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One thing that nearly every person in the world can appreciate is a beautiful building. Whether it’s a skyscraper that’s 100 stories tall or a stunning house of worship surrounded by nature, we all love to marvel at these impressive structures.

And while you probably don’t consider the United States to be the nation with the most interesting architecture in the world, it still has some gorgeous buildings to offer. We took a trip to the Old American Architecture Instagram page and gathered some of their best pics down below. So enjoy scrolling through these breathtaking structures, and be sure to upvote the ones that give you a new appreciation for American architecture!

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The Gran Hotel Ciudad De México In Mexico City, Built In 1918 By Jacques Grüber

Stunning old American architecture with intricate stained glass ceiling and ornate iron balconies.

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3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is stunning. Fun fact: this is the inspiration of the Dead's train station in the movie Coco.

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    The Art Deco Doors At The C.d. Peacock Jewelry Store In Chicago, Illinois, Completed In 1925

    Ornate antique elevator doors with intricate peacock designs in old American architecture style.

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    The Arcade In Cleveland, Ohio. Completed In 1890 And Still In Use Today

    Interior of historic American architecture showcasing a large glass atrium with multiple floors and decorative lights.

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    A James
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    3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Converted into shops and a hotel. Suites are oddly shaped but very cool. My favorite thing is that the stone steps are worn and rounded from all the foot traffic from over a century of visitors.

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    What comes to mind when you think of American architecture? Are you imagining modern buildings that have been built in the past 30 years? Or some of the most iconic structures in the country, such as the Empire State Building and the Flatiron Building. To be honest, I don’t really consider any buildings in the US to be old, and I definitely don’t imagine them to be as captivating as the structures you can find in other countries that have been around for thousands of years.

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    But the Old American Architecture page has made me realize that I shouldn’t discount buildings in the States completely. Because apparently, there are (or at least were at some point) some stunning ones. This Instagram account has shared nearly a thousand photos of buildings and amassed an impressive 100K followers. So clearly, lots of people are fans of these beautiful structures! 

    #4

    The Forestry Building In Portland, Oregon. Known As The “World’s Largest Log Cabin,” It Was Built In 1905 And Burned Down 1964

    Children standing by a large log cabin showcasing unique American architecture.

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    Grand Central Station In New York City, Circa 1929

    Sunlight streaming through windows in a grand hall exemplifying old American architecture.

    “It’s not possible to take such a photograph anymore, as the buildings outside block the sun rays.”

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    #6

    Art Deco Details On The Crown Of The Rca Victor Skyscraper In New York City

    Ornate top of a historic American building exemplifying old architecture with intricate details and spires.

    The building, also know as the General Electric Building, is a skyscraper at the southwestern corner of Lexington Avenue and 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The building, designed by Cross & Cross and completed in 1931, was known as the RCA Victor Building during its construction.

    It was designed by John Walter Cross of Cross & Cross in the Art Deco style with Gothic Revival ornamentation.

    The building is still in use today

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    3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The architect didn't want a giant gorilla anywhere near the very top of this building

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    If you’re not particularly familiar with architecture in the United States, have no fear. We’ll have a brief history lesson. First, let’s talk about the man, the myth, the legend: Frank Lloyd Wright. Many people consider him to be the greatest American architect of all time thanks to the buildings he designed during the first half of the 20th century. 

    Wright is known for his “Prairie Style,” as well as the Usonian house, and he viewed architecture as “the great mother art.” He believed that every person has the right to live in a beautiful environment, and he aimed to make stunning architecture accessible to all. Some of his most famous buildings include Taliesin in Wisconsin, Fallingwater in Pennsylvania and King Kamehameha Golf Course Clubhouse in Hawaii.

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    #7

    Château Frontenac In Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

    Historic American architecture with a grand chateau atop autumn-colored trees and quaint houses below.

    The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district's Upper Town, on the southern side of Place d'Armes. The Château Frontenac was designed by Bruce Price, and was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway company. It opened in 1893 and is still in use today

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    The Winter Garden Of The Biltmore Estate In Asheville, North Carolina, Completed In 1895

    Ornate glass ceiling in vintage American architecture with hanging plants and elegant chandeliers.

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    Lone Brownstone Standing At 215 E 68th St In New York City, New York. 1881-1959

    Historic American architecture, solitary brownstone building amidst vacant urban landscape.

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    3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone has raised stubbornness to an artform. I'm in awe of how many meetings they had to go through and prevail.

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    Despite the fact that the United States has been an established nation for less than 250 years, there have been plenty of architectural styles that have come and gone during that time. According to the US General Services Administration, the country has already seen the Federal style, Greek Revival, Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Renaissance Revival, Second Empire, Beaux Arts Classicism, Neoclassicism, Colonial Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, Art Deco and Moderne and Mid-Century Modernism.

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    The Roman Pool At Hearst Castle In San Simeon, California. The Pool Was Built Between 1927 - 1934

    Ornate old American architecture featuring a luxurious indoor pool with blue and gold detailing.

