Sites tagged "Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site": 32
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Temperance Fountain: This monument to temperance has done little to reduce alcohol consumption in DC and has attracted more than its fair share of detractors.
Having made his fortune in dentistry and San Francisco real estate, Dr. Henry D. Cogswell (1820-1900) used his fortunes to advance the temperance cause, or the movement to curb alcohol consumption…
Casimir Pulaski Statue: This monument honors Brigadier General Count Casimir Pulaski of Poland, who is often referred to as "the father of the American Cavalry."
This equestrian monument to Brigadier General Count Casimir Pulaski was erected by Congress to honor the famed Polish Marshal General who came to fight and gave his life for American Independence.…
Petersen House: Abraham Lincoln died in this house the morning after being shot across the street at Ford's Theatre.
Located directly across the street from Ford's Theatre, the Petersen House was built in 1849. On April 14, 1875, doctors and soldiers rushed to find a comfortable place to tend to the dying President…
Old Patent Office: One of the finest Greek Revival structures in the nation, the Patent Office is now home to the National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of American Art.
While it’s currently the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Old Patent Office reflects an era when scientific invention propelled the American economy and began to…
Old Post Office: This iconic building played an important part in DC's historic preservation movement.
Designed by the federal Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury -- led at the time by Willoughby J. Edbrooke -- the Old Post Office is one of Washington’s significant Romanesque Revival…
Old City Hall (District of Columbia Court of Appeals): The Old City Hall was the first public building that the federal government erected for the District of Columbia.
The first building constructed by the federal government for Washington, DC, the Old City Hall began construction in 1820, after designs by architect George Hadfield. Construction proceeded fitfully…
Peace Monument: This statue stands as a memorial to the Union naval deaths at sea during the Civil War.
First conceived by Union Admiral David D. Porter in 1865, the 44-foot-high, ornately detailed Peace Monument stands as a memorial to the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War. It was completed in…
National Union Building: This tall brownstone building is one of the finest examples of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in DC.
The National Union Building is a narrow office building built in the Romanesque Revival style in 1890. Designed by famous architect Glenn Brown (1854-1932), the building remains the most important…
National Gallery of Art: The grand marble West Building, the I.M. Pei-designed East Building, and the Sculpture Garden together comprise the National Gallery of Art.
Designed by architect John Russell Pope and built in 1941, the National Gallery of Art is the United States' national art museum. The institution has its roots in 1937, when it was privately…
National Bank of Washington: Headquarters of one of the city’s longest-lived banks and founded in 1809 as the Bank of Washington, this was the first DC bank of purely local origin and interest.
The National Bank of Washington was organized under the name “Bank of Washington” in 1809. It was the first Washington bank of purely local origin and interest, being preceded only by a branch bank of…