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Capitol Park Apartments: Capitol Park Apartments, completed in 1959, was the first building finished under the Southwest Urban Renewal Plan.
Capitol Park Apartments was built on the site of Dixon’s Court, long considered a notorious alley slum. Photographs of impoverished conditions in the alley with the Capitol dome in the background were…
Capitol Park Plaza and Twins: Developed as part of the Southwest Development Plan, the Capitol Park Towers was an early high-rise apartment.
Capitol Park was the first and largest residential complex in the Southwest area, fashioned as a model planning project whose innovative combination of high-rise and low-rise buildings, arranged…
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…
Carbery House: Famous architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe lived at this historic residence on Capitol Hill for a short time.
The Carbery House was originally designed in the Federal style and completed in 1803, and was most likely a five-bay house. This can be seen in the symmetry of the original front and side elevations,…
Carlton Hotel (The St. Regis): Known for many years as the Carlton Hotel, The St. Regis is an example of Beaux Arts design, used to enhance the commercial value and social prestige of this 1920s hotel just two blocks from the White House.
The Carlton Hotel was designed by architect Mihran Mesrobian (1889-1975) and built in 1926 by developer Harry Wardman (1872-1938). Designed in the Beaux-Arts style, this eight-story hotel at 16th and…
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: This red brick Italianate house served as the first headquarters of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
From 1910 until 1948, this townhouse served as the home of the the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an organization founded with a $10 million bequest from Andrew Carnegie. The Endowment's…
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Administration Building: Built in 1910, the Carnegie Institute of Washington Administration Building was a key site in scientific philanthropy.
Founded in 1902 with the belief that basic scientific research is essential to human well-being, the Carnegie Institution of Washington is an early example of American philanthropy. Donating major…
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory: The Geophysical Laboratory is one of five scientific research centers of the institution founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1902.
This is the site of important scientific achievements and contributions to primary geophysical research and illustrates the aspirations of prominent leaders in science and public affairs hoping to…
Carpenters Building: When built, the Carpenters Building was believed to be the largest building owned by any local union in the United States.
Built in 1926 as the headquarters of Local No. 132 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, this building recalls the extremely prominent role the union and its local affiliates…
Carter G. Woodson House National Historic Site: For more than forty years, the preeminent educator, publisher, and historian Carter G. Woodson lived and worked in this DC brick rowhouse.
At a time of Jim Crow ideology and enforced segregation, Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) pioneered the documentation of African American life and the recognition of African American contributions to US…