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The Potomac Gorge (Potomac Palisades): Over thousands of years, natural forces at work in the Potomac Gorge have created a deep, narrow valley.
The beauty of the Potomac Gorge was recognized from the city’s beginnings, and since the time of the McMillan Plan, it has been preserved in its natural state. Over thousands of years, natural forces…
The Plan of the City of Washington (L’Enfant Plan; L’Enfant-McMillan Plan): The Plan of the City of Washington is the sole American example of a comprehensive Baroque city plan.
The plan defines the physical character of the national capital, through a symbolic and commemorative arrangement of buildings, structures, and views. The plan was intimately related to the…
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site: The Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site comprises a large portion of the federal and local governmental cores.
Contained within the irregular bounds of the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is a rich selection of building types and styles, statues, memorials, and parks. Additionally, the area features…
Glover-Archbold Park Historic District: Glover-Archbold Park contains a network of trails and a variety of wildlife as one of DC’s urban forest environments.
Charles C. Glover, a former Riggs Bank executive, and Anne Archbold, an heiress of Standard Oil of New Jersey, donated Glover-Archbold Park’s 221.62 acres to Washington, D.C., in 1924 to be used as a…
American Revolution Statuary: This collection of heroic outdoor statues commemorates figures of the American Revolutionary War.
After designating Washington, D.C., as the nation’s capital, honoring those that helped to found the country became an important task. Throughout the nineteenth and into the early twentieth centuries,…