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Congressional Cemetery Historic District: This graveyard is among the most notable resting places for early American historical figures and has since become important to the LGBTQ+ community.
The original four and one-half acre tract of Congressional Cemetery was purchased from the Government for $200 on April 4, 1807 as a private burial ground. On March 30, 1812, several years after…
Downtown Historic District: The heart of DC's old downtown includes an eclectic mixture of commercial, institutional, and residential buildings.
DC's old downtown area is centered along the historic commercial arteries of 7th and F Streets, which intersect at the monumental Greek Revival Old Patent Office. The Downtown Historic District offers…
Emerald Street Historic District: Situated on the east end of Capitol Hill, Emerald Street Historic District's rowhouses represent urban development in response to the city’s growing middle-class population from 1892 to 1923.
Emerald Street NE, or Emerson Street prior to 1950, is a one-block-long "minor" residential street located between 13th and 14th and E and F Streets NE at the center of Square 1029 in east Capitol…
Federal Triangle Historic District: Federal Triangle represents the tremendous growth of the federal government in the 20th century and a desire to create a grand capital city.
Developed chiefly between 1928 and 1938, under the direction of Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon's "Mellon Board," the buildings that comprise the Federal Triangle Historic District are a…
Financial Historic District: The monumental buildings of the Financial Historic District reflect the ideals of many of DC's wealthiest.
The Financial Historic District is a linear district of monumental Beaux-Arts Classicist commercial buildings along Fifteenth Street NW, from Pennsylvania Avenue to K Street and McPherson Square.…
Foggy Bottom Historic District: The row houses of the Foggy Bottom Historic District capture the history of an early working class neighborhood in DC.
The Foggy Bottom Historic District is a residential area, whose tree-lined streets contain attractive but modest row houses that reflect their working class origins during the period of 1870-1915. The…
Fort McNair Historic District (Washington Arsenal): Established in 1791, Fort McNair is one of the oldest U.S. Army installations in continuous use.
The third-oldest Army installation in the United States, Fort McNair is nationally-significant for its architecture and military history, as well as its associations with military education, health,…
Foxhall Village Historic District: Built to be “a village in the city,” the distinctively styled row houses of Foxhall Village make up one of DC’s oldest and largest planned developments.
Constructed between 1925 and 1935, the houses of the Foxhall Village Historic District form a cohesive community of Tudor Revival-style homes that emulate the image of a traditional English…
Gallaudet College Historic District: The Gallaudet College Historic District includes most of the original campus of the only university in the U.S. dedicated to the education of the deaf.
Gallaudet University, founded in 1864 as the National Deaf-Mute College, has been since its inception the only institution of higher learning in the United States devoted specifically to the education…
George Washington University/Old West End Historic District: This historic district comprises the historic core of the George Washington University and its surroundings.
The George Washington University/Old West End Historic District is located in the present-day neighborhood of Foggy Bottom in northwest Washington, DC and encompasses the historic core of The George…