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Architecture of USA

16 September 2009
1933 – Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California

1933 – Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California

Architect: John C. Austin Design developed by architect John C. Austin based on preliminary sketches by Russell W. Porter.

03 November 2010
1935 – 360 Wabasba Street, St. Paul, Minnesota

1935 – 360 Wabasba Street, St. Paul, Minnesota

Architect: Now part of the Ecolab campus, this is a fine corner building in an Art Deco design.

15 September 2009
1935 – Hughes County Courthouse, Pierre, South Dakota

1935 – Hughes County Courthouse, Pierre, South Dakota

Architect: Hugill & Blatherwick The Hughes County Courthouse was designed in the Public Works Administration in a Moderne style with Art Deco features by the architects Hugill and Blatherwick and constructed by the...

15 September 2009
1936 – Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1936 – Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Architect: Charles Z. Klauder The building is set in a terraced lawn at the University of Pittsburgh campus on the city’s east side. The first gallery, the Nationality Rooms, commemorate the nationalities making...

29 May 2010
1936 – First Baptist Church, Denver

1936 – First Baptist Church, Denver

Architect: G. Meredith Musick The present building was constructed in 1934 through 1936 and has been recognized as a Denver Historic Landmark. Designed in a Colonial New England version of a Georgian church,...

10 August 2010
1936 – Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, New York

1936 – Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, New York

Architect: Cass Gilbert The Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse has two major parts, the seven-storey base and the thirty-storey tower. Commissioned in 1931, construction began in July 1932 and lasted three and a...

16 September 2009
1937 – Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

1937 – Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Architect: Irving Morrow The Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937 and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and...

22 September 2009
1938 – Fargo Forum, Fargo, North Dakota

1938 – Fargo Forum, Fargo, North Dakota

Architects: Originally built as a three storey structure in 1926, the remaining floors were added in 1938. The Fargo Forum is a local newspaper founded in 1891. The building is quite simple but...

15 September 2009
1938 – Heinz Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh

1938 – Heinz Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh

Architect: Charles Z. Klauder The Heinz Memorial Chapel began as a gift. Henry John Heinz, the founder of the H. J. Heinz Company, wanted to honor his mother, Anna Margaretta Heinz, with “a...