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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This pool is one of most magical things I have ever seen. There is gold inlay all through out, and at night the lamps burn like candles lighting up all the gold details. I visited back in the 80's. I would give anything to swim in the pool at night!

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    The Niagara Mohawk Building, An Art Deco Classic Building In Syracuse, New York

    Art Deco skyscraper facade with intricate architectural details against a cloudy sky.

    The building was built in 1932 and was headquarters for the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, what was "then the nation's largest electric utility company"

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    The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Historic American architecture building with ornate facade at sunset.

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    If you’re visiting the United States and you’re interested in seeing some fascinating architecture, there are a few cities that you won’t want to miss. On the East Coast, you'll obviously need to visit New York City. You can see the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Flatiron Building, the Chrysler Building, the Whitney Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, MoMA and more.

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    Cliff House In San Francisco, California, Prior To Being Destroyed By Fire In 1907

    Historic architecture on a cliff by the seaside, people walking along the beach below.

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    The Original Interior To Grauman’s Egyptian Theater In Hollywood, California. Opened In 1922. Gutted In 1998, But Partially Restored To Its Original Glory In 2023

    Ornate theater interior showcasing stunning old American architecture with intricate ceiling and decorative columns.

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    #15

    The George Peabody Library In Baltimore, Maryland

    Historic American architecture: grand library interior with multiple book-filled levels under a skylighted ceiling.

    The George Peabody Library was funded by George Peabody (1795–1869). Peabody, having become a wealthy man in Baltimore through commerce during the 1810s and 1820s, following his brief service in the state militia defending the city against the famous British attack during the War of 1812, "gave $300,000 as a beginning sum for the Peabody Institute" in February 1857.

    The library interior is often regarded as one of the most beautiful libraries in the world. Completed in 1878, it was designed by Baltimore architect Edmund G. Lind in collaboration with the first Peabody provost, Nathaniel H. Morison, that described it as a "cathedral of books". The visually stunning, monumental neo-Greco interior features an atrium that, over an alternating black and white slab marble floor, soars 61 feet high to a latticed skylight of frosted heavy glass, surrounded by five tiers of ornamental black cast-iron balconies (produced locally by the Bartlett-Hayward Company) and gold-scalloped columns containing closely packed book stacks. Between July 2002 and May 2004, the now historic library underwent a $1 million renovation and refurbishment

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    After visiting the Big Apple, architecture enthusiasts can easily take a train to Boston. There, you can marvel at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Faneuil Hall, Symphony Hall, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Christian Science Plaza and the Boston Public Library.

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    Main Street Bridge In Rochester, New York. Demolished In The 1960s

    Old American architecture: a historic building spans over a river, showcasing intricate brickwork and structural design.

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    30th Street Station In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Completed In 1933

    Grand hall of an old American architectural building with ornate ceiling and vintage chandeliers.

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    The Ruins Of The Original 1915 Palace Of Fine Arts In San Francisco, California, Pictured In The 1960s

    Old American architecture with a swan gliding on a reflective pond.

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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ruins is misleading. Here, BP, let me help you: Originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition to exhibit works of art, the Palace of Fine Arts was constructed of plaster and wood and later replicated and replaced with a concrete and steel version we see today; the building was claimed to be fireproof. According to a metal plate at the rotunda, it was rebuilt under B.F. Modglin, local manager of MacDonald & Kahn, between 1964 and 1967. In the years 1973 and 1974, the columniated pylons were added. It is one of only 3 remaining structures from the exposition that survives

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    From Boston, you might want to keep heading South and stop in Washington, DC. Some of the most fascinating architecture that the capital has to offer include the National Gallery of Art, Washington National Cathedral, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Museum of the American Indian, the Smithsonian Institution Building and the Lincoln Memorial.    

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    #19

    Pembroke Mansion On Long Island

    Elegant old American architecture with grand columns and manicured gardens in the foreground.

    The mansion was built for Captain Joseph DeLemar. It had a palm court, cave, 70 ft water tower with an elevator leading to a tea house, indoor tennis court, and stained glass windows designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

    The 60,000 square foot home included 12 bedrooms, 12 baths, a billiard room, den, dining room, mirrored breakfast room, long party rooms to entertain hundreds of guests. De Lamar enjoyed playing an intricate pipe organ at the base of his stairway. Large windows overlooked exquisite gardens, the private bathing casino and boat landing on the Long Island Sound.

    Sadly demolished

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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like many mansions from the Gilded Age, Pembroke was razed in 1968. The collector, Walter Chrysler, Jr. bought the window at auction in the 1970s. Today, this stunning window is an icon in The Chrysler Museum of Art's glass collection and is on permanent display in the museum in Norfolk, Virginia. Additional windows and a skylight from Pembroke remain in private collections.

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    The Old Cincinnati Public Library In Cincinnati, Ohio

    Historic American library with towering bookshelves and ornate ironwork, showcasing stunning architecture.

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    3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Beautiful, but it was a safety nightmare: fire hazards, people falling from the upper bookcases and health risk by musky books.

