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Anacostia Historic District
The name Anacostia derives from the area's early history a...
Marine Barracks
The oldest continually active post in the Corps, the Marin...
East Capitol Street Car Barn
The East Capitol Street Car Barn, constructed in 1896, is ...
Lincoln Park
Laid out in L'Enfant's plan for Washington as a square to ...
Christ Church
Christ Church, the city's first Episcopal parish, is a Got...
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church began in 1867 as a mission of ...
Library of Congress
In 1800, Congress voted to buy books and create a library ...
US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Building, constructed between 1932--1935...
Capitol Hill Historic District
The Capitol Hill Historic District takes its name from the...
Ralph Bunche House
This house was the residence of Dr. Ralph Bunche, the dist...
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Anacostia Historic District
The name Anacostia derives from the area's early history as Nacochtank, a settlement of Necostan or Anacostan Indians on the banks of the Anacostia River. Captain John Smith recorded in his journals that he sailed up the Eastern Branch or ...
Marine Barracks
The oldest continually active post in the Corps, the Marine Barracks served as Marine Corps Headquarters from 1801 to 1901. Here recruits and officers were trained, and vital decisions were made affecting Corps development. Troops quartered at the Barracks played ...
East Capitol Street Car Barn
The East Capitol Street Car Barn, constructed in 1896, is a Romanesque Revival style building designed by Waddy B. Wood, a prominent Washington architect. The L-shaped building is intrinsically linked to the history of Washington's rapid transit system. The building, ...
Lincoln Park
Laid out in L'Enfant's plan for Washington as a square to hold a monumental column from which point all distances on the continent would be measured, Lincoln Park was slow to develop, and, in fact, was used for years as ...
Christ Church
Christ Church, the city's first Episcopal parish, is a Gothic style church extraordinarily rich in both cultural heritage and visual beauty. Several early Presidents worshiped here such as James Madison and James Monroe, as did the U. S. Marines who ...
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church began in 1867 as a mission of Christ Church, Washington Parish, and met for a time in the Sewall Belmont House at 2nd Street and Constitution Ave. In 1868 the mission organized as a congregation and ...
Library of Congress
In 1800, Congress voted to buy books and create a library for its use. From 1800 to 1814, the Library of Congress was housed in various spaces in the Capitol until it was burned by the British in the War ...
US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Building, constructed between 1932--1935, was designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert, who is best known as the architect for the Woolworth Building in New York. The first session of the Supreme Court was convened on February 1, ...
Capitol Hill Historic District
The Capitol Hill Historic District takes its name from the hill, which rises in the center of the Federal City and extends eastward. This hill, which in 1790 was called Jenkins Hill or Jenkins Heights, was the site chosen by ...
Ralph Bunche House
This house was the residence of Dr. Ralph Bunche, the distinguished African American diplomat and scholar, from 1941 to 1947. The home was designed for him by Hilyard R. Robinson, a noted Washington architect, in the International Style. Ralph Johnson ...
