On Elm Street Northwest at 4th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Elm Street Northwest.
Poet May Miller once remarked that unlike New York's Harlem, LeDroit Park “didn't have to have a renaissance.” In fact, before they joined the cultural movement of the 1920s and '30s, most Harlem Renaissance intellectuals spent time at Howard . . . — — Map (db m130838) HM
On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) south of V Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
“I used to come home every night, get a quarter from my mother, run to Griffith Stadium, and sit in the bleachers,” Abe Pollin once said. “I would look out at these good seats and say, ‘Some day, maybe I will get a good seat.’ . . . — — Map (db m130756) HM
On Florida Avenue Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
When I was at Dunbar, I thought I wanted to be a doctor. In our community, doctors were the men who made the most money, earned the most respect and had the prettiest wives."
Sen. Edward W. Brooke, Bridging the Divide: . . . — — Map (db m190357) HM
On Church Street Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on Church Street Northwest.
Across the street is St. Luke's Episcopal Church, completed in 1880 by DC's first black Episcopalian congregation. Founding pastor Alexander Crummell was a prominent African American intellectual. After 20 years as a missionary in Liberia, . . . — — Map (db m130848) HM
On R Street Northwest west of 13th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Alain Locke (1886-1954), a leading 20th-century intellectual and the nation's first black Rhodes Scholar, was a central figure in the New Negro (sometimes called the Harlem) Renaissance. Locke edited The New Negro (1925), an anthology of . . . — — Map (db m110915) HM
On R Street Northwest just east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
James Lesesne Wells (1902-1993) was an influential artist known for his innovative Linocuts, Wood Engravins, and Color Aquatints. He was active in the Harlem Renaissance before moving to Washington in 1929, and to this house soon after. Wells was a . . . — — Map (db m187425) HM
On Vermont Avenue Northwest south of Q Street Northwest when traveling south.
Some of the City's finest Victorian Houses ring Logan Circle. While the area appears on the L'Enfant Plan of 1791, it took Alexander “Boss” Shephard's improvements to make these grand houses of the 1870s and '80s possible.
Three Union . . . — — Map (db m130851) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at P Street Northwest when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
The Studio Theatre, on the corner of 14th and P Streets since 1987, anchors the Logan Circle/14th Street artistic community. The theatre, founded by director and educator Joy Zinoman and set designer Russell Metheny in 1978, originally rented . . . — — Map (db m130860) HM
Near Wisconsin Avenue Northwest north of Cathedral Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The overall inspiration for the Bishop's Garden is a 14th century monastic garden, in keeping with the gothic design of the Cathedral. However, this small garden room — called the Hortulus or "little garden" — is anchored firmly in the 9th century . . . — — Map (db m203137) HM
Near Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Cathedral Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The August 23, 2011, magnitude 5.8 earthquake left the flying buttresses in bad shape. The shaking cracked buttress flyers, twisted buttresses pinnacles and shook stones apart. To stabilize the stones and prevent major damage in the case of a future . . . — — Map (db m203134) HM
Near Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Cathedral Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Look up—can you find our decapitated gargoyle? Only the stump of his neck remains after the head was removed for safety reasons.
Only one gargoyle was damaged in the August 23, 2011, magnitude 5.8 earthquake. This gargoyle, known as the . . . — — Map (db m203130) HM
Near Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Cathedral Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Carvings of 16 Old Testament prophets decorate the grand pinnacles of the south transept. The south transept withstood some of the worst damage in the August 23, 2011, magnitude 5.8 earthquake. Since the earthquake, the western grand pinnacle was . . . — — Map (db m203132) HM
Near Wisconsin Avenue Northwest just south of Woodley Road Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The buttresses that run along the north and south nave generally sustained less damage than the freestanding flying buttresses of the east end, as the lower portions of these buttresses are "engaged" in the lower part of the nave exterior walls. . . . — — Map (db m203141) HM
Near Wisconsin Avenue Northwest just south of Woodley Road Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The north side did not come through unscathed on August 23, 2011. Like the corresponding grand pinnacles on the south transept, the grand pinnacles of the north transept also cracked and twisted. Several of the delicate spires of the secondary . . . — — Map (db m203142) HM
On Park Road Northwest at 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Park Road Northwest.
Around 1900 this successful suburb attracted successful business leaders, who set a grand standard for home building. Printer Byron S. Adams commissioned architect Frederick Pyle to design 1801 Park Road in the Colonial Revival style. Pyle . . . — — Map (db m130876) HM
On 16th Street Northwest just north of Harvard Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
Today's 16th Street from the White House to Silver Spring, Maryland is one of the city's key gateways. But through the 1890s it jogged left where Mt. Pleasant Street runs today and then dead-ended at the edge of today's Rock Creek Park. . . . — — Map (db m130861) HM
On 16th Street Northwest at Lamont Street Northwest on 16th Street Northwest.