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    #21

    The Tribune Tower In Chicago, Illinois. Built Between 1923 And 1925

    Gothic skyscraper showcasing old American architecture against a city skyline.

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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the flying buttresses. Totally unnecessary, but they do look good.

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    If you can make it all the way to the West Coast when visiting the US, you won’t want to miss the stunning architecture that Los Angeles and San Francisco have to offer. If you’re in the Bay Area, be sure to check out The Palace Hotel, Salesforce Park, San Francisco City Hall, Golden Gate Park and Legion of Honor. In LA, you’ll need to visit Union Station, the Griffith Observatory, Eastern Columbia Building, Los Angeles Central Library, the Hale House and Walt Disney Concert Hall.

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    Humboldt Bank Building In San Francisco, California

    Historic American architecture featuring an ornate building with a red dome against a soft sky.

    It was created by the Humboldt Savings Bank, with construction beginning in 1905. However, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed its initial construction phase. A new building was completed in 1908. The building consists granite, marble, and terra cotta tile facing over reinforced concrete and steel

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    #23

    Cathedral Of Christ The Saviour, Near Kharkov In The Russian Empire (Modern-Day Kharkiv, Ukraine). Pictured In 1894. It Was Destroyed During The Second World War

    Ornate old American architecture featuring a grand cathedral with intricate domes and spires.

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    3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    American? Or is this foreshadowing that the US is planning to invade Ukraine?

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    Portland, Oregon In 1939, Shortly Before These Buildings Were Demolished For The Construction Of Harbor Drive

    Vintage street scene showcasing old American architecture with ornate building facades and a lone car on a damp road.

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    We hope you’re enjoying your scroll through all of these iconic buildings, pandas. Keep upvoting the ones you wish you could see in person, and let us know in the comments below where your favorite building in the whole world is. Then, you can find another Bored Panda article discussing fascinating buildings right here!

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    The Knox Building In New York City. The 10-Story Building Is In The Beaux-Arts Style And Was Designed In 1902 By John H. Duncan

    Historic Knox Building showcasing stunning Old American architecture in a bustling city corner.

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    The Portland In Washington, D.c., The City’s First Luxury Apartment Building. Completed In 1881 And Demolished In 1962

    Historic American architecture with ornate details on a multi-story red brick building, cars, and pedestrians nearby.

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    The World's Columbian Exposition (Also Known As The Chicago World's Fair) Was A World's Fair Held In Chicago In 1893 To Celebrate The 400th Anniversary Of Christopher Columbus' Arrival In The New World In 1492

    Historic American architecture featuring a grand statue overlooking a reflecting pool with buildings and flags in the background.

    The exposition was an influential social and cultural event and had a profound effect on American architecture, the arts, American industrial optimism, and Chicago's image

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    3 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back when Columbus was considered a hero instead of a murdering, cruel, nasty scumbucket.

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    Colorized Photo Of The Karlsaue Palace Orangerie In Hesse, Germany, Circa 1905

    Elegant old architecture with ornate facade and lush gardens.

    The main palace Orangerie was built by Landgrave Charles between 1654 and 1730 as an “exotic winter garden” until the beginning of the Second World War. It serves as an astronomy and physical cabinet today and the marble bath

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    3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK, I am fairly confident that THIS is not American architecture. 😂

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    The Kaiserpalast Was A Five-Storey Neo-Baroque Building In Dresden, Which Stood On The North Side Of The Pirnaischer Platz Between Moritzring And Amalienstraße

    Elaborate old American architecture building with ornate facade and multiple windows on a street corner.

    It was built between 1895 and 1897 as the Geschäftshaus Ilgen by the architects Schilling und Graebner for the businessman Hermann Ilgen.

    It was destroyed in bombing raids during WWII

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    The Sibley Breaker In Pennsylvania. Built In 1886 And Destroyed By Fire In 1906

    Historic American architecture with people and horses in front of a large wooden industrial building.

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    3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From the web for those interested: The structure in this photograph replaced an earlier structure that was also destroyed by fire. Breakers were used to break up chunks of coal into smaller pieces, sorting them using screens as the coal moved through the breaker on conveyors. A steam powered exhaust fan was used to ventilate the structure

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    The Leland Stanford Mansion, Often Known Simply As The Stanford Mansion, Is A Historic Mansion And California State Park In Sacramento, California

    Historic American architecture with ornate facade and grand entrance, framed by trees in an urban setting.

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    The World’s Columbian Exposition In Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1893

    Old American architecture with grand columns and intricate stone carvings, exuding historical elegance and grandeur.

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    The Hotel Pennsylvania In New York City. Opened In 1919 And Demolished 2022/23

    Historic American architecture with four towering structures and detailed facades in a sepia-toned image.

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    The Singer Building (Left) In New York City Was Completed In 1908 And Demolished In 1969 To Make Way For One Liberty Plaza (Right)

    Old American architecture transformation shown in a before-and-after image of urban skyscrapers.

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    The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Historic American architecture of a grand, ornate building with intricate details, set in an urban landscape.

