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Barr Building: One of the oldest buildings on Farragut Square, the Barr Building illustrates the initial wave of 20th century commercial development in the city.
The Barr Building was built by prominent real estate developer John L. Barr, for whom it was named, and designed by architect B. Stanley Simmons, with whom Barr often collaborated. It is executed in a…
Saint Paul AUMP Church: Built in 1924, Saint Paul's is a historically and culturally important African American house of worship.
Saint Paul African Union Methodist Protestant (AUMP) Church is the only DC church that evolved from what is considered the oldest incorporated, independent African American denomination in the…
Margaret Murray Washington School: This school provided vocational and manual training for African American students throughout the 20th century.
As public education programs expanded in the early 20th century, vocational education became more popular in order to train young people with desirable skills for specific industries. The Margaret…
Washington National Cathedral: The Washington National Cathedral is a significant religious site in DC.
A Protestant Episcopal church, the Washington National Cathedral has a distinct ecumenical character, as it functions as the national church called for in the 1792 Plan of the Federal City.Beginning…
Third Baptist Church: This church is one of the most important extant buildings designed by Calvin T.S. Brent, the first African American in Washington trained as a professional architect.
Since its construction in 1893, this Gothic Revival church has been a dominating presence in its neighborhood of small two-story row houses. The first trained African American architect in DC, Calvin…
Soldiers’ Home National Historic Site (United States Military Asylum): This historic site contains the country residence now known as Lincoln's Cottage.
The site, which contains Lincoln Cottage (President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National Monument), was built as a private country residence known as Corn Rigs between 1842 and 1843. Subsequently, the…
Soldier’s Home, Main Building (Sherman Building)
In December 1851, the U.S. government purchased the Riggs estate, along with a neighboring estate, to serve as the site of the first permanent retirement home for enlisted soldiers. In 1852, retired…
Second Baptist Church: Second Baptist Church is the home of the city’s second oldest African American Baptist congregation, founded in 1848.
Second Baptist Church sprang from the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church and is noted in the Baptist movement as the mother church for many other area congregations. The church was first located on this…
Saint Patrick’s Church: The first Catholic parish in the federal city, it is located on land purchased in 1794.
This parish was established by Bishop John Carroll in 1794. The initial meeting place of the congregation was a house at the corner of 10th & E streets NW. The congregation worshiped at three other…
Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church (Saint Mary's Chapel): St. Mary's is the home of the first African American Episcopal congregation in DC, split from the Church of the Epiphany.
Formed in 1866-1867, St. Mary's Episcopal Church was founded by African American congregants wanting to create their own church from the Church of the Epiphany. After establishing their congregation,…