View allAll Photos Tagged ustravel...
The Shadow Lawn mansion, was built in 1929 at a cost of $10.5 million as the private summer residence of former F.W. Woolworth Co. president Hubert Templeton Parson and his wife Maysie.
The Parker House is many things to Sea Girt. It is a place to stop for breakfast before the beach, a place for lunch while taking a break from the beach, a restaurant for dinner after the beach and a night club later in the evening.
In 1917, a fire destroyed most of the original church, so the parish erected this Norman Gothic stone structure that seats 375 people.
Mount Tabor was founded as a Methodist camp meeting in what is now Parsippany-Troy Hills, in Morris County, New Jersey.
This hotel has a three-story veranda with mansard roof. It has been visited by several presidents, including Benjamin Harrison who had offices here in 1891. Third hotel on the site. S.D. Button addition 1880.
The former Victor Talking Machine Co., which introduced musical entertainment in the home with its "talking machine," and RCA (Radio Corporation of America) the acknowledged leader in telecommunications, radio and broadcasting, was transformed into luxury loft apartments in 2002. The famous 75-foot high Nipper Tower has become an architectural landmark that continues to dominate Camden's skyline.
Most people do not realize that Brick Town covers part of the Barnegat Peninsula, as well as the mainland.
The Howell Works property was the centre of a local transportation network with stage coaches, mail routes and steam boat connections leaving form the Village. One could also expect the blacksmiths to continually be mending or even making specialized tools for the various trades that were commenced within the works.
This Catholic Parish is over 140 years old. The third pastor of this parish was Rev. James Roosevelt Bayley, a nephew of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (founder of the Sisters of Charity), and a convert to Roman Catholicism. Father Bayley subsequently became the first Bishop of Newark, and later the Archbishop of Baltimore
The most spectacular feature of St. Patrick’s is the bishop’s chair or cathedra which is located on the left side of the Altar.
This mural entitled Paying for the Land, Januray 30, 1658 was painted by Francis. The semi-circular shapes of the marbel arches of the rotunda of the William J. Brennan (Hudson County) Court House in Jersey City frame is beautiful Millet mural.
Rumson is known for its many sprawling turn of the century estates located along the shores of the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers and along historic Rumson Road, which serves as one of Rumson's main thoroughfares. Rumson's many old estates were built as summer homes for wealthy New York bankers and industrialists
In which the EBdubbz crew unites from all corners of the U.S. to travel and explore the wild western states and all her grandeur and glory...
Since Catholics were persona non grata in Newark during the period 1845 to 1860, St. Patrick was regularly hung in effigy from the bell tower.
Washington also had numerous visitors while at the Dey Mansion, those of which include the Marquis de Lafayette, General Anthony Wayne, Major General Lord Stirling, Benedict Arnold, General William Howe and the Marquis de Chastellux
This Victorian house was built between 1880 and 1890 for General Fitz John Porter. General Porter was educated at West Point, where he served under Robert E. Lee. A Major General at the battle of Bull Run, he was court marshalled for refusing to obey commands. In 1878, Porter was cleared of any wrongdoing by an army inquiry and exonerated by Congress. Following his military career, General Porter helped to reorganize New York City government and also served at Greystone Park in Parsippany, NJ.
The Church of St. Patrick is a parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in the Richmondtown area of Staten Island, New York City. The church was established at the county seat in 1862 and it was the fifth Catholic church on Staten Island. It became an independent parish in 1884. Prior to construction of the church, the Catholic community in the area was served by a priest from Rossville as well as by James Roosevelt Bayley, a future archbishop of Newark and Baltimore. The early Romanesque Revival-style building, constructed in 1862 with a steeple added in 1898, was declared a New York City Landmark on February 20, 1968
I remember when this clock was on the roof of the old Colgate Plant at Exchange Place in Jersey City
The Inn of Cape May was built in 1894 by William H. Church, a contractor and builder from West Cape May, and later expanded. The original period elevator is still in use.
Stephen Vail owner of the Speedwell Works was well-connected politically and market-oriented in his manufacturing operations. Many of his projects were "cutting edge" at the time. No project was too small or too large exact date of the construction of the Vail Homestead has not been determined, but in 1841 Stephen Vail undertook a major renovation of what may have been a much smaller farmhouse.
In which the EBdubbz crew unites from all corners of the U.S. to travel and explore the wild western states and all her grandeur and glory...
In which the EBdubbz crew unites from all corners of the U.S. to travel and explore the wild western states and all her grandeur and glory...
Fort Sumter, named after South Carolina Revolutionary War patriot Thomas Sumter, was one of a series of east coast forts built by the United States after the War of 1812. Even though construction started in 1829, the fort was about ninety percent finished by the time Maj. Robert Anderson and his men moved in at Christmas 1860. The fort was constructed with four sides, 170 to 190 feet long that could hold three tiers of guns, and five-foot-thick brink walls. It was designed to house 135 guns and 650 men. Four months before confederate bombardment, the fort housed 15 mounted guns and 85 men. After defending the fort for 34 hours, Maj. Anderson and his men left for New York and the American flag that flew over the fort was replaced by the flag of the Palmetto Guard.
As you enter the Cathedral you pass through the masive Narthex screen. The limestone was quarried in the United States and shipped to Rome where it was carved.
D'Jais Bar & Grill is a popular dance club and restaurant in Belmar, New Jersey. It has been called a landmark, "infamous", and one of the most famous bars along the Jersey Shore
Established in 1750 at Abercorn and Oglethorpe Streets, Colonial Park Cemetery, used as a burial ground for Christ Church Parish. holds many victims of the Savannah Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1820. Since 1853, when burials stopped, many tombstones have been damaged either by vandals or time without the hopes of restoration since no one alive is able to contribute information. In 1913, the Daughters of the American Revolution erected the iron entrance way. Spanish Moss adds to the somber vibe that is felt while walking through this cemetery.
In which the EBdubbz crew unites from all corners of the U.S. to travel and explore the wild western states and all her grandeur and glory...
One of the most prominent yachtmen of the Barnegat Bay region was F. Slade Dale. He started a boat yard in 1927 called Dale Yacht Basin, which exists to this day in Bay Head. For many years in the 1930's, he lived in a small house on a dock at his boatyard.
Morristown provided food and shelter to General Washington during the winters of 1777 and 1779-1780. The Morristown Green has been the focal point of this community for more than 250 years. The fountain was built on the green as a reminder of the town's contribution to the American Revolution.
Today, women who followed the army are referred to as "camp followers," even though that term was not used in the eighteenth century. Females who followed Washington's army were seeking safety, shelter, food, and work. They needed the army, and while Washington and many officers did not like to admit it, the army needed them.
The boardwalk in Lavallette is a non-commercial walkway that runs along the beach for the length of the town.