Historic Shrines of America / Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable
Historic Shrines of America
BY JOHN T. FARIS
Photo by Ph. B. Wallace INDEPENDENCE HALL, REAR VIEW, PHILADELPHIA
BEING THE STORY OF ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND THE PIONEERS WHO MADE THEM NOTABLE
BY JOHN T. FARIS Member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and Fellow of the American Geographical Society Author of Real Stories from Our History, Old Roads Out of Philadelphia, etc.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
Copyright, 1918, By George H. Doran Company
Printed in the United States of America
Circular tours have long been popular in England. There was a time—as there will be a time again—when American visitors felt that to make the rounds of the cathedral towns or the historic castles or the homes and haunts of great men and women, was a necessary part of seeing the tight little island.
John T. Faris
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FOREWORD
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
ONE: IN THE LAND OF THE PILGRIMS
FANEUIL HALL, BOSTON
THREE HISTORIC CHURCHES OF BOSTON
ELMWOOD, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
THE ADAMS HOUSES, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS
THE QUINCY MANSION, QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS
FERNSIDE FARM, HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS
THE ROYALL HOUSE, MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
TWO: WHERE PATROONS AND KNICKERBOCKERS FLOURISHED
THE MORRIS-JUMEL MANSION, NEW YORK CITY
ST. PAUL'S CHAPEL, NEW YORK CITY
FRAUNCES' TAVERN, NEW YORK CITY
THE GRANGE, NEW YORK CITY
THE VAN CORTLANDT HOUSE, NEW YORK CITY
THREE: ACROSS THE JERSEYS WITH THE PATRIOTS
THE CHURCH AT CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY
NASSAU HALL, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
FOUR: RAMBLES ABOUT THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE
THE LETITIA PENN HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA
CARPENTERS' HALL, PHILADELPHIA
ST. PETER'S CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA
CLIVEDEN, GERMANTOWN, PHILADELPHIA
OLD PINE STREET CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA
INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA
THREE HEADQUARTERS OF WASHINGTON
WAYNESBOROUGH, NEAR PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA
FIVE: OVER THE MASON AND DIXON LINE
THE RIDGELY HOUSE, DOVER, DELAWARE
REHOBOTH CHURCH ON THE POCOMOKE, MARYLAND
DOUGHOREGAN MANOR, NEAR ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND
THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON
THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON
THE OCTAGON HOUSE, WASHINGTON
SIX: HOMES AND HAUNTS OF THE CAVALIERS
MOUNT VERNON, VIRGINIA
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
CHRIST CHURCH, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA
TWO HISTORIC COURTHOUSES OF VIRGINIA
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, RICHMOND
FIVE OLD HOUSES OF TIDEWATER, VIRGINIA
GUNSTON HALL, VIRGINIA
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
THE MONUMENTAL CHURCH, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
MONTPELIER, ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
OAK HILL, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
RED HILL, CHARLOTTE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
POHICK CHURCH, TRURO PARISH, VIRGINIA
MOUNT AIRY, RICHMOND COUNTY, VIRGINIA
TWO OF VIRGINIA'S OLDEST CHURCH BUILDINGS
SEVEN: THROUGH THE SUNNY SOUTH
THE CABILDO OF NEW ORLEANS
THE ALAMO, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
THE HERMITAGE, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
ASHLAND, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
SPORTSMAN'S HALL, WHITLEY'S STATION, KENTUCKY
WHITE HAVEN, NEAR ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
EIGHT: ALL THE WAY BACK TO NEW ENGLAND
MONUMENT PLACE, ELM GROVE, WEST VIRGINIA
THE CASTLE AT FORT NIAGARA, NEW YORK
THE SCHUYLER MANSION, ALBANY, NEW YORK
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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