Sites tagged "Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site": 32
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National Archives Building: The National Archives serves as the repository of the most valuable and rare paper documents of the United States, such as the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.
Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, US government agencies and branches were responsible for maintaining their own documents, often resulting in the loss and destruction of…
Major General George Gordon Meade Monument: George Meade (1815–1872) was a career military officer from Pennsylvania who is best known for his role as a Union general during the Civil War.
This impressive memorial to George Gordon Meade stands along Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in front of the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse. Meade was a career U.S. Army officer who led forces…
Hotel Washington: The grand Beaux-Arts style of the Hotel Washington is fitting for its extremely prominent location.
Designed by the architectural firm Carrère and Hastings, the ten-story, Beaux-Arts hotel is the only commercial building designed by the New York firm in Washington, DC. Completed in 1918, Hotel…
Major General Winfield Scott Hancock Statue: This bronze equestrian statue stands in honor of the Civil War general who successfully repelled the Confederate attack in the Battle of Gettysburg.
This bronze equestrian statue honors Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886), a career US Army officer who served during the Mexican-American War and Civil War. He is remembered in particular for his…
Nathan Hale Statue: This statue commemorates Captain Nathan Hale, the first well-known martyr of the American Revolution.
American spy Captain Nathan Hale became the first famous martyr of the American Revolution when he was captured and later executed by the British in 1776. At the gallows, Hale gained renown through…
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson Memorial): This monument to Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson was erected in 1909 by the organization he founded.
Sculpted by John Massey Rhine, this memorial commemorates Dr. Benjamin F. Stephenson (1823-1871), a Civil War surgeon and the founder of the Grand Army of the Republic. The Grand Army of the Republic…
General Post Office (General Land Office): Built in two stages from 1839 to 1866, the building is the work of Robert Mills and Thomas U. Walter, two of the most noted 19th-century American architects.
This beautifully scaled and finely detailed building, with exceptionally fine interiors, is a tour de force of restrained neo-classical design and an outstanding example of American civil…
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site: The Ford's Theatre National Historic Site comprises the theatre in which Present Lincoln was shot and the house in which he died.
Ford's Theatre is best known as the site of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer and actor. Originally named Ford's New…
Evening Star Building: Once the home of one of DC's most prominent newspapers, the Evening Star Building is in the Beaux Arts style.
Constructed between 1898 and 1900, the Evening Star Building is notable for its association with the Evening Star Newspaper Company, which occupied the building from 1900 to 1959. The paper’s tenancy…
District Building (John A. Wilson Building): The District Building is DC's city hall.
Built between 1904 and 1908, the District Building occupies an entire city block between E and D streets, south of Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The building is an excellent example of Beaux-Arts…