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The Elms (Woodland, Georgia)
The Elms may refer to various buildings and other places: In Canada *The Elms, Toronto, a neighbourhood in Toronto In Great Britain *The Elms, Abberley an old established house, now a hotel and restaurant, in Abberley, Worcestershire, England * The Elms (Bedhampton) an historic Gothic house in Bedhampton, United Kingdom * The Elms (North Wingfield, Derbyshire), a grade II listed house * The Elms School, Colwall, a school in Herefordshire *The Elms School, Long Eaton, a school in Derbyshire *The Elms, an electoral ward of Magor with Undy, Monmouthshire, Wales In the United States *The Elms (Altheimer, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Jefferson County, Arkansas * The Elms (Woodland, Georgia), listed on the NRHP in Talbot County, Georgia *E. H. Gibbs House, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, also known as ''The Elms at Ridge Place'' * The Elms (Harrodsburg, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Mercer County, Kentucky * The Elms (Watertown, Massachusetts) (1710), historic home of the prominent Whitne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elms, Toronto
The Elms is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bordered by the Humber River to the east, Islington Avenue to the west, Thistletown to the north, and Highway 401 to the south. Much of this area was dotted with American Elm trees, the namesake of The Elms golf course, in which its links were still being played as late as 1957 when Rexdale was growing around it. Pine Point Park is the community's main meeting place. History The housing development of the original section of Rexdale, built in the early 1950s, is named for developer Rex Heslop and his wife Delma. These are single storey and storey and a half bungalows, bordered by streets Allenby Avenue, Burrard Road and Hadrian Drive, east of the new Wal-Mart store, formerly the site of Rexdale Plaza. Many of the residents of this neighbourhood, were employed Avro Canada. Heslop went on building houses west of Islington Avenue, around Clearbrooke Circle as well as an industrial section of Rexdale west of Kipling Ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Family
The Whitney family is an American family notable for their business enterprises, social prominence, wealth and philanthropy, founded by John Whitney (1592–1673), who came from London, England to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. The historic family mansion in Watertown, known as The Elms, was built for the Whitneys in 1710. Beginning with William Collins Whitney, members of the Whitney family would become major figures for more than a century in the breeding and racing of Thoroughbred horses. The Whitney family are members of the Episcopal Church. Prominent descendants of John Whitney *Amos Whitney (1832–1920) *Anne Whitney (1821–1915) *Antony Whitney *Asa Whitney (1797–1872) *Asa Whitney (canal commissioner) (1791–1874) *Benson Whitney (born 1956) * Charlotte Anita Whitney (1867–1955) *Charles Andrew Whitney (1834–1912) *Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899–1992) *Courtney Whitney (1897–1969) *Dorothy Payne Whitney (1887–1968) *Edward Baldwin Whitney (1857 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elm (other)
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Brown (missionary)
Alfred Nesbit Brown (23 October 1803 – 7 September 1884) was a member of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) and one of a number of missionaries who travelled to New Zealand in the early 19th century to bring Christianity to the Māori people. Brown was born in Colchester, England and joined the CMS at the age of 20. He was ordained as a priest on 1 June 1828 by the Bishop of London. He married his first wife Charlotte Arnett in 1829.''Missionary Register 1829'' They sailed for Sydney, New South Wales on 25 April 1829 on the ''Elizabeth''. The couple arrived at Paihia on board the ''City of Edinburgh'' on 29 November 1829. Although an ordained priest, Brown was sent to New Zealand to instruct the children of the mission families in the Bay of Islands. Charlotte, who had been a teacher in Islington, London, taught the girls from the Paihia mission station. They were at Kerikeri in 1830. A son, Alfred Marsh, was born in Paihia on 22 June 1831. From 6 February to 17 May 1834 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elms (mission Station)
The Elms may refer to various buildings and other places: In Canada *The Elms, Toronto, a neighbourhood in Toronto In Great Britain * The Elms, Abberley an old established house, now a hotel and restaurant, in Abberley, Worcestershire, England * The Elms (Bedhampton) an historic Gothic house in Bedhampton, United Kingdom * The Elms (North Wingfield, Derbyshire), a grade II listed house * The Elms School, Colwall, a school in Herefordshire * The Elms School, Long Eaton, a school in Derbyshire *The Elms, an electoral ward of Magor with Undy, Monmouthshire, Wales In the United States * The Elms (Altheimer, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Jefferson County, Arkansas * The Elms (Woodland, Georgia), listed on the NRHP in Talbot County, Georgia * E. H. Gibbs House, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, also known as ''The Elms at Ridge Place'' * The Elms (Harrodsburg, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Mercer County, Kentucky * The Elms (Watertown, Massachusetts) (1710), historic home of the prominent Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elms (band)
The Elms were an American rock and roll band known for their breed of rootsy, blues-based rock, with the essence of the music of the 60s and 70s. Although the band had been in existence since 2000, 2001 saw the release of their first full-length album, with the first musical contribution from Thomas Daugherty on guitar. Thus, 2001 is widely considered the bands' first fully functional year in existence. Some members reside in the southern Indiana city of Seymour, Indiana. They have drawn stylistic comparisons to The Black Crowes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Kinks, and The Beatles. They released their major-label debut album, ''The Chess Hotel'', on May 2, 2006. The band's final album, '' The Great American Midrange'', was released on September 15, 2009. It peaked at No. 18 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart and was the Elms' highest-charting album to date. The only officially released single from ''The Great American Midrange'' was the song "Back to Indiana," and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elms (Franklin, Virginia)
