2025 Landmarks in Review

In 2025, seven historic landmarks were added to the DC Inventory of Historic Sites — five of which were sponsored or co-sponsored by the DC Preservation League (DCPL). In addition to these five landmarks, DCPL sponsored a nomination amendment to the Mount Pleasant Historic District designation, and co-sponsored, with the Art Deco Society of Washington, an amendment to the Greyhound Bus Terminal designation.

In February, the John Joseph Earley House at 1710 Lamont Street NW in Mount Pleasant was designated by the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). This nomination was co-sponsored by DCPL and the homeowners, Raymond DiPhillips and David Alfuth, and included an interior designation for most of the residence's first floor. The property has since been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

In May, two new landmarks were designated by HPRB: the Euram Building, a Modernist office building at 21 Dupont Circle designed by Hartman-Cox Architects, and the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC), a rowhouse building at 3045 15th Street NW important to Washington's Latino community. Also in May, additional documentation was added to the Mount Pleasant Historic District designation, which became a historic district in 1987. The additional documentation includes Latino social history between 1962 and 1991. The designation of LAYC and the additional documentation for Mount Pleasant resulted from The History of the Latino Community of Washington, D.C. 1943-1991 historic context study (2025). The study and nominations were funded through the National Park Service's Underrepresented Communities Grant Program.

In July, Marist College, also known as Marist Hall and located on the campus of The Catholic University of America, was designated by HPRB, and has since been added to the National Register. In October, after pending with HPRB for nearly a decade, DCPL's nomination for Holy Name College and the James Sherwood Farmhouse at 1400 Shepherd Street NE in Brookland was approved by HPRB. The following month, the nomination amendment for the Greyhound Bus Terminal at 1100 New York Avenue NW was approved by HPRB. The historic landmark now includes important documentation related to the terminal's social history, as well as an interior landmark designation (see above story).

Throughout 2025, four other properties were officially added to the DC Inventory and/or National Register: Randle Highlands School (1650 30th Street SE); the U.S. Naval Observatory, U.S. Naval Observatory and Hydrographical Office (within the U.S. Naval Observatory); the World War I Memorial at Pershing Park (14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW); and Francis Junior High School (2425 N Street NW).