Memorial Continental Hall, Daughters of the American Revolution: For over a century, this building has served as the headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Memorial Continental Hall is the monumental headquarters of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, founded in 1890 for patriotic, historic, and educational purposes and incorporated by Congress in 1895. Built between 1904 and 1910 based on architect Edward Pearce Casey's design, the Georgian Revival-style building illustrates the McMillan Commission Plan ideal of monumental institutional buildings framing parks. Notably, it was the site of the Washington Arms Limitation Conference of 1921‑1922, one of the most significant international attempts to reduce global tension through disarmament and mutual pledges of arbitration. It is also the meeting place for annual DAR conferences.
DC Inventory: November 8, 1964 (Joint Committee on Landmarks)
National Register and National Historic Landmark: November 28, 1972
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![Memorial Continental Hall, [1906]](https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/files/fullsize/16b9544e43353647e66805f5ea3e9b4d.jpg)
Memorial Continental Hall, [1906]
Harris & Ewing, photographer. Memorial Continental Hall. [1906] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/hec2009001136/. (Accessed December 13, 2016.)![Memorial Continental Hall, C.[between 1910 and 1920]](https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/files/fullsize/7ba47faf55017a75d4cb8129a13025e7.jpg)
Memorial Continental Hall, C.[between 1910 and 1920]
Detroit Publishing Co., Copyright Claimant, and Publisher Detroit Publishing Co. Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, D.C. [Cbetween 1910 and 1920] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/det1994021528/PP/. (Accessed December 13, 2016.)![Memorial Continental Hall, 17th and D Streets, NW [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1923]](https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/files/fullsize/f7763b6a5a1dc6561b33018c32795e9f.jpg)
Memorial Continental Hall, 17th and D Streets, NW [Washington, D.C.], [between 1921 and 1923]
Harris & Ewing, photographer. [Memorial Continental Hall, 17th and D Streets, NW Washington, D.C]. [Between 1921 and 1923] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/hec2013002201/. (Accessed December 13, 2016.)
Memorial Continental Hall, DAR, 1972
Credit: NPS
Recent photo of Memorial Continental Hall, DAR

Recent photo of Memorial Continental Hall, DAR

Recent photo of Memorial Continental Hall, DAR
![Headquarters building of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C., [between 1980 and 2006]](https://historicsites.dcpreservation.org/files/fullsize/912a64051f46bd0e4b40c660ef764bce.jpg)
Headquarters building of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C., [between 1980 and 2006]
Highsmith, Carol M, photographer. Headquarters building of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. [Between 1980 and 2006] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2011633775/. (Accessed December 13, 2016.)