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East Capitol Street Car Barn (Metropolitan Railroad Company Car Barn): This large, well preserved, picturesque building is intrinsically linked to the history of Washington's rapid transit system.
The East Capitol Street Car Barn building, designed by Waddy B. Wood, was erected as a car barn, repair shop, and administrative offices for the Metropolitan Railroad Company in 1896. It is an…
Eastern Market (and Interiors): Eastern Market is the longest-running remnant of the old market system, which supplied DC residents with produce, meat, and more in the decades before grocery store chains.
Although Capitol Hill had hosted a neighborhood market for decades, established by a presidential proclamation by Thomas Jefferson in the early 1800s, it wasn’t until 1873 that a dedicated building…
Ebenezer United Methodist Church: The church congregation has existed since the 19th century.
Known as “Little Ebenezer” in the mid-19th century, the Ebenezer United Methodist Church became one of the first African American congregations on Capitol Hill and the first public school in DC open…
Eldbrooke Methodist Church: Eldbrooke Methodist Church is a longtime historical and architectural landmark of Tenleytown.
When the Eldbrooke Methodist congregation was founded in the early 1830s, Tenleytown was only beginning to develop as a crossroads village on the road from Frederick and Rockville to the port at…
Elizabeth Arden Building: This office/commercial building's Georgian Revival design is typical of the Connecticut Avenue commercial district.
The Elizabeth Arden building, a six-story office building with commercial space on its first floor, is the work of Mott Schmidt, one of the leading 20th-century architects working in the Colonial…
Washington Lodge No. 15, The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (1906-1980): Washington Lodge No. 15 was home to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, until the Beaux-Arts building was replaced by the old Washington Convention Center.
Washington Lodge No. 15 was home to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE). Founded in 1868 as a social club, BPOE is similar to the Freemasons in rites, traditions, and regalia. Until…
Duke Ellington Bridge (Calvert Street Bridge): Built in the 1930s to accommodate streetcars, this bridge was renamed for jazz musician Duke Ellington after his death in 1974.
Built in 1935, this bridge replaced the 1891 iron trestle bridge that had been constructed in the same location. The Commission of Fine Arts considered bridge designs for this site for years before…
Emancipation Monument: This memorial to Abraham Lincoln, DC's first, was funded entirely by formerly enslaved men and women.
Financed entirely by contributions from formerly enslaved men and women, the Emancipation Monument was the city’s principal memorial to Abraham Lincoln until 1922. The inscription records that…
Embassy Building No. 10: Now a building housing DC’s Department of Parks and Recreation, Embassy Building No. 10 was among Mary Foote Henderson’s plans for Sixteenth Street.
In 1928, Embassy Building No. 10 was designed by architect George Oakley Totten Jr. (1866-1939), which was built in the following years. The building was designed to incorporate both public and…
Embassy Gulf Service Station: The Embassy Gulf Service Station is an important and intact example of 1930s gas station architecture in DC.
The Embassy Gulf Service Station is a notable example of the 1930s gas station architecture, illustrative of efforts to produce more attractive gas stations that enhanced rather than detracted from…