– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Bexleyheath Coronation Memorial Clock Tower The Bexleyheath Coronation Memorial Clock Tower commemorates the Coronation of King George V. It was officially unveiled on Bexleyheath Gala Day, July 17, 1912. George V ascended to the throne as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, commonly known as the...
Learn More– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Nuttall Country Store Entering Nuttall Country Store on Ware Neck Road in Gloucester County, Virginia is like stepping back in time. The white clapboard sided building dates back to 1877. In its heyday, it was one of a dozen combination country store and rural post offices in Gloucester County. It is now the last...
Learn More– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Old Isle of Wight County Courthouse The Old Isle of Wight County Courthouse was built in 1750. It is located in the historic district of Smithfield. It served the county as its main courthouse until 1800 when a new courthouse was constructed at Isle of Wight, which had become the new the county seat. As both...
Learn More– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Vauters Episcopal Church Vauters Episcopal Church is located outside of Loretto in Essex County on the Middle Peninsula of Virginia. It was constructed in 1719. It is said to be one of the best examples of a colonial church in the country having been renovated in 1969 to as close as possible to the original. ...
Learn More– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Walter Reed Birthplace The Walter Reed Birthplace is a small two-room and loft frame house in Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built in the first half of the 19th century. Dr. Walter Reed was born here in September 1851. Walter Reed’s father was a minister of the Gloucester Circuit of the Methodist Episcopal...
Learn More– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Alban Towers Alban Towers is a luxury apartment complex located diagonally opposite the National Cathedral at the junction of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues in Northwest Washington, DC. When it opened in 1929 it was the city’s largest apartment building. Over half of the residents of Washington live in...
Learn More– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Dartford Library The Dartford Library was opened on January 1, 1916. The one-story red brick building was one of only two public libraries open in the South of England during World War I. The library is one of 660 Carnegie libraries in the United Kingdom, being built with the aid of a grant from Scottish...
Learn More– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – McMurran Hall McMurran Hall is located in the center of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It was the first building occupied by Shepherd University when the institution was formed in September 1871. This imposing building, though, was originally planned for a different purpose. The imposing Greek Revival structure...
Learn More