century and has finials in the form of interlinked dolphins and crowns, recalling the Borough of Brighton&#39;s emblem. Each storey has three windows, but they are treated in various ways; those at first-floor level have architraves, the second-storey windows have a small individual iron balcony with anthemion decoration; and those on the top floor have prominent sills.</p><br>
<p>Ellwood, also known as Leeland and the Lawrence Lee House, is a historic home located near Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. It was designed by noted architect Waddy Butler Wood  and built in 1911-1912. It is a 2 1/2-story, Colonial Revival style mansion with a five-part symmetrical plan consisting of a main block with a hipped slate roof connected by hyphens to one- story wings with hipped slate roofs. The house sits on a rise just above the American Civil War fort, Fort Johnston, which at one time was part of the estate. The house was designed for</p><br>
<p>Lawrence Rust Lee, who was related to the prominent Rust and Lee families of Leesburg. Also on the property are the contributing garage and wood / meat house. In the 1980s it was home to Lyndon LaRouche, who named it "Ibykus Farm" after a work by Friedrich Schiller.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.</p><br>
<p>Casa Peralta is a historic home located at 384 W. Estudillo Ave. in San Leandro, California. The home was built in 1901 by Ludovino Peralta and originally had a Colonial Revival design. The original design included Tuscan columns, modillions, and a dentillated cornice, features which remain a part of the home. After Ludovino died, the home passed to her sister Maria and later to her niece Hermania Peralta Dargie. In 1927, Hermania hired Captain Antonio Martin to redesign the house in the style of the Peralta familys estate in Spain. Martins design added a formal garden with a fountain, a front porch with tiles depicting scenes from Don Quixote, and a four-story tower.</p><br>
<p>The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1982. It is now a historic museum run by the City of San Leandro.</p><br>
<p>Julia Morgan Hall  is a historic building in the University of California Botanical Garden in Berkeley, California. Built in 1911, the building was designed by prominent California architect Julia Morgan and originally located on the central campus of the University of California, Berkeley, near the present location of the Haas School of Business. It served as a gathering place for Berkeleys female students, who wanted a female counterpart to Senior Hall, the senior mens meeting hall.</p><br>
<p>The students began planning the hall in 1909 and raised money for the building between 1909 and 1911. The building was first called Girton Hall during this period; the name came from Girton College at the University of Cambridge, which was the first womens residential college in England. When the building opened in 1911, its name changed to Senior Womens Hall. The hall gave women&#39;s groups at Berkeley a place to meet and represented a significant step toward gender equality at the university.</p><br>
<p>In 1940, the building was moved 160 feet west to make room for a street extension. In 1969, it became a campus child care center, and its name was changed back to Girton Hall to acknowledge its history, even though the name had never been applied to the building after its construction. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.</p><br>
<p>In 2014, to make way for an expansion of the Haas School of Business, the child care center moved to another location near the university campus, and Girton Hall was cut into four pieces, moved to the UC Botanical Garden, and reassembled. The name of the building was changed to Julia Morgan Hall, and it re-opened to the public in 2015.</p><br>
<p>Sueño de una tarde dominical en la Alameda Central or Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in the Alameda Central is a mural created by Diego Rivera. It was painted between the years 1946 and 1947, and is the principal work of the Museo Mural Diego Rivera adjacent to the Alameda in the historic center of Mexico City.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The mural was originally created at the request of architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia, and displayed in the Versailles</p><br>
<p>restaurant at the hotel Prado. When the hotel was destroyed in the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, the mural was restored and moved to its own museum.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The mural depicts famous people and events in the history of Mexico, passing through the Alameda Central park in Mexico City. Some notable figures include José Guadalupe Posada, Francisco I. Madero, Benito Juárez, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Porfirio Díaz, Agustín de Iturbide, Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, Maximilian I of Mexico, Juan de Zumárraga, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Winfield Scott, Victoriano Huerta, José Martí, Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera, Hernán Cortés, Nicolás Zúñiga y Miranda, and La Malinche.</p><br>
