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Holy Name College (and James Sherwood Farmhouse): This 10-acre landmark includes an 1880s Queen Anne style farmhouse and a 1930s Romanesque Revival/Art Deco style college building.
Holy Name College and the James Sherwood Farmhouse sit on 10-acres in the Brookland neighborhood. The two-story, wood-frame farmhouse was completed by farmer James Sherwood in 1886 within what had…
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…
Uptown Theater: This beloved Art Moderne style movie theater opened in 1936 and quickly became a popular entertainment destination.
The Uptown Theater is prominently located along Connecticut Avenue NW in the Cleveland Park Historic District. Designed by John J. Zink – a notable and prolific movie theater architect from Baltimore…
Nixon-Mounsey House: This Art Deco style home served as a home base for civil rights activism in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Designed by William D. Nixon, a self-taught African American architect who was also a social and civil rights activist in DC, this private residence is a notable Art Deco style building in the…
Atlas Theater and Shops: Upon its construction in 1938, the Atlas was one of only four movie theaters in Washington, DC.
Designed by noted theater designer John Jacob Zink in the Art Deco Style, the Atlas Theater and Shops were an iconic part of the H Street NE Corridor for 30 years. The building is identifiable through…
Homestead Apartments: The Homestead Apartments housed DC’s growing working and middle-class in the Brightwood Park neighborhood.
The Homestead Apartments were constructed in 1939, one of many multi-unit buildings erected to house working-class and middle-class Washingtonians during the interwar period. Much of this development…
Texas Gardens: Texas Gardens represents the evolution of apartment building design in DC during the first half of the twentieth century, which was influenced by economic and demographic trends, zoning laws, and the Garden City Movement.
As an example of the purpose-built, low-rise apartment building, Texas Gardens was constructed to meet the challenges of housing the Washington region’s rapidly expanding population during the…
Potomac Electric Power Company Substation No. 38: This electrical substation’s design suited the neighborhood of Friendship Heights.
Founded in 1891, the Potomac Electric Company merged with the Washington Railway and Electric Company to become the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) in 1902. In 1907, PEPCO established a new…
Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) Substation No. 25: This electrical substation's design suited the neighborhood of Adams Morgan.
Founded in 1891, the Potomac Electric Company merged with the Washington Railway and Electric Company to become the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) in 1902. In 1907, PEPCO established a new…
Glade Apartments: Influenced by transportation improvements, a new zoning ordinance, and Depression-era population growth, The Glade Apartments embody the physical and social developments of the Brightwood neighborhood during the interwar period.
Up until the early twentieth century, the Brightwood area was mostly rural. In the 1820s, Brightwood contained important transportation routes until the road network changed during the Civil War for a…