    Constructed in 1904 and expanded to its present size in 1912. The hotel is still in use today

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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Second appearance of this hotel in the thread. Whoever put this “American” architecture thread together was obviously distracted...

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    Festival Hall At The 1904 World’s Fair In St. Louis, Missouri

    Historic American architecture featuring a grand domed building with ornate details and statues.

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    3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    St Louis’ World Fair was the reason they were able to get the IOC to give them the 1904 Olympics. Not that many people knew they were competing in the Olympics, as it lasted almost the whole year. The original host city was meant to be Chicago.

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    The William A. Clark Mansion Was A Mansion Located At 962 Fifth Avenue On The Northeast Corner Of Its Intersection With East 77th Street On The Upper East Side Of Manhattan, New York City

    Historic American architecture showcased in an ornate, multi-story building with intricate details and classic design.

    William A. Clark, a wealthy entrepreneur and politician from Montana, commissioned the New York City firm of Lord, Hewlett & Hull to build the mansion in 1897. It was completed in 1911, after numerous legal disputes, at a cost of $7 million (equivalent to $203,575,000 in 2021). The mansion contained 121 rooms, 31 baths, four art galleries, a swimming pool, a concealed garage, and a private underground rail line to bring in coal for heat.

    In 1925, upon Clark's death, his widow and his daughter, Huguette Clark, moved to 907 Fifth Avenue, where the annual rental for a full-floor apartment was about $30,000. Shortly thereafter, the mansion was sold to Anthony Campagna for $3 million (equivalent to $46,355,000 in 2021). He had the home torn down in 1927, less than 20 years after it was built

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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a bit too busy for my liking. But only 20 years. What a waste.

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    Fireman’s Insurance Building In Newark, New Jersey, Circa 1909

    Historic American architecture, ornate building on busy city street, with detailed arches and decorative rooftop features.

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    The Gillender Building In New York City

    Historic American architecture featuring tall, intricate buildings in an urban setting.

    It stood on the northwest corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street, on a narrow strip of land measuring 26 by 73 feet (7.9 m × 22.3 m). At the time of its completion in 1897, the Gillender Building was, depending on ranking methods, the fourth- or eighth-tallest structure in New York City.

    Demolished in 1910

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    Times Square In The Early 20th Century

    Historic American architecture with tall buildings and bustling street crowds.

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    The Plaza Hotel (Also Known As The Plaza) Is A Luxury Hotel And Condominium Apartment Building In Midtown Manhattan In New York City

    Vintage American architecture showcases an ornate high-rise building with intricate details in an urban setting.

    It was built between 1905 and 1907 and was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh in the French Renaissance style

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    Buffalo, New York, Circa 1908

    Historic city street scene featuring stunning old American architecture with tall, ornate buildings and vintage trams.

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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Erie County Savings Bank in Buffalo, NY, demolished in 1968.

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    The Arcade In Downtown Cleveland, Ohio

    Interior view of a historic American shopping arcade with intricate architectural details and a glass ceiling.

    It is a Victorian-era structure of two nine-story buildings, joined by a five-story arcade with a glass skylight spanning over 300 feet (91 m), along the four balconies. Erected in 1890, at a cost of $867,000 ($26,100,000 in 2021 dollars), the Arcade opened on Memorial Day (May 30, 1890), and is identified as one of the earliest indoor shopping arcades in the United States.

    The building is still in use today

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    3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's much prettier in color. This place is awesome. Bottom 2 floors are little shops and food mall. All the other floors had the office space converted into hotel suites/rooms. They're a little oddly shaped but really comfortable. My favorite thing about this are the stairs (where the picture was taken from) are stone and have worn down tracks in them from the 135 years of visitors walking up and down them. arcade-67e...9236f4.jpg arcade-67e6aa59236f4.jpg

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    The Alwyn Court, Also Known As The Alwyn, Is An Apartment Building At 180 West 58th Street, At The Southeast Corner With Seventh Avenue, In The Midtown Manhattan Neighborhood Of New York City

    Historic American architecture building with intricate details and multiple floors, showcasing early 20th-century design.

    The Alwyn Court was built between 1907 and 1909 and was designed by Harde & Short in the French Renaissance style.

    The building is thirteen stories tall. Its facade is clad with elaborate terracotta ornamentation in the Francis I style, with a main entrance on Seventh Avenue and 58th Street. Inside is an octagonal courtyard with a painted facade by artist Richard Haas, as well as a location of the Petrossian caviar bar. The Alwyn Court was originally built with twenty-two elaborately decorated apartments, two on every floor, which typically had fourteen rooms and five bathrooms. The interior was subdivided into 75 apartments in 1938.

    The Alwyn Court was named after Alwyn Ball Jr., one of the building's developers. Despite a fire shortly after its opening, the Alwyn Court quickly became one of New York City's most expensive apartment buildings. During the early 20th century, ownership changed several times. By the 1930s, the last luxury tenant had moved out, and the building's interior was completely rebuilt. The Alwyn Court was made a New York City designated landmark in 1966, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The building was renovated and converted to cooperative apartments in 1980, and the facade was restored in the late 1990s and early 2000s

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    The Ansonia Is A Building On The Upper West Side Of Manhattan In New York City, Located At 2109 Broadway, Between 73rd And 74th Streets

    Historic American architecture showcased in a grand, ornate building with intricate detailing and multiple towers.

