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Sweeney-Plowman Houses: The houses have witnessed many changes to the city and its residents.
As the two oldest documented houses in Foggy Bottom, the Sweeney-Plowman Houses highlight the changing urban landscape within DC. Located at 2521 and 2523 K Street NW, the vernacular-style houses were…
Corcoran Gallery of Art (and Interiors): Since its founding in 1869, the Corcoran Gallery of Art has been a major proponent of American art and painting.
Founded in 1869 by Washington philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran, the Corcoran Gallery of Art was originally located at the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Rapid growth forced the…
Elliott Coues House: From 1887 to 1899, this house was the residence of the prominent ornithologist Elliott Coues, whose studies greatly expanded the knowledge of North American bird life.
Although this semi-detached row house, likely built in the 1880s, is of no architectural significance itself, it achieved landmark status for its association with Dr. Elliott Coues. Born in New…
Cox's Row: One of Georgetown's finest examples of Federal period architecture, Cox's Row was built around 1805 to 1820.
The Cox for whom this row of elegant Federal houses is named was Colonel John Cox, a very successful merchant and real estate owner born in 1775, who also served as Mayor of Georgetown from 1823 to…
Alexander Crummell School: Built between 1910 and 1911, the Alexander Crummell School is a notable 20th-century DC public school building.
The Alexander Crummell School, built between 1910 and 1911, is located in Ivy City. Municipal Architect Snowden Ashford designed the building in 1910 in a personalized Renaissance style, and…
Cuban Friendship Urn: The Cuban Friendship Urn honors those who died as a result of the Maine explosion and Americans who helped free Cuba from Spanish rule.
The Cuban Friendship Urn was created as a memorial to the U.S. sailors who perished aboard the U.S.S. Maine in 1898, when the ship sank in Havana Harbor during the Cuban War of Independence. The…
Cutts-Madison House: Built between 1818 and 1819 on Lafayette Square, the Cutts-Madison House enjoyed a prominent place in DC and its social society.
Also known as the Dolley Madison House, the Cutts-Madison house was constructed on Lafayette Square by Richard Cutts, who built the American-colonial style house for himself and his wife, Anna Payne…
Danzansky Funeral Home: This funeral home was an important site for DC’s Jewish community, operating in this building for over fifty years.
Bernard Danzansky, a former tailor and ice cream and stationery seller, established the first Jewish funeral parlor in DC in 1912, meeting the needs of a growing population of Jewish residents of the…
Memorial Continental Hall, Daughters of the American Revolution: For over a century, this building has served as the headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Memorial Continental Hall is the monumental headquarters of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, founded in 1890 for patriotic, historic, and educational purposes and…
Stephen Decatur House: Completed in 1819, Decatur House is significant as the first private residence constructed on Lafayette Square.
Built in 1819, the Decatur House was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for Commodore Stephen Decatur, who was at the height of his naval career when the house was constructed, and who, along with his…