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Doris Fleeson House: Fleeson holds particular significance as America’s first woman with a syndicated national affairs column.
Journalist Doris Fleeson lived at 3344 P Street NW from 1945 to 1959, giving this property its historical significance. Fleeson was a trailblazing female political journalist, and her time living and…
Sofia Reyes de Veyra Residence: This house holds historic significance as the only extant property in Washington associated with Sofia Reyes de Veyra, a well-known Filipina suffragist.
The Sofia Reyes de Veyra Residence was constructed in 1909 and was occupied by Sofia and her husband Jaime Carlos de Veyra from 1917 to 1919. The house was built in a Colonial Revival style with…
Pauline "Polly" Shackleton Residence: Shackleton, who resided here from 1959 to 1997, was an important local politician and strong advocate for the city and its residents.
The Pauline “Polly” Shackleton Residence was constructed in 1940 and is located in the Georgetown Historic District. The house was designed in a 20th century Colonial Revival style by Gertrude Sawyer,…
Truck House No. 13 (Engine Company No. 10; Trinidad Firehouse): The design elements of this firehouse, while innovative, were never replicated.
Architecture firm Parks & Baxter designed the Colonial Revival firehouse in 1925, and it still serves as an active fire station today. One of the first firehouses built in DC after World War I, the…
St. Joseph's Seminary: The Josephites established this Georgian Revival style seminary building in "Little Rome" in 1930.
St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart was one of many Roman Catholic institutions and organizations that established their presence in the Brookland area in the late-19th century and into the 20th…
George S. Fraser House: This landmark of Dupont Circle has functioned as a private home, tea room, restaurant, and nightclub.
Completed in 1890, the George S. Fraser House was designed by Hornblower and Marshall, a prominent Washington architecture firm. The Fraser home is architecturally indicative of the firm’s stylistic…
Calvin Coolidge Senior High School: Constructed between 1937 and 1940, Calvin Coolidge Senior High School stands as one of the last schools built under DC’s Five-Year Building Plan.
Designed by Nathan C. Wyeth, Calvin Coolidge Senior High School (Coolidge High School) constitutes a significant example of Georgian Revival architecture in the District—and remains part of the…
12th Precinct Station House: The Twelfth Precinct Station House stands as one of seven remaining buildings constructed in the early 20th century as purpose-built police stations in the District.
Constructed in the 1920s, the 12th Precinct Station House is architecturally significant as a prominent example of the Colonial Revival style in the District. Additionally, the station house is…
Morse School: Morse Elementary School is a significant property in the history of DC’s public schooling efforts in the 20th century.
Located in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC, the Morse School served many purposes after its opening in 1883 as an elementary school that exclusively served white children. Designed by an…
Rose Lees Hardy School: The Rose Lees Hardy School honors its namesake through a deep commitment to education.
Virginia-born Miss Rose Lees Hardy (1869-1932) was the Assistant Superintendent of DC Public Schools from 1925 until her death in 1932. As a specialist in primary education and piano, Miss Hardy left…