Moses Adams, High Sheriff of the County of Hancock. "On the twelfth of May, eighteen hundred and fifteen, Mrs. Mary Adams, wife of High Sheriff Moses Adams, was found to have been barbarously murdered in her own house, in Ellsworth, Maine."

Sheriff of Hancock

Moses Adams, High Sheriff of the County of Hancock. "On the twelfth of May, eighteen hundred and fifteen,…

A portrait of Henry Clay. He was the American statesman and orator. He ran for president several times but was unsuccessful. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Secretary of State, Representative, , US Senator from Kentucky.

Henry Clay

A portrait of Henry Clay. He was the American statesman and orator. He ran for president several times…

A house with a large tree in the front and illustration of Grover Cleveland's birthplace.

House

A house with a large tree in the front and illustration of Grover Cleveland's birthplace.

The log cabin in Kentucky where Abraham Lincoln was born.

Lincoln's Birthplace

The log cabin in Kentucky where Abraham Lincoln was born.

The home of German monk, Martin Luther in Frankfurt.

Martin Luther's Home

The home of German monk, Martin Luther in Frankfurt.

A simple hip roof.

Hip Style Roof Type

A simple hip roof.

A simple conical roof.

Conical Style Roof Type

A simple conical roof.

The residence of Jefferson Davis in Montgomery, Alabama.

Residence of Jefferson Davis

The residence of Jefferson Davis in Montgomery, Alabama.

One type of birdhouse with the opening at the bottom.

Birdhouse

One type of birdhouse with the opening at the bottom.

One type of birdhouse with the opening at the top.

Birdhouse

One type of birdhouse with the opening at the top.

One type of birdhouse modeled to look like an actual house.

Birdhouse

One type of birdhouse modeled to look like an actual house.

Blockhouses, built of heavy logs with the second story overhanging the first, were created for defense against enemies.

Blockhouse

Blockhouses, built of heavy logs with the second story overhanging the first, were created for defense…

The hair is produced by a peculiar growth and modification of the epidermis. Externally it is covered by a layer of fine scales closely imbricated, or overlapping like the tiles of a house, but with the free edges turned upwards. It is called the cuticle of the hair. Shown in the magnified surface of a hair. The wave lines mark the upper or free edges of the cortical scales. B, separate scales.

Magnified Surface of a Hair

The hair is produced by a peculiar growth and modification of the epidermis. Externally it is covered…

While the pupae are in the cocoon, they are incased in a shelter, often called an ant-house.

Red Wood Ant Shelter of Pupae, so-called ant-house

While the pupae are in the cocoon, they are incased in a shelter, often called an ant-house.

The home of Charles Dickens in Gadshill, England.

Gadshill

The home of Charles Dickens in Gadshill, England.

A, B, and C show three types of triangular prisms: right, isosceles, and equilateral. When put together with rectangular prisms, they create the three basic house forms. D is a shed roof and E and F are gable roofs.

Drawing House Forms

A, B, and C show three types of triangular prisms: right, isosceles, and equilateral. When put together…

"Vault beneath the House of Lords associated with the Gunpowder Plot." -Foster, 1921

Gunpowder Plot

"Vault beneath the House of Lords associated with the Gunpowder Plot." -Foster, 1921

Gustavus Vasa hiding out with peasants in the story about the king from "The Red True Story Book" by Andrew Lang.

Gustavus Vasa

Gustavus Vasa hiding out with peasants in the story about the king from "The Red True Story Book" by…

"They are easily tamed, and may be kept in houses, where they soon accustom themselves to those who have the care of them."

Ringed Snake

"They are easily tamed, and may be kept in houses, where they soon accustom themselves to those who…

Rustic Children, a painting by Thomas Gainsborough.

Rustic Children

Rustic Children, a painting by Thomas Gainsborough.

The Cottage Door, a painting by Thomas Gainsborough.

The Cottage Door

The Cottage Door, a painting by Thomas Gainsborough.

The Valley Farm. (Willy Lott's House.), a painting by John Constable.

The Valley Farm. (Willy Lott's House.)

The Valley Farm. (Willy Lott's House.), a painting by John Constable.

"Albrecht Dürer's House in Nürnberg. From the engraving in Dibdin's 'Biographical Tour.'" -Heath, 1901

Albrecht Dürer's House in Nürnberg

"Albrecht Dürer's House in Nürnberg. From the engraving in Dibdin's 'Biographical Tour.'"…

A decorative divider of a farmhouse and plains.

Farm Divider

A decorative divider of a farmhouse and plains.

"Ashy color, with the face black, the sides of the head yellow, and the forehead yellow with black stripes."

House-Fly (Musca Domestica)

"Ashy color, with the face black, the sides of the head yellow, and the forehead yellow with black stripes."

"A little fly about half the size of a house-fly. This insect lives chiefly upon the fruit of the olive-tree."

Dacus Oleae

"A little fly about half the size of a house-fly. This insect lives chiefly upon the fruit of the olive-tree."

"A little fly about half the size of a house-fly. This insect lives chiefly upon the fruit of the olive-tree."

Olives attacked by Dacus Oleae

"A little fly about half the size of a house-fly. This insect lives chiefly upon the fruit of the olive-tree."

A two-story house with a chimney, large yard, and several trees.

Lodging

A two-story house with a chimney, large yard, and several trees.

A two-storied home with a chimney and long path.

Home

A two-storied home with a chimney and long path.

"Bark house of Iroquois." -Jenks, 1911

Iroquois Bark house

"Bark house of Iroquois." -Jenks, 1911

Early style of hive used to house bees.

Bell Shaped Hive

Early style of hive used to house bees.

Early style of hive used in Switzerland to house bees.

Swiss Hive

Early style of hive used in Switzerland to house bees.

Early style of hive used frequently in Poland to house bees.

Polish Hive

Early style of hive used frequently in Poland to house bees.

Early style of hive used to house bees.

Garden Hive

Early style of hive used to house bees.

An illustration of a house fly with a maggot and puparium.

House Fly

An illustration of a house fly with a maggot and puparium.

The house sparrow is named because they often nest in holes of roofs.

House Sparrow

The house sparrow is named because they often nest in holes of roofs.

A traditional Jewish synagogue, house of prayer.

Synagogue

A traditional Jewish synagogue, house of prayer.

A thief or burglar climbing out of a house.

Thief

A thief or burglar climbing out of a house.

A group of people interacting in front of a house. One man is hiding behind a tree and another is walking away from an altercation between a man and woman.

A Group of People

A group of people interacting in front of a house. One man is hiding behind a tree and another is walking…

An illustration of two women peeking around the corner of a house.

Two Women Peeking Around a Corner

An illustration of two women peeking around the corner of a house.

An illustration of a farm house.

House

An illustration of a farm house.

An illustration of a proposed apartment house in New York City. "As a people we set a high value on domestic life; we venerate the hearthstone: yet here we are herded in hotels and boarding-houses where privacy is all but unknown and home-making impossible..." -Holland, 1874

Proposed Apartment House

An illustration of a proposed apartment house in New York City. "As a people we set a high value on…

An illustration of an altered house which resulted into a double flat.

Double Flat Floor Plan

An illustration of an altered house which resulted into a double flat.

An illustration of a proposed elevation for first-class apartment house.

Proposed Apartment House

An illustration of a proposed elevation for first-class apartment house.

An illustration of typical southern Victorian house located in Charleston, SC.

House

An illustration of typical southern Victorian house located in Charleston, SC.

An illustration of the state house located in Columbia, South Carolina.

State House

An illustration of the state house located in Columbia, South Carolina.

An illustration of Magnolia Cemetery located in Charleston, South Carolina. Approximately 35,000 people are buried at Magnolia Cemetery, 2,200 of which are Civil War Veterans.  Included in that number are five Confederate generals and fourteen signers of the Ordinance of Succession.

Magnolia Cemetery

An illustration of Magnolia Cemetery located in Charleston, South Carolina. Approximately 35,000 people…

The Old South Meeting House in Boston, Mass. gained fame as the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party in 1773.

Old South Meeting House

The Old South Meeting House in Boston, Mass. gained fame as the organizing point for the Boston Tea…

An image of the old Chouteau mansion located in Missouri.

House

An image of the old Chouteau mansion located in Missouri.

An image of one of the oldest homes located in St. Louis, Missouri in 1874.

Shack

An image of one of the oldest homes located in St. Louis, Missouri in 1874.

An image of St. Louis, Missouri's courthouse in 1874.

Court House

An image of St. Louis, Missouri's courthouse in 1874.

St. Louis, Missouri's courthouse as pictured in 1874.

Court House

St. Louis, Missouri's courthouse as pictured in 1874.

Benjamin Franklin running away from his home in Boston. He is heading to New York to find work at a printing house.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin running away from his home in Boston. He is heading to New York to find work at a…

Woman watching a man pass by in front of her house.

Woman watching a Man

Woman watching a man pass by in front of her house.

It is generally regarded as the most impressive (architecturally speaking) church in England that is not a cathedral. Originally a collegiate church, it was not selected as a bishop's seat during the Dissolution of the Monasteries; nevertheless it survived as a parish church, and the chapter house was the only major part of the building to be lost.

Beverly Minster

It is generally regarded as the most impressive (architecturally speaking) church in England that is…

The McLean residence, at the Appomattox Courthouse, where General Lee met with General Grant to sign an act of surrender.

McLean's House: The Place of Lee's Surrender

The McLean residence, at the Appomattox Courthouse, where General Lee met with General Grant to sign…

An illustration of Atlanta, Georgia's state house as depicted in 1874.

State House

An illustration of Atlanta, Georgia's state house as depicted in 1874.

An illustration of a house located in Savannah, Georgia that was occupied by General Sherman.

House

An illustration of a house located in Savannah, Georgia that was occupied by General Sherman.

An illustration of the Custom House located in Savannah, Georgia (1874).

Custom House

An illustration of the Custom House located in Savannah, Georgia (1874).

He was an American politician and soldier, served as Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Union general during the American Civil War.

Nathaniel Prentiss Banks

He was an American politician and soldier, served as Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S.…