2024 Landmarks in Review

In 2024, nine historic landmarks were added to the DC Inventory of Historic Sites. The DC Preservation League (DCPL) is proud to have nominated six of these new landmarks.

In April, the Old Chinese Legation in Washington Heights was designated by the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). This nomination was submitted by DCPL and co-sponsored by the property owner, The Chinese Embassy Condo. That same month, the Board approved a DCPL-sponsored nomination amendment of additional documentation for the On Leong Chinese Merchants Association in Chinatown, which was originally added to the DC Inventory in 1996. These two landmarks are associated with the forthcoming Chinese Americans in Washington, DC: A Historic Context Study and have since been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

In May, House of Mercy in Mount Pleasant was designated by HPRB. This property, the current home of Rosemount Center, was nominated by DCPL and co-sponsored by the owner, House of Mercy. In June, Youth Pride, Inc., on 16th Street NW, which was nominated by DCPL and co-sponsored by Center for Community Change Action, the owner, was designated by HPRB. This landmark, added to the National Register in August, is associated with the Historic Context Statement: The Black Power Movement in Washington, DC, 1966-1978.

In July, the Old Korean Legation on Logan Circle was designated by HPRB. Nominated by DCPL and since added to the National Register, this landmark is associated with the forthcoming Korean Americans in Washington, DC: A Historic Context Study. In October, the Sofia Reyes de Veyra Residence in Woodley Park and the Pauline “Polly” Shackleton Residence in Georgetown, both nominated by DCPL and associated with the Historic Context Study, The Women’s Suffrage Movement in Washington, DC: 1848-1973, were designated by HPRB.

Also in 2024, two new National Historic Landmarks were listed: The Furies Collective in Capitol Hill (September) and Lucy Diggs Slowe and Mary Burrill House in Brookland (December) - significant sites of LGBTQ history. These two historic landmarks, also listed in the DC Inventory and National Register, were first nominated by DCPL and the homeowners in 2015 and 2019, respectively.

Throughout the year, three other properties were officially added to the DC Inventory and National Register: The University Club of Washington, DC (January), Hubert H. Humphrey Building (July), and Federal Office Buildings 10A and 10B (October).