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Lockkeeper's House
The Lockkeeper's House is the only remnant of the C & ...
The Corcoran
The Corcoran Gallery was founded by Washington philanthrop...
The Old Executive Office Building
The Old Executive Office Building, now renamed the Eisenho...
St. John's Church
Long known as "the Church of the Presidents," St. John's E...
Renwick Gallery
The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, a Nati...
Decatur House
Completed in 1819, Decatur House is significant as the fir...
DAR Constitutional Hall
Constitution Hall was designed by prominent architect, Joh...
Octagon House
The Octagon House, built between 1798 and 1800, was design...
Abbe House (Arts Club of Washington)
This elegant Federal town house, built in 1808, was home t...
Foggy Bottom Historic District
The Foggy Bottom Historic District is comprised primarily ...
Results for C
Lockkeeper's House
The Lockkeeper's House is the only remnant of the C & O Canal Extension. The building was constructed as the house for the Lockkeeper of the Canal, who collected the tolls and kept records of commerce on the canal. The ...
The Corcoran
The Corcoran Gallery was founded by Washington philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran in 1869. It was originally situated at the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, but rapid growth forced the relocation of the Gallery in 1897 to its present ...
The Old Executive Office Building
The Old Executive Office Building, now renamed the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, is a National Historic Landmark, that was built between 1871 and 1888. Designed by Alfred B. Mullet in the Second Empire Style, the building first housed the Departments ...
St. John's Church
Long known as "the Church of the Presidents," St. John's Episcopal Church has served virtually as the chapel to the White House for nearly two centuries. Every President since James Madison has worshiped here on some occasion. As far back ...
Renwick Gallery
The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, a National Historic Landmark, was erected between 1859 and 1861 by William Wilson Corcoran (1798-1888), Washington banker and philanthropist, as an art gallery for his private collection of paintings and sculpture. The building ...
Decatur House
Completed in 1819, Decatur House is significant as the first private residence constructed on Lafayette Square and the last of Benjamin Henry Latrobe's city houses in America to be preserved. Latrobe is also known for his architectural work on the ...
DAR Constitutional Hall
Constitution Hall was designed by prominent architect, John Russell Pope, and is a monumental Neoclassical design constructed of Alabama limestone. The building houses the largest auditorium in the District and was finished in 1929. It was built by the National ...
Octagon House
The Octagon House, built between 1798 and 1800, was designed by Dr. William Thornton, the architect of the U.S. Capitol, and completed by 1800. Colonel John Tayloe, for whom the house was built, owned Mt. Airy plantation, located approximately 100 ...
Abbe House (Arts Club of Washington)
This elegant Federal town house, built in 1808, was home to Cleveland Abbe (1838-1916), father of the United States Weather Bureau, from 1877 to 1909. The house had previously been home to James Monroe while he was Secretary of State ...
Foggy Bottom Historic District
The Foggy Bottom Historic District is comprised primarily of private residences and, except for a single alley warehouse and a few buildings built as corner stores, only rowhouses survive. They form a cohesive neighborhood of modest dwellings, built in a ...
