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Sports and Recreation Tour: Griffith Stadium (1911-1965): Griffith Stadium was described as a no-frills stadium designed to be easily used for both baseball and football.
Griffith Stadium stood between Georgia Avenue and 5th Street NW from 1911 to 1965, and was the home stadium for some of DC's popular sports teams. Described as a no-frills stadium designed to be…
Sports and Recreation Tour: Robert F. Kennedy Stadium: RFK Stadium is best known as the longtime home of Washington’s football and baseball teams.
Opening as DC Stadium in 1961, this iconic venue was renamed for the late-Senator Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) in 1969, following his assasination the prior year. The stadium was illustrative of the types…
Sports and Recreation Tour: DC Armory: The DC Armory has hosted a range of events from sporting events to trade shows to inaugural balls.
The DC Armory opened in 1941 as a military training center. Designed by Nathan C. Wyeth, it was completed as a project by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and was primarily a training facility…
Randle Highlands School: This school was designed in a Tudor and Elizabethan Revival style by Snowden Ashford, the city’s first Municipal Architect.
The Randle Highlands School, built between 1911 and 1912, is strongly associated with the history of the District’s public schools, and its construction in the early 20th century was due to the need…
Sofia Reyes de Veyra Residence: This house holds historic significance as the only extant property in Washington associated with Sofia Reyes de Veyra, a well-known Filipina suffragist.
The Sofia Reyes de Veyra Residence was constructed in 1909 and was occupied by Sofia and her husband Jaime Carlos de Veyra from 1917 to 1919. The house was built in a Colonial Revival style with…
Pauline "Polly" Shackleton Residence: Shackleton, who resided here from 1959 to 1997, was an important local politician and strong advocate for the city and its residents.
The Pauline “Polly” Shackleton Residence was constructed in 1940 and is located in the Georgetown Historic District. The house was designed in a 20th century Colonial Revival style by Gertrude Sawyer,…
Federal Office Buildings 10A and 10B: These two office buildings, completed in 1963, are also known as the Wilbur and Orville Wright Federal Buildings.
Located at the intersection of Independence Avenue and 7th Street SW, immediately south of the National Mall, these two rectangular office buildings, Federal Office Buildings (FOBs) 10A and 10B, were…
African American Rural Home Sites in Washington DC, 1865-1900: Three sites located in Rock Creek Park mark a historic settlement of African Americans following the Civil War.
Three sites located in Rock Creek Park mark a historic settlement of African Americans following the Civil War. Washington, DC, was established as a slave-holding district in 1790. Prior to its…
Alexander Melville Bell House: This corner residence is known for its impressive architecture and connection to scientist and inventor Alexander Graham Bell.
This three-story, corner residence was constructed in 1854 and is notable for its Italiante details, cast iron lacework around the porch, and scored stucco cladding. Scientist and inventor Alexander…
Hubert H. Humphrey Building: This federal office building, the headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services, is a notable Brutalist design by a major architect, Marcel Breuer.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Building exemplifies Brustalist architecture, which first developed in the 1950s, and is also a significant work by a major architect, Marcel Breuer. Brutalism is known for its…