When the Mount Pleasant Library, behind you, opened in 1925, crowds flocked to the Classical style building. Many had campaigned long and hard for this community centerpiece. The Carnegie Corporation, funder of public libraries in Mount Vernon . . . — — Map (db m130864) HM
On 16th Street Northwest at Park Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 16th Street Northwest.
Set back from the street at 1621 Park Road, to your left, is an elegant old house, once the all-girls Sacred Heart Academy. The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters of Wisconsin founded the Academy in 1905 and went on to operate it with Sacred Heart . . . — — Map (db m130865) HM
On 18th Street Northwest at Newton Street Northwest on 18th Street Northwest.
Just like Mount Pleasant, Bancroft School is known for its ethnic and racial diversity. "at one of the spring fairs in the early 1970s, we asked people to bring native dishes, and I bought 27 little flags to mark the food," parent Gloria . . . — — Map (db m130872) HM
On L Street Northwest at 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on L Street Northwest.
After this neighborhood's original Northern Liberty Market on Mount Vernon Square was razed in 1872, a new Northern Liberty Market was built along Fifth between K and L streets. When owners decided that fresh farm products weren't drawing . . . — — Map (db m130899) HM
On Wisconsin Avenue Northwest at Warren Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.
Security and style came to Tenleytown in 1900, when Engine House No. 20 opened across from Wisconsin Avenue. No longer would fire fighters have to come all the way from Georgetown to extinguish blazes in Tenleytown's wood-frame houses. Opened . . . — — Map (db m147297) HM
On E Street Northwest west of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
[The Great Seal of the United States]
In 1800, the building erected on this site by Samuel Blodget was the scene of the first theatrical performance given in Washington.
From 1812 to 1836 it sheltered the city post office and, for part of . . . — — Map (db m103077) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 6th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
On this site in 1814, "The Star-Spangled Banner" was first sung in public. The most famous of several hotels on this block was Brown's Marble Hotel (1851-1935), an innovative Greek Revival landmark, where John Tyler and Abraham Lincoln were guests. . . . — — Map (db m66714) HM
On F Street Northwest at 8th Street Northwest on F Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
"Tonight,
beautiful women,
perfumes, and the violins’ sweetness…
At 10:30 p.m. on March 4, 1865, a tired and gaunt President Lincoln arrived at this site, his wife Mary in white lace and silk with purple and . . . — — Map (db m204444) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest.
Painter Alma Thomas (1891-1978) was Howard University's first fine arts graduate, in 1924, and that same year began teaching art at Shaw Junior High School. Upon retiring from Shaw in 1960, Thomas finally had time to focus on her own work. That is . . . — — Map (db m141272) HM
On 9th Street Northwest at F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 9th Street Northwest.
Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign.
Sites described clockwise from top left
Old Post . . . — — Map (db m113218) HM
On F Street Northwest at 7th St Southwest, on the right when traveling west on F Street Northwest.
Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign.
Chinatown Arch
Chinatown, centered on Seventh and H . . . — — Map (db m113226) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest.
Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign.
Clockwise from top left:
St. John's Church
Every . . . — — Map (db m113345) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest.
Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign.
[Clockwise from top left:]
Old Post Office Pavilion . . . — — Map (db m226269) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at G Street Northwest on 13th Street Northwest.
Flora Molton (1908-1990) was a blues and gospel musician whose primary stage was the street, first at Seventh and F, and later 11th and F. Born visually impaired in Louisa County, Virginia, Molton moved to Washington in 1937 and soon began relying . . . — — Map (db m141271) HM
On F Street Northwest just west of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
"My brother saw Booth as he came down the alley and turned into F Street."
Twelve-year-old Henry Davis and his brother often looked out the back window of their Ninth Street home before they went to bed. They . . . — — Map (db m211836) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
In honor of Julia Ward Howe who wrote the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" here at the Old Willard Hotel November 21, 1861 "In the beauty of the lillies Christ was born across the sea with a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me." . . . — — Map (db m6709) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at F Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) was a poet, author, composer, abolitionist, suffragist and more—but she is most remembered for writing the lyrics to The Battle Hymn of the Republic. According to the story, she and her husband were asleep at the . . . — — Map (db m141266) HM
On 7th Street Northwest at G Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 7th Street Northwest.
Jonathan Borofsky's monumental silhouette of a man carrying a briefcase portrays an urban Everyman. The artist was inspired in 1979 by a newspaper advertisement for men's suits and subsequently made this archetypal office worker a recurring . . . — — Map (db m113217) HM
Near 7th Street Northwest at Indiana Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
This piece by the Portuguese artist Jorge Martins, born in 1940, represents a large wave made of stone, light and shades. This single wave aims to join Portugal and the United States across the Atlantic. Both countries are characterized through . . . — — Map (db m188502) HM
On G Street Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Blending meticulous research on the indiscriminate use of pesticides with her eloquent literary style, Rachel Carson laid the groundwork for the modern environmental movement when she wrote Silent Spring, one of the most influential books of . . . — — Map (db m91939) HM
On F Street Northwest at 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on F Street Northwest.
