Built between 1865 and 1869, the Benjamin Franklin School was the flagship of a group of seven modern urban public school buildings constructed between 1862 and 1875 to house, for the first time, a…

This statue of Benjamin Franklin was donated by Stilson Hutchins, founder of the Washington Post, who gave it to the city in the name of America's newspaper publishers. As such, not only did the…

One of the city's few small Greek Revival houses, the Benjamin Miller home is a distinguished example of antebellum architecture. Built in the mid 1840s, the frame home is free-standing with 3 bays, a…

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…

John Threlkeld held multiple political roles in the District’s early history, serving as Georgetown’s alderman and mayor in the 1790s. He also held multiple individuals in bondage throughout his…

Janney Elementary, built in 1925, was one of the first Colonial Revival-style "extensible" schools designed by Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris and constructed under the District's Five-Year…

Billy Simpson's House of Seafood and Steaks and its proprietor played a central role in the social and political culture of DC's African American community during the period of transition from…

Built in 1924, the Blackburn Laboratory was named for Dr. Isaac Wright Blackburn, who had been appointed special pathologist at Saint Elizabeths in 1884. The Laboratory was the hospital's first…

This historic district of residential, commercial, and service structures is notable for the network of alleyways enclosed behind a facade of middle-class residential streets. In isolated and cramped…

Built in 1824 for Dr. Joseph Lovell, the first Surgeon General of the United States who organized the Army Corps of Engineers, the Blair House serves as the official guest house of the President of…