View looking up at tower - Church of the Covenant, Eighteenth & N Streets, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC Photos from Survey HABS DC-140

ID: 5702 ~ Source: Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator. Church of the Covenant, Eighteenth & N Streets, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC. Washington D.C. Washington, 1933. Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/dc0185/. ~ Creator: Historic American Buildings Survey ~ Date: 1933

This file appears in: National Presbyterian Church (Church of the Covenant) (1887 - 1966): Fondly remembered as the “Church of the Government,” the Church of the Covenant served not only the community but offered solace and a place of worship to a few of America’s first families.

The 150 foot tower of the Church of the Covenant (National Presbyterian Church) featuring Romanesque design and shows the upper portions of the front facing facade up close.

National Presbyterian Church (Church of the Covenant) (1887 - 1966): Fondly remembered as the “Church of the Government,” the Church of the Covenant served not only the community but offered solace and a place of worship to a few of America’s first families.

By The DC Historic Sites team

With J. Cleveland Cady as its architect, the Church of the Covenant (eventually named National Presbyterian Church) was the pinnacle of High Victorian taste. Cady’s design was based on Henry Hobson…