<p>The central focus of the mural is on a display of bourgeois complacency and values shortly before the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Elegantly dressed upper-class figures promenade under the figure of the long ruling dictator Porfirio Díaz. An indigenous family is forced back by police batons and to the right flames and violence loom. To the far left, victims of the Inquisition, wearing the penitential sanbenito robes and the conical coroza hat, are consigned to the flames at an auto-da-fé. The center of the mural is dominated by the elegantly dressed skeleton La Calavera Catrina holding arms with the Mexican graphic artist who first conceived and drew her, José Guadalupe Posada in a black suit and cane. La Catrina wears a Feathered Serpent boa around her shoulders. On La Catrinas right she is holding hands with a child version of Diego Rivera in short pants. Riveras wife Frida Kahlo is standing just behind and between him and La Catrina; Kahlo has her hand on Riveras shoulder and she is holding a yin-yang device. La Malinche and Posada are staring directly into each others eyes.</p><br>
<p>Round Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Round Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia. It encompasses 204 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the town of Round Hill. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings, with the majority built between 1880 and 1920. Notable buildings include the Gregg-Parks-Potts House , Guilford Gregg Store , Sagamore Hall, James Copeland House , Hibbs House , African Methodist Church , Mount Zion Baptist Church, Round Hill Baptist Church, Round Hill United Methodist Church, Castle Hall, Ford’s Store, Round Hill Grocery, and the former Round Hill Railroad Depot .</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.</p><br>
<p>Paeonian Springs Historic District is a national historic district located at Paeonian Springs, Loudoun County, Virginia. It encompasses 58 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in the village of Paeonian Springs. It is primarily residential, but also includes several former commercial</p><br>
<p>buildings, two former boardinghouses, a former school and private academy, the former water bottling plant, as well as the former public springhouse and spring site. The majority of the dwellings range in date from about 1880 to 1910. Notable buildings include Chanbourne, Buckhill III, Vanderventer Inn, Shiflett House, and the former Spinks Mercantile (c. 1905).</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.</p><br>
<p>Purcellville Historic District is a national historic district located at Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia. It encompasses 490 contributing buildings and 8 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential areas in the town of Purcellville. The buildings represents a range of architectural styles popular during the 19th and 20th centuries in rural Virginia. Notable buildings include the former Purcellville School, Purcell House and Store, Bethany United Methodist Church, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Purcellville National Bank , Town Hall , and Asa Moore Janney House . The Bush Meeting Tabernacle is located in the district and separately listed.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.</p><br>
<p>The Orrin White House, also known as the Orrin and Ann Thayer White House or the Robert Hodges Residence, is a private house located at 2940 Fuller Road in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1970 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Orrin White lived in Palmyra, New York, where he worked as a merchant and married Ann Thayer. In 1823, White journeyed to Michigan and claimed land along the Huron River. He wrapped up his affairs in New York, then returned in 1824 with his wife and father-in-law to permanently settle his land. White built a small shanty where Huron High School now stands, becoming the first settler of Ann Arbor Township outside the village of Ann Arbor. White was very active in the Ann Arbor community, serving as Washtenaw County Commissioner in 1827, sheriff in 1832, associate Circuit Court judge from 1833–37, constitutional convention delegate in 1835, and on the state legislature in 1842.</p><br>
<p>Between 1836 and 1840, Orrin and Ann White built this house out of cobblestones, one section at a time, using patterns typically found in New York. Orrin White died in 1864.</p><br>
<p>The Orrin White House was fully restored by Robert and Nan Hodges in the 1970s and 1980s. The structure remains in excellent condition and is still used as a private residence.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Orrin White House is a two-story frame house covered with coblestones, built in an L shape with a side-gable rectangular portion and an addition to the rear The front facade features herringbone-patterned cobblestones, while on the remaining elevations the cobblestones are laid randomly. The center front entrance is recessed and surrounded by incised columns and handmade glass sidelights. Stone quoins are on the corners. The ends of the gables feature pierced trusswork in the form of hexes.</p><br>
<p>Chiburijima is one of the Dōzen Islands in the Oki archipelago in the Sea of Japan.</p><br>
