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Smithsonian Quadrangle Historic District: The Smithsonian Quadrangle adapted to urban renewal and the development of the National Mall.
The Smithsonian Quadrangle features four buildings in a campus-like setting on the south side of the National Mall: the Smithsonian Castle (1847-55), the Arts and Industries Building (1879-81), the…
Strivers’ Section Historic District: This historic district is notable for its ties to DC's African American community, especially as the home of the city's early Black middle class.
Strivers' Section is a predominantly residential area with longstanding associations with leading individuals and institutions in Washington's African American community. It is characterized by late…
Suitland Parkway Historic District: This parkway, linking DC to Andrews Air Force Base, is part of a network of planned entryways into the national capital.
Authorized in 1937, Suitland Parkway was not built until 1943-44, when it was considered an important transportation route to a major military airfield, Andrews Air Force Base. Suitland Parkway…
Takoma Park Historic District: Spanning three jurisdictions, the Takoma Park Historic District was DC's first commuter suburb.
The area now designated as the Takoma Park Historic District served as the first commuter suburb in the area and was originally located on approximately 100 acres of land around the B&O Railroad…
The Progressive National Baptist Convention and National Training School for Women and Girls Historic District: The buildings and archway date to the school founded by civil rights and education leader Nannie Helen Burroughs.
Nannie Helen Burroughs, a leader in advocating for African American women’s education and a civil rights activist, combined her education and leadership roles in the National Baptist Convention with…
Theodore Roosevelt Island: In the 1930s, landscape architects transformed an island on the Potomac River from neglected, overgrown farmland into a memorial to the 26th president.
Theodore Roosevelt Island is located at the fall line in the Potomac River, where the rocky Piedmont Plateau meets the sandy soils of the Coastal Plain. The river flows to either side of the island in…
Union Market Historic District: Union Market continues to be a commercial, as well as historic district.
Union Market Terminal is a large complex of wholesale warehouse buildings occupying an approximately forty-acre tract of land located east of Union Station between Florida and New York Avenues NE.…
United States Naval Observatory (USNO) Historic District: The USNO is the only American institution devoted to positional astronomy and timekeeping.
The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) Historic District is encompassed by Observatory Circle and Massachusetts Avenue NW, and corresponds to a period of significance dating from 1887 to 1973. The…
Walter Reed Army Medical Center Historic District: The 110-acre Walter Reed Army Medical Center Historic District is a good example of redeveloping a historic campus for new uses.
The Walter Reed Army Medical Center was one of the oldest operating U.S. Army general hospitals. Therefore, it played an important role in medical advancements, and the Walter Reed campus was also…
Washington Heights Historic District: Over its history, this architecturally eclectic neighborhood has been the home of many diverse communities.
The Washington Heights Historic District contains one of the most eclectic, yet cohesive collections of historic buildings in the Adams Morgan area. Platted in 1888, the neighborhood features intact…