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Captured at dusk on Swann Street NW in Washington, D.C., this image showcases a classic row of early 20th-century homes, brought to life by golden light spilling from their windows. The central townhouse, freshly restored in a striking charcoal gray with crisp white trim, pops with a bold red door that draws the eye—and invites the viewer in. Its neighbors, one in rich red brick and the other in pale yellow, complete a harmonious urban vignette that speaks to the timeless beauty of D.C.’s residential architecture.
Rowhouses like these define much of the city’s character—narrow, tall, and full of detail. Their symmetry and rhythm are punctuated here by decorative cornices, wrought-iron railings, and stoops that tell stories of countless arrivals and departures. A single lamppost stands guard in front, already lit, casting soft light across the sidewalk as the last of the day’s natural light fades.
This block is quiet and residential, just a short walk from the bustle of 14th Street and the Logan Circle area. Yet in this calm moment, the photograph captures the way light, color, and texture breathe life into architecture—and how these carefully preserved homes continue to shine in the heart of a modern city. The red door becomes a beacon of warmth and welcome, set against the cool tones of early evening and the tactile brickwork of D.C.'s past.
Carondelet Historical Society Museum & Library and home of the first successful public kindergarten in the United States, Des Peres School opened by Susan Blow in 1873
One of the city’s most recognisable landmarks welcomes the public to enjoy the University’s rich and varied fine art, ceramics, and heritage collections.
Highlights include artworks by Joseph Wright of Derby, JMW Turner and Lucien Freud, plus an early 20th century dental surgery and an unusual collection of skulls and skeletons, though the Grade II listed building designed by Alfred Waterhouse, itself warrants far more than a passing glance
The building – which coined the term ‘redbrick university’ – opened in 1892.
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Strasser Hardware
Kansas City - Rosedale area explored
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Winchelsea. Population 1,600.
Winchelsea town emerged gradually beginning with the Barwon Inn opening in 1842 as this was a crossing place of the Barwon River. A timber bridge forded the river here in 1849. An Anglican church with the support of local pastoralists opened in 1846 and was used as a church and town school. The town was not laid out and surveyed until the early 1850s. A general store and government school opened in the 1846 church in 1854. The fine basalt Anglican Church was built in 1861 to the design of architect Nathaniel Billing. It is very English in appearance with a steep roof line that extends closer to the ground than usual giving the church a squat appearance. It was built under the supervision of William Prowse, architect of Geelong. A foundation stone for additions was laid in 1910 by Thomas Austin of Barwon Park. The Shire was proclaimed in 1860 and a new triple arched stone bridge was erected in 1867. It is now heritage listed. The old Shire Offices in bluestone/basalt was built in 1867 and in 1876 the railway from Geelong to Colac reached the town and train services began in 1877 the old railway station was built. The Shire Hall was rebuilt in 1907 hence the signage on it and it is occasionally open for the Historical Society. The red brick library was built in 1893 and the old Colonial Bank with the chamfered corner entrance was built around 1880. The other significant buildings include the Globe Theatre built in 1926 and used for movies. From 1946 onwards it was used as a public hall by the Winchelsea Shire Council until it became the Lions Club rooms in 1990. The town also has the St John the Baptist Catholic church built by 1900 with additions made in 1924. The Presbyterian Church which is now the Uniting Church was built in basalt in 1870.
"Roseberry" is an elegant Reformist (Arts and Crafts) style bungalow is built in the Melbourne suburb of North Caulfield.
Built between Federation (1901) and the years just after the Great War (1914 - 1918), the use of red brick and the roughcast stuccoed wall treatment of "Roseberry" are very Arts and Crafts inspired as is are the rounded bay windows featuring latticed glass. The tall chimney, the half-timbered gable over the rounded portico and the unusual shaped piers of the portico are also in keeping with the Arts and Crafts Movement in Australia.
"Roseberry" must have been built for someone of affluence, as it was built with a garage to the right-hand side. Its beginning can just been seen to the right of the picture.
As in London, there was a huge expansion in Melbourne after the Great War in 1918, with ribbon development estates with names like "Oakhill" and "Golf Links" popping up seemingly overnight along rail lines and tram lines. These quickly became suburbs where the newly created and newly moneyed middle classes chose to settle, away from the crowded inner city with its dark Victorian houses and slums. These suburbs gained the mocking title of "Metroland".
Representing modernity the inspiration of these "Metroland" houses were derived from the Reformist and Arts and Crafts movement in England as well as the more modern lines of the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architectural styles that were in vogue in the 1920s and 1930s.
Garden paraphernalia corner.
Actually in the covered external area of the Curious Café on Bath Road, Cheltenham.
The Prudential Building at Holborn Bars was built in phases between 1879 and 1901 to the designs of Alfred Waterhouse. It was the headquarters of what was the largest life assurance company in Britain. It is now in multiple occupancy and Grade II* listed.
This church standing the closest from place, where I live. It was built in 1898 as an evangelic church. In that times here were many members of evangelical church, mostly from Czech. During the next years number of catholics was growing, but evangelic people were less year by year. So, in 1976 the church was bought back for the Roman Catolic parish. For the members of evangelic church is now only the small chapel, standing just behind this church.
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Kościół pw. Wniebowstąpienia Pańskiego - jednonawowa świątynia zbudowana w 1898r. według projektu Pawła Hosera, w stylu neogotyckim. Początkowo był to kościół ewangelicki, z czasem jednakże ilość osób wyznania ewangelickiego w mieście się zmniejszała i w końcu, w 1976r. świątynię odkupiono na rzecz parafii rzymskokatolickiej. Obok znajduje się kaplica należąca do parafii ewangelicko-augsburskiej.
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Red bricks everywhere...
First published at: martoscbox.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/street-of-kathmandu-0...
A very cold morning (for the UK anyway!) and a major snowfall as shown - schools will not open, the roads will grind to a halt and stores will run out of items within 30 minutes!
Built of red brick in 1878, the Wandiligong Public Library is a simple building that may be found along Morses Creek Road in the pretty Alpine town of Wandiligong.
Simple it may be, with minimal ornamentation and elegant lines, but this building shows how important and populated Wandiligong was during the Victorian Gold Rush. Not every town had a public library, which makes this survivor a significant piece of history.
Today the Wandiligong Public Library is used as a small local art gallery.
Wandiligong is a town in north-eastern Victoria in the alpine region around 330 kilometres from Melbourne. Established in the 1850s as part of the Victorian Gold Rush, Wandiligong became a hub for many gold miners, including a large Chinese community. At its peak, the town was home to over two thousand inhabitants and boasted shops, churches, a public library, halls and even an hotel. Much has changed since those heady days of the gold rush, and the picturesque town nestled in a valley and built around the Morses Creek, is now a sleepy little town full of picturesque houses which are often let to visitors to the area. The whole town is registered with the National Trust of Australia for its historic landscape and buildings of historic value.