historic buildings

Recounts how violinist Isaac Stern helped prevent Carnegie Hall from being shut down.

This title takes readers through the grounds, halls, and history of Himeji Castle in Japan. Readers will learn about who lived there, including kings and queens, what purposes the castle served, and what visitors can expect when they explore Himeji Castle today.

This title takes readers through the grounds, halls, and history of Bran Castle in Romania. Readers will learn about who lived there, including kings and queens, what purposes the castle served, and what visitors can expect when they explore Bran Castle today.

Contains captioned, archival photographs that provide insights into the history of Niagara Falls, New York, from the 1860s to the mid-1960s.

Archival photographs describe the history of Buffalo, New York's East Side industry.

"[This book] highlights [Albion,] a historic community in the Lake Ontario region of western New York State. With vintage photographs and ... detail, the book records Courthouse Square, early salt roads and quarries, ... cobblestone houses, the Erie Canal passing through town, famous resident George Pullman, Rich's Corners, two correctional facilities, and the ... garden-style Mount Albion Cemetery"--Provided by publisher.

When the city of Zollicoffer, Tennessee, where her family lives, announces plans to seize their one hundred seventy-five year old house through eminent domain, twelve-year-old Louise Mayhew needs to come up with a way to save it--and her ancestor's Civil War diary linking the house to the Underground Railroad, as well as a hidden treasure, seem to offer her family the best chance of saving their home.

"How long did it take to build the Great Wall of China? Why is the Golden Gate Bridge the most iconic bridge in the world? These and other . . . structure-related questions are answered in this . . . title"--Provided by publisher.