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The Chicago and North Western (reporting mark CNW) was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States.It was also known as the "North Western".The railroad operated more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s.
Both sides of Massachusetts Ave. between 17th St. and Observatory Circle, NW 38°54′50″N 77°03′06″W / 38.913889°N 77.051667°W / 38.913889; -77.051667 ( Massachusetts Avenue Historic
The building entrance is at 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW. The Department of Labor was the original occupant of the building. It vacated the building in 1979, when it moved to the Frances Perkins Building. The Customs Service took occupancy in 1979 and remained until the late 1990s.
Built in 1935, it represents that decade's transition in Pipes' focus from English vernacular exterior elements toward clean lines, rectilinear forms, and minimal decoration. Its interior spaces and details express his devotion to Arts and Crafts principles. John and Elizabeth Bates subsequently commissioned three further houses from him. [11] 15
The Washington City Canal, circa 1851. The C & O Canal was extended between 1832 and 1833, to connect to the Washington City Canal. [3] The lockkeeper's house was built in 1837 for toll collecting and record keeping, only to be abandoned in 1855 with the demise of the canal 30 years after its construction — which by then had ceded transportation of heavy goods to the nascent railroads and ...
Both sides of Massachusetts Ave. between 17th St. and Observatory Circle, NW 38°54′50″N 77°03′06″W / 38.913889°N 77.051667°W / 38.913889; -77.051667 ( Massachusetts Avenue Historic
The Monroe Avenue Water Filtration Plant is a municipal water treatment plant located at 430 Monroe Avenue NW in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Built in 1910, it was likely the first water filtration plant in Michigan. In 1945, the plant was the site of the first public introduction of water fluoridation in the United States. [2]
Jackson Place is a Washington, D.C. street located across from the White House and forming the western border of Lafayette Square between Pennsylvania Avenue and H Street, NW, beginning just south of Connecticut Avenue. Facing the street are mostly 19th century town homes which are now generally used for government offices or other official ...