Built by Thomas Beall in 1784, this was the home of his son in law Col. George Corbin Washington, who was also the great nephew of George Washington. The mansion was also the home of Eliah Riggs, and…

Purchased in 1920 by Mildred Barnes Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks has expanded and transformed over time from a private home to a key research center within Washington, DC. The house…

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…

The West Heating Plant, originally known as the West Central Heating Plant, was designed by consulting architect William Dewey Foster (1890-1958), working under successive Supervising Architects of…

This property was constructed around 1770 and later inherited by Thomas Beall. Around 1871, wings were added to the side elevations and the residence was remodeled. Thus, the Federal style property…

The double wooden house on the top of Brickyard Hill is a Georgetown landmark and probably the oldest house in the waterfront area. It was built on what was known as Peter's Square at some time prior…

Andrew Jackson Downing, who is among the most influential figures of 19th century American design, wrote in 1850 of the need for truth in domestic architecture. He wrote that a country home reflect…

Built between 1813 and 1816, the Barber-Caperton House is located within the Georgetown Historic District. The house is probably best known for its Greek Revival style gazebo, constructed around 1830…

In the early 1800s, Washington Bowie, a merchant, real estate speculator, church vestryman, officer of the militia bank, and one of Georgetown's wealthiest men in the first decades of the 19th…

In 1871, over concerns of federal mismanagement, President Grant and Congress reorganized the government of the District of Columbia under a new Territorial Governorship. President Grant selected…