This tree has seen many changes.
Planted around 1905 on the grounds of what was then the U.S. Patent Office Building, it has slowly grown as the city has developed and transformed around it.
A rare, large, local specimen of a . . . — — Map (db m202449) HM
On 7th Street Northwest at F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 7th Street Northwest.
[Inscription on Monument's front, 1890]:
DAGUERRE
[Inscription on 1890 monument's south side]:
To commemorate the half century in photography 1839 - 1889. Erected by the photographers association of America Aug. 1890. . . . — — Map (db m28545) HM
On 7th Street Northwest at F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 7th Street Northwest.
This monument pays tribute to French Artist and inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (1787–1851), who revolutionized picture-making in 1839 by introducing the first practical form of photography to the world. Known as the daguerreotype, Daguerre's . . . — — Map (db m80876) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 14th Street Northwest (Highway 1), on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
Site of
Joshua Tennison's Hotel 1818. John Strother 1821. Basil Williamson 1824. Frederick Barnard 1828. Proprietor of Mansion Hotel, Azariah Fuller American House 1833. City Hotel 1843. Willard's Hotel 1847-1901.
Distinguished Guests . . . — — Map (db m6618) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 14th Street Northwest.
"This hotel, in fact, may be much more justly called the center of Washington and the Union than either the Capitol, the White House, or the State Department...."
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Civil War reporter for The Atlantic . . . — — Map (db m211824) HM
On 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1) at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 14th Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
"This hotel, in fact, may be much more justly called the center of Washington and the Union than either the Capitol, the White House, or the State Department...."
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Civil War reporter for the Atlantic . . . — — Map (db m10905) HM
On 10th Street Northwest south of G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1902, the original Woodward & Lothrop "Woodies" Department Store fronting on G Street was designed by nationally recognized architect Henry Ives Cobb and remains a striking example of the Gilded Age in Washington, DC. The first two . . . — — Map (db m131773) HM
On G Street Northwest at 10th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on G Street Northwest.
Built in 1902, the original Woodward & Lothrop "Woodies" Department Store fronting on G Street was designed by nationally recognized architect Henry Ives Cobb and remains a striking example of the Gilded Age in Washington, DC. The first two . . . — — Map (db m211833) HM
On G Street Northwest west of 10th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Built in 1902, the original Woodward & Lothrop "Woodies" Department Store fronting on G Street was designed by nationally recognized architect Henry Ives Cobb and remains a striking example of the Gilded Age in Washington, DC. The first two . . . — — Map (db m211834) HM
On G Street Northwest just east of 11th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Built in 1902, the original Woodward & Lothrop "Woodies" Department Store fronting on G Street was designed by nationally recognized architect Henry Ives Cobb and remains a striking example of the Gilded Age in Washington, DC. The first two . . . — — Map (db m211835) HM
On G Street Northwest just west of 8th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Luis Jiménez began making monumental sculptures in the midst of the Latino civil rights movement. He dedicated himself to contemporary subjects that represented a racially diverse and working class America. Vaquero, which means cowboy . . . — — Map (db m113216) HM
On Howard Place Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. commissioned Chicago artist James King to create a sculpture of its Founders. "Fortitude" was dedicated on April 28, 1979. She stands 12' 6" with a 12' hand-to-hand arm span. Sculpted in Corten steel, the metal was . . . — — Map (db m112009) HM
Near 6th Street Northwest south of Fairmont Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The Howard University Gallery of Art was established in 1928 on the lower level of Rankin Chapel. Professor James V. Herring (1897-1969), founder of the University's Art Department, and professor and artist James A Porter (1905-1970) were its . . . — — Map (db m85112) HM
On 4th Street Northwest south of College Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Kelly Miller (1863-1939), a prominent Howard University scholar and leader, taught mathematics and sociology. He went on to serve as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Miller laid the groundwork for the formation of African American sociology . . . — — Map (db m111801) HM
On 6th Street Northwest at College Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street Northwest.
Will Marion Cook (1869-1944) was an internationally renowned violinist and composer. After studying music at Oberlin College (Ohio) and the National Conservatory of Music (New York), Cook turned to creating musical comedies. Among them was . . . — — Map (db m111802) HM
On Western Ridge Trail, on the right when traveling west.
