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Major General Winfield Scott Hancock Statue: This bronze equestrian statue stands in honor of the Civil War general who successfully repelled the Confederate attack in the Battle of Gettysburg.
This bronze equestrian statue honors Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886), a career US Army officer who served during the Mexican-American War and Civil War. He is remembered in particular for his…
Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio: This Italian Renaissance Revival-style building was the home of DC's most prominent portrait photographers.
Built in 1924 by architects Sonnemann and Justement, the Harris and Ewing Photographic Studio was home to the nation's largest early‑20th century news photo service, official White House photographer,…
The Harrison (The Canterbury): The Harrison is the city's oldest known surviving purpose-built apartment building.
As the oldest surviving example of the first wave of purpose-built apartment buildings, the Harrison's influence on D.C. housing is quite large. While the building has a rowhouse appearance, its…
Christian Hauge House (Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon): The embassy, housed in a former residence, stands as one of the many distinguished buildings found along Massachusetts Avenue.
Found at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 24th Street NW, the Christian Hauge House’s intricate architecture is exemplary of the neighborhood’s elegant aesthetic. Designed by George Oakley…
Rutherford B. Hayes School: This public school from 1897 was one of the city's first to be designed by private architects rather than a city office.
The Rutherford B. Hayes School is a large red brick school building constructed in 1897. It was designed by Charles E. Burden in a unique Italianate style characterized by twin entry towers and…
Hecht Company Warehouse: This warehouse is an outstanding example of the machine-age aesthetics popular in the 1930s.
The Hecht Company Warehouse, with its outstanding Streamline Moderne design, embodies the machine-age aesthetics popular in the 1930s. Its extensive and innovative use of glass block made it a symbol…
Nicholas Hedges House and Federal Houses: Jefferson Street historic residences, located in the Georgetown Historic District.
The Federal style houses on Thomas Jefferson Street NW were built between 1800 and 1815, with architect Trueman Beck designing the Nicholas Hedges House at 1069 Thomas Jefferson Street. Similarly to…
Christian Heurich House (and Interiors): Often called the "Brewmaster's Castle," this grand Gilded Age mansion stands as a testament to German immigrant Christian Heurich's entrepreneurial success in DC.
Built between 1892 and 1894 for successful German-American brewer Christian Heurich (1842-1945), the Heurich House is the city’s finest and best-preserved example of Richardsonian Romanesque…
Hibbs Building (Folger Building): The Hibbs Building once housed a stock brokerage firm connected to the New York Stock Exchange.
Established in 1889, the stock brokerage firm W. B. Hibbs & Co. was the only member of the New York Stock Exchange headquartered in DC at the time. By 1908, W. B. Hibbs & Co. moved into this new…
The Highlands (Sidwell Friends School): This Georgian style country house, now part of Sidwell Friends School, has been home to several significant Washingtonians.
Erected between 1817 and 1827 by the first U.S. Register of the Treasury, Joseph Nourse (1754-1841), The Highlands is a late-Georgian style country house. The Nourse family, who owned and lived in the…