The Washington Canoe Club, constructed in 1905 for the newly founded club of the same name, is an excellent example of shingle style architecture. The two-story frame building faces south onto the Potomac River and is designed to be seen from the…

The Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic District’s 180-acres runs along the gorge and rim of the lower Rock Creek Valley (south of the National Zoo), and includes a swath of land along the Potomac River. The Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway forms…

The Potomac Boat Club, constructed in 1908, is one of two remaining early 20th century boat clubs along the Potomac River in the District of Columbia. Along with the Washington Canoe Club, the Potomac Boat Club represents recreational pursuits that…

The C&O Canal Company was chartered in 1825, the same year as the opening of the Erie Canal. The groundbreaking was celebrated by President John Quincy Adams at Little Falls in 1828. The canal was completed to Seneca by 1830, to Rock Creek by…