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The Manchester City Hall makes a grand venue for the Sculpture Hall Cafe.
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. It is the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments. Designed by architect Alfred Waterhouse the town hall was completed in 1877.
During a walkabout in the Irvine Park area, near downtown St. Paul, MN, I found this double house built to look like a single mansion. The give-away are the two front doors.
It's the Armstrong-Quinlan Mansion. It was built in 1886 and later moved to this location.
The Minneapolis City Hall and Hennepin County Courthouse (also known as the Municipal Building) is located in downtown Minneapolis.
The building was completed in 1902 and is an outstanding example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture.
Old firehouse
3022 Washington Street, San Francisco
Flag lowered in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
once home of former and future Givernor Jerry Brown.
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Built 1877 Architect - Victor Stewart .... in Victorian style .... Historic building that stands as the oldest remaining 'Poor House' in Canada, a place of refuge for the poor, homeless, and destitute people in Wellington County. It operated as a Poor House and Industrial Farm until 1947 when it became a County Home for the Aged. In 1974 it was transformed into the Wellington County Museum and Archives
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built 1898
Pacific Heights, San Francisco
2 beautiful duplexes
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It has been saved, the windows are clean.
What it shall be used for is anyone's guess!
VICTORIAN BUILDING.
The Distillery District is a national Historic Site with an incredibly rich history. The site was once The Gooderham and Worts Distillery, and represents the largest and best preserved collection of Victorian Industrial Architecture in North America.
In its time, The Gooderham and Worts Distillery played an important role in the growth and wealth of both the city and nation. In addition to various involvements in real estate and banking, the company at one time contributed more to Federal coffers than any other enterprise in the country.
The Distillery Historic District opens in May 2003 and quickly becomes a vital part of the city and one of Canada’s top tourist attractions.
The home of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) from 1874 to 1891. Now a National Historic Landmark.
(Quote by John Ruskin) View On Black
Blackpool Tower was, at the time of its building, the greatest British construction of the time, and is now a great icon of British Victorian engineering.
The Tower was conceived by John Bickerstaffe, a Blackpool hotelier, who, in 1889, during his incumbency as mayor of Blackpool, visited the Great Paris Exhibition, and was amazed by Gustav Eiffel’s tremendous tower. Immediately upon his return home, Bickerstaffe set up a committee of businessmen to raise the funds to build a similar tower in Blackpool. They commissioned a design from Messrs Maxwell and Tuke, architects, of Manchester, who assured the worthy dignitaries that it was feasible, and indeed laudable, for a 500 foot tower to be built alongside the Blackpool seashore.
On 19th February 1891, the Blackpool Tower Company Limited was registered. The company purchased the land and laid out foundations. The Tower is built on a foundation of cotton bales, to ensure flexibility in high winds, and to ensure that in the unlikely event, Heaven forbid, that the Tower should topple, then it would land safely in the chilly waters of the Irish Sea. On 29th September 1891, the foundation stone was laid, at a ceremony attended by luminaries from the borough and from numerous other northern towns.
The building took three years to complete, using 5 million bricks and 2,500 tons of steel, at a cost of £290,000 (£40 million in today’s money). About 200 workmen were engaged at any one time, scaling the dizzy heights and amazingly only one fatality was recorded of a young man who lost his grip and plummeted 100 feet to the ground. While construction was underway, the lower part of the building exhibited an aquarium, modelled on the limestone caves of Derbyshire. The aquarium is extant and is still open to the public, showing 57 species of marine creatures.
The Tower was opened to the public on Whit Sunday, 14th May 1894, and has been open in every summer season since that date. In 1897, the top of the Tower caught fire and the platform could be seen blazing from fifty miles away. Despite high winds, storms, hurricanes and minor earthquakes, the famous Tower has never flinched from its position. Although the interior of the Tower has been modernised, much of its original decoration remains in place, including the exceptional Pre-Raphaelite figures on the ballroom tiles. The Tower is continually being painted, workmen starting from the base and finishing at the top, and then immediately starting work again on the base, using 6 tons of paint each round. The Tower is now a ‘Grade 1’ listed building, but not as yet a World Heritage Site. The instigator of the Tower project, Sir John Bickerstaffe died in 1930, and is buried in Blackpool.
