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Phyllis Wheatley YWCA: Established in 1905 by African American women, the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA has been a continuous support system and advocate for its community.
The oldest “Y” in DC, the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) was established in 1905 by African American women and named after Phyllis Wheatley, an enslaved woman and famous…
Wheat Row: The four attached houses of Wheat Row were likely the first speculative housing built after DC became the federal city.
Wheat Row consists of four attached, three-story brick houses built as a unit in the late 18th century. They were built circa 1794 by the Greenleaf Syndicate and their design is attributed to…
Wetzell-Archbold Farmstead (Anne Archbold Cabin): This one-acre farmstead features the earliest known log dwelling in Washington.
Located on a wooded one-acre knoll above Glover-Archbold Park, the Wetzell-Archbold Farmstead contains a ca. 1843 log dwelling with log and frame additions, the earliest known such dwelling in the…
Margaret Wetzel House, The George Washington University: This historic home has been utilized by The George Washington University since 1931.
Originally constructed as a home for Margaret Wetzel in the mid-1850s, this Italian Renaissance Revival style home is an architectural landmark representative of DC’s urban development. As one of the…
Western Union Telegraph Company (Washington Radio Terminal): This seventy-three-foot-tall octagonal transmission tower was built from 1945 to 1947 near the city’s highest point of elevation.
The Western Union Telegraph Company Tenley Radio Terminal is a landmark in engineering history. Built between 1945 and 1947, it served as a transmission and receiving station in an experimental radio…
Western Market (1872 - circa 1966): This public market, since demolished, was one of three markets dating back to the early days of Washington.
Early on, three public markets were envisioned for the city: Center (Downtown), Eastern (Capitol Hill), and Western (Foggy Bottom/West End). Of these, only Capitol Hill's Eastern Market is still…
Western High School (Duke Ellington School of the Arts): This monumental hilltop school was one of DC's first buildings designed specifically for high school education.
Western High School is among the city’s grandest Classical Revival school buildings, poised like a temple of learning on the heights above Georgetown. Built in between 1897 and 1898, it is one of the…
John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church (Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church): The church congregation has existed for over 150 years.
With the decision to leave their existing church, John Brent and John Ingram began the long legacy of the John Wesley AME Zion Church. After two years of worship in private homes, the small…
Castle Gatehouse, Georgetown Reservoir: Built in 1901, the Castle Gatehouse is a curious, rare example of a building designed after the logo of a government entity.
Built in 1901 as an expansion onto the Washington Aqueduct’s receiving reservoir, the Castle Gatehouse is a rare example of architecture based on a government logo, the castle that appears on the 1839…
Cathedral Mansions: Between the three buildings that comprise Cathedral Mansions are a number of impressive landscaped courts.
Cathedral Mansions, a grand garden-style apartment building with over 400 units, was one of the first buildings constructed by Harry Wardman after D.C.'s 1920 zoning laws changed. Built in the…