historic buildings

Provides an overview of historic buildings found in each state, with information on their history and importance.

Tells the story of the accomplishments and influence of women on American history through a description of several historic sites including the Watervliet Shaker community near Albany, New York, the M. Carey Thomas Library in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and the Ida B. Wells-Barnett House in Chicago, Illinois.

Recounts the true story of Pennsylvania Railroad president Alexander Cassatt's ambitious journey to build the railroad by creating a monumental system of electrified tunnels under the Hudson River, Manhattan, and the East River, despite dangerous conditions, corporate sabotage, and his investors' lack of faith in the project.

Johnny, who lives in Arizona but loves his grandfather's 265-year-old farm house in Connecticut, is overjoyed when his family spends Christmas there.

Captioned color photographs portray a variety of scenery, places of interest, and people from colonial Virginia.

Twelve-year-old Aiden is very unhappy when, after her father's death, her mother moves them from the family farm, but soon she and new friends are caught up in the search for long-lost coins in the historic Ingle building that towers over the city of Gloria.

Readers are given an illustrated tour of Rochester and Monroe County's historic works of architecture.

An illustrated account of the construction, history, and demolition of New York City's Pennsylvania Station.