<p>The island, 13.7 km² in area, has a population of approximately 650 persons and is the smallest of the inhabited islands in the Oki archipelago in area and in population Administratively the island is administered by the village of Chibu in Shimane Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of Daisen-Oki National Park.</p><br>
<p>Chibujima is the only island of the Oki Islands with tanuki. There are only about 650 people but probably more than 2000 tanuki.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>Chiburijima is the smallest of the three major islands forming the Dozen group within the Oki archipelago approximately 80 km north of Honshu coast. These islands were formed when the caldera of single ancient volcanic island collapsed, leaving three islands in a ring formation.</p><br>
<p>Chiburijima is generally mountainous, but the south central area is somewhat flat. There are a number of sea cliffs, particularly on the western side of the island which faces the open expanse of the Sea of Japan. The highest point is 325 m above sea level. The island&#39;s two most well-known natural features are Mount Akahage and Akakabe, a sea-cliff composed of red rock.</p><br>
<p>As an island located in the Sea of Japan, Chibujima is within the Sea of Japan climate zone. Summers temperatures, though usually mild, are exacerbated by high humidity. Winter temperatures are also generally mild, though exacerbated by strong wind. The surrounding ocean has a warming effect, making winters milder than the mainland. Consequently, there is very little snow on Chibujima, and what snow does fall usually melts quickly.</p><br>
<h3>Etymology of Chiburijima</h3><br>
<p>Over time, Chiburijima has been written with various different kanji. These include the following, all of which are read "Chiburi": 知夫里, 知夫, 知夫利, 智夫, 道触 (see below), 知振, 千振, and 千波. There are two different theories regarding the name "Chiburi Island".</p><br>
<p>The first is that the name came from the name of a Shinto kami enshrined on Chiburijima&#39;s offshore isle, Watatsu Island. The god, named, was a protector of ships. Since Chiburihuma is the closest to the mainland of the Oki Islands, ships coming to and departing from Oki would stop on Chiburijima to ask the god for a safe voyage. Over time, the name "Chiburi" stuck and the island became known as "Chiburijima".</p><br>
<p>A second theory is that the name came from the use of smoke signals sent between Chiburijima and the mainland for communication. Since Chiburijima is the closest, it was the easiest to see between the Oki Islands and the mainland.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The earliest evidence of human habitation of Chibujima is the tomb called Himemiya Shrine Ruins located in Urumi. The tomb is dated to the Jōmon period, 4000 years before present. Other ancient tombs built in the Yayoi (2300 BP) and Kofun (1700 BP) periods were also found. Also, the Oki Islands, including Chiburijima, are mentioned in Japan&#39;s two most ancient texts, Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. In the Asuka period, the area became incorporated into the "Chibu district" encompassing both Chiburi Island and Nishinoshima.</p><br>
<p>The islands have been used as a place of exile from the Nara period, but are well known as the place of exile for ex-Emperor Go-Toba, and Emperor Go-Daigo during the Kamakura period.</p><br>
<p>After the Meiji restoration, the Oki Islands became part of Tottori Prefecture in 1871, but were transferred to Shimane Prefecture in 1881.</p><br>
<p>Modern Chibu Village was established in 1909.</p><br>
<h2>Transportation</h2><br>
<p>Chiburijima is connected by regular ferry service from Saigo Port on Dōgojima, as well as by direct ferry service to points on mainland Japan.</p><br>
<h2>Economy</h2><br>
<p>The economy of the island is based on agriculture and commercial fishing. Seasonal tourism also plays a role in the local economy.</p><br>
<p>The Cascate del Varone  is located in the town of Tenno in Trentino, 3 km from Riva del Garda.</p><br>
<p>The falls has a height of almost 100 metres, and is sourced from the river Magnone, which runs beneath the valley of Ravizze and down to Lake Garda. Its waters are fed by underground leakage from Lake Tenno into the mountain that then forms the waterfall. The name Varone has its origin from the town of Varone a short distance away.</p><br>
<p>La Cascata del Varone was opened to the public on 20 June 1874. Patrons were the King of Saxony and Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, who were near Riva del Garda on holiday. Since then it has become a must-see for all tourists.</p><br>
<p>Names of artists and writers appearing in the visitors books include Prince Umberto II of Savoy, Gabriele D&#39;Annunzio, the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Habsburg, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann and many others.</p><br>
<p>Thomas Mann often visited Riva del Garda between 1901 and 1904, apparently drawing inspiration for some sections of his novel The Magic Mountain from the falls, for example the phrase "The water pours down with a deafening noise at the back of the deep, narrow chasm formed by paunchy, bare, slippery rocks that resemble huge fish bellies."</p><br>
