Sites tagged "Italianate": 19
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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…
Providence Hospital (1861 - 1964): Founded at the very beginning of the Civil War, Providence Hospital cared for generations of Washingtonians.
Providence Hospital opened just six weeks after the start of the Civil War, and was one of the longest running hospitals in the city, operating from 1861 to 1961. Opening on the corner of Second and D…
Fire House, Saint Elizabeths: The St. Elizabeths Hospital Fire House is an important example of the intended self-sufficiency of the campus.
St. Elizabeths Hospital strived for self-sufficiency. Leaders of the hospital wanted it to be able to provide for itself and made it their mission to develop a range of services on-campus to address…
Cooke's Row: Built in 1868, Cooke’s Row exemplifies the beautiful domestic architecture of Georgetown and plays host to decades of neighborhood and city history.
In 1871, over concerns of federal mismanagement, President Grant and Congress reorganized the government of the District of Columbia under a new Territorial Governorship. President Grant selected…
Auditor's Building Complex (Bureau of Engraving and Printing): The Auditor’s Building was the first building of the Southwest DC complex that includes the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Built between 1878 and 1880, the Auditor’s Building was the first facility designed and constructed by the federal government for the U.S. Department of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing.…
LeDroit Block (F Street, NW, South Side of 800 Block): This group of five related commercial buildings represent the earliest development of F Street as the city's commercial core.
The LeDroit Block was built after the completion of the large-scale municipal improvements undertaken by the Board of Public Works ibetween 1871 and 1874. It illustrates the renewed civic aspirations…
Jost-Kuhn House: This Italianate style residence dates to 1859, when this area was rural Washington County.
Located in the Brightwood neighborhood, the Jost-Kuhn House was constructed in 1859 on a 24-acre tract. The Jost-Kuhn House is a two-story brick house and is an excellent and intact example of a…
John Mercer Langston School: This building is an exceptional example of an African American school built during DC’s segregated school system era.
John Mercer Langston School was built in 1902 to handle the overflow of students from neighboring John Fox Slater School. Named for John Mercer Langston (1829-1897), the first African American…
Alma Thomas House: For over 70 years, this was the home of Alma Thomas, a pioneering African American artist and art educator.
From 1907 until her death, this was the home and studio of Alma Thomas (1892‑1978), a nationally recognized artist whose career reached its height in the 1960s. Thomas is significant not only for her…
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House: This landmark near the White House served as the headquarters of Alice Paul's National Woman's Party from 1915-17.
Built in 1828, this home served as Benjamin Ogle Tayloe's residence and a social, intellectual, and cultural center for the political elite. Described as a "salon" for scholarly discourse and a space…