Sites tagged "Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site": 32
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World War I Memorial at Pershing Park: This Modernist park plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue NW includes both the General Pershing Memorial and the World War I Memorial.
Pershing Park, which sits in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 14th and 15th streets, is a Modernist park plaza designed by landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg and constructed in 1980 to…
Bulfinch Gateposts and Gatehouses: Though they have left the grounds, these gateposts and gatehouses were originally designed as part of the Capitol.
Originally designed by Charles Bulfinch, who succeeded Benjamin Henry Latrobe as the Architect of the Capitol, as part of the grounds for the restored Capitol, these gateposts and gatehouses have…
Atlantic Building: The preserved façade recalls a building that saw many significant historical moments.
When the Atlantic Building was completed in 1888, it was the largest commercial structure in the city and one of the first with a passenger elevator. Located on F Street in the heart of downtown, the…
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…
District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds (and Interiors): With its remarkable murals and elegant design, the Recorder of Deeds Building stands out among DC's municipal buildings.
The District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds Building expresses the interplay between political aspirations, social struggle, the search for civic identity, and even the influence of global war on the…
Henry J. Daly Building (District of Columbia Municipal Center and Plaza): The Daly Building is an exemplar of the Classical Moderne style common among Public Works Administration buildings.
The Daly Building was designed by DC Municipal Architect Nathan C. Wyeth and constructed with the aid of Public Works Administration funds between 1939 and 1941. This was the first building…
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…
Washington Loan and Trust Company: This 1890s office building is one of DC's most impressive Romanesque Revival buildings.
The Washington Loan and Trust Company Building is prominently situated across from the Old Patent Office. It was home to the city's first trust company, originally organized in 1889 by Brainerd H.…
United States Courthouse of the District of Columbia: This courthouse, also known as the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, is a significant part of DC's legal landscape.
Completed in 1952, the U.S. Courthouse for the District of Columbia was one of the last buildings constructed in the Judiciary Square and Municipal Center complex, which has been an important site for…
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.…