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Haunted History of DC: The Exorcist Steps: Featured in the 1973 film The Exorcist, this site draws horror fans from around the world.
Located in the Georgetown Historic District, this peculiar staircase connects Prospect Street NW to Canal Road NW below. This steep and narrow set of 75 steps is terrifying for more than the risk of…
The Ritz: When The Ritz was completed in the mid-1920s, Washington was growing rapidly and there was a need for high-density, middle-income housing.
When The Ritz Apartments was completed in the mid-1920s, Washington was growing rapidly and there was a need for high-density, middle-income housing. Buildings like The Ritz were constructed to meet…
The Mozart: Like the nearby Ritz, The Mozart is located within the historic Meridian Hill subdivision.
When The Mozart Apartments was completed in 1926, Washington was growing rapidly and there was a demand for high-density, middle-income housing. Conventional mid-rise apartment buildings like this…
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…
Historic Chinatown Tour: 623 H Street NW: The historic building, dating to 1869, has had many alterations over the years.
Like many historic buildings in Chinatown, the present building is comprised of several periods of construction.The portion of the building viewed from H Street NW was constructed before building…