Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable
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HISTORIC SHRINES OF AMERICA
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
ONE: IN THE LAND OF THE PILGRIMS
THE OLD STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PAUL REVERE'S HOUSE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
FANEUIL HALL, BOSTON
THREE HISTORIC CHURCHES OF BOSTON
ELMWOOD, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
THE CRAIGIE HOUSE, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
THE ADAMS HOUSES, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS
THE QUINCY MANSION, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS
FERNSIDE FARM, HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS
THE DUSTON GARRISON HOUSE, HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS
THE OLD MANSE AND THE WAYSIDE, CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS
THE ROYALL HOUSE, MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
BROADHEARTH AND THE BENNET-BOARDMAN HOUSE, SAUGUS, MASSACHUSETTS
THE COLONEL JEREMIAH LEE HOUSE, MARBLEHEAD, MASSACHUSETTS
THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH, NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
THE OLD STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
PAUL REVERE'S HOUSE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
FANEUIL HALL, BOSTON
THREE HISTORIC CHURCHES OF BOSTON
ELMWOOD, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
THE CRAIGIE HOUSE, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
THE ADAMS HOUSES, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS
THE QUINCY MANSION, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS
FERNSIDE FARM, HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS
THE DUSTON GARRISON HOUSE, HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS
THE OLD MANSE AND THE WAYSIDE, CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS
THE ROYALL HOUSE, MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
BROADHEARTH AND THE BENNET-BOARDMAN HOUSE, SAUGUS, MASSACHUSETTS
THE COLONEL JEREMIAH LEE HOUSE, MARBLEHEAD, MASSACHUSETTS
THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH, NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
TWO: WHERE PATROONS AND KNICKERBOCKERS FLOURISHED
THE MORRIS-JUMEL MANSION, NEW YORK CITY
THE PHILIPSE MANOR HOUSE, YONKERS, NEW YORK
ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL, NEW YORK CITY
FRAUNCES' TAVERN, NEW YORK CITY
THE GRANGE, NEW YORK CITY
THE VAN CORTLANDT HOUSE, NEW YORK CITY
THE HASBROUCK HOUSE, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK
THE MORRIS-JUMEL MANSION, NEW YORK CITY
THE PHILIPSE MANOR HOUSE, YONKERS, NEW YORK
ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL, NEW YORK CITY
FRAUNCES' TAVERN, NEW YORK CITY
THE GRANGE, NEW YORK CITY
THE VAN CORTLANDT HOUSE, NEW YORK CITY
THE HASBROUCK HOUSE, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK
THREE: ACROSS THE JERSEYS WITH THE PATRIOTS
THE FRANKLIN PALACE, PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY
THE CHURCH AT CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY
OLD TENNENT CHURCH, FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY
THE FORD MANSION, MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY
NASSAU HALL, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
THREE HISTORIC HOUSES AT PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
THE SPRINGFIELD MEETING HOUSE, NEW JERSEY
THE FRANKLIN PALACE, PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY
THE CHURCH AT CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY
OLD TENNENT CHURCH, FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY
THE FORD MANSION, MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY
NASSAU HALL, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
THREE HISTORIC HOUSES AT PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
THE SPRINGFIELD MEETING HOUSE, NEW JERSEY
FOUR: RAMBLES ABOUT THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE
THE LETITIA PENN HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA
CARPENTERS' HALL, PHILADELPHIA
ST. PETER'S CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA
CLIVEDEN, GERMANTOWN, PHILADELPHIA
OLD PINE STREET CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA
INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA
THE DAVID RITTENHOUSE HOME, NEAR PHILADELPHIA
THE HEADQUARTERS AT VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA
THREE HEADQUARTERS OF WASHINGTON
SWEETBRIER-ON-THE-SCHUYLKILL, PHILADELPHIA
MILL GROVE AND FATLANDS, NEAR PHILADELPHIA
WAYNESBOROUGH, NEAR PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA
THE MORAVIAN CHURCH, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
THE LETITIA PENN HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA
CARPENTERS' HALL, PHILADELPHIA
ST. PETER'S CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA
CLIVEDEN, GERMANTOWN, PHILADELPHIA
OLD PINE STREET CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA
INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA
THE DAVID RITTENHOUSE HOME, NEAR PHILADELPHIA
THE HEADQUARTERS AT VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA
THREE HEADQUARTERS OF WASHINGTON
SWEETBRIER-ON-THE-SCHUYLKILL, PHILADELPHIA
MILL GROVE AND FATLANDS, NEAR PHILADELPHIA
WAYNESBOROUGH, NEAR PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA
THE MORAVIAN CHURCH, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
FIVE: OVER THE MASON AND DIXON LINE
HISTORIC LANDMARKS AT NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
