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Bureau of Engraving & Printing: The Bureau continues to print paper currency and other documents at this building near the National Mall.
The Bureau of Engraving & Printing found its first home working in the attic and basement of the Treasury Building at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. In 1878, safety concerns and the growth of the Bureau…
Burroughs Cottage (1891-2026): Originally built for a single patient in 1891, the Burroughs Cottage was an important example of Saint Elizabeths' "cottage plan" and how it benefited the daily lives and treatment of patients.
Although there were several single-family homes built at Saint Elizabeths for staff who lived on the site, only one was built for patient care. In 1886, Sarah Borrows, a patient from a wealthy…
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…
C&O Canal National Historical Park: The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is an excellent and well-preserved example of 19th-century canal technology.
The C&O Canal Company was chartered in 1825, the same year as the opening of the Erie Canal. The groundbreaking was celebrated by President John Quincy Adams at Little Falls in 1828. The canal was…
Cady-Lee House: This 22-room Queen Anne-style frame house is one of the largest and most elaborate Victorian houses built in the then-new commuter suburb of Takoma Park.
Built in 1887 by Washington real estate and insurance salesman Henry Cady and his wife, Lucinda, the Cady-Lee House remained in the family until the death of their daughter Mary Cady Lee in 1975. The…
Calvin Coolidge Senior High School: Constructed between 1937 and 1940, Calvin Coolidge Senior High School stands as one of the last schools built under DC’s Five-Year Building Plan.
Designed by Nathan C. Wyeth, Calvin Coolidge Senior High School (Coolidge High School) constitutes a significant example of Georgian Revival architecture in the District—and remains part of the…
Capital Traction Company Car Barn: This building is one of the most architecturally impressive of the seven remaining streetcar barns in DC.
Also known as the Decatur Street Car Barn and the Northern Bus Garage, the Capital Traction Company Car Barn, built in 1906 and designed by prominent local firm Wood, Donn and Deming, is one of only…
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…
Capitol Grounds: The Capitol Grounds is a park-like setting for the nation's U.S. Capitol Building, offering a picturesque counterpoint to the building's formal architecture.
The Capitol Grounds were considered by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., who was commissioned to plan and design the U.S. Capitol Building’s grounds, to be just as important as the…
Capitol Hill Historic District: One of the city's oldest neighborhoods, Capitol Hill offers a window into the social and economic history of the city through its architectural diversity.
The Capitol Hill Historic District, which encompasses approximately 8,000 contributing buildings, grew from a small boarding house community for members of Congress to an area of more than 150 squares…