Sites tagged "Renaissance Revival": 15
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Francis Junior High School: This school, which opened in 1928, was the District's first purpose-built junior high for African American students.
Francis Junior High School, which opened in 1928, was the District's first purpose-built junior high for African American students. The original building, dating to 1927-29, was designed by DC…
Youth Pride, Inc.: This former automobile showroom was the headquarters of an important Black Power Movement organization from 1968 to 1981.
This building's historic landmark designation recognizes Youth Pride, Inc., which was located here from 1968 to 1981. Pride, Inc. was an important organization within the Black Power Movement and was…
The Woodward Office Building: The department store office building separated the store from its administrative branch.
Constructed to house the administrative offices of the Woodward & Lothrop department store, The Woodward is an important building within the Financial Historic District and represents the city’s…
Washington National Cathedral and Close Historic District: The enclosed grounds of Washington Cathedral hold landscaped gardens and prominent educational institutions.
The Washington National Cathedral has been a landmark of religious significance for over a century, and its surrounding structures date back to the early twentieth century. The Cathedral Close (an…
Homestead Apartments: The Homestead Apartments housed DC’s growing working and middle-class in the Brightwood Park neighborhood.
The Homestead Apartments were constructed in 1939, one of many multi-unit buildings erected to house working-class and middle-class Washingtonians during the interwar period. Much of this development…
Jesse Reno School: The Jesse Reno School, built in 1903, was a predominantly African American elementary school in the Tenleytown neighborhood.
The Jesse Reno School was built in 1903 for African American children. Designed by municipal architect Snowden Ashford, the school had four rooms on the first floor and four on the basement level. Its…
Babcock–Macomb House: Built in 1912, this house in the Embassy Row neighborhood now serves as the Embassy of Cape Verde.
Built in 1912 and designed by local architect Arthur B. Heaton, the Babcock–Macomb House was built for Kate Woodman Babcock, the widow of former Wisconsin Representative Joseph W. Babcock. She never…
Real Estate Trust Company (Continental Trust Building): Finished in 1914, the Real Estate Trust Building is an elegant example of early-twentieth century office architecture.
The Real Estate Trust Building stands out among DC’s early-twentieth century office buildings. The building is a steel and concrete frame structure, sheathed in ivory-colored terra cotta with poly…
Main Sewerage Pumping Station: This facility is an example of a high-style public works project tied to the City Beautiful Movement.
Though the Main Sewerage Pumping Station was constructed between 1904 and 1907, it dates back to 1889, when the US President appointed a board of sanitary engineers to devise a plan for disposing of…
Walsh-McLean House (Indonesian Embassy): This grand and eclectic mansion, once part of DC high society, now serves as the Embassy of Indonesia.
The Walsh-McLean House is an eclectic mansion with Renaissance, Baroque, Louis XVI and Art Nouveau elements and designed by Danish-born and New York architect Henry Anderson in 1903. The house is one…