19th Century Architecture BW
by Connie Fox
Title
19th Century Architecture BW
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Bw Photo
Description
Face of a large 19th century Victorian building (the N.D. Hill Building as I recall) with beautiful arched windows and intricate, classic detailing in black-and-white. Photographed in the charming town of Port Townsend, Washington, located in Jefferson County, at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula on the north shore of Washington. The population of Port Townsend is approximately nine thousand. Its area is about nine square miles, some of which is water.
In addition to its natural scenery, Port Townsend is known for the many Victorian buildings remaining from its late 19th-century heyday. The Port Townsend Historic District is a U.S. National Historic Landmark District. By the late 19th century, Port Townsend was a well-known seaport, very active and banking on the future. Many homes and buildings were built during that time, with most of the architecture ornate Victorian.
With the other Puget Sound ports growing in size, Port Townsend saw a rapid decline in population when the Northern Pacific Railroad failed to connect the city to the eastern Puget Sound city of Tacoma. By the late 1890s, the boom was over. Without the railroad to spur economic growth, the town shrank and investors looked elsewhere to make a good return.
Since the 1970s new residents, including many retirees, have moved to town. The waterfront retail district has restaurants, services, and tourist destinations. (Wikipedia)
Copyright 2012-13 Connie Fox
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Canon A630
Sepia and color versions also available
FEATURED on the homepages of Beauty Captured, Beautiful Scenery, and Your Best Work, October 2013; The Grayscale Outdoors, June 2021; The Meandering Photographer, USA Photographers Only, and Compact Digital Camera Photographers, April 2023.
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October 11th, 2013
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Comments (14)
Connie Fox
I'm grateful, Frank Casella, for the prime homepage feature in Compact Digital Camera Photographers. Thank you!
Steve Rich
Your wonderful image has been FEATURED on the homepage of "The Meandering Photographer” Please consider adding your photo to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (April-June 2023)" active discussion thread. 4-12-2023
Connie Fox
To have an image featured, and to find one's work on the top row among so many excellent artists, is always special to me. Thank you, Allan Van Gasbeck, for this feature in The Grayscale Outdoors!
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Gray Scale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Connie Fox
Another feature on the homepage of Your Best Work. I am amazed and honored, Ella. Thank you so much!
Connie Fox
Ella, thank you so much for featuring this image in Beauty Captured. You have honored my work once again, and I really appreciate that.
Connie Fox
Mother Nature, I am delighted to learn that you've chosen this image for the homepage of Beautiful Scenery. Thank you for honoring my work!
Connie Fox
Dorothy, thank you for your enthusiastic comment on this image! I so appreciate that, as well as your vote and fave.
Connie Fox
Lianne, my sincere thanks for taking the time to view my portfolio and comment so generously on my work. Often my point-and-shoot has been pressed into service for these architecture images. I'm amazed at the detail it captures. Happy to hear that you share my love of historic architecture. It's a privilege to document it.
Lianne Schneider
So many extraordinary works of art in your portfolio that it was hard to know where to start! But I have a thing for historic architecture so this most recent piece just captured my heart and my imagination. Beautifully photographed - superb b/w with all those wonderful details showing so clearly. F/V