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National Mall Historic District: The National Mall Historic District encompasses some of the most iconic public land and museums in the United States.
The development of the National Mall Historic District reflects two seminal historic plans for the federal city: the plan designed by Pierre Charles L’Enfant in 1791 and the 1901-1902 McMillan (Senate…
National Arboretum Historic District: The National Arboretum celebrates the diverse plant life of the United States with a 446-acre center for nature research and preservation in the nation’s capital.
Although Congress passed a law authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national arboretum in DC in 1927, more than three decades passed before the U.S. National Arboretum was open to…
Mount Vernon Triangle Historic District: The Mount Vernon Triangle Historic District is a remnant of a unique 19th and early 20th century working class neighborhood.
The Mount Vernon Triangle Historic District consists of a tight-knit group of 25 residential, commercial, and light industrial buildings dating from 1873 to 1946. The area evolved from extremely…
Mount Vernon Square Historic District
One of two remaining fragments of a formerly contiguous neighborhood around Mount Vernon Square, this residential and commercial enclave derives its origins from scattered growth on what was once the…
Mount Pleasant Historic District: Mount Pleasant remains one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the District and serves as a testament to the resilience of culture and community in the face of adversity.
The Mount Pleasant Historic District is a cohesive residential district illustrating the growth and development of one of Washington, DC’s first suburbs. Its significance lies in the visual character…
McMillan Park Reservoir Historic District: The city’s first water treatment plant was both a victory for public health and a monument to the City Beautiful movement.
Constructed over a period of decades at the turn of the 20th century, the McMillan Park Reservoir’s original slow sand filtration system was DC’s first water purification facility. Connected to the…
Massachusetts Avenue Historic District: The Massachusetts Avenue Historic District's grandly appointed buildings are widely known as Embassy Row.
Massachusetts Avenue is a boulevard of grand mansions, row houses, and embassies, affectionately known as "Embassy Row." It is among the finest realizations of L'Enfant's Baroque vision of grand…
Marine Barracks Historic District: The Marine Barracks Historic District marks the nation’s oldest uninterrupted Marine Corps installation.
The Marine Barracks Historic District is a quadrangle of buildings surrounding a central parade ground, and it includes approximately a dozen buildings built between 1801 and 1935.The Marine Barracks…
Logan Circle Historic District: While other areas of the city have been redeveloped, years of neglect have left Logan Circle's original late-19th century appearance impressively intact.
The Logan Circle Historic District appears much the same today as it did when it first developed during the last years of the 19th century. Although a large number of these impressive single-family…
LeDroit Park Historic District: The subdivision of LeDroit Park is located in the northwest sector of the city, to the south of Howard University, and just north of Florida Avenue, the original L'Enfant boundary.
Established in 1873, LeDroit Park represents an important aspect of the development of Washington. It is an early example of a planned, architecturally unified subdivision. This development of…