Yesterday , we celebrated after the Supreme Courtstruck downthe Defense of Marriage Act . But you know what a triumph for spousal relationship equality means ? More weddings . And more places to celebrate them . Here are 12 beautiful chapels , gardens , and barns — one for each Department of State where marriage is for all .
This former church building , in downtown Buffalo , was build up back in 1870 . It sat vacant for decade , slowing crumbling , until a local record label — Righteous Babe Records — buy it and converted it into a beautiful venue for music and prowess .
President Monroe founded America ’s first “ home garden ” in 1820 , on a plot of ground of mucky land next to the Capitol . Eventually , it grew into the Botanical Gardens — one of the state ’s largest .
Eliel Saarinen and his son , Eero , build up this chapel in 1949 in business district Minneapolis — today , it ’s a landmark protect occlusive along many architectural tours . Images byPeter J. Sieger Architectural Photography .
The Dudley Spencer House is Frank Lloyd Wright ’s only edifice in Delaware — and it just went on the market . If it last out there long enough , it may finally be potential to rent it for events .
This tiny church service in Winfield is one of the old in New England .
This grand honest-to-god conservatory , build in 1880 , is a greenhouse of rare Victorian splendor . It call for its inspiration from the Chrystal Palace , the sword - and - methamphetamine expo hall that houses the 1851 Great Exhibition , in the UK .
Christ Church , in Cambridge , sits on some moderately singular history : not only did George and Martha Washington attend muckle here , its organ was melted down for bullets during the Revolutionary War . When it reopen , it served as a church for generation of Harvard students — for example , Teddy Roosevelt attended on a regular basis .
This historical barn sits on a one - acre constitutive farm — crop from which feed guests at wedding here .
John Lautner built homes all over California — but this tranquil , 1947 Mulholland Drive base is one of the few that are usable to rent for event .
This barn complex , not far from Wesleyan University , one housed cattle — now , it ’s home to one of the most popular wedding party venue in Middletown .
The Great Friends Meeting House date back more than three centuries , to 1699 , making it the state ’s quondam house of adoration . It ’s in astonishingly secure human body for its old age — and charming details , like the Quaker - style seats , make it a jewel .
Fascinatingly , this structurally complex barn was built in 1883 by a completely untrained constructor . These 24-hour interval , it hosts hymeneals and concerts .
St. Paul ’s , a sculptural chapel in Seattle , was build in 1962 by Steinhart / Theriault , a duette of architects who build much of the Pacific Northwest ’s midcentury computer architecture .
This crumple barn in Central Vermont was all rebuilt a few years ago — now , it ’s a super - zip - efficient event venue .
Lead image viaInthralld .
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