    It was originally built as a residential hotel by William Earle Dodge Stokes, the Phelps-Dodge copper heir and shareholder in the Ansonia Clock Company, and it was named after his grandfather, the industrialist Anson Greene Phelps. In 1897, Stokes commissioned French architect Paul Emile Duboy to design the grandest hotel in Manhattan.

    Erected between 1899 and 1904, it was the largest residential hotel of its day and the first air-conditioned hotel in New York. The building has an eighteen-story steel-frame structure. The exterior is decorated in the Beaux-Art style with a Parisian style mansard roof. The Ansonia features round corner-towers or turrets and an open stairwell that sweeps up to a domed skylight.

    The Ansonia has had many celebrated residents, including baseball player Babe Ruth; writer Theodore Dreiser, in 1912; the leader of the Bahá'í Faith `Abdu'l-Bahá; Nobel prize winner in literature Isaac Bashevitz Singer; conductor Arturo Toscanini; composer Igor Stravinsky; fashion designer Koos van den Akker; and Italian tenor Enrico Caruso.

    In 1992, the Ansonia was converted to a condominium apartment building with 430 apartments. By 2007, most of the rent-controlled apartment tenants had moved out, and the small apartments were sold to buyers who purchased clusters of small apartments and combined them to recreate grand apartments.

    The Ansonia is home to part of the New York campus of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy

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    Boston Avenue United Methodist Church In Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Art Deco facade with sculpted figures in gold, showcasing detailed American architecture design elements.

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    Hippopotamuses
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    2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks very grand for a Methodist church. Where I live, Methodist churches are known for their modesty and restraint.

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    The Chicago Federal Building In Chicago, Illinois, Constructed Between 1898 And 1905

    Historic architecture in a cityscape, featuring a grand building with a large dome amidst skyscrapers.

    The building was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by architect Henry Ives Cobb. The floorplan was a six-story Greek cross atop a two-story base with a raised basement.

    After construction was complete, more than $2,000,000 remained for interior decoration of the Chicago Federal Building. The four wings met under the dome to form an octagonal rotunda, inspired by Imperial Roman architecture, that was open to the ninth floor. The rotunda's 100 ft (30 m) diameter made it larger than that of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.

    The building was demolished in 1965 and replaced with the Kluczynski Federal Building

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    The Civil Courts Building Is A Landmark Court Building In St. Louis, Missouri

    Grand civil courthouse showcasing old American architecture, surrounded by early 20th-century cityscape.

    The building with its pyramid shaped roof is prominently featured in the center of photos of the Gateway Arch from the Illinois side as its location on the Memorial Plaza is lined up in the middle directly behind the Old Courthouse.

    The building was part of an $87 million bond issue ratified by voters in 1923 to build monumental buildings along the Memorial Plaza which also included Kiel Auditorium and the Municipal Services Building. The Plaza and the buildings were part of St. Louis's City Beautiful plan.

    It replaced the Old Courthouse as the city's court building and its construction prompted the descendants of the founding father Auguste Chouteau to unsuccessfully sue the city to get the Old Courthouse back since the stipulation was that it was to always be the courthouse.

    The pyramid roof on the top was designed to resemble the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It features 32 Ionic columns. Each of the columns have 6 fluted drums, and a cap, and are about 42 feet (13 m) high, 5+1⁄2 feet in diameter. They are made of Indiana limestone.

    The roof is made of cast aluminum and is topped by two 12-foot (3.7 m) high sphinx-like structures with the fleur-de-lis of St. Louis adorned on the chests. These sphinx-like creatures were sculpted by Cleveland sculptor, Steven A. Rebeck

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    Chicago, Illinois, Circa 1925

    Vintage view of stunning American architecture featuring two tall historic buildings along a busy bridge.

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    Knickerbocker Trust Building And Waldorf Astoria, New York City, Circa 1904. Both Buildings Have Since Been Demolished

    Historic American architecture featuring a grand building with ornate columns and a towering older structure beside it.

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    New York City, Circa 1916

    Historic American architecture with vintage skyscrapers, bustling streetcars, and pedestrians in a vibrant city scene.

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    The Nebraska State Capitol Is The Seat Of Government For The U.S. State Of Nebraska And Is Located In Downtown Lincoln

    Art Deco-style tower of historical American architecture, with trees and vintage car in the foreground.

    Designed by New York architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in 1920, it was constructed of Indiana limestone from 1922 to 1932

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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Know as the p***s of the plains. No buildings in Lincoln are allowed to be as tall so you can see it from miles away.

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    Interior Of Penn Station In New York City, Before And During Demolition

    Grand interior of historic architecture featuring towering arches and intricate details.

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    The Singer Building In NYC Was A Marvel Of Its Time, Constructed From 1897 To 1908

    Intricate arches and ornate details in an old American architecture hallway, featuring decorative elements and a grand window.

