The ship originally functioned as a fishing vessel, but was decommissioned in Esbjerg in the 1970s.

The building originally functioned as both a post office and courthouse with four courtrooms.

It originally functioned as a private secondary school, but became a public school and community center in 1855.

It originally functioned as the first Village Hall of West Chicago, providing police and fire control services to the community.

It originally functioned as a courthouse, post office, and custom house.

The building originally functioned as a theatre with a distinctive 'satellite dish' curve to the floor of the stalls.

Ethnologists have not reached consensus on how the Natchez social system originally functioned, and the topic is somewhat controversial.

The clock originally functioned manually; it was automated in 1950s.

The central section was built in the 1960s and originally functioned as a Royal Pavilion.

The church bell tower originally functioned as a guard tower.