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Colony House (other)
Colony House may refer to: *Colony House (Simi, California), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Ventura County, California *Colony House (Keene, New Hampshire), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cheshire County, New Hampshire *Old Colony House, Newport, Rhode Island, a National Historic Landmark and listed on the NRHP in Rhode Island *Colony houses, a type of house built in Edinburgh, Scotland in the 19th century *Colony House (band), an alternative rock quartet from Franklin, Tennessee {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colony House (Simi, California)
Colony House may refer to: *Colony House (Simi, California), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Ventura County, California *Colony House (Keene, New Hampshire), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Cheshire County, New Hampshire *Old Colony House, Newport, Rhode Island, a National Historic Landmark and listed on the NRHP in Rhode Island *Colony houses, a type of house built in Edinburgh, Scotland in the 19th century *Colony House (band), an alternative rock quartet from Franklin, Tennessee {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colony House (Keene, New Hampshire)
The Colony House is a historic house at 104 West Street in Keene, New Hampshire. Built in 1819 and enlarged about 1900, it is a good example of Federal period architecture, and is notable for its association with Horatio Colony, a prominent local businessman and the city's first mayor. The house, now operated as a bed and breakfast inn, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Description and history The Colony House is located a few blocks west of Keene's central green, at the southeast corner of West Street and School Street. It is a brick two story structure with a hip roof. The exterior has modest Federal styling, predominantly in its main entry, with half-length sidelight windows topped by a half-oval fanlight and sheltered by a modest portico. The interior of the building has well-preserved woodwork that took its inspiration from the publications of Asher Benjamin. A c. 1900 addition to the rear emulates the style and building materials of the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Colony House
The Old Colony House, also known as Old State House or Newport Colony House, is located at the east end of Washington Square in the city of Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It is a brick Georgian-style building completed in 1741, and was the meeting place for the colonial legislature. From independence in 1776 to the early 20th century, the state legislature alternated its sessions between here and the Rhode Island State House in Providence. The building has received little alteration since its construction. As one of the best-maintained surviving Georgian public buildings in the United States from the colonial era, it was designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1960. It is also a contributing property to the Newport Historic District, later designated an NHL itself. The building is still owned by the state, but managed as a museum by the Newport Historical Society. Besides its political and architectural importance, the building was the site of many importan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colony Houses
The colony houses of Edinburgh were built between 1850 and 1910 as homes for artisans and skilled working-class families by philanthropic model dwellings companies. The first development was the Pilrig Model Buildings, near Leith Walk. Later developments across the city were built by the Edinburgh Cooperative Building Company Limited, founded in 1861. The founders of this company were influenced by the Reverend Dr. James Begg and the Reverend Dr. Thomas Chalmers, ministers of the Free Church of Scotland, who campaigned to improve the housing conditions of the poor. Description Streets with colony houses are found in ten locations within Edinburgh: * Abbeyhill * Dalry Place, Haymarket * Leith Links, Leith * Lochend Road, Lochend * North Fort Street, Leith * Rosebank Cottages, Fountainbridge * Shaw Colonies, Pilrig * Shandon * Slateford * Stockbridge The developments at Stockbridge, Dalry, Shaw Colonies, and Rosebank Cottages are category B listed buildings. Characteristic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
