Built in 1902-1903, the Ethelhurst was one of the earliest multi-story apartment buildings in Washington and is historically notable as a product of T. Franklin Schneider, an architect and entrepreneur who pioneered luxury multi-story apartment…

The Pan American Union is the home of the world's oldest international association, founded in 1890 to foster cultural and commercial ties among the Western Hemisphere republics. It serves as a focal point of Washington's diplomatic and cultural…

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 Beaux Arts style. The library is one of 1,679…

Built in the Italian Renaissance Revival style for Emily J. Wilkins (widow of Beriah Wilkins, U.S. Congressman and Washington Post publisher), this lavish Beaux Arts mansion served as a family home and elegant space for high-society parties and…