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Sixteenth Street Historic District: The great variety of architectural styles along Sixteenth Street reflects the eclectic nature of American design between the 1870s and 1920s.
The Sixteenth Street Historic District is characterized by the linear experience of the street itself, one of the most important numbered streets in the Federal City, and a major element of the…
Shaw Historic District: The Shaw Historic District stretches north of downtown along the old streetcar lines on 7th, 9th, and 11th streets NW.
The Shaw Historic District accounts for the larger of two remaining fragments of a once-contiguous neighborhood surrounding Mount Vernon Square, which developed mostly after the Civil War. The…
Schneider Triangle: The rowhouses of Schneider Triangle were built to meet the increasing demand for middle-class residential housing in DC.
In the years after the Civil War, Washington experienced a population and building boom, and as more and more people poured into the city, the need for housing increased. Development moved west and…
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…
Old Engine Company No. 12: Old Engine Company No. 12 remains a distinguishable landmark along North Capitol Street in Bloomingdale.
When Old Engine Company No. 12 was under construction in 1896, both sides of North Capitol Street were in rapid development. By then, Washington, DC, had outgrown its original boundaries and…
Old Engine Company No. 10: Old Engine Company No. 10 anticipated the development of Stanton Park neighborhood at the turn of the century.
Erected in 1894, Old Engine Company No. 10 served the Stanton Park neighborhood, or the northern portion of Capitol Hill and the emerging suburban subdivisions of Trinidad and Ivy City. At that time,…
National Savings and Trust Company: Originally built in 1888, this imposing structure was the headquarters of DC's second savings bank.
The National Savings and Trust Company is a historic bank building, known also as the National Safe Deposit Company and the National Safe Deposit Savings and Trust Company. The National Safe Deposit…
Mullett Rowhouses: These speculative luxury townhouses were designed to look like one large mansion, instead of three separate dwellings.
Designed in 1889 by architect Alfred B. Mullett (1834-1890), the Mullett Rowhouses can be found in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. This row of Queen Anne style residences were built of red brick with…
The Lafayette: The Lafayette Apartment Building is one of DC's earliest remaining apartment buildings.
In the final years of the 19th century, the construction of the Lafayette in 1898 marked a shift in Washingtonians' housing needs. While it only held twelve units, comparatively small to future…
Capitol Hill Historic District: One of the city's oldest neighborhoods, Capitol Hill offers a window into the social and economic history of the city through its architectural diversity.
The Capitol Hill Historic District, which encompasses approximately 8,000 contributing buildings, grew from a small boarding house community for members of Congress to an area of more than 150 squares…