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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…
Dry Barn (1884-2022): Constructed during the 1880s, this important agricultural structure was destroyed in a fire in 2022.
Farming was an integral part in the treatment of patients at Saint Elizabeths. It also carried out the hospital's goal of producing as much of its own food as possible. During his time as the…
Eastern High School: This Capitol Hill high school was designed in a Collegiate Gothic style and has been a major landmark along East Capitol Street for a century.
Eastern High School, located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood on the 1700 block of East Capitol Street NE, was constructed between 1921 and 1923 and designed by Municipal Architect Snowden Ashford in…
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…
Federal Office Buildings 10A and 10B: These two office buildings, completed in 1963, are also known as the Wilbur and Orville Wright Federal Buildings.
Located at the intersection of Independence Avenue and 7th Street SW, immediately south of the National Mall, these two rectangular office buildings, Federal Office Buildings (FOBs) 10A and 10B, were…
Federal-American National Bank (and Interiors): Constructed in the 1920s, this elegant Beaux-Arts style bank building exemplifies the architectural prowess of DC banks in the first decades of the 20th century.
Following the merger of two banks, this building operated as the headquarters for the new Federal-American National Bank. The bank building was designed by architect Alfred C. Bossom (1881-1965), in…
Forrest-Marbury House: Constructed between 1788 and 1790, the Forrest-Marbury House is one of DC's few remaining 18th-century buildings.
The Forrest-Marbury House is the District's only building whose documented history is intertwined with the founding of the national capital. It was in this house that George Washington dined with the…
Founding Church of Scientology, Washington, DC: This row house once housed L. Ron Hubbard's office and was instrumental in the early days of Scientology.
This row house at 1812 19th Street NW is one of three properties around the nation closely connected to L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology (the other two properties are in New Jersey and…
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…
Greyhound Bus Terminal (including Interior Lobby and Waiting Room): This Streamline Moderne former bus terminal is notable for both its design and its role in the Freedom Rides.
The Greyhound Bus Terminal, completed in 1940, is a classic Art Deco/Streamline Moderne landmark, with a design aesthetic that epitomizes the promise of the industrial age as the hope for the future.…