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Dahlgreen Courts: Dahlgreen Courts is comprised of two apartment buildings constructed side-by-side between 1927 and 1929.
Both buildings of Dahlgreen Courts reflect architect George T. Santmyers' preference for the Classical Revival style, although the building at 2520 10th Street is less ornate than its counterpart at…
Waggaman-Ray Commercial Row: The construction of this row of buildings was crucial to the commercial development of Connecticut Avenue.
The Waggaman-Ray Commercial Row exemplifies an unusually coordinated effort on the part of developers, architects, and merchants during the 1920s to transform Connecticut Avenue into an exclusive…
Seventh Street Savings Bank: The Seventh Street Savings Bank is an excellent example of the independent and often short-lived neighborhood savings banks that proliferated at the turn of the century.
Formed in 1912, the Seventh Street Savings Bank is an example of a small, independent bank—a type of financial institution that, prior to the Federal Reserve Act of 1914, specifically catered to the…
Seventeenth Street Historic District: 17th Street NW is home to multiple National Historic Landmarks.
Designated in 1968, the Seventeenth Street Historic District includes the following properties that are nationally significant, historically and architecturally:Corcoran Gallery of Art Building (Built…
Second National Bank: This classically-inspired bank building is located within the Financial Historic District.
The Second National Bank stands among a group of banks in the vicinity of the Treasury Department that contribute to DC's financial district. It is one of the last of the classically inspired…
Scottish Rite Temple: This monumental building was modeled on the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Built in 1915, the House of the Temple is the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction of the Thirty-Third Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Rite of Freemasonry. One of the…
Saint Elizabeths Hospital Historic District: Saint Elizabeths is one of the nation’s earliest and most significant institutions for the treatment of mental illness.
Established largely through the efforts of Dorothea Dix, the leading mental health reformer of the 19th century, Saint Elizabeths Hospital was chartered by Congress in 1852 as the Government Hospital…
Riggs-Tompkins Building: This block-long, temple-inspired structure was designed as one of the first branches of the Riggs National Bank.
Erected in 1922, this block-long, temple-inspired structure was designed as one of the first branches of the Riggs National Bank, which foreshadowed the nationwide expansion of the banking industry…
Riggs National Bank: This former Classical Revival style bank and the adjacent historic bank now house a museum.
Prominently situated opposite the U.S. Treasury, the Riggs National Bank's Classical Revival style had a great influence on the design of other city banks.Established in 1840 as Corcoran & Riggs by…
Federal-American National Bank (and Interiors): Constructed in the 1920s, this elegant Beaux-Arts style bank building exemplifies the architectural prowess of DC banks in the first decades of the 20th century.
Following the merger of two banks, this building operated as the headquarters for the new Federal-American National Bank. The bank building was designed by architect Alfred C. Bossom (1881-1965), in…