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Zalmon Richards House: This Victorian era rowhouse was the residence of public education advocate Zalmon Richards.
This three-story Victorian era rowhouse, with its slate Second Empire style mansard roof, is designated as a National Historic Landmark in recognition of the service of Zalmon Richards (1811-1899),…
Youth Pride, Inc.: This former automobile showroom was the headquarters of an important Black Power Movement organization from 1968 to 1981.
This building's historic landmark designation recognizes Youth Pride, Inc., which was located here from 1968 to 1981. Pride, Inc. was an important organization within the Black Power Movement and was…
Young, Browne, Phelps and Spingarn Educational Campus Historic District: This planned school campus includes four Colonial and Classical Revival style schools.
Spingarn Senior High School, Browne Junior High School, Charles Young Elementary School, and Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering (formerly Vocational) High School are located on…
Yale Steam Laundry (including Garage and Stable): This prominent industrial building was one of the city’s largest privately constructed service facilities.
The Yale Steam Laundry building housed the main offices and central plant of one of the handful of laundry companies that once dominated the industry in Washington. Such “power” laundries were…
World War I Memorial at Pershing Park: This Modernist park plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue NW includes both the General Pershing Memorial and the World War I Memorial.
Pershing Park, which sits in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 14th and 15th streets, is a Modernist park plaza designed by landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg and constructed in 1980 to…
Woodward & Lothrop Service Warehouse: A symbol of one of DC’s most important retailers, the Woodward & Lothrop Service Warehouse expanded their operational abilities.
From the 1880s into the 20th century, the department store Woodward & Lothrop drove retailing practices and tactics in DC and beyond. This service warehouse represented another strategic shift…
Woodward & Lothrop: This department store was one of DC's most popular for decades.
In 1870, Samuel Walter Woodward and Alvin Mason Lothrop met and began a decades-long partnership that resulted in one of the country’s first and leading department store ventures. After working…
Woodrow Wilson House: This house was occupied by President and Mrs. Wilson following the end of Wilson's presidency.
The Woodrow Wilson House is a three-story red brick building, originally built for Henry Parker Fairbanks by architect Waddy B. Wood in 1915. Located in the Embassy Row section of Northwest…
Woodley Park Historic District: Encompasses roughly the area bounded by Rock Creek Park to the east, Calvert Street and Woodley Road to the south, 29th Street to the west, and Cathedral Avenue to the north.
Platted in the mid-1870s, Woodley Park was originally conceived as a residential suburb which its promoters described as the finest country seats ever offered for sale near the urban center, a mere 20…
Woodley Mansion (Maret School): The Federal-style Woodley Mansion currently hosts the Maret School, but its residents since 1801 have included presidents and statesmen.
Built in 1801 by Philip Barton Key, the Federal-style Woodley Mansion is notable for its many brushes with figures instrumental in American history. Key, himself the uncle of "Star-Spangled Banner"…