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Ambassador Romuald Spasowski House: This house hosted the Polish Ambassador and his family, until the Spasowskis defected to the United States.
Built in 1926, this stately two-story, Colonial Revival style, stone house can be found in the suburban neighborhood of Forest Hills. In 1979, the Polish government purchased the house at the…
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…
William Syphax School: This historically black elementary school commemorates William Syphax (1825-1891), the first president of the Board of Trustees of Colored Schools of Washington and Georgetown.
William Syphax was born in 1825 to Charles Syphax and Maria Carter. Charles, Syphax’s father, was enslaved by a man named George Washington Parke Custis, grandson and adopted son of George and Martha…
Jackson-Reed High School (Woodrow Wilson High School): This high school in Tenleytown opened in 1935 to help address overcrowding in DC's schools during the Great Depression.
Tenleytown's Jackson-Reed High School (originally called Woodrow Wilson High School) exemplifies the high standard of architectural quality that characterized Washington's public school design and…
Saint James Mutual Homes: These residential complexes are significant for the role in developing public housing in DC.
The Saint James Mutual Homes represents a milestone in the development of planned housing for persons of moderate income, and the evolution of the "sanitary housing" movement, an important force in…
Lincoln Playground Field House: This playground field house is unique in its construction and in that it served African American children during the era of playground segregation in DC.
Built in 1934 and located on what is now the Joy Evans Recreation Center site, the Lincoln Playground Field House is one of the earliest purpose-built public recreation facilities remaining in a…
Palisades Playground: The Palisades Playground is notable both as an archaeological site and a recreational center.
The Palisades Playground, established in 1922, is historically designated for the archaeologically documented evidence of prehistoric Native American occupation over thousands of years, as well as for…
Mount Vernon Seminary for Girls Historic District: This campus has been significant in both girls' education in DC and Naval history nationwide.
The 38.6-acre Mount Vernon Seminary for Girls campus includes 16 buildings, generally brick with Georgian Revival or simple Colonial Revival detailing. Six of these date to the period between 1916 to…
Young, Browne, Phelps and Spingarn Educational Campus Historic District: This planned school campus includes four Colonial and Classical Revival style schools.
Spingarn Senior High School, Browne Junior High School, Charles Young Elementary School, and Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering (formerly Vocational) High School are located on…
Tilden Hall: Built between 1922 and 1924, Tilden Hall was once a "high-class" apartment hotel.
The five-story, Colonial Revival style Tilden Hall apartment building was designed by noted architect Frederick B. Pyle (1867-1934) and constructed between 1922 and 1924 by the P.F. Gormley Company as…