The granite bench before you commemorates the scholarship, wisdom and skilled diplomacy of Jean Jules Jusserand, French Ambassador to the United States from 1902 to 1925. The memorial's inscription, "Personal Tribute of Esteem and . . . — — Map (db m177624) HM
On 8th Street Northwest south of Florida Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Spaces for reflection and expression are paramount, and in the summer of 2020, our entrances at The Shay provided a spectacular canvas for expression by local artist Chris Pyrate.
Inspired by the words of Bob Marley and Ijeoma Oluo on . . . — — Map (db m202444) HM
On 8th Street Northwest just south of Florida Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Spaces for reflection and expression are paramount, and in the summer of 2020, our entrances at The Shay provided a spectacular canvas for expression by local artist Chris Pyrate.
Inspired by the words of Bob Marley and Ijeoma Oluo on . . . — — Map (db m231899) HM
On S Street Northwest west of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (1852-1952) was the second African American to hold a professional position at the Library of Congress, achieving the level of assistant librarian by 1881. One of Murray's responsibilities was to gather a copy of every . . . — — Map (db m129070) HM
On T Street Northwest east of 7th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
The legendary Howard opened in 1910 as the nation’s first major theater built for African Americans. Audiences came for plays, variety shows, concerts, and movies. In the 1930s, under manager Shep Allen, the Howard became part of the . . . — — Map (db m130775) HM
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) west of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
This was the city’s first Young Women’s Christian Association and the nation’s only independent Black YWCA. It was organized in Southwest Washington as the Colored YWCA in 1905 by members of the Book Lovers Club, a Black women’s literary group led . . . — — Map (db m130891) HM
On 9th Street Northwest at Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) on 9th Street Northwest.
The building across the street at 901 Rhode Island Avenue is the city's first Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) for African Americans. It honors Phyllis Wheatley (1753-1784), considered America's first published black . . . — — Map (db m143566) HM
On 7th Street Northwest (U.S. 29) just north of T Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Back in the day, Seventh and T was the place to go for a good time. Once the Howard Theatre opened at 620 T Street in 1910, restaurants, nightclubs, and businesses serving the diverse African American communities followed. As Marita Golden . . . — — Map (db m148751) HM
On 9th Street Northwest north of P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Washington’s first black Muslim temple opened in 1940 when the Nation of Islam established Temple No. 4 at 1525-1527 Ninth Street. The Nation of Islam’s second national leader, Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975), presided over the event. Founded in . . . — — Map (db m130889) HM
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
The city blocks occupied by today's Benjamin Banneker Academic High School trace their origins to the earliest plans for the nation's capital. Although the surrounding streets appear on the first maps drawn in 1791, the area was sparsely . . . — — Map (db m211192) HM
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) at 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
The Almanac of 1792
Almanacs were among the most popular publications in 18th century America. Almanacs consisted of an ephemeris, a mathematical table predicting the position of celestial bodies during the course of a year, along with . . . — — Map (db m211187) HM
On T Street Northwest east of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
[East side]Moms Mabley (1918-1990)
Moms Mabley was a legendary personality in comedy and became a staple of what became known as the "chitlin' circuit" — a chain of performance venues that primarily booked . . . — — Map (db m130610) HM
On 7th Street Northwest south of T Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
[South side]Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, known as the "Godmother of Rock and Roll", broke race and gender barriers with her genre-bending gospel music and guitar prowess. Initially . . . — — Map (db m152182) HM
On Alaska Avenue Northwest just north of Holly and 13th Streets Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
This park is dedicated to the memory of Marvin Caplan, whose singular spirit defied bigotry and promoted neighborhoods open to all, regardless of race, religion, or culture. In both his personal and professional life, he used his organizational . . . — — Map (db m227147) HM
On Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29) 0.1 miles north of Geranium Street, on the left when traveling north.
Sam Gilliam (b. 1933) is a color field painter and lyrical abstractionist artist. Gilliam, an African American, is associated with the Washington Color School and is recognized as the first artist to introduce the idea of a painted canvas hanging . . . — — Map (db m177264) HM
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at Decatur Place Northwest, on the left when traveling north on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
While wooden carved statues called Jangseung traditionally stood near villages on the Korean mainland, stone statues called Dol Hareubang are native to the volcanic island of Jeju, off Korea's southern coast.
Historically, Dol Hareubang were . . . — — Map (db m113369) HM
On Bancroft Place Northwest at 23rd Street Northwest on Bancroft Place Northwest.
Joel Barlow (1754-1812) served in the American Revolution and was a businessman, diplomat and published poet. In 1796-97 he negotiated the release of Americans held for years by the Turkish regent of Algiers. Thomas Jefferson urged Barlow to settle . . . — — Map (db m129820) HM
On R Street Northwest west of 22nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
This sculpture, a Khatchkar/Cross Stone, is dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of proclamation of Christianity as state religion in Armenia (301 A.D.)
The inscription on the Khatchkar is "Let there be light, and there was light" /Genesis . . . — — Map (db m223334) HM
On Kalorