The Sydney Harbor Bridge is a steel through arch bridge located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.  It spans Sydney Harbor from the central business district to the North Shore.

     Under the direction of John Bradford of New South Wales.Department of Public Works, the bridge was designed and built by the Firm of Dorman Long.  The bridge opened in.1932.

    It is the 11th longest spanning arch bridge in the world and the tallest steel arch bridge in the world at 440 feet from.top to water level.

     The bridge carries:  Bradfield Highway ,Cahill Expressway North Shore Railway Line, foot path cycleway.

     Bridge statistics are as follows:  length 3,770 feet; width 160 feet, longest span 1,650 feet, spans 1, lanes 8, railroad tracks 2.

     The Bunker Hill Memorial was erected at the site of a Revolutionary War site in Boston.  The fighting actually took place at Breed Hill.

     The memorial is a granite one list constructed between 1825 to 1843.

     The first person to suggest this memorial was William Tickner, a lawyer.  In 1823, an organization called the Bunker Hill Monument Association was founded t0 raise money for.the project.  In 1825, the association purchased a 15 acre site on the slope of Breeds Hill for the monument.  Ultimately, the association sold a large amount of this land to help fund the project.  Solomon Willard was given the task to design the memorial.

     The cornerstone was laid on July 22,1825.  Construction frequently was haulted over the years due lack of money.  The capstone was laid 7/23/1842.  Monument was dedicated on June 17, 1843.

     Holly Michigan is a village located in Oakland County, MI.  Its population is approximately 6,000.  The historic buildings I will discuss in the next few posts include Hirst Hotel, Holly Union Depot, Holly Town Hall

    The Holly Inn is a historic building located at 110 Battle Alley in Holly, Michigan.  It was built in 1891 by John Hirst.  The Inn was built to handle the flow of train passengers passing through Holly.

     It is a 2 and one half story rectangular building.  The exterior is red brick.  The architectural style Queen Anne.

     Over the years there were multiple owners.  The building was destroyed by multiple fires.  Eventually the building only functioned as a restaurant.  Currently, the Inn is not opened.

     The Holly Town Hall is located at 102 Front Street Holy, Michigan.  It was constructed in 1892.  It was a joint project of the village of Holly and Holly Township..  Construction costs were $3,000..  It is a two and one half story  brick building..  The style is Queen Anne.  It was Holly’s first dedicated town hall.  The ground floor contains a garage for the fire ststion

     Through the years, the building has been for municipal offices, township offices, fire station and a polling place

     Village offices remained here until 1958; township offices until 1982.

     The current Holly Union Depot was built in 1885-1886 to replace a wooden structure built in 1865 which burned in 1884.  It is located at 223 Broad Street, Holly, Michigan. It was built by the Detroit, , Grand Haven and Milwaukee Rd as a depot for this line and for the Flint and Pete Marquette Railroad. The Contractor was Neitsch and sons for $6500.

     The new depot is a long single story red yellowish brick building. It is 82 feet 10 inches long and 22 feet four inches wide. The style was Late Victorian. The interior was paneled with Norway Pine.  There are 2 waiting rooms one for women and one for men, there is a baggage room. Each of the railroad lines had its own ticket booth

This District includes the John Ringling Estate,Charles Ringling and Hester Ringling Lancaster Sanford Estates and the  Ellen and Ralph Caples  Estate as a historic district in Sarasota, Fl.  This District borders are Sarasota Bay, Tamiami Trail, Parkview Drive and North Shore Drive.  It includes 18 historic buildings and 5 other structures.

     Three estates are part  of New College Campus. 2 Hester Ringling Lancaster Sanford estate and Charles and Edna Ringling estate.  These are currently being used for college functions. Caples Estate now undergoing renovation to be used for college functions

  The main building is the house.   East of the estate is a 2 story stuccoed masonry garage and apartment. The garage is 3 bay and has a tiled hip roof. A 2 story bay stuccoed masonry storage shed stands west of the.garage.

     The Charles  and Edna Ringling Estate include the residence building.  Out buildings include carriage house ground keepers house, barn.

     Robertson Hall is the financial aid and admission office of New College.  It was built in the 1920’s.  It served as the carriage house and chauffeurs quarters for the Charles Ringling estate.

    The Social Science Building was one of the original buildings of the Charles Ringling Estate. It was built in 1925.  This 2 story structure was originally used as the Caretaker House.

     Today it is used as the Social Science Main Office and for faculty offices

     This building is located on the grounds of New College, Sarasota.  Its address is 5315 Bayshore.  

     Its style is Mediterranean Revival.  It was designed by John Philips for Ralph and Ellen Caples .  It was built in 1921.

      The building is 3 stories. The exterior is stucco.   The main residence  is u shaped with an.open.court yard facing the bay. The windows are square and arch headed stain glass. The roof is red tiled.   There are 2 living rooms, one dining room, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and a tiled porch.

    East of the residence is a two story  masonry garage and apartment with 3 bay garage and a tile hiped roof.  There is a two bay sticker masonry storage shed east of the garage.

     The house overlooks Sarasota Gulf.

     The property.was bequeathed to New College in 1962.

    After acquired by New College, it was transformed into classrooms and professors offices.

Nine million dollar were spent in renovation of the building.