]> http://www.molinu.org/taxonomy/term/23098/0 Auto generated by aggregator2 autotaxonomy en http://www.molinu.org/liberty_hall_camden_alabama <p><hr /> <div></ref> }} <b>Liberty Hall</b> is a historic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/plantation">plantation</a> house near Camden, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama">Alabama</a>. The two-story Greek Revival style main house was built in 1855<ref name="nris"/> for John Robert McDowell by W.W. Robinson.<ref name="WACC"></ref> The two-story front <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/portico">portico</a> features two central Ionic columns flanked by a square column to each side. The floor plan is centered on a broad hall that separates four large, equally proportioned rooms on both levels. The formal rooms and hall on the lower level have elaborate plasterwork that designed in part by Harriet McDowell, wife of John Robert McDowell. The house is currently owned by the great grand-daughter of the original owner.<ref name="WACC"/> It was added to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> on January 05, 1984.<ref name="nris"/> <h2>See also</h2> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilcox County, Alabama">National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilcox County, Alabama</a> </p> Wikipedia New Pages 1855 architecture alabama plantations greek revival buildings in alabama registered historic places in alabama Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:46:37 +0000 http://www.molinu.org/st_matthews_church_sheffield <p><hr /> <div> St. Matthew‘s church. The main entrance on Carver Street with the War Memorial plaque to the left and Crucifixtion statue above. <b>St Matthew's Church</b> is situated on Carver Street in the centre of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield">Sheffield</a>. It is a Grade II <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/listed building">listed building</a><ref name="Sheffield Council"> <a href="http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/planning-and-city-development/urban-design--conservation/conservation/listed-buildings">Sheffield City Council website.</a> Information on all listed buildings within the Sheffield city boundary.</ref> located at grid reference SK351871. The church is part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Catholicism">Anglo-Catholicism</a> movement. <h2>History</h2> The church was built in the middle of the 19th century for the newly established St Matthews parish which was created when the original Sheffield parish was subdivided into smaller parts in 1848. The first vicar J.F. Witty conducted the parish’s early services in a school on Carver Street. Within a few years sufficient funds had been raised to build a permanent place of worship. The foundation stone for the church was laid on June 1st 1854 with the construction being carried out by Flockton &amp; Son, the building was consecrated on June 6th 1855 by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop of York">Archbishop of York</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas Musgrave">Thomas Musgrave</a>. The churches cost £3,297 to build with the Reverend Witty still asking for subscriptions for the last £200 in November 1856. In its early years the church had a large local congregation, being surrounded by a highly populated district of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/slum">slum</a> housing. </p> Wikipedia New Pages 1855 architecture buildings and structures in sheffield churches in sheffield history of sheffield sheffield city centre Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:25:24 +0000 http://www.molinu.org/harris_warehouse <p><hr /> <div></ref> }} <p> The <b>Harris Warehouse</b> is an historic site on 61 Railroad Street in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woonsocket, Rhode Island">Woonsocket, Rhode Island</a>. </p><p> The warehouse was built in 1855 and added to the National Historic Register in 1976. </p> Wikipedia New Pages 1855 architecture registered historic places in rhode island Sat, 10 May 2008 04:23:47 +0000