    Once the tallest building in the world, its Beaux-Arts style, crafted by architect Ernest Flagg, was a testament to the grandeur of the Gilded Age. The building’s red brick and bluestone exterior, adorned with ornate sculptures and capped by a French-inspired mansard roof, made it an iconic part of Manhattan’s skyline. It was demolished in 1968

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    Saratoga Springs, New York, Circa 1915

    People stroll along a tree-lined sidewalk with vintage buildings and horse-drawn carriages, showcasing old American architecture.

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    Trinity Church And Surrounding Office Buildings In New York City, Circa 1910

    Historic American architecture featuring a Gothic church amid towering skyscrapers in an urban setting.

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    The Oceanographic Museum In Monaco

    Elegant historic building on a rocky coast, showcasing classic architecture by the sea.

    The building was completed in 1910. This monumental example of highly charged Baroque Revival architecture has an impressive façade above the sea, towering over the sheer cliff face to a height of 279 feet (85.04 m).

    It took eleven years to build, using 100,000 tons of stone from La Turbie. During construction, the names of twenty well-known oceanographic research vessels personally selected by Prince Albert I were inscribed into the frieze of the museum's façade

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    Interior Of A Building At The Paris World’s Fair, 1900

    Historic architecture: a grand interior with ornate arches and a striking statue, showcasing old American architectural elegance.

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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exquisite! Doesn’t match the title of this article, but who cares?

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    The Saltair Pavillion In Salt Lake City, Utah

    Historic American architecture with a grand pavilion and boardwalk over water, showcasing intricate design and domed roofs.

    The first Saltair, completed in 1893, was jointly owned by a corporation associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railway, which was constructed for the express purpose of serving the resort. Saltair was not the first resort built on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, but was the most successful ever built. It was designed by well-known Utah architect Richard K.A. Kletting and rested on over 2,000 posts and pilings, many of which remain and still are visible over 110 years later.

    Burned in 1925

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    The Palais Garnier, Also Known As The Opera Garnier, Was Built For The Paris Opera From 1861 To 1875 At The Behest Of Emperor Napoleon III

    Historic American architecture with ornate details, busy street scene with horse-drawn carriages.

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    The William A. Clark House, Nicknamed "Clark's Folly", Was A Mansion Located At 962 Fifth Avenue On The Northeast Corner Of Its Intersection With East 77th Street On The Upper East Side Of Manhattan, New York City

    Historic American architecture featuring an ornate, multi-story building with intricate details and classic styling.

    It was demolished in 1927 and replaced with a luxury apartment building (960 Fifth Avenue).

    The house took up 250 feet on 77th Street and 77 feet on Fifth Avenue, more than any other rich man's mansion on Fifth opposite the park, with the exception of Andrew Carnegie's. The Fifth Avenue frontage was large for a New York house, with three bays of granite.

    On 77th Street, the house featured a long facade rising to a steep mansard roof. The mansion featured a spectacular four-sided tower with a three-story-high inward-curving arch topped by an open pergola that was said to have been visible from almost anywhere in Central Park

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    The Singer Building (Also Known As The Singer Tower)was An Office Building And Early Skyscraper In Manhattan, New York City

    Historic skyscrapers showcasing old American architecture in a bustling cityscape.

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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From this list, I'm beginning to wonder how many Singer Buildings there were in New York.

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    The Ponce De Leon Hotel, Also Known As The Ponce, Was An Exclusive Luxury Hotel In St. Augustine, Florida

    Historic American architecture with red roofs and palm-lined streets in a lush landscape.

    Built by millionaire developer and Standard Oil co-founder Henry M. Flagler and completed in 1888. The hotel was designed in the Spanish Renaissance style as the first major project of the New York architecture firm Carrère & Hastings, which would go on to gain world renown.

    The hotel was the first of its kind constructed entirely of poured concrete, using the local coquina stone as aggregate. The hotel was also one of the first buildings in the country wired for electricity from the onset, with the power being supplied by DC generators installed by Flagler's friend, Thomas Edison.

    Interior design of the hotel was headed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and his company, Tiffany & Co, which provided the stained glass windows in the hotel's dining room. The hotel's furnishings were provided by Pottier & Stymus, a prominent New York City furniture and design firm at the time. Bernard Maybeck, whose later designs include the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, served as a draftsman on the project and designed its 540 guest rooms.

    The original building and grounds of the hotel are today a part of Flagler College

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    Moresque Building In New Orleans, Louisiana

    Stunning example of Old American architecture featuring a grand historic building with arched windows and ornate details.

    Construction started in 1859, but the project was not completed until after the Civil War. Destroyed by a fire in 1897

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    Manhattan Square Apartments In New York City, Completed In 1909

    Gothic-style old American architecture building with intricate facade details and spires.

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    2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oops. Something's missing. I think they forgot to put cherubs on the facade.

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    Festival Hall At The St. Louis World’s Fair, Circa 1904

    Historic American architecture with a grand domed building and ornate sculptures in a landscaped garden.

