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Home: Washington, DC: Arts and Entertainment: Architecture: Historic Buildings
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- 736 Jackson Place
History of the 1870 Marcy/Townsend house on Lafayette Square and of its occupants.
http://clinton4.nara.gov/ONAP/736history.html
- A Gateway Restored
1988 article describes the design and history of Union Station, which opened in 1907 and was restored in 1988.
http://www.nbm.org/blueprints/80s/summer88/cover/cover.htm
- Anderson Cottage
News links about the history and restoration of this summer home Abraham Lincoln used at the Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C.
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/news/anderson.htm
- Cady Lee Mansion
Information on the history, renovation, and sale of the 1887 Victorian home.
http://www.cadylee.org/
- Carter G. Woodson Home Special Resource Study
Learn more about this study used by the National Park Service to evaluate this home for national significance and to assess its suitability and feasibility for inclusion into the National Park System.
http://www.nps.gov/ncro/woodson/
- Decatur House
Describes the house (built for naval hero Stephen Decatur in 1819), its furnishings, and its residents over the years.
http://decaturhouse.org/index.htm
- Decatur House
1819 home of naval hero Stephen Decatur. Teacher's lesson plan prepared by the National Register of Historic Places.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/19decatur/19decatur.htm
- District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
Lists and describes properties designated as historic landmarks. Alphabetical list, indexed by property type and street address.
http://planning.dc.gov/planning/frames.asp?doc=/planning/lib/planning/preservation/pdf/history_inventory_070102.pdf
- Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Historical tour of the building that was formerly known as the Old Executive Office Building, begun in 1871 to house the State, War and Navy departments
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/eeobtour/
- Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
The site of President Lincoln's assassination in 1864. Includes history of the theater and of the assassination.
http://www.nps.gov/foth/index2.htm
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Douglass, a former slave, became one of the pre-eminent crusaders against slavery as a speaker, writer and publisher. His home in Washington, where he lived from 1877 to 1895, is now a National Park Service site.
http://www.nps.gov/frdo/freddoug.html
- Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
Volunteer organization supporting preservation of the historic Civil War era hospital on Capitol Hill and its future use as a community center, childhood learning center and library. Has information on the history and current status of the building and plans for its future.
http://www.oldnavalhospitalfoundation.org/
- History of the Kennedy Center
History of efforts to create a national performing arts center. Text of 1980 article by Roger Meersman.
http://www.jfklibrary.org/arts_meersman.html
- Holt House
History of the house, built in the early 1800s, and of efforts to preserve it as a historic reminder of the legacy of slavery.
http://www.innercity.org/holt/
- House of the Temple
National headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Site includes a text-and-photo virtual tour of the building.
http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/temple.htm
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
Home in the 1940s to Bethune (1875-1955), black educator and activist, and today the headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women. Site includes information on Bethune, the house, and on the National Archives for Black Women's History.
http://www.nps.gov/mamc/bethune/welcome/frame.htm
- Military Road School
Dedicated to interpret, preserve and protect the school's culturally rich heritage, landmarks and original Civil War fort site. Includes history.
http://www.militaryroadschoolalumniassociation.org/
- Sewall-Belmont House
Built in 1800, this historic Capitol Hill house has been headquarters of the National Woman's Party since 1929. Includes history of the party and of the house, news, listing of events and information on special event rentals.
http://www.sewallbelmont.org/
- Take Action: Carter G. Woodson Home
Information on the efforts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation to save this home to the "father of African-American history," including details on the history, threats, and solution.
http://www.nationaltrust.org/11Most/2001/action_carterg.htm
- The Brewmaster's Castle
The 1894 mansion built by brewer Christian Heurich is today the most intact late Victorian home in the country. Includes history and photos of the house and tour and rental information.
http://www.heurichhouse.org/
- The United States Capitol
Official site maintained by the Architect of the Capitol provides historic and current information on the function and architecture of the Capitol, House and Senate buildings, and surrounding grounds.
http://www.aoc.gov/
- Washington Navy Yard History
The U.S. Navy's oldest shore establishment, dating from 1799, was a shipbuilding center, then an ordnance plant and is now the ceremonial and administrative center for the Navy.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq52-1.htm
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