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Godey House: The Godey House is located in the Georgetown Historic District and is well known for its architecture that reflects both Greek Revival and Italianate styles.
The Godey House is located in the Georgetown Historic District and was built around 1850. Along with the Godey House, many other row houses were built in Georgetown during the mid 19th century. These…
Godey Lime Kilns (Washington Lime Kilns): The Godey Lime Kilns, built in 1864, are the remains of a manufacturing business established by William H. Godey.
The Godey Lime Kilns were an important part of the thriving mid-19th-century commercial life of Georgetown. The manufacture and sale of lime at this site was conducted from 1864 to 1907, but the lime…
Samuel Gompers House: This row house, built in 1902, served as the home of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and one of the country’s most influential union leaders during the labor movement.
This row house, built in 1902, served as the home of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and one of the country’s most influential union leaders during the labor…
Samuel Gompers Memorial: Dedicated in 1933, this statue honors the contributions of labor leader Samuel Gompers (1850-1924).
The memorial to labor leader Samuel A. Gompers, founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor, was dedicated in 1933, with President Franklin Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt in…
Government Printing Office: A site that has experienced many changes over the decades, the GPO Building stands as a beautiful example of Romanesque Revival architecture, blocks from the Capitol.
Ever since its establishment by Congress in 1861, the Government Printing Office, now known as the Government Publishing Office (GPO), has called the block between H and G streets along North Capitol…
Grace Church (Grace Protestant Episcopal Church): Small Gothic Revival church housing the parish founded by Saint John’s Church in 1855 as a missionary church for canal boatmen and workers.
The "child" of two early existing Georgetown Episcopal Parishes, the Grace Parish was founded in 1855 as a mission church for boatmen and workers form the adjacent C&O Canal. With the financial…
Grace Reformed Church, Sunday School, and Parish House: Grace Reformed Church comprises several attached buildings constructed between 1892 and 1912.
Erected as a national memorial to the Reformed Church in the United States, Grace Reformed Church was constructed between 1902 and 1903, following the plans of noted architects Paul Pelz and A. A.…
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson Memorial): This monument to Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson was erected in 1909 by the organization he founded.
Sculpted by John Massey Rhine, this memorial commemorates Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson (1823-1871), a Civil War surgeon and the founder of the Grand Army of the Republic. The Grand Army of the Republic…
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial: This grand statue group memorializes General Grant, as well as the men he commanded in the Union Army.
Located at the eastern edge of the National Mall near the base of the Capitol Building, this memorial pays tribute to American Civil War General and 18th U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. It faces the…
Grant Road Historic District: The Grant Road Historic District encompasses a distinctive remnant of the settlement that once stretched out along the country roads crisscrossing Washington County.
The Grant Road Historic District consists of a two-block remnant of a major east-west connector road that historically led from Tenleytown (formerly Tenallytown), on the important Frederick Road…