All posts tagged "Architecture"
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47.7K18Business and LaborSix Historic Downtown Department Stores
In the time before Amazon, downtown department stores used to provide a special shopping experience. People dressed up when they went to...
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15.7K10Arts and LeisureSix Churches (All Gorgeous) Designed by Ralph Adams Cram
Once the most famous architect of his day, Ralph Adams Cram designed many churches, schools and libraries throughout New England. He also...
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26.0K9bostonThe 6 Oldest Public High Schools in New England
The oldest public high schools in the United States all stand in New England, probably because the Puritans believed in educating children...
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7.3K5ConnecticutHow 2 New England Architects Saved the White House, Part II
By the summer of 1950, the White House was a shell. President Harry Truman and his family had been evicted from their...
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7.1K11bostonHow 2 New England Architects Saved the White House, Part I
Imagine the White House today with a sunken living room, Danish modern furniture and plywood paneling. The historic old building might have...
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14.5K6Arts and LeisureDoris Duke, the Last Gilded Age Socialite of Newport
In 1925 at the age of 12, Doris Duke became the richest little girl in the world. She was the only child...
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