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Almas Temple: The Almas Temple was the longtime home of the DC chapter of the Scottish Rite Temple since its 1929 construction.
The Almas Temple, built in the Moorish style by architect Allen Hussell Potts, is reminiscent of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. The model was the castle of the Moorish kings built in the thirteenth…
Alvin Mason Lothrop House: The Lothrop Mansion stands as one of Washington's most elegant residential buildings.
Proudly positioned at the apex of Connecticut Avenue, this monumental Beaux Arts residence was constructed between 1908 and 1909 after the plans of the noted local firm of Hornblower and Marshall for…
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…
American Federation of Labor: From 1916 to 1946, this was the home of the labor movement in America.
For 40 years, this building served as the headquarters of the pioneering labor organization the American Federation of Labor, which was founded in 1881 and led by Samuel Gompers. The American…
American Institute of Pharmacy (American Pharmacists Association): This 1932 building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts ideals emphasized in the McMillan Plan of 1901.
The American Institute of Pharmacy, designed by New York architect John Russell Pope and built in 1932, is one of the row of monumental buildings developed to extend the Mall to the Potomac and frame…
American Peace Society (Charles C. Glover House): This 1870s Victorian townhouse served as the home of the American Peace Society for 37 years, from 1911 until 1948.
Built in 1878 for banker Charles Carroll Glover, this large Victorian townhouse was designated as a National Historic Landmark due to its association with the American Peace Society, which used the…
American Red Cross National Headquarters: The American Red Cross, the nation's largest official relief organization, is headquartered on this property.
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1881 and chartered by Congress in 1900. The building was built as a memorial to the women of the Civil War thanks to U.S. and private funds. It…
American Red Cross, DC Chapter House: The expansion of the organization made the new chapter house necessary to continue their work.
After World War I and II, the American Red Cross saw major growth within the organization, as they expanded their mission from disaster relief in the United States to war relief programs and…
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,…
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…