<p>The Lander County High School, at 130 Sixth St. in Austin, Nevada, is a two-story concrete and brick school building built in 1926 with a connected, matching gymnasium that was built in 1928. It was designed by Reno, Nevada architects George A. Ferris and Son. It was built originally as a K-12 combined school, built from proceeds of a $55,000 bond. It has since also been known as Austin High School and, in 1999, as Austin Elementary School. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000; the listing included both buildings as contributing buildings.</p><br>
<p>Both buildings in the complex are symmetrical and have an "ordered appearance drawn from an Italian Renaissance-Palazzo style, and both are constructed predominantly of a warm golden-buff or sandstone colored brick with shaped galvanized iron dentil detailed cornices running around the majority of the buildings&#39; exteriors."</p><br>
<p>The complex is included within the area of the 1971-NRHP-listed Austin Historic District, listed as a gold rush-era mining community, but was not 50 years old and was not considered a contributing property in that district.</p><br>
<p>The Red Fox Inn & Tavern, also known as the Middleburg Inn and Beveridge House, is a historic inn and tavern located in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. According to the National Register of Historic Places placard on the building, the Red Fox Inn was established circa 1728. Some historic artifacts on the building date to about 1830, with additions and remodelings dating from the 1850s, 1890s, and the 1940s. It consists of a 2 1/2 story-with-basement, five-bay, gable-roofed, fieldstone main block, with a two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed fieldstone rear wing. The front facade features a one-story, one-bay, pedimented porch dating from the 1940s. It has a standing seam metal gable roof and exterior end chimneys. The buildings exhibits design details in the Federal and Colonial Revival styles. It is thought to be one of the oldest continuously operated inns in Virginia as well as the United States. The Red Fox Inn & Tavern has served a variety of functions including: stagecoach stop, inn, tavern, butcher shop, apartment house, post office, and hotel.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.</p><br>
<p>The Tabernacle-Fireman&#39;s Field is a historic meeting site and picnic grounds located at Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia. The property includes the Bush Meeting Taberbacle. It is an eight-sided, frame building measuring approximately 80 feet by 160 feet. It was originally built to house the "Bush Meetings" that were conducted by the Prohibition and Evangelical Association of Loudoun County, Virginia. The 8,500 square foot building could accommodate 3,000 seats. In 1939, it was converted into a skating roller rink, a function it has continued to serve until it closed in 2009. Also on the property are two contributing barbeque pits and a picnic pavilion.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It is located in the Purcellville Historic District.</p><br>
<p>Bloomington is a historic home located at Louisa, Louisa County, Virginia. The dwelling evolved into its present form from an original two-room, split-log dwelling dating to about 1790. The main block was built about 1832, and is a two-story, three-bay structure with steeply-pitched gable roof constructed over a raised brick basement. A one-story, gable-roofed addition was attached to the north wall of the main block about 1900. The house is a rare example of</p><br>
<p>18th-to-early-19th-century English frame construction which found expression in early</p><br>
<p>Southern Colonial style. Also on the property are a contributing tobacco barn, horse barn, corn crib, and tool shed.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.</p><br>
<p>Mineral Historic District is a national historic district located at Mineral, Louisa County, Virginia. It encompasses 222 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 6 contributing structures in the town of Mineral. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings built after the town was platted in 1890. Notable buildings include the Gibson House , Turner House , Dr. H. J. Judd House , Odd Fellows Hall , former D.E. Bumpass Department Store, former Mineral Drug Store, Bank of Louisa , C&O railroad depot , Mineral Crystal Ice Plant , Louisa County Power & Light Plant , Standard Oil Company building , Episcopal Church of Incarnation , Mineral Baptist Church , and the former Mineral School .</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.</p><br>
<p>The Gridley Store, at 247 Water St. in the "Upper Austin" area of Austin, Nevada, is a historic building built in 1863 but with significance dating to 1864, during the American Civil War. It is associated with Reuel Colt Gridley, who reportedly lost a bet and had to carry a 50 lb sack of flour throughout the town. The flour was sold as a benefit to raise money for the USA Sanitary Commission, which aided wounded Union soldiers. The sack was sold and resold, raising considerable funds in Austin, in Nevada, and in the East, in a campaign supported by Mark Twain.</p><br>
<p>The building is a one-story granite stone building. Also known as Gridley & Hobart Store and as Gridley Store Museum, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.</p><br>
<p>Its current exterior appearance dates from it being renovated in c.1985.</p><br>
<p>In 2003, it was operated as a museum by the Austin Historical Society.</p><br>
