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Charlotte Forten Grimké House: This row house was the home of Charlotte Forten Grimké, a pioneering Black educator and civil rights activist.
Built circa 1875, this row house was the home of Charlotte Forten Grimké from 1881 to 1886. Grimké (1838-1914) was a pioneer Black female educator, an early supporter of women’s rights, a writer, and…
Samuel Gompers House: This row house, built in 1902, served as the home of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and one of the country’s most influential union leaders during the labor movement.
This row house, built in 1902, served as the home of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and one of the country’s most influential union leaders during the labor…
Georgetown Historic District: One of DC's oldest neighborhoods, Georgetown Historic District encompasses a complete historic town, and was the District's first designated historic district.
Georgetown was founded by an Act of the Maryland Assembly in 1751 and incorporated with an elected government in 1789. It became part of the District of Columbia upon its establishment in 1791,…
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…
General Federation of Women’s Clubs Headquarters: This rowhouse was the first permanent headquarters for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
This house at 1734 N Street, NW is located on a quiet residential street near Dupont Circle, an area developed by wealthy Washingtonians in the 1870s as they constructed opulent living spaces.…
Gallaudet University, Chapel Hall: This original building on the Gallaudet campus was designed as an early symbol of the institution's national importance.
Built in 1870, Chapel Hall was once the main hub of Gallaudet University, serving as a chapel, auditorium, exhibit center, and dining hall. The landscape architecture firm, Olmsted, Vaux & Co.…
Gallaudet College Historic District: The Gallaudet College Historic District includes most of the original campus of the only university in the U.S. dedicated to the education of the deaf.
Gallaudet University, founded in 1864 as the National Deaf-Mute College, has been since its inception the only institution of higher learning in the United States devoted specifically to the education…
Benjamin Franklin School (and Interiors): This award-winning public school building is an important landmark of DC's public school system.
Built between 1865 and 1869, the Benjamin Franklin School was the flagship of a group of seven modern urban public school buildings constructed between 1862 and 1875 to house, for the first time, a…
Stephen Decatur House: Completed in 1819, Decatur House is significant as the first private residence constructed on Lafayette Square.
Built in 1819, the Decatur House was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for Commodore Stephen Decatur, who was at the height of his naval career when the house was constructed, and who, along with his…
Memorial Continental Hall, Daughters of the American Revolution: For over a century, this building has served as the headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Memorial Continental Hall is the monumental headquarters of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, founded in 1890 for patriotic, historic, and educational purposes and…