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The Cavalier (Hilltop Manor): This imposing apartment building opened in 1927 as Hilltop Manor, an appropriate name given its topographic position.
This apartment building was one of a number of collaborations between architect Harvey Warwick (1893-1972) and developer Morris Cafritz (1888-1964). Originally named Hilltop Manor at the time of its…
Central Heating Plant: The Art Deco-style Central Heating Plant once served as the main heating facility for all federal buildings in DC.
Nationally renowned architect Paul Philippe Cret designed the Central Heating Plant building in the Art Deco Style under the direction of the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury.…
Central High School (Cardozo Senior High School): The city's largest and most elaborate high school was built 1914-1916 as the successor to Washington High School.
Built between 1914 and 1916, Cardozo High School is the work of William B. Ittner, a nationally prominent school architect from St. Louis. The Elizabethan-style building and athletic facilities were…
Central National Bank (Apex Building): The Apex Building showcases changes to Pennsylvania Avenue from the nineteenth century through today.
The Central National Bank, also known as the Dorothy I. Height Building or Apex Building, is now the national headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women. The twin-turreted, former bank was…
Central Public Library: Completed in 1902 with funding from Andrew Carnegie, the Central Public Library provided a public space for education and community.
Built between 1899 and 1902 by architects Ackerman & Ross, who had been selected in a national design competition, the Central Public Library was the first public building in DC to be built in the…
Chain Bridge Road School: This 1923 school is a link to the African American community that grew around Battery Kemble after the Civil War.
One of only a few extant rural schools in Washington, this four-room schoolhouse, built in 1923, serves as a link and memorial to the vanished post-Civil War community of Black refugees and freedmen…
Champlain Apartment Building: Otherwise known as the Orme Building, the Champlain is an unusually ornate and elegant early apartment building.
Built in 1905, the Champlain brought apartment living to the prestigious neighborhood surrounding K Street and McPherson Square. In order to fit into the neighborhood, the building was constructed…
C&O Canal National Historical Park: The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is an excellent and well-preserved example of 19th-century canal technology.
The C&O Canal Company was chartered in 1825, the same year as the opening of the Erie Canal. The groundbreaking was celebrated by President John Quincy Adams at Little Falls in 1828. The canal was…
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company: This building stands as a distinctive example of 1920s commercial architecture.
Founded in 1883, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company provided telephone service to Washington, DC and eventually Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. The construction of this building in 1928…
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main Building: The C&P Telephone Company's construction of this main building reflected the growing importance of the telephone.
Between 1903 and 1904, the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company constructed this new “Main” exchange building in a key downtown location to accommodate the increasing numbers of businesses…