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Ingleside (Stoddard Baptist Home): Originally designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, this house is an important example of his domestic design.
The Stoddard Baptist Home, known historically as Ingleside, is a skillful example of the Italian Villa style of residential architectgure. Built in the early 1850s, Ingleside has had a distinguished…
General Services Building, Interior Department Offices: The General Services Administration Building was the first modern office building constructed for a government agency.
The U.S. General Services Administration Building, originally designed for the U.S. Department of the Interior, was the first truly modern office building constructed by the U.S. government. It served…
Jackson Hill (Holt House): Built by 1827, Holt House is one of the few remaining houses in Washington to feature a five-part Georgian plan.
Over the years, Holt House has come to be associated with Presidents John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van Buren, but no substantial evidence has been uncovered to support these claims.…
Andrew Jackson Statue
The Andrew Jackson Statue is located in front of the White House in Washington, DC. The original sculpture was erected in 1853. Thereafter the sculptor, Clark Mills, made replicas for New Orleans in…
Japanese Embassy: The Japanese Embassy, built in 1931, reflects both the then-popular neo-Georgian style and Japanese design elements.
The residence of the Japanese Ambassador was designed in 1931 in the neo-Georgian style, which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Designed by the prominent firm of Delano and Aldrich, the residence,…
Jefferson Memorial: Part of DC's monumental core, the Jefferson Memorial is one of the city's most recognizable structures.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, designed after the Pantheon of Rome, is significant as America's foremost memorial to its third president, as an original adaptation of Neoclassical architecture, and as…
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove: This grove of trees on an island in the Potomac was created as a living memorial to Lyndon B. Johnson.
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove is located on Columbia Island, a naturally-formed island in the Potomac that was renamed Lady Bird Johnson Park in 1968. The memorial honors the 36th President of…
John Paul Jones Monument: This statue honors the Revolutionary War hero rumored to have been the first to raise the new American flag on a foreign war vessel.
John Paul Jones was a British merchant marine turned fugitive who took refuge in Virginia in 1773. At the outset of the Revolutionary War, he entered the Continental Navy as a lieutenant. Swiftly…
Kalorama Triangle Historic District: Kalorama Triangle represents the ambitions and ideals of DC's early-20th century middle class.
The development of the Kalorama Triangle neighborhood illustrates the transition from a rural to an urban environment that marked Washington's growth into a 20th century city. Kalorama Triangle…
Franklin Kameny Residence: This site recognizes the historic significance of gay rights activist Dr. Franklin E. Kameny.
Beginning in 1962 and continuing for nearly 40 years, this ordinary brick Colonial Revival house served as the home and office of Dr. Franklin E. Kameny, one of the leading lights of the gay rights…