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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…
Public Health Service (Department of the Interior South Building): This notable example of federal office building construction during the 1930s was the first headquarters of the U.S. Public Health Service.
The U.S. Public Health Building, now the Department of the Interior South building, was built as the first headquarters of the U.S. Public Health Service. The building is set back from Constitution…
Patterson House (Washington Club): This Neoclassical palace on Dupont Circle was once a hotspot for elite society gatherings.
The Patterson House (Washington Club) is a Neoclassical palace designed by Stanford White of the famous turn-of-the-century New York architecture firm McKim, Mead and White, and completed in 1903.The…
National City Christian Church: Built in 1930, this neoclassical church is a notable landmark of Thomas Circle.
The congregation of the National City Christian Church organized in 1843. A physician and pioneering Stone-Campbell Movement missionary, James Turner Barclay (1807-1874) helped to organize the…
Lincoln Theatre: The Lincoln Theatre served as the center of the U Street Black business community and the heart of Black culture and entertainment.
A major element of the historic U Street commercial corridor, the Lincoln Theatre is a rare early movie theater. The Lincoln was completed in 1921 in the sumptuous style of the grand movie palaces of…
Federal Triangle Historic District: Federal Triangle represents the tremendous growth of the federal government in the 20th century and a desire to create a grand capital city.
Developed chiefly between 1928 and 1938, under the direction of Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon's "Mellon Board," the buildings that comprise the Federal Triangle Historic District are a…
Duke Ellington Bridge (Calvert Street Bridge): Built in the 1930s to accommodate streetcars, this bridge was renamed for jazz musician Duke Ellington after his death in 1974.
Built in 1935, this bridge replaced the 1891 iron trestle bridge that had been constructed in the same location. The Commission of Fine Arts considered bridge designs for this site for years before…
American Security and Trust Company: This bank building was constructed for the American Security and Trust Company and now houses a museum.
The American Security Bank was founded in 1889 in Alexandria, Virginia, as a banking and trust firm, with an additional branch in DC. It was the second trust company established in DC and the first to…