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Brinton B. Davis
Brinton Beauregard Davis (January 23, 1862 – June 27, 1952) was an American architect in Kentucky. More than a dozen of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Biography Davis was born on January 23, 1862, in Natchez, Mississippi. His parents were Jacob Davis and Mary Davis née Gamble. He married Clara Benbrook on February 23, 1889, and they had two children. In 1892, Davis began practicing as an architect in Paducah, Kentucky, but in 1902, he moved his practice to Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville, where he stayed for the remainder of his career. He served as a captain of infantry in the Third Kentucky Volunteers during the Spanish–American War. Davis died in Louisville on June 27, 1952, and was interred in Cave Hill Cemetery. Some of his works were covered in a study, "Buildings on the Western Kentucky University campus TR". (pages 8-16 and 8-17 of Warren County MRA) (omitting section 8) Works * Duncan, Stuart E. and Annie L., Estate, 404 Moc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez ( ) is the county seat of and only city in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Natchez has a total population of 14,520 (as of the 2020 census). Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, Natchez was a prominent city in the antebellum years, a center of cotton planters and Mississippi River trade. Natchez is some southwest of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, which is located near the center of the state. It is approximately north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, located on the lower Mississippi River. Natchez is the 25th-largest city in the state. The city was named for the Natchez tribe of Native Americans, who with their ancestors, inhabited much of the area from the 8th century AD through the French colonial period. History Established by French colonists in 1716, Natchez is one of the oldest and most important European settlements in the lower Mississippi River Valley. After the French lost the French and Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrial Arts Building (Bowling Green, Kentucky)
Industrial Arts Building may refer to: * Industrial Arts Building (Tempe, Arizona), listed on the NRHP in Maricopa County, Arizona * Industrial Arts Building (Bowling Green, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Warren County, Kentucky * Industrial Arts Building (Lincoln, Nebraska), listed on America's Most Endangered Places in 2010 {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Deaths
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1862 Births
Year 186 ( CLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Glabrio (or, less frequently, year 939 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 186 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Peasants in Gaul stage an anti-tax uprising under Maternus. * Roman governor Pertinax escapes an assassination attempt, by British usurpers. New Zealand * The Hatepe volcanic eruption extends Lake Taupō and makes skies red across the world. However, recent radiocarbon dating by R. Sparks has put the date at 233 AD ± 13 (95% confidence). Births * Ma Liang, Chinese official of the Shu Han state (d. 222) Deaths * April 21 – Apollonius the Apologist, Christian martyr * Bian Zhang, Chinese official and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Wilson Hall
Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, aka the House of Gordon, a Scottish clan Education * Gordon State College, a public college in Barnesville, Georgia * Gordon College (Massachusetts), a Christian college in Wenham, Massachusetts * Gordon College (Pakistan), a Christian college in Rawalpindi, Pakistan * Gordon College (Philippines), a public university in Subic, Zambales * Gordon College of Education, a public college in Haifa, Israel Places Australia *Gordon, Australian Capital Territory *Gordon, New South Wales * Gordon, South Australia *Gordon, Victoria * Gordon River, Tasmania * Gordon River (Western Australia) Canada *Gordon Parish, New Brunswick *Gordon/Barrie Island, municipality in Ontario *Gordon River (Chochocouane River), a river in Quebec Scotland *Gordon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Hall (Bowling Green, Kentucky)
West Hall may refer to: *West Hall, Kew, a 17th-century house in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames *West Hall, Longburton, Grade I-listed mansion in Longburton, Dorset United States *West Hall (Kansas State University), a dormitory at Kansas State University *West Hall (Valdosta State University), building at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia *West Hall (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), a historic building at RPI in Troy, New York *West Hall (Texas Tech University), a historic building at Texas Tech in Lubbuck, Texas *West Hall High School, a high school in Oakwood, Georgia *Waldschmidt Hall, originally West Hall, at the University of Portland in Oregon *West Hall (Tufts University), a historic dormitory at Tufts University *West Hall (Western Kentucky University), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, Kentucky *West Sitting Hall The West Sitting Hall is located on the second floor of the White House, home of the president o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Meter Hall
Van Meter Hall is a building on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Constructed in 1911, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1979. History Van Meter Hall was the first building constructed on the campus of Western Kentucky University. It was also the first building on the campus designed by Louisville architect Brinton B. Davis, nicknamed the "hill builder" due to his vast work designing the majority of the university layout from 1909 until 1939. The building, completed in 1911, is designed to look like the Acropolis's Erechtheion Temple. The most notable feature of the structure was a 1,600 seat auditorium for hosting concerts and public events, but Van Meter also contained office space. It was named for Captain Charles J. Van Meter, a local riverboat captain and developer. Modern usage Today Van Meter Hall houses the office of Campus and Community Events. The auditorium is heavily used for theatrical perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield Baptist Church (Springfield, Kentucky)
The Springfield Baptist Church in Springfield, Kentucky, is a historic Baptist church on Lincoln Park Road. It was built in 1910 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is a brick building with Tudor arch windows, buttresses A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall. Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient buildings, as a means of providing support to act against the lateral ( ..., and brick laid in common bond. With . References Baptist churches in Kentucky Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Gothic Revival church buildings in Kentucky Churches completed in 1910 National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Kentucky Churches in Springfield, Kentucky 1910 establishments in Kentucky {{Kentucky-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President's Home (Bowling Green, Kentucky)
President's House or Home or Manision may refer to: Armenia *President's House, Yerevan Sri Lanka * President's House, Colombo Trinidad and Tobago * President's House, Trinidad and Tobago United States Residences of the President of the United States * President's House (Philadelphia), home of Washington and Adams * President's House (Ninth Street), mansion intended for the president of the United States in Philadelphia College and university presidents' houses ;Alabama * President's House, Marion Institute, Marion * President's Mansion (University of Alabama) ;Arizona * President's House (Tempe, Arizona), Arizona State University ;Arkansas * President's House (Southern Arkansas University), Magnolia ;Florida * President's House (University of Florida), Gainesville ;Georgia * President's House (University of Georgia), Athens ;Kentucky * President's Home (Bowling Green, Kentucky), NRHP-listed in Warren County ;Louisiana * President's Home, Northwestern State Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Courier-Journal
''The Courier-Journal'', also known as the ''Louisville Courier Journal'' (and informally ''The C-J'' or ''The Courier''), is the highest circulation newspaper in Kentucky. It is owned by Gannett and billed as "Part of the ''USA Today'' Network". According to the ''1999 Editor & Publisher International Yearbook'', the paper is the 48th-largest daily paper in the United States. History Origins ''The Courier-Journal'' was created from the merger of several newspapers introduced in Kentucky in the 19th century. Pioneer paper ''The Focus of Politics, Commerce and Literature'', was founded in 1826 in Louisville when the city was an early settlement of less than 7,000 individuals. In 1830 a new newspaper, ''The Louisville Daily Journal'', began distribution in the city and, in 1832, absorbed ''The Focus of Politics, Commerce and Literature''. The ''Journal'' was an organ of the Whig Party, founded and edited by George D. Prentice, a New Englander who initially came to Kentu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky Electric Building
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort, and its two largest cities are Louisville and Lexington. Its population was approximately 4.5 million in 2020. Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the 15th state on June 1, 1792, splitting from Virginia in the process. It is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on Kentucky bluegrass, a species of green grass found in many of its pastures, which has supported the thoroughbred horse industry in the center of the state. Historically, it was known for excellent farming conditions for this reason and the development of large tobacco plantations akin to those in Virginia and North Carolina i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
