John M. Gunn House, 1853, Cuthbert - Vanishing Georgia: …
WEBSep 4, 2012 · John M. Gunn House, 1853, Cuthbert. Thanks to owner James Webb for identifying the house. One of the best-known in Cuthbert, it was built by John McKenzie Gunn for his new bride, Sarah Douglass. It was later owned by the Brown family.
The White House Was, in Fact, Built by Enslaved Labor
WEBJul 26, 2016 · Washington, D.C., was built on landed ceded to the federal government by Virginia and Maryland, and at the time the Potomac region was home to almost half of the country’s 750,000 slaves, Lane...
Slaves helped build White House, U.S. Capitol - CNN.com
WEBDec 2, 2008 · A list of construction workers building the White House in 1795 includes five slaves - named Tom, Peter, Ben, Harry and Daniel -- all put to work as carpenters.
New Plaque Tells Story of Enslaved People Who Helped Build the White House
WEBAug 3, 2021 · A new plaque facing the White House bears witness to a shameful chapter in United States history: when enslaved people helped build one of the nation’s seats of government.
Building the White House
WEBDon Hawkins. Over the course of the next eight years, enslaved laborers worked alongside white wage workers and craftsmen to produce raw materials and construct the President’s House. First, laborers cleared the land, built roads, wharves, and bridges, and felled trees to make way for construction.
Who Built the White House? - Smithsonian Institution
WEBOct 19, 2022 · Who were the enslaved African Americans who built the White House? This led historians from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and the White House Historical Association on a years-long journey that turned up some interesting answers and even bigger questions.
The story of James Hoban: The Irishman who built the White House
WEBThe story of James Hoban: The Irishman who built the White House. Back in 2014, when Joe Biden was the US Vice President, he stood in the White House’s East Room with cameras recording his every move. Positioned in front of …
Irish Roots - White House Historical Association
WEBBorn in a thatched cottage on the estate of the Cuffe family, Earls of Desart at Cuffesgrange, near Callan in County Kilkenny, Ireland, James Hoban rose from journeyman carpenter and wheelwright to become the architect of the world's most famous house. Little is known of the Hoban family's connection to …
Who Built the White House? - WorldAtlas
WEBAug 14, 2017 · Who Built the White House? Many enslaved people cut the stone that was laid for the construction of the White House. Construction of the elaborate presidential abode began in 1792 and was completed in 1800. The site was selected by President Washington who also oversaw the construction work.
The Shunned House - Wikipedia
WEB135 Benefit Street, Providence, Rhode Island The Shunned House of the title is based on an actual house in Providence, Rhode Island, built around 1763 and still standing at 135 Benefit Street.Lovecraft was familiar with the house because his aunt Lillian Clark lived there in 1919/20 as a companion to Mrs. H. C. Babbit. [1] However, it was another house in Elizabeth, New Jersey that actually ...