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    The Theatro Municipal ("Municipal Theater") Is An Opera House In The Centro District Of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

    Grand old American architecture with ornate facade and domes, featuring columns and intricate details, titled Teatro Municipal.

    Completed in 1909 and still in use today, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful and important theaters in the country

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    The Parthenon In Centennial Park, In Nashville, Tennessee, Is A Full-Scale Replica Of The Original Parthenon In Athens

    Historic American architecture featuring a grand columned building, reminiscent of classical Greek design.

    It was designed by architect William Crawford Smith and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition

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    Colorized Photos Of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Circa 1900

    Historic American architecture featuring a grand, ornate building with towers and elaborate facade.

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    3 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I confused about the title of this article that currently says something about American architecture? Or were the architects actually Americans that went abroad to do their work? Or has the title of the article been changed when I wasn't looking from "Historic American Architecture Pics" to something that doesn't imply that these pix are American? The one from Mexico and the one from Canada make sense as they are American, but the European ones?

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    The Clock In Penn Station In New York City. Penn Station Opened In 1910 And Was Demolished In 1963

    Clock in grand hall of historic American architecture, featuring classical columns and arched windows.

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    The Bowes Museum Is An Art Gallery In The Town Of Barnard Castle, In County Durham In Northern England

    Historic old American architecture featuring a grandiose, ornate building with manicured gardens in the foreground.

    It was built to designs by Jules Pellechet and John Edward Watson to house the art collection of John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier, and opened in 1892.

    It was designed with the collaboration of two architects, the French architect Jules Pellechet and John Edward Watson of Newcastle. The building is richly modelled, with large windows, engaged columns, projecting bays, and mansard roofs typical of the French Second Empire, set within landscaped gardens. An account in 1901 described it as "... some 500 feet in length by 50 feet high, and is designed in the French style of the First Empire. Its contents are priceless, consisting of unique Napoleon relics, splendid picture galleries, a collection of old china, not to be matched anywhere else in the world, jewels of incredible beauty and value; and, indeed, a wonderful and rare collection of art objects of every kind."

    The building is still in use today

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    The Triumphal Bridge At The Pan-American Exposition, Which Was A World's Fair Held In Buffalo, New York, United States, From May 1 Through November 2, 1901. The Fair Occupied 350 Acres Of Land On The Western Edge Of What Is Now Delaware Park

    Crowds gather around historical architecture with statues and a large American flag draped between pillars.

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    Old Detroit Library In Detroit, Michigan. Opened In 1877 And Demolished In 1931

    Vintage American architecture with ornate ironwork and wooden tables in a grand library interior.

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    The Mutual Life Building In New York City, New York

    Old American architecture featuring an ornate multi-story building with a clock tower, surrounded by city structures.

    Built in 1872 and demolished in 1911.

    The Old Mutual Life Building was an early skyscraper in the City of New York, located on the corner of Broadway and Liberty Street. The site is now occupied by the 140 Broadway, a 51 story tower, completed in 1968

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    Palais Du Trocadero In Paris, France. Constructed In 1878 And Demolished In 1935

    Historic American architecture featuring an ornate building with arched windows and a tall tower.

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    The Uss Los Angeles Flying Over Downtown Detroit, Circa 1926

    Zeppelin flying over early 20th-century skyscrapers, showcasing old American architecture.

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    The Palace Of Justice In Brussels, Belgium, Completed In 1886. The Building Is Still In Use Today

    Old American architecture featuring a grand, neoclassical building with columns and a central dome.

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    The Book Tower In Detroit, Michigan

    Vintage skyscraper in a bustling cityscape showcasing stunning old American architecture.

    Construction began on the Italian Renaissance-style building in 1916, as an addition to the original Book Building, and finished a decade later. Designed in the Academic Classicism style, it has 38 rentable floors, two basement levels and two mechanical floors.

    It has a green copper roof, a roofing style shared by the nearby Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. Retail and gallery floors used to reside on the first and second floors, with businesses previously occupying the rest. The building is currently unoccupied but is under renovation by Bedrock Real Estate Services and is planned to open again

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    The Federal Coffee Palace In Melbourne, Australia

    Grand example of old American architecture in an intricate multi-story building with domes and detailed facade.

    The building was a large elaborate Second Empire style temperance hotel in the city centre, built in 1888 at the height of Melbourne's Boom era, and controversially demolished in 1973

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    Ursuline Academy In Galveston, Texas

    Historic American architecture with intricate red brick details and Gothic elements, surrounded by a garden and statue.

    Completed in 1895 and razed in 1962. The campus chapel stood from 1871-1961 & the convent stood from 1854-1971

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    The Crystal Palace In London, England

    Historic architecture with a grand glass building and statue in a landscaped garden.

    The building was made of cast iron and plate glass, originally built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was destroyed by fire in 1936

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    The Abandoned City Hall Station In New York City

    Historic subway station with arched ceilings and mosaic tiles showcasing old American architecture.

    In 1901, the firm of Heins & LaFarge was hired to design the underground station. The City Hall station opened on October 27, 1904 and was closed after World War II.

