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Brooks Mansion: Brooks Mansion and its grounds are a Brookland landmark, occupying an entire square in the neighborhood.
Brooks Mansion is a Greek Revival-style plantation house built by wealthy landowners Ann and Jehiel Brooks around 1840. A large eastern addition to this house was built by the Marist Society, which…
Scheele-Brown Farmhouse: The Scheele-Brown Farmhouse is a rare extant reminder of small-scale farming and butchering activities in early DC.
The Scheele-Brown Farmhouse, named for the first two families that occupied the building and the only residents who farmed the surrounding land while living there, was constructed in the latter half…
Barber-Caperton House: A historic house with a Greek Revival style gazebo in the rear garden.
Built between 1813 and 1816, the Barber-Caperton House is located within the Georgetown Historic District. The house is probably best known for its Greek Revival style gazebo, constructed around 1830…
D.C. Court of Appeals (U.S. Court of Military Appeals): Built from 1908 to 1910, this was the first building to expand the District of Columbia Courts complex in Judiciary Square.
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals (now United States Court of Military Appeals) is an example of Greek Revival architecture, designed by Elliott Woods, Architect of the Capitol from 1902 to…
Van Ness Mausoleum: The 1830s mausoleum was moved to Oak Hill Cemetery from downtown in the early 1870s.
The Van Ness Mausoleum, designed by George Hadfield circa 1833, stands on one of the terraced hills of Georgetown's Oak Hill Cemetery. The family mausoleum was constructed for John Peter Van Ness, his…
Treasury Department: The Treasury building is the home of the federal government’s second oldest department, established in 1789.
Built between 1836 and 1869, the Treasury Department building is the work of five major American architects—Robert Mills, Thomas U. Walter, Ammi B. Young, Isaiah Rogers, and Alfred B. Mullett.…
Mary Surratt House: This 1843 boarding house is known for its role in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
The Mary Elizabeth Surratt Boarding House is an 1843 vernacular Greek Revival style dwelling that Mary Surratt operated as a boarding house from September 1864 through April 1865. During this period,…
Saint John’s Church: This Episcopal church is noted for its association with the presidency, due to its close proximity to the White House.
Due to its close proximity to the White House, Saint John’s Church is known as the “Church of the Presidents”; accordingly, every President since James Madison has attended at least one service here.…
Alexander Ray House (Steedman-Ray House; 1925 F St. Club): This Greek Revival style house serves as The George Washington University's president's residence.
The Steedman-Ray House, built in 1849, was in keeping with the earlier substantial, freestanding brick homes of the neighborhood. Like these predecessors, it was built for a man of stature, a…
Old Patent Office: One of the finest Greek Revival structures in the nation, the Patent Office is now home to the National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of American Art.
While it’s currently the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Old Patent Office reflects an era when scientific invention propelled the American economy and began to…