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Robert Henderson Robertson
Robert Henderson Robertson (April 29, 1849 – June 3, 1919) was an American architect who designed numerous houses, institutional and commercial buildings, and churches. He is known for his wide-variety of works and commissions, ranging from private residences such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy's childhood home Hammersmith Farm and the Adirondacks Great Camps, Great Camp Santanoni Preserve, Santanoni, great civic buildings like Southport, Connecticut, Southport's Pequot Library for the Marquand and Co., Marquand Family to some of the earliest steel skyscrapers in New York City. Robertson was one of the architects of choice for the late nineteenth century titans of industry, and designed several buildings for the extended Vanderbilt Family, including Shelburne Farms and the outbuildings at the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. Life and career Robertson was born in Philadelphia to Scottish parents Archibald Robertson and Elizabeth Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pequot Library
The Pequot Library is a public association library, association and :Rare book libraries in the United States, special collections library in Southport, Connecticut. It was founded in 1887, and opened in 1894 with financial and organizational support from the Marquand and Co., Marquand Family. The library is known for its robust special collections, including William Shakespeare, William Shakespeare's ''First Folio'', John James Audubon, John James Audubon's ''The Birds of America, Birds of America'', and William Morris' work with the Kelmscott Press, as well as the first cookbook ever printed, ''De honesta voluptate et valetudine, De honesta voluptae et valetudine''. The Library also has a vast circulating collection of over 105,000 books and other materials. The building, constructed in 1894 by R. H. Robertson, Robert Henderson Roberston in the Romanesque Revival architecture, Romanesque Revival style, is a Contributing property, Contributing Property to the Southport Historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford on the River Great Ouse and is thought to have been the burial place of King Offa of Mercia, who is remembered for building Offa's Dyke on the Welsh border. Bedford Castle was built by Henry I, although it was destroyed in 1224. Bedford was granted borough status in 1166 and has been represented in Parliament since 1265. It is known for its large population of Italian descent. History The name of the town is believed to derive from the name of a Saxon chief called Beda, and a ford crossing the River Great Ouse. Bedford was a market town for the surrounding agricultural region from the early Middle Ages. The Anglo-Saxon King Offa of Mercia was buried in the town in 796;Simon Keynes, "Cynethryth", in Lapidge, ''Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Bright, New Jersey
Sea Bright is a Borough (New Jersey), borough situated on the Jersey Shore, within Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,449, an increase of 37 (+2.6%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 1,412, which in turn had reflected a decline of 406 (−22.3%) from the 1,818 counted in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. Sea Bright was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1889, from portions of Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was reincorporated on March 10, 1897.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 185. Accessed May 30, 2024. Additional portions of Ocean Township were annexed by the borough in March 1909. Some sources att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Anne Style Architecture In The United States
Queen Anne style architecture was one of a number of popular Victorian architecture, Victorian architectural styles that emerged in the United States during the period from roughly 1880 to 1910. It is sometimes grouped as New World Queen Anne Revival architecture. Popular there during this time, it followed the Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada, Second Empire and Stick style, Stick styles and preceded the Richardsonian Romanesque and Shingle style architecture, Shingle styles. Sub-movements of Queen Anne include the Eastlake movement. The style bears almost no relationship to the original Queen Anne style architecture in Britain (a toned-down version of English Baroque that was used mostly for gentry houses) which appeared during the time of Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen Anne, who reigned from 1702 to 1714, nor of Queen Anne Revival architecture in the United Kingdom, Queen Anne Revival (which appeared in the latter 19th century there). The Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Tuckerman Potter
Edward Tuckerman Potter (September 25, 1831 – December 21, 1904) was an American architect best known for designing the 1871 Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut. With his half-brother William Appleton Potter, he also designed Nott Memorial Hall (1858–79) at his alma mater, Union College, Schenectady, New York. Both the Mark Twain House and Nott Memorial Hall are National Historic Landmarks. Early life Potter was born in Schenectady, New York on September 25, 1831. He was the son of Bishop Alonzo Potter and, his first wife, Sarah (née Nott) Potter. He graduated from Union College in 1853 and studied architecture under prominent architect Richard M. Upjohn. Career Buildings designed by Potter that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places include: * Nott Memorial Hall, Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1858-1879 * Library at Armsmear, Hartford, Connecticut, 1861-1862 * Additions to the Christ Episcopal Church, Reading, Pennsylvania, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
