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U.S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Annex: This former government building was successfully converted to residential use.
Constructed between 1936 and 1937, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Annex provided the necessary space for federal employees to create and refine cotton classification and standardization.…
U.S. Botanic Gardens Building: The U.S. Botanic Garden was among the earliest institutions envisioned by the nation's founders.
Located on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, the United States Botanic Garden is rooted in the nation's heritage. During the late 18th century, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison…
Twin Oaks Playground and Field House: Twin Oaks Playground has provided a space for Petworth children to play for decades.
Twin Oaks Playground was established in 1920 to serve the rapidly growing rowhouse community of Petworth. Originally, Twin Oaks was little more than fenced lawns, with a clay tennis court on the…
Twin Oaks: The Twin Oaks is an 18.1 acre-estate located in the Cleveland Park neighborhood.
Twin Oaks, designed in 1888 by Francis Allen, is one of the earliest extant examples of Georgian Revival architecture in this country, and is an excellent and notable example of this style. It is is…
Tudor Place: One of Georgetown's finest mansions, Tudor Place maintains much of its original 19th-century appearance.
Tudor Place is among the foremost Federal-era mansions in the nation, designed by William Thornton, architect of the U.S. Capitol. Construction of the house began circa 1794, was completed circa 1815,…
Tudor Hall (Henley Park Hotel): This building was originally a popular apartment building for the middle class when it opened in 1918.
An example of an apartment building constructed during the building boom following World War I, Tudor Hall Apartments combined the luxurious elements of earlier buildings with affordable pricing that…
Tuckerman House (1886-1967): This residence was demolished in 1967 to make way for the new headquarters of the Motion Picture Association of America.
Designed by the DC-based architectural firm of Hornblower & Marshall, the Tuckerman House featured red brick with smoothly cut red sandstone. The house was designed in a similar style to architect…
True Reformer Building: This landmark of U Street NW is considered one of the first buildings in the United States to be designed, funded, and built by the Black community.
The United Order of True Reformers served as a bank and insurance company that catered to the Black community, and was the first major commission of prominent Black architect John A. Lankford. The…
Truck House No. 13 (Engine Company No. 10; Trinidad Firehouse): The design elements of this firehouse, while innovative, were never replicated.
Architecture firm Parks & Baxter designed the Colonial Revival firehouse in 1925, and it still serves as an active fire station today. One of the first firehouses built in DC after World War I, the…
Trinity Towers: Trinity Towers reflects the modest apartment buildings popular in the interwar period.
Built in 1928, Trinity Towers is a significant example of noted DC architect Harvey Warwick’s (1893-1972) combination of the Gothic Revival and Art Moderne styles. Planned as a large, urban apartment…