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The Van Wagenen House, also known as Apple Tree House, is located near Bergen Square in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 16, 2006.
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Auction software is application software, that can either be deployed on a desktop, on a web server [1] [2] or as a smart contract [3] on a blockchain virtual machine. This software is used by auctioneers and participants of online auctions such as eBay. Smart contracts replace an auctioneer's server, if the auctioneer is not trusted. [4]
Piper Orchard, the oldest orchard in Seattle, is located in Carkeek Park and features primarily heirloom apple trees. It was established in the late 19th century by A. W. Piper, a local confectioner and member of the Seattle City Council, following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. The orchard was a key part of the Piper family's homestead, which ...
In June 1693, John Evelyn mentions a "great auction of pictures (Lord Melfort's) in the Banqueting House, Whitehall", [1] [2] and the practice is frequently referred to by other contemporary and later writers. [1] Normally, an auction catalog, that lists the art works to be sold, is written and made available well before the auction date.
Isaac Newton's apple tree at Woolsthorpe Manor [1] [2] represents the inspiration behind Sir Isaac Newton's theory of gravity.While the precise details of Newton's reminiscence (reported by several witnesses to whom Newton allegedly told the story) are impossible to verify, the significance of the event lies in its explanation of Newton's scientific thinking.
The Bramley Apple Inn is located just a few doors away from the original apple tree, [18] which is considered to be a town treasure. In 2018, 27 Church Street was bought by Nottingham Trent University to preserve the building and the tree for posterity. Bramley Tree Cottage (left) with blue plaque visible on house doorway to right
The annual Old Apple Tree Festival in Vancouver celebrated the tree's birthday in October with giveaways of cuttings by the city forester. [6] [7] The apple tree, which had been in ailing health for some time, died in June 2020 at the age of 194. [8] Although the tree's trunk was "declared dead", the root system remains alive.