Sign Silas W. Robbins House

     The Silas W. Robbins House is located at 185 Broad Street,  Wethersfield,  Connecticut.  It was built for Silas W. Robbins.  He was the owner of a large seed business–Johson.and Robbins  and Company.

     The house was built in 1873.  The architect was Silas W. Robbins. Style is second empire.  The house was 2 full stories and limited living space on.a third floor.

Silas W. Robbins House

     There is a mansard roof with slate shingles.  There are currently 5 guest rooms, parlor room, tea room, and a dining room

Silas W.Robbins House

     The House is Featured in the movie Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane

Silas W. Robbins House

Calstock Viaduct

     The Calstock Viaduct was built between 1904 to 1907.  It carries a single track. railroad line over the Tamar River. It is the largest viaduct in Britain built with concrete blocks.  11,148 precast concrete blocks were used.

     The structure is 120 feet tall and 800 feet long.It consists of 12  60 foot 

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Calstock Viaduct

Calstock Viaduc

     The viaduct was designed John Lang, Richard Chris, and William Gooch Rave.

Calstock Viaduct

Calstock Viaduct

Calstock Viaduct

Calstock Viaduct

Calstock Viaduct

Monk House

     2 story  brick house probably designed Walter Chesterton.The style is Queen Anne. The house was originally constructed for lawyer Lendrum McMeans.  He never occupied the building. He sold it to John Benning Monk.  It was expanded in 1911 on a design of J. Cyril Owens.

Monk House

Monk House

Monk House

Monk House

Sydney Harbor Bridge

     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.

Sydney Harbor Brodge

    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.

Bunker Hill Monument

     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

Holly Inn also known as the Hirst Hotel

    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.

Holly Town Hall

Holly Town Hall

     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.

pot Holly Train Station

     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