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LaDow Block

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Pendleton, Oregon.
The smaller section on the west end of the block was completed in 1884 while the remainder of the building was completed on a larger scale in 1890. Both sections are Italianate in style. The original structure had a wooden . . .

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Haw Building

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Pendleton, Oregon.
This corner lot was originally the home of Jeremiah and Nancy Despain - early settlers and developers of Pendleton. Despain Avenue and Despain Gulch are named in their memory. Their house sat on this corner from 1874 until . . .

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First Baptist Church of Snyder

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Snyder, Texas.
Founded in May, 1883, one year before Scurry County was organized, this pioneer institution helped pave the way for modern Baptist worship in the area. It was originally named Bledsoe Baptist Church, in honor of John S. . . .

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Scurry County Jail of 1912

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Snyder, Texas.
In 1911 the commissioners court of Scurry County presented plans for a new jail, since the two previous jail houses (built in 1884 and 1886) had proven insufficient for the county's needs. Land at this site was purchased . . .

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Towle House

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Snyder, Texas.
Dr. H. G. and Mary (Ruddick) Towle married in Colorado City in 1905, moving to Snyder to open a jewelry and optical store. The Towles bought this lot in 1908 and had this two-story brick house with full basement built in . . .

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E. W. Clark House

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Snyder, Texas.
Rancher's town home. Social center. Built to endure, with solid brass hardware, beveled glass doors, embossed leather wainscoting. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 1964

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F. J. Grayum Home

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Snyder, Texas.
In 1909 early day druggist F. J. Grayum built this classical revival style home with Ionic-pillared porches and balconies on the front and east side. The double masonry walls and two-inch thick floors show quality . . .

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Rohrman Bakery

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Pendleton, Oregon.
This single-story Italianate Commercial building was constructed in 1890. The original owner/builder was Jeremiah Despain. His house stood in the east lot next door. For many years, it housed Rohrman's Bakery, which was one . . .

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Woodmen of the World

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Pendleton, Oregon.
Built to be used by the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, this building was later bought by the Woodmen of the World for their fraternal organization. The second floor housed a grand ballroom and stage, while the top floor was . . .

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DeSpain Block

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Pendleton, Oregon.
Constructed in 1887, this is another building built and owned by Jeremiah DeSpain, early Pendleton settler, which was later added onto by E.J. Murphy. This building's second story remains much as it looked when it was . . .

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Judd Block

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Pendleton, Oregon.
Designed by a Hartford, Connecticut firm, and constructed by T.F. Howard for Fredrick Judd, this building uses native basalt stone and brick to make a bold statement. Originally, there was more ornamentation at the parapet . . .

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Kirche Mariä Schutz / Church of the Assumption

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, Germany.
Die heutige Kirche Mariä Schutz wurde auf den Grundmauern des ursprünglichen Klosters der Karmeliten aus dem 13. Jahrhundert errichtet. Auf die Besiedelung durch die Karmeliten weist ein Wappen des Ordens über dem ehemaligen . . .

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The Jewel Tower

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, United Kingdom.
The Jewel Tower was built for King Edward III in 1365-66 by Henry Yevele, the 'deviser of the King's works of masonry'. It formed part of the king's palace and was designed as a private treasury. The walls are mainly built . . .

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Cardinal Wiseman

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, United Kingdom.
Cardinal Wiseman (1802-1865) lived here

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Meson Academy

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Lexington, Georgia.
Erected A.D.1807, and liberally endowed by Francis Meson. Deceased on the 8th of September, 1806. 1806 ---- 1897. Meson Academy Trustees. Dr. W. Z. Faust, Chairman. Wm. Gottheimer, Sect. & Treas. Hamilton McWhorter, Geo. C. . . .

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The Church of Guadalupe

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, Mexico.
lglesia de Guadalupe Concluida a principios del sigo XVIl, es uno de los mejores ejemplos de Talavera y ladrillo en la ciudad. La entrada está enmarcada por un gran arco recubierto totalmente de azulejo de Talavera azul y . . .

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The Museum of the Mexican Army and Air Force

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, Mexico.
Museo del Ejército y Fuerza Aérea Mexicanos Este inmueble de larga tradición histórica fue sede del Colegio Jesuita de San Javier en la época virreinal. Posteriormente, a principios del siglo XIX se inició la construcción de . . .

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Two Famous Clockmakers

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, United Kingdom.
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Anti-Corn-Law League

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, United Kingdom.
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Cavendish Square

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, United Kingdom.
Cavendish Square was planned in 1717 as the centrepiece of the new Marylebone estate of Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford and Mortimer. The square is named after Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holies, his wife, through whom he . . .

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