Sites tagged "Richardsonian Romanesque": 8
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National Presbyterian Church (Church of the Covenant) (1887 - 1966): Fondly remembered as the “Church of the Government,” the Church of the Covenant served not only the community but offered solace and a place of worship to a few of America’s first families.
With J. Cleveland Cady as its architect, the Church of the Covenant (eventually named National Presbyterian Church) was the pinnacle of High Victorian taste. Cady’s design was based on Henry Hobson…
George S. Fraser House: This landmark of Dupont Circle has functioned as a private home, tea room, restaurant, and nightclub.
Completed in 1890, the George S. Fraser House was designed by Hornblower and Marshall, a prominent Washington architecture firm. The Fraser home is architecturally indicative of the firm’s stylistic…
Warder-Totten House: Originally built at another location, this H.H. Richardson-designed house was razed and reconstructed here by George O. Totten Jr.
The Warder-Totten House is the only structure designed by the firm of Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1866) remaining in DC. Commissioned in 1885 by American businessman Benjamin Warder (1824-1894) at…
Tuckerman House (1886-1967): This residence was demolished in 1967 to make way for the new headquarters of the Motion Picture Association of America.
Designed by the DC-based architectural firm of Hornblower & Marshall, the Tuckerman House featured red brick with smoothly cut red sandstone. The house was designed in a similar style to architect…
Strivers’ Section Historic District: This historic district is notable for its ties to DC's African American community, especially as the home of the city's early Black middle class.
Strivers' Section is a predominantly residential area with longstanding associations with leading individuals and institutions in Washington's African American community. It is characterized by late…
Sixteenth Street Historic District: The great variety of architectural styles along Sixteenth Street reflects the eclectic nature of American design between the 1870s and 1920s.
The Sixteenth Street Historic District is characterized by the linear experience of the street itself, one of the most important numbered streets in the Federal City, and a major element of the…
Schneider Triangle: The rowhouses of Schneider Triangle were built to meet the increasing demand for middle-class residential housing in DC.
In the years after the Civil War, Washington experienced a population and building boom, and as more and more people poured into the city, the need for housing increased. Development moved west and…
National Bank of Washington: Headquarters of one of the city’s longest-lived banks and founded in 1809 as the Bank of Washington, this was the first DC bank of purely local origin and interest.
The National Bank of Washington was organized under the name “Bank of Washington” in 1809. It was the first Washington bank of purely local origin and interest, being preceded only by a branch bank of…