16th Street Historic District

The 16th Street Historic District is characterized by the linear experience of the street itself. 16th Street, one of the most important numbered streets in the Federal City, is a major element of the L'Enfant Plan. This section of the ...

Embassy Gulf Service Station

The Embassy Gulf Service Station, designed in 1936 by Gulf Oil Corporation architect P.L.R. Hogner, was conceived and sited to complement its setting as part of an aesthetic directive by the Gulf Oil Corporation to construct a gas station with ...

St. Matthew's Cathedral

St. Matthew's Cathedral is one of the most impressive houses of worship in the United States. The red brick church, designed by C. Grant La Farge in 1893, has eclectic features inspired by Italian churches. The simplicity of the exterior ...

Heurich Mansion

The Christian Heurich Mansion (Heurich House Museum) commonly known as the Brewmaster's Castle, was built in 1892-1894 by German immigrant, Christian Heurich, as a private residence. Mr. Heurich was one of Washington's wealthiest citizens and known philanthropists. Born in 1842, ...

The Phillip's Collection

Duncan Phillips, Jr. opened the Phillips Collection in a wing of his home in 1921 as a memorial to his father and brother, who had died in 1917 and 1918 respectively. Duncan Phillips, Jr had already displayed his interest in ...

Saint Michaels Cemetery tombstone symbols, Pensacola Fl

Numerous graves located within Saint Michaels Cemetery are marked with numerous symbols, many of which relate to fraternal organizations. The Masonic order is one of the predominant and reoccurring symbols amongst a variety of stones. One such stone is that ...

Dupont Circle Historic District

It was the Board of Public works under the leadership of Alexander Shepherd that spearheaded the way for the development of Dupont Circle. Nevada Senator William Morris Stewart led the "California Syndicate" which bought up tracts of undeveloped land. The ...

Striver's Section Historic District

The name of the district, "Strivers' Section", derives from the area's longstanding association with leading individuals and institutions in Washington's African American community. The recognition of a special enclave of African American leaders in the area goes back more than ...

Bubonic Plague in Pensacola, Martin Massey

Martin Massey, 10 years old, was one of seven deaths caused by Bubonic plague in Pensacola, Florida. Martin, who died on September 3, 1920, was the last victim to die from the plague outbreak that lasted from May 31 until ...

Pensacola Council of Ministers

The Pensacola Council of Ministers was located on the corner of West Jackson in De Villiers, at 508 West Jackson Street in Pensacola, Florida.

As the Civil Rights Movement intensified in Pensacola, this group of Christian ministers came together to ...