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Avant House
Avant House may refer to: *Avant House (Andalusia, Alabama), listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... * Avant House (Mashpee, Massachusetts), listed on the National Register of Historic Places {{disambig Architectural disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avant House (Andalusia, Alabama)
Avant House is a historic house at 909 Sanford Road in Andalusia, Alabama. It was built by Frank Lockwood. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v .... It was refurbished by William W. Avant (1922-2011) in his retirement. ''Andalusia Star News'', November 2, 2011 References National Register of H ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing resources within historic districts. For most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its goals are to help property owners and inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avant House (Mashpee, Massachusetts)
The Avant House, also known as the Timothy Pocknet Homestead is an historic house on Massachusetts Route 130 at Mill Pond in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Built in the late 18th or early 19th century, it is one of the town's oldest surviving buildings. It is now owned and operated by the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe as the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Description and history The Avant House stands on the south side of MA 130, just west of the Mashpee River as it exits Mill Pond. It is a small single-story "half Cape", a three-bay wood-frame structure with a gabled roof. The main entrance is in the rightmost bay, and is like the windows framed with simple molding. A single-story ell, slightly smaller than the main block, extends to the left at a setback. The interior, despite adaptation for use as a museum, retains a number of original features, including a Greek Revival fireplace mantel in the parlor. Sources g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
