Within a short time after the death of Theodore Roosevelt on January 6, 1919, there were proposals to establish a memorial in his honor. Various studies took place across the country that included ideas for national parks, monuments, wildlife refuges, and scenic roads as well as state parks. Sylvane Ferris, a friend and business associate of TR during his cattle Read more...

Five distinct attractions at The Henry Ford captivate and inspire more than 1.5 million visitors annually: Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, The Ford Rouge Factory Tour, The Benson Ford Research Center and The Henry Ford Giant Screen Experience. Read more...

The Chicago and North Western Railway Power House is the historic power house which served the 1911 Chicago and North Western Terminal in Chicago, Illinois. The building was designed by Frost & Granger in 1909; it was mainly designed in the Beaux Arts style but also exhibits elements of the Italian Renaissance Revival style. Construction on the building finished in Read more...

Where The American Civil War Began. Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted in civil war on April 12, 1861, when Confederate artillery opened fire on this Federal fort in Charleston Harbor. Fort Sumter surrendered 34 hours later. Read more...

In April 2012, GlenStar Properties, LLC and USAA Real Estate Company partnered to purchase the Chicago Board of Trade Building®. The historic and landmarked North Building of the CBOT Building® was originally built in 1930 by Holabird and Root, encompassing 44 stories of 750,000 rentable square feet. In 1982 the more modern South Building was built by Murphy/Jahn Architects, encompassing Read more...

Established as a National Monument in 1907 and a National Historical Park in 1980, Chaco Culture National Historical Park protects some of the earliest ancient Puebloan structures, including Pueblo Bonito and Casa Rinconada. Various petroglyphs found within the park appear to be correlated with sun and moon observations made in ancient times. In 2013, Chaco was established as an International Read more...