The Elms, also known as the P. D. Camp House, is a historic home located at Franklin, Virginia. It was built in 1898, as a -story, stuccoed brick eclectic dwelling with features of the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. It has a rear brick ell. It consists of a hipped roof central block flanked by a pedimented gable end and a three-story turret with a conical roof. The roof is topped with original decorative iron cresting and the house has a one-story porch. The house was built by Paul D. Camp, founder of the Camp Manufacturing Company, and later the Union Camp Corporation. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> It was 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 ... in 1982. References Houses on the National Register of His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elms (Newport, Rhode Island)
The Elms is a large mansion (sometimes facetiously called a "summer cottage") located at 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, completed in 1901. The architect Horace Trumbauer (1868–1938) designed it for the coal baron Edward Julius Berwind (1848–1936), taking inspiration from the 18th century Château d'Asnières in Asnières-sur-Seine, France. C. H. Miller and E. W. Bowditch, working closely with Trumbauer, designed the gardens and landscape. The Preservation Society of Newport County purchased The Elms in 1962, and opened the house to the public. The Elms was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996. The estate The house The Elms was constructed from 1899 to 1901 and cost approximately 1.5 million dollars to build. Like most Newport houses of the Gilded Age, the house was built with non-combustible materials: the house was built around a structural steel frame; the interior partitions, plaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elms Hotel (Excelsior Springs, Missouri)
The Elms Hotel and Spa is a historic resort hotel at Regent and Elms Boulevard in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in The Elms Historic District. History The first Elms Hotel on the site was a 200-room resort opened in July 1888. An annex with 75 additional rooms was added a year later, in 1889. It was destroyed by fire after less than ten years in operation, on May 9, 1898. The second Elms Hotel was a 300-room hotel that opened on July 31, 1909. It was also destroyed by fire, just over a year later, on October 30, 1910. The current Elms Hotel was built of native stone by the Elms Realty Company and opened on September 7, 1912. During the 1920s and 30s the region around Kansas City, Missouri was a "wide open town" under crime boss "Big City" Tom Pendergast. The Elms prospered as a speakeasy, and Al Capone was a frequent visitor. In 1922 the original owner, the Elms Realty Company, sold the hotel to Dr. A. S. Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elms (Natchez, Mississippi)
The Elms is a historic mansion in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. Location It is located at 801 Washington Street in Natchez, Mississippi History The mansion was built in 1804. It contained two ground floor rooms, two second floor rooms, a two-room attic, and one chimney. A decade later, in 1815, it was extended with a new two-story wing, a formal parlor on the first floor and a master bedroom on the second floor. From 1825 to 1835, it served as the Presbyterian manse. In the early 1840s, it was used as a young ladies’ boarding school. In 1859, it belonged to Mrs and Mr Thomas Thornhill. Shortly after the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Mosely (John Posey) Drake (1817–1899) and Caroline (Love America) Drake (1823–1901) purchased the mansion. It remains in their family. The present owner is Esther Carpenter, an artist and a chef. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elms (Mechanic Falls, Maine)
The Elms (once the Eagle Hotel) is a historic building at the junction of Lewiston and Elm Streets in Mechanic Falls, Maine. Built as a hotel in 1859 and used for a variety of purposes since then, the substantial building is a fine late expression of Greek Revival architecture, and a reminder of the town's heyday as an industrial center.National Register nomination for The Elms; available by request from the National Park Service. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description The Elms is a large rectangular wood frame structure, situated on of land at the junction of Lewiston and Elm Streets (Maine State Route 11 along both roads, and Maine State Route 121 on Lewiston Street) in Mechanic Falls, Maine, a short way east from the Little Androscoggin River. It is 2-1/2 stories high, with a gable roof. The main facade, facing Elm Street to the southwest, is five bays wide, with a temple-front appearance. The porch is a full two stories in height, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elms (Houlton, Maine)
The Elms, also known as the Boardman J. Stevens House and the George W. Richards House, is a historic house at 59 Court Street in Houlton, Maine. Built c. 1872 as a fine example of Second Empire architecture, it underwent a significant alteration between 1906 and 1912 in which high-quality Craftsman styling was introduced to its interior. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 for its architectural significance. Description and history The Elms is set on the west side of Court Street ( United States Route 1) south of Houlton's central business district, on a residential stretch of the road. It is a -story wood-frame structure, three bays wide, with a mansard roof and clapboard siding. A single-story porch extends across the front, topped by a shallow hip roof and supported by paired paneled square posts. The house corners have paneled pilasters matching the porch post in detail. The roof is a flared bell-cast mansard roof with asphalt shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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