Results for subject term "Architecture": 22
The Crystal Restaurant
The Crystal Restaurant is the oldest restaurant in Watertown. It has been continually operated since 1925. The Crystal Restaurant and the building it which it resides, are currently owned and operated by Watertown residents Peter and Libby…
The Paddock Arcade
On its official website, the City of Watertown designates the Historic Paddock Arcade as the keystone of the Public Square. After the Westminster Arcade in Providence, Rhode Island closed its doors permanently in 2008, The Paddock Arcade was…
Empsall's
When construction of the Brighton Building completed in 1903, it was the city’s first skyscraper. The eight-story building is an Art Deco interpretation of the popular Italianate architectural style as seen in its Renaissance-inspired cornices,…
The Woolworth Building
Although it is now the site of vacant office spaces, income-adjusted apartments, and a lone optometrist, the Woolworth Building was once a bustling department store.
In 1873, Frank Winfield Woolworth, a Rodman, New York resident and future…
The Great Stone Barn and the Shakers: Intersections of Architecture and Utopia
A few minutes from Pittsfield, the remains of the Shaker central ministry at Mount Lebanon overlooks the valleys near Old Chatham and East Nassau. The buildings in the central part of the village are still standing, and many of them function as…
The Roycroft Stable
The Roycroft Campus of East Aurora, New York, is home to beautiful buildings, sublime artwork, and iconic furniture. Finding the inn, the print shop, or the copper shop requires little effort. But the stable, which is now home to the Roycroft Inn and…
Music at Chautauqua
A Utopia for lifelong learners, the Chautauqua Institution was founded in 1874 by Lewis Miller and John Heyl Vincent. Initially, Miller and Vincent sought to improve the teachings of Sunday Schools, but the scope of their project quickly grew and…
The North Family First Dwelling House
The Brothers and Sisters of the North Family lived together under one roof where they woke, dined, and retired in unison. Erected in the first half of the 19th century, it served the North Family until the last members left in 1947. The Dwelling…
The North Family Second Dwelling House
The Shakers are renowned for the aesthetic simplicity that informed their architecture. The clean lines, fine craftsmanship, and unornamented facades of Shaker buildings speak not only to their visual acuity, but also to the core beliefs of the…
Music at Oneida
When John Humphrey Noyes and his Oneida Perfectionists removed themselves from the constraints and expectations of mainstream society, they forged many new and unorthodox traditions. However, the Perfectionists were not immune to all aspects of…