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Doris Fleeson House: Fleeson holds particular significance as America’s first woman with a syndicated national affairs column.
Journalist Doris Fleeson lived at 3344 P Street NW from 1945 to 1959, giving this property its historical significance. Fleeson was a trailblazing female political journalist, and her time living and…
Capitol Power Plant Pump House: Since 1993, the former pump house has been used by Earth Conservation Corps, a non-profit devoted to youth development and protecting the environment.
The Capitol Power Plant Pump House was completed in 1910 to provide water for the Capitol Power Plant, also completed in 1910, approximately 1 mile north at E Street and New Jersey Avenue SE. The pump…
Francis Junior High School: This school, which opened in 1928, was the District's first purpose-built junior high for African American students.
Francis Junior High School, which opened in 1928, was the District's first purpose-built junior high for African American students. The original building, dating to 1927-29, was designed by DC…
Holy Name College (and James Sherwood Farmhouse): This 10-acre landmark includes an 1880s Queen Anne style farmhouse and a 1930s Romanesque Revival/Art Deco style college building.
Holy Name College and the James Sherwood Farmhouse sit on 10-acres in the Brookland neighborhood. The two-story, wood-frame farmhouse was completed by farmer James Sherwood in 1886 within what had…
World War I Memorial at Pershing Park: This Modernist park plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue NW includes both the General Pershing Memorial and the World War I Memorial.
Pershing Park, which sits in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 14th and 15th streets, is a Modernist park plaza designed by landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg and constructed in 1980 to…
Marist College (Marist Hall): This Romanesque Revival style building on the campus of the Catholic University of America is one of many historic seminaries in Brookland’s “Little Rome.”
Marist Hall began as Marist College and served as a hub of advanced studies for the Society of Mary, one of the earliest Roman Catholic religious orders. The Society of Mary was legally incorporated…
Latin American Youth Center (LAYC): Constructed as a parsonage in 1915, this building is significant for its time as the Latin American Youth Center from 1974 to 1998.
This three-story, Neoclassical Revival style rowhouse in Columbia Heights was designed by Appleton P. Clark, Jr. and completed in 1915 as a parsonage (or manse) for the reverend of the neighboring…
Sports and Recreation Tour: Suburban Gardens Amusement Park (1921-1932): At its peak, the park hosted over 20 concessionaires and featured a Miller & Baker roller coaster, a scenic railway, a Ferris wheel, a children’s playground, a dance pavilion, and picnic areas.
Suburban Gardens Amusement Park opened in Northeast Washington, DC, on June 25, 1921. This park was created specifically for Black residents and exclusively employed Black workers at a time of racial…
Euram Building: Since its construction in the early 1970s, this office building has received widespread praise for its innovative design.
The Euram Building, completed in 1971, is a Modernist office building designed by George Hartman and Warren Cox of the major Washington firm of Hartman-Cox Architects. Since its construction by the…
John Joseph Earley House (including Interior Spaces): This was the longtime residence of sculptor John J. Earley, who created the “Earley Process” for formulating colorful aggregate-based concrete.
This two-story rowhouse within the Mount Pleasant Historic District was designed by prolific DC architect Waddy B. Wood (Wood, Donn & Deming) and constructed by John H. Nolan for self-described…