    The station is currently open for tours

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    The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House Was A Large Mansion Built In 1883 At 1 West 57th Street In Manhattan, New York City

    Historic American architecture featuring grand buildings and a busy street, capturing the essence of old urban design.

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    Completed In 1914, The New York City Hall Of Records, Now Known As The Surrogate’s Courthouse, Is A Striking Example Of Beaux-Arts Architecture

    Historic American architecture with ornate façade and columns in a bustling city scene.

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    Bloom High School In Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Stunning example of old American architecture with intricate brickwork and tall geometric design.

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    The Salt Lake City And County Building, Usually Called The "City-County Building", Is The Seat Of Government For Salt Lake City, Utah

    Grand historic building with a central clock tower, showcasing stunning old American architecture.

    The building was originally constructed by free masons between 1891 and 1894 to house offices for the city and county of Salt Lake and replace the Salt Lake City Council Hall and Salt Lake County Courthouse, both erected in the 1860s.

    Construction of the building was riddled with controversy. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries the City and County Building was the symbol of non-Mormon citizens' open defiance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was designed to rival the Salt Lake Temple as the city's architectural centerpiece. It is even thought that the building's clock tower and statues were designed to mimic the temple's spires and statue of the angel Moroni.

    The building was monstrously over budget. Estimated by the firm at $350,000, the winning contractor bid $377,978, but by the building's dedication on December 28, 1894, it had cost nearly $900,000. Complicating matters was the Panic of 1893 which cut Salt Lake City and County revenues nearly in half. As a result of this, plans for large stained glass windows for the building were discarded.

    Although now used exclusively by Salt Lake City government, the building originally served many functions. Salt Lake County offices called the structure home until the 1980s when the County elected to build a new complex at 2100 South and State Street.

    The building served as Utah's Capitol from when statehood was granted in 1896 until the present Utah State Capitol was completed in 1915. The Salt Lake City and County building also housed Salt Lake's first public library and contained courtrooms, including one that condemned organizer Joe Hill to death amid international attention in 1914

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    The Lincoln Memorial In Washington Dc Before The Construction Of The Reflecting Pool

    Historic American architecture featured with a distant view of a classical building amidst a natural landscape.

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    The Singer Building (Also Known As The Singer Tower) Was An Office Building And Early Skyscraper In Manhattan, New York City

    Historic American architecture featuring an ornate skyscraper with elaborate facade and unique design elements.

    The headquarters of the Singer Manufacturing Company, it was at the northwestern corner of Liberty Street and Broadway in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Frederick Gilbert Bourne, leader of the Singer Company, commissioned the building, which architect Ernest Flagg designed in multiple phases from 1897 to 1908. The building's architecture contained elements of the Beaux-Arts and French Second Empire styles

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    Part Of Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio In The Early 20th Century Versus Today

    Historic American architecture street view contrasted with modern empty road beneath a blue sky.

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    Broad Street Station In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Historic American architecture showcased in a vintage black-and-white photo of an ornate multi-story building.

    Completed in 1893 and sadly demolished in 1953.

    The architecture of Broad Street Station was typical of Furness's buildings in central Philadelphia in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Furness's structure looked much like a web of Gothic spires and arched windows, with considerable modification from their medieval sources. His work expanded on a similar structure originally constructed by the Wilson Brothers & Company a mere decade before. Furness's windows were often rounded and did not use pointed chancels.

    The lower levels of the structure were heavy and rusticated, recalling the work of H. H. Richardson from the previous decade, while the spandrels of the upper stories emphasized the building's verticality. The frame for the stone structure was largely made of iron and steel, and on the interior the structural techniques were often displayed by balustrades and columns that in places revealed the rivets that held them together. The formal style of the building was altogether not unlike that of Furness's building for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, which he completed in 1876, or his University of Pennsylvania Library, designed in 1888

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    The Petit Palais In Paris, France

    Neo-Baroque style building with ornate details and a row of empty chairs, showcasing old American architecture.

    Built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle ("universal exhibition"), it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (Musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris). The Petit Palais is located across from the Grand Palais on Avenue Nicolas II, today Avenue Winston-Churchill

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    Drawing By Architect Wilbur Henry Adams For A Skyscraper Office Building, Circa 1929. The Building Was Never Built

    Art Deco skyscraper rendering with symmetrical design, highlighting Old American Architecture's grandeur and style.

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    The William A. Clark House In Manhattan, New York City

    Ornate example of old American architecture with elaborate details and vintage car in front.

    The mansion was completed in 1911 at a cost of $7 million (equivalent to over $200,000,000 today). It was reported that Clark bought a quarry in New Hampshire, at a cost of $50,000 (equivalent to $1,454,000 in 2021), and built a railroad to transport the stone for the building. He also bought a bronze foundry employing 200 men to manufacture the bronze fittings. In addition, he imported marble from Italy, oak from Sherwood Forest in England, and parts of old French châteaux for the interior.

    The mansion was demolished in 1927 and replaced with a luxury apartment building

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