THE RIDGELY HOUSE, DOVER, DELAWARE
REHOBOTH CHURCH ON THE POCOMOKE, MARYLAND
DOUGHOREGAN MANOR, NEAR ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND
THE UPTON SCOTT HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON
THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON
THE OCTAGON HOUSE, WASHINGTON
HISTORIC LANDMARKS AT NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
THE RIDGELY HOUSE, DOVER, DELAWARE
REHOBOTH CHURCH ON THE POCOMOKE, MARYLAND
DOUGHOREGAN MANOR, NEAR ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND
THE UPTON SCOTT HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON
THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON
THE OCTAGON HOUSE, WASHINGTON
SIX: HOMES AND HAUNTS OF THE CAVALIERS
MOUNT VERNON, VIRGINIA
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
CHRIST CHURCH, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
THE MARY WASHINGTON HOUSE, FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA
GREENWAY AND SHERWOOD FOREST, VIRGINIA
TWO HISTORIC COURTHOUSES OF VIRGINIA
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, RICHMOND
THE NELSON HOUSE AND THE MOORE HOUSE, YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA
THE JOHN MARSHALL HOUSE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
FIVE OLD HOUSES OF TIDEWATER, VIRGINIA
GUNSTON HALL, VIRGINIA
THE WASHINGTON COLLEGE BUILDING, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA
BRUTON PARISH CHURCH, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
THE MONUMENTAL CHURCH, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
MONTPELIER, ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
OAK HILL, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
RED HILL, CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
POHICK CHURCH, TRURO PARISH, VIRGINIA
MOUNT AIRY, RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
TWO OF VIRGINIA'S OLDEST CHURCH BUILDINGS
MONTICELLO, NEAR CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AT CHARLOTTESVILLE
MOUNT VERNON, VIRGINIA
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
CHRIST CHURCH, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
THE MARY WASHINGTON HOUSE, FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA
GREENWAY AND SHERWOOD FOREST, VIRGINIA
TWO HISTORIC COURTHOUSES OF VIRGINIA
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, RICHMOND
THE NELSON HOUSE AND THE MOORE HOUSE, YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA
THE JOHN MARSHALL HOUSE, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
FIVE OLD HOUSES OF TIDEWATER, VIRGINIA
GUNSTON HALL, VIRGINIA
THE WASHINGTON COLLEGE BUILDING, LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA
BRUTON PARISH CHURCH, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
THE MONUMENTAL CHURCH, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
MONTPELIER, ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
OAK HILL, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
RED HILL, CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
POHICK CHURCH, TRURO PARISH, VIRGINIA
MOUNT AIRY, RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
TWO OF VIRGINIA'S OLDEST CHURCH BUILDINGS
MONTICELLO, NEAR CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA AT CHARLOTTESVILLE
SEVEN: THROUGH THE SUNNY SOUTH
THREE OLD CHURCHES IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
THE HOUSE OF REBECCA MOTTE, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
THE INDEPENDENT CHURCH, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
THE CABILDO OF NEW ORLEANS
THE ALAMO, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
THE HERMITAGE, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
ASHLAND, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
SPORTSMAN'S HALL, WHITLEY'S STATION, KENTUCKY
WHITE HAVEN, NEAR ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
THREE OLD CHURCHES IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
THE HOUSE OF REBECCA MOTTE, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
THE INDEPENDENT CHURCH, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
THE CABILDO OF NEW ORLEANS
THE ALAMO, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
THE HERMITAGE, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
ASHLAND, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
SPORTSMAN'S HALL, WHITLEY'S STATION, KENTUCKY
WHITE HAVEN, NEAR ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
EIGHT: ALL THE WAY BACK TO NEW ENGLAND
THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN HOUSE, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
THE GOVERNOR'S PALACE AT VINCENNES, INDIANA
THE HOUSE OF GENERAL RUFUS PUTNAM, MARIETTA, OHIO
MONUMENT PLACE, ELM GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA
THE CASTLE AT FORT NIAGARA, NEW YORK
THE SCHUYLER MANSION, ALBANY, NEW YORK
THE WENTWORTH HOUSE, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
THE WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW HOUSE, PORTLAND, MAINE
THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN HOUSE, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
THE GOVERNOR'S PALACE AT VINCENNES, INDIANA
THE HOUSE OF GENERAL RUFUS PUTNAM, MARIETTA, OHIO
MONUMENT PLACE, ELM GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA
THE CASTLE AT FORT NIAGARA, NEW YORK
THE SCHUYLER MANSION, ALBANY, NEW YORK
THE WENTWORTH HOUSE, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
THE WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW HOUSE, PORTLAND, MAINE
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