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Evermay (Samuel Davidson House): This old Georgetown mansion has long been a part of DC's prominent high society.
Constructed between 1801 and 1804 and designed by architect Nicholas King, The Evermay is a Federal-style mansion built by Samuel Davidson, a real estate speculator and owner. Evermay, from its…
Admiral David G. Farragut Statue: This memorial to Admiral David G. Farragut, the first Admiral of the U.S. Navy, was cast from the propellor of the USS Hartford.
Standing high upon a twenty-foot-tall granite pedestal, this impressive bronze statue of Admiral David G. Farragut serves as the centerpiece of Farragut Square along Connecticut Avenue between K and I…
Federal Home Loan Bank Board (Home Owners’ Loan Corporation): This early 20th century office building housed one of the most important New Deal programs during the Great Depression.
Originally built in 1927-1928 for the Acacia Life Insurance Company, this building derives its significance from its association with New Deal efforts to make homeownership affordable to more…
Federal Triangle Historic District: Federal Triangle represents the tremendous growth of the federal government in the 20th century and a desire to create a grand capital city.
Developed chiefly between 1928 and 1938, under the direction of Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon's "Mellon Board," the buildings that comprise the Federal Triangle Historic District are a…
Federal-American National Bank (and Interiors): Constructed in the 1920s, this elegant Beaux-Arts style bank building exemplifies the architectural prowess of DC banks in the first decades of the 20th century.
Following the merger of two banks, this building operated as the headquarters for the new Federal-American National Bank. The bank building was designed by architect Alfred C. Bossom (1881-1965), in…
Financial Historic District: The monumental buildings of the Financial Historic District reflect the ideals of many of DC's wealthiest.
The Financial Historic District is a linear district of monumental Beaux-Arts Classicist commercial buildings along Fifteenth Street NW, from Pennsylvania Avenue to K Street and McPherson Square.…
First African New Church (Church of the New Jerusalem): This neighborhood church was built in 1896 for the city’s first African American congregation of the New Church.
By 1846, a Swedenborgian, or New Church, congregation was fully established in Washington, and by 1858, the congregation had built a church just north of the Capitol. After that structure burned in…
Fletcher Chapel (Church of God and Saints of Christ): Fletcher Chapel is one of the oldest surviving houses of worship in DC.
Dating back further than most other houses of worship in the city, Fletcher Chapel is notable as a representation of early DC's simple wood frame architecture, as well as the site of the founding…
Foggy Bottom Historic District: The row houses of the Foggy Bottom Historic District capture the history of an early working class neighborhood in DC.
The Foggy Bottom Historic District is a residential area, whose tree-lined streets contain attractive but modest row houses that reflect their working class origins during the period of 1870-1915. The…
Folger Shakespeare Library (and Interiors): The Folger Shakespeare Library's simple, modern exterior hides an Elizabethan interior with a full-scale 17th century English theater, and the world's largest collection of Shakespeareana.
The Folger Shakespeare Library was constructed on the site of Grant's Row, owing to the acquisition of the land in 1928 by Henry Clay Folger. Folger, a millionaire Standard Oil executive, devoted a…