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African American Rural Home Sites in Washington DC, 1865-1900: Three sites located in Rock Creek Park mark a historic settlement of African Americans following the Civil War.
Three sites located in Rock Creek Park mark a historic settlement of African Americans following the Civil War. Washington, DC, was established as a slave-holding district in 1790. Prior to its…
Barry Farm Dwellings: In the 1960s, residents of the Barry Farm Dwellings in Anacostia created a hub of political activism through their homes, neighbors, and networks to advocate for their community’s needs.
“You control our lives…[Y]ou sit up here on the Hill and talk about building subways and bridges and parking lots for the tourists and people from suburbia…It’s time to talk about the people who live…
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House: This landmark near the White House served as the headquarters of Alice Paul's National Woman's Party from 1915-17.
Built in 1828, this home served as Benjamin Ogle Tayloe's residence and a social, intellectual, and cultural center for the political elite. Described as a "salon" for scholarly discourse and a space…
Buchanan School Plaza (Peter Bug Shoe Academy): The playground gave children more freedom to play how they wanted without risking their safety.
While the Buchanan School Plaza in the Capitol Hill neighborhood has shrunk greatly since its construction, the original playground and park facilities built in 1968 represented major changes in…
Buzzard Point Power Plant: This Art Moderne power plant was built in the 1930s and 1940s to accommodate the increased electrical needs of a growing DC population.
Designed and built by the prominent construction firm Stone & Webster, the Buzzard Point Power Plant stands as an emblem of technological and artistic advancement in Southwest Washington. While…
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…
Carter G. Woodson House National Historic Site: For more than forty years, the preeminent educator, publisher, and historian Carter G. Woodson lived and worked in this DC brick rowhouse.
At a time of Jim Crow ideology and enforced segregation, Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) pioneered the documentation of African American life and the recognition of African American contributions to US…
Chevy Chase Savings Bank: This community savings bank, an Italian Renaissance Revival style building, served clients in the Chevy Chase neighborhood.
As more people moved to DC in the early 20th century, newly-established neighborhoods, like Chevy Chase, drew local businesses, including banks to deposit and withdraw money, to support the…
Chilchester Arms Apartments (Vizcaya Apartments): This 1936 apartment building was constructed to suit DC’s growing population in the interwar years.
Vizcaya Apartments, formerly known as the Chilchester Arms, is a conventional low-rise apartment building, built in 1936. Designed with Moderne stylistic elements, such as geometric brick and stone…
Columbia Hospital for Women: For nearly 150 years, Columbia Hospital for Women was the most popular place to have a baby in DC.
The Columbia Hospital for Women, originally opened in 1866 as a healthcare facility for wives and widows of Civil War soldiers, was the city's birthplace of choice for all races for a century and a…