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The splendid Borough Market in Halifax, West Yorkshire, seen from the adjacent Arcade that was designed as part of the scheme by architects J and J Leeming in 1891 - 96. Still functioning as the town's marvellous market hall and making a lively architectural addition to the splendidly Victorian town centre.
A row of Victorian Era painted ladies on 18th Street in Lafayette Square. The row is named after William Harris and educator in early St. Louis.
The Virginia Retirement System (VRs) is in this attractive Richardsonian Romanesque building in downtown Richmond.
My favourite State, open, bright , diverse and rocking with the best country dance halls. Stripped down Victorian house design is evident all across the state
Second in this series. I photographed and posted several houses in Brush Park five years ago. On a visit to Detroit, on March 18, 2024, I spent sometime going through the neighborhood again.
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Brush Park in midtown Detroit was developed in the second half of the 1800s as an upscale neighborhood, but began a decline in the early 1900s. By the time of Detroit's general, steep decline later in the 20th century, Brush Park, once nicknamed "Little Paris", suffered severe urban blight. Today, some of the relatively few historic buildings remaining are being renovated.
The historic district of Japantown comprises buildings constructed mainly in the late 1800s, and has been the center of the Japanese American community in LA.
Spalding Railway Station
Spalding Station opened on the 17th October 1848 by the Great Northern Railway, once an important junction station it now only serves the Lincoln to Peterborough Line.
The Red Victorian is a historic hotel located in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, two blocks from Golden Gate Park and well served by public transit.
The hotel was constructed in 1904 as the Jefferson Hotel. In 1967, during the Summer of Love, it was called the Jeffrey-Haight. In 1977, Dr. Sami Sunchild, environmental artist and social activist, acquired the building, painted the Victorian facade red plus nine other trim colors, and named it the "Red Victorian"
This grand Neo-Classical landmark in Harrogate was designed by the renowned architectural duo Lockwood & Mawson and completed in 1862 to serve a flourishing Victorian Methodist congregation. Its imposing Corinthian façade and bold symmetry reflect the confidence of the age. Originally known as Wesley Chapel, it featured a powerful JJ Binns organ (installed in 1912) to accompany choir and congregation. Over the decades, it has adapted — undergoing major redevelopments in 1904, 1960 and 1994, the latter ensuring accessibility for all.
In 2014, it was reimagined as The Wesley Centre, becoming a multi-use venue while remaining a place of worship. Now home to concerts, exhibitions, and community services (including Harrogate Homeless Project’s Springboard day centre), it continues to serve both spirit and society in equal measure.
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Ce grand édifice néo-classique de Harrogate fut conçu par le célèbre cabinet d’architectes Lockwood & Mawson et achevé en 1862 pour accueillir une communauté méthodiste victorienne prospère. Sa façade imposante, ornée de colonnes corinthiennes, reflète toute l’assurance de l’époque. À l’origine appelé Wesley Chapel, le bâtiment s’est enrichi en 1912 d’un orgue signé JJ Binns de Leeds pour accompagner chœurs et fidèles. Des rénovations majeures ont eu lieu en 1904, 1960 et 1994 — cette dernière visant à améliorer l’accessibilité.
Rebaptisé The Wesley Centre en 2014, il demeure un lieu de culte tout en devenant un espace polyvalent accueillant concerts, expositions et initiatives communautaires comme le centre d’accueil Springboard du Harrogate Homeless Project. Un espace où foi et utilité publique cohabitent avec élégance.
Impressive Victorian with Italianate touches on Hoover Street Near USC.
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Richmond's Old City Hall was completed in 1894 in the High Victorian Gothic Style. It took eight years to build.
It was the city hall until the late 1970's.
It borders Capitol Square in downtown Richmond.
The interior has been wonderfully restored and is a must to see when touring Richmond.
The view from Broad Street.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the United Kingdom's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity.
Built in 1867 for use as a police station during the park's Victorian era heyday. In 1943 the Park House was converted into the groundskeeper's residence. Today the house is used for storage, private events, and even a police sub-station.