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Garfield Building (other)
Garfield Building may refer to: *Garfield Building (Los Angeles, California) * Edwin S. George Building, Detroit, Michigan *Garfield Building (New York City) * Garfield Building (Cleveland) See also * Garfield Township Hall, Beresford, South Dakota *Garfield Memorial The James A. Garfield Memorial is a memorial for and the final resting place of assassinated President James A. Garfield, located in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. The memorial, which began construction in October 1885 and was dedicated o ..., Cleveland, Ohio * Garfield Methodist Church, Phoenix, Arizona * Garfield Library (other) * Garfield House (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield Building (Los Angeles, California)
The Garfield Building is a thirteen-story Art Deco style historic structure in Los Angeles, California. Designed by American architect Claud Beelman, construction lasted from 1928 to 1930. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Architecture and history In addition to the detailed ornamentation around the street-level entry way, the Garfield Building has an art deco lobby. It was a working office building for many years, but has been empty since its sale in 1991. The building has of rentable space for filming or other events. Located just off of South Hill Street at 403 West 8th Street, it is in the downtown Jewelry District, which in recent years, has had a revival, with lofts, artist's work spaces, and new shops, restaurants, and businesses around the Garfield. The main entrance is marked by an elaborate wrought iron entrance canopy above and a terrazzo sidewalk below. Floral and grapevine patterns decorate the open grillwork above the entrance. The lobby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin S
The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint * Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) * Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex * Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon * Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) * Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker * Edwin (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician * Edwin Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, member of the 1st and 2nd State Council of Ceylon * Edwin Ariyadasa (1922-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911) British artist * Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), although he changed it to Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut * Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield Building (New York City)
The Garfield Building was located at 26 Court Street, at Remsen Street, in Brooklyn, New York. It was built by contractor William Lamb, who was originally from Glasgow, Scotland. Together with his brother Thomas, the builders began their careers with the firm W&T Lamb, starting in 1861. The seven-story Garfield Building was offered in an auction by the Brooklyn Real Estate Exchange in January 1906. The lot covered 100 feet by 150 feet on Remsen Street. It was near Borough Hall, the court house, Temple Bar, Hall of Records, the borough's first subway station, and the heart of the financial center. Description and history The building was constructed by tea merchant Abiel Abbot Low, the father of future New York City mayor Seth Low, in 1881. The structure, designed by J. C. Cady of the then-separate city of New York, replaced four brick buildings on Court Street and three on Remsen Street. The Garfield Building was eight stories high and measured high, with a clock tower at the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield Building (Cleveland)
The Garfield Building is a high-rise building on the corner of Euclid Avenue and E. 6th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. It was the first steel frame skyscraper constructed in the city. The original building The edifice was designed by Henry Ives Cobb and built in 1893 by Harry Augustus Garfield and James Rudolph Garfield, sons of President James A. Garfield. The ten-story structure was the first steel frame office building erected in the city. The facade on E. 6th Street was long, taking up the entire block between Euclid and Vincent Avenues, but just on Euclid Avenue. Patrons could access the upper floors via a large marble staircase or four elevators. All the upper floors featured Italian marble wainscoting. A below-ground level was intended to serve as a bank, and several meeting rooms, banking parlors, and massive steel vaults were erected there during the building's construction at a cost of $100,000 ($ in dollars). A customer for this space was not foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield Township Hall
Garfield Township Hall is a two-story historic building located near Beresford in rural Clay County, South Dakota. It served the now-defunct Garfield Township in Clay County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. History The township of Garfield was established in 1880, at a time when the surrounding region of Dakota Territory was being settled and developed from early trading posts and forts along the Missouri River. Constructed around 1908, the township hall created a central space for nearby pioneers to conduct business, instead of having to hold events and transactions in their private residences. It served variably as a polling place, a theater, a local government office, and a public meeting space. Around 1936, the Works Progress Administration added a basement and renovated the building's facade to its present appearance. Although most other township halls in the area have been abandoned for decades, Garfield Township Hall is one of the few that r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield Memorial
The James A. Garfield Memorial is a memorial for and the final resting place of assassinated President James A. Garfield, located in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. The memorial, which began construction in October 1885 and was dedicated on May 30, 1890, exhibits a combination of Byzantine, Gothic, and Romanesque Revival architectural styles. Garfield, former First Lady Lucretia Garfield, and two other members of the Garfield family are entombed in the crypt level of the monument. The monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Site selection President James A. Garfield, a resident of nearby Mentor, Ohio, was shot in Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1881. He died on September 19, 1881. Garfield himself had expressed the wish to be buried at Lake View Cemetery, and the cemetery offered a burial site free of charge to his widow, Lucretia Garfield. Mrs. Garfield agreed to bury her husband at Lake View. Even before Garfield's funeral, plans were laid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield Methodist Church
Garfield Methodist Church is a historic church at 1302 E. Roosevelt Street in Phoenix, Arizona. It was built in 1926 in a Mission/Spanish Revival style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ... in 1993. It is currently home to Aim Right Ministries. The church is a two-story building designed by local architect Vere Wallingford. It is built of wire-cut bricks, with a gable roof, on a concrete foundation. It has a two-story corner entry vestibule resembling a bell tower. With References External links Aim Right Ministries Churches in Phoenix, Arizona Methodist churches in Arizona National Register of Historic Places in Phoenix, Arizona Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield Library (other)
Garfield Library may refer to: *Garfield Park Branch Library, Santa Cruz, California, listed on the NRHP in Santa Cruz County, California *Garfield Library (Mentor, Ohio), listed on the NRHP in Lake County, Ohio See also *Garfield Building (other) *Garfield School (other) Garfield School or Old Garfield School or variations may refer to: * Garfield Elementary School (other), various places * Garfield Intermediate School, Berkeley, California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Ala ... * Garfield House (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
