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Strand Theater: For more than 40 years, the Strand Theater was a focal point for the Deanwood community, offering entertainment and opportunity.
When the Strand Theater opened in 1928, it was the first motion picture theater constructed east of the Anacostia River for African American patrons. For more than 40 years, the Strand was a center of…
Stevens-Billings Houses: A Second Empire style duplex in the Georgetown Historic District.
The Stevens-Billings Houses are a duplex that was constructed in 1873. The duplex was designed in the Second Empire style, which was incredibly popular in the United States in the 1870s. The…
Stephen Decatur House: Completed in 1819, Decatur House is significant as the first private residence constructed on Lafayette Square.
Built in 1819, the Decatur House was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for Commodore Stephen Decatur, who was at the height of his naval career when the house was constructed, and who, along with his…
State, War and Navy Building (Old Executive Office Building; Eisenhower Building): This administrative building is distinguished by its purple-grey Virginia granite walls and slate mansard roofs.
The State, War and Navy Building was built just west of the White House, between 1871 and 1888, to designs by architect Alfred B. Mullett. Like the Greek Revival style Treasury Department Building to…
Standard Material Company/Gyro Motor Company
The Standard Material/Gyro Motor Company building consists of an early 20th century, two story, brick industrial building located at 770-774 Girard Street NW — but within the center of the block — in…
St. Joseph's Seminary: The Josephites established this Georgian Revival style seminary building in "Little Rome" in 1930.
St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart was one of many Roman Catholic institutions and organizations that established their presence in the Brookland area in the late-19th century and into the 20th…
Springland (Henry Hatch Dent House): This brick house is one of a very few antebellum structures remaining in the former Washington County.
The Springland house, built circa 1845, is positioned on a hill surrounded by numerous mature trees on just under an acre of land, which slopes down to the entrance to the house on the north and away…
Spring Valley Shopping Center (Massachusetts Avenue Parking Shops and Square 1500): The residential development in Spring Valley created a need for convenient shopping.
As DC’s neighborhoods expanded farther out from the city center, many residents felt disconnected from the downtown commercial district. While public transportation expanded – first through…
Sports and Recreation Tour: Washington Riding Academy (1888-1936): The Washington Riding Academy opened in 1888 and was located just outside of Rock Creek Park.
The Washington Riding Academy opened in 1888 and was located just outside of Rock Creek Park on P street NW. The building's facade was stuccoed brick and designed in a combination of Romanesque and…
Sports and Recreation Tour: Suburban Gardens Amusement Park (1921-1932): At its peak, the park hosted over 20 concessionaires and featured a Miller & Baker roller coaster, a scenic railway, a Ferris wheel, a children’s playground, a dance pavilion, and picnic areas.
Suburban Gardens Amusement Park opened in Northeast Washington, DC, on June 25, 1921. This park was created specifically for Black residents and exclusively employed Black workers at a time of racial…