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Lafayette Elementary School: Lafayette Elementary School became a visual landmark of the Chevy Chase neighborhood, as well as a community center, from 1931 onwards.
Built in 1931, Lafayette Elementary School accommodated the rapid growth of the suburban community, Chevy Chase. One of several schools of the 1925 five-year plan, this major building campaign…
Holzbeierlein Bakery: This early 20th century bakery building has been preserved and successfully incorporated into a new, mixed-use development.
In 1895, Michael Holzbeierlein (1860-1939) opened his bakery at the rear of his house at 1849 7th Street, after having worked for several years as a foreman for the Charles Schneider Baking Company at…
Glade Apartments: Influenced by transportation improvements, a new zoning ordinance, and Depression-era population growth, The Glade Apartments embody the physical and social developments of the Brightwood neighborhood during the interwar period.
Up until the early twentieth century, the Brightwood area was mostly rural. In the 1820s, Brightwood contained important transportation routes until the road network changed during the Civil War for a…
Federal Office Building No. 6: This International style federal building is also known as the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building.
Federal Office Building No. 6, now known as the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, received its original moniker as one of fifteen new office buildings of the 1956 plan for…
Emerald Street Historic District: Situated on the east end of Capitol Hill, Emerald Street Historic District's rowhouses represent urban development in response to the city’s growing middle-class population from 1892 to 1923.
Emerald Street NE, or Emerson Street prior to 1950, is a one-block-long "minor" residential street located between 13th and 14th and E and F Streets NE at the center of Square 1029 in east Capitol…
Observatory Hill Historic District: Situated on a prominent hill in Foggy Bottom, the buildings of the Observatory Hill Historic District represent important developments in science and national intelligence.
Although L’Enfant anticipated that this hill overlooking the Potomac would be used for defensive battlements, it was instead set aside for a national university that never materialized. The site…
Saint Elizabeths Hospital Cemeteries: Cemeteries on Saint Elizabeths' West and East campuses offer an important window into the hospital's history.
The oldest burial ground at Saint Elizabeths was created in 1856 on the wooded western slope of the West Campus. In most cases, funeral arrangements for patients who dies at Saint Elizabeths were…
Fire House, Saint Elizabeths: The St. Elizabeths Hospital Fire House is an important example of the intended self-sufficiency of the campus.
St. Elizabeths Hospital strived for self-sufficiency. Leaders of the hospital wanted it to be able to provide for itself and made it their mission to develop a range of services on-campus to address…
Saint Elizabeths: East Campus
In 1869, Saint Elizabeths purchased the land that would become the hospital's East Campus. The purpose of the additional land was to have more space for Saint Elizabeths' agricultural operations.…
Saint Elizabeths: West Campus
Saint Elizabeths' West Campus includes some of the hospital's earliest buildings, with The Center Building being the first. Facilities on the West Campus of Saint Elizabeths provide a striking picture…