Architecture in the United States

A rare example of pre-Revolutionary war Georgian-style architecture in Virginia's Piedmont region.

Eight sides, one incredible story — the Gregg-Crites Octagon House is one of Circleville's most fascinating architectural treasures.

The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution

Two columns and a path leading into the woods at Fort Bennett Park are all that remain of a custom-built, Bavarian-inspired castle

The only remaining building from the original 1800 Isle of Wight Courthouse Complex

It's an incredibly beautiful city public space, with spacious rooms to study and admire the artwork.

It's been called “Detroit’s largest art object.”

The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.

The home of the founder of American landscape architecture puts his principles into practice.

Historic Lee family homestead built in 1785, later serving as a private home and a Civil War hospital.

One of “America’s Most Endangered Historic Places” is a building shaped like a giant turtle.

Designed by Calvert Vaux, this former post office now serves as a home for the local arts.

The longest pier in North America stretches over the Chesapeake Bay.

This faux Greek Revival mansion is a clever optical illusion tucked into a Beacon Hill alley.

The only building in the western U.S. designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto.

An elliptical glass tower that is known as the world’s first two-sided building.