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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…
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…
Holy Redeemer College: Holy Redeemer College stands as a built legacy of “Little Rome” in Northeast DC.
Constructed in 1933, architect Anthony A.F. Schmitt designed Holy Redeemer College as a residential home for members of the Redemptorist religious order while they pursued studies at nearby Catholic…
Capital Traction Company Union Station: This site’s infamous appearance in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist sometimes overshadows its architectural importance and its historical significance in early urban transportation.
Located in the Georgetown Historic District in Northwest Washington, the Capital Traction Company Union Station (Capital Traction) property includes the central structure (also referred to as the…
Homestead Apartments: The Homestead Apartments housed DC’s growing working and middle-class in the Brightwood Park neighborhood.
The Homestead Apartments were constructed in 1939, one of many multi-unit buildings erected to house working-class and middle-class Washingtonians during the interwar period. Much of this development…
Jefferson Apartment Building: Built in 1899, the Jefferson was a part of the earliest waves of apartment building construction within the city.
Designed by D.C. architect George S. Cooper and completed in 1899 as part of the first wave of apartment building construction, the Jefferson's conventional low-rise style utilized Romanesque Revival…
Atlantic Building: The preserved façade recalls a building that saw many significant historical moments.
When the Atlantic Building was completed in 1888, it was the largest commercial structure in the city and one of the first with a passenger elevator. Located on F Street in the heart of downtown, the…
Samuel M. Bryan House: This building has been home to various individuals, philanthropists, and organizations since 1885.
The Samuel M. Bryan House was built in 1885 and designed by architect W. Bruce Gray. Samuel M. Bryan worked in various capacities, starting at age 15 when he served as a drummer boy in the Union Army…
Auditor's Building Complex (Bureau of Engraving and Printing): The Auditor’s Building was the first building of the Southwest DC complex that includes the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Built between 1878 and 1880, the Auditor’s Building was the first facility designed and constructed by the federal government for the U.S. Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing.…
LeDroit Block (F Street, NW, South Side of 800 Block): This group of five related commercial buildings represent the earliest development of F Street as the city's commercial core.
The LeDroit Block was built after the completion of the large-scale municipal improvements undertaken by the Board of Public Works ibetween 1871 and 1874. It illustrates the renewed civic aspirations…