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Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District
As early as the mid-17th century, the boundaries of the Sh...
Mt. Pleasant Historic District
Mount Pleasant is a densely developed urban neighborhood w...
New Kalorama Triangle Historic District
This area historically was part of the 19th century estate...
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation headquarters,...
Massachusetts Avenue Historic District
The Massachusetts Avenue Historic District is linearly con...
Georgetown Commercial Buildings
Georgetown's commercial history began on the waterfront as...
Custom House and Post Office
The building that houses the Custom House and Post Office ...
Tudor Place
Designed by Dr. William Thornton, who also designed the U....
Mt. Zion Cemetery
The Mount Zion Cemetery is composed of two separate adjace...
Oak Hill Cemetery
The Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel is the only known example of ...
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Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District
As early as the mid-17th century, the boundaries of the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District as it is known today were being formed by property lines of the early land grants. During the 40-year period between 1663 and 1703, 18 landowners acquired ...
Mt. Pleasant Historic District
Mount Pleasant is a densely developed urban neighborhood with a distinct architectural character. It contains a rich array of architectural forms representing every period of its development. Significant vestiges of the village's origins are successfully juxtaposed with the residential, commercial ...
New Kalorama Triangle Historic District
This area historically was part of the 19th century estate "Kalorama" and enjoyed a reputation for its natural ambience. It was not until the turn of the century that urban development extended the city of Washington into and beyond the ...
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation headquarters, also known as the McCormick Apartments, was constructed between 1917--1922 and designed by Jules Henri de Sibour. Sibour was commissioned by Chicago-based millionaire Stanley McCormick to create "the most luxurious apartment building in ...
Massachusetts Avenue Historic District
The Massachusetts Avenue Historic District is linearly conceived. L'Enfant planned Massachusetts Avenue as a transverse avenue crossing the city diagonally from the Eastern Branch to Rock Creek. The longest of the transverse avenues, it is roughly parallel to Pennsylvania Avenue ...
Georgetown Commercial Buildings
Georgetown's commercial history began on the waterfront as a shipping center. Sprawled along the waterfront were warehouses and wharves, sailor's taverns, flour mills and a fleet of ships. Tobacco was the lifeblood of the new community, and in 1745, a ...
Custom House and Post Office
The building that houses the Custom House and Post Office of Georgetown was designed by Ammi B. Young, the Supervising Architect of the Treasury from 1852 to 1862. The Custom House and Post Office is one of a number of ...
Tudor Place
Designed by Dr. William Thornton, who also designed the U.S. Capitol as well as the Octagon House , Tudor Place was the home of Thomas and Martha Custis Peter. Martha Custis Peter was the step-granddaughter of George Washington, who left ...
Mt. Zion Cemetery
The Mount Zion Cemetery is composed of two separate adjacent cemeteries, the old Methodist Burying Ground and the Female Union Band Society Graveyard. The two cemeteries equally share the three acres of land. There is no fence or other visible ...
Oak Hill Cemetery
The Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel is the only known example of James Renwick's Gothic Revival ecclesiastical design in Washington, DC. The one story rectangular chapel, measuring 23 by 41 feet, was built in 1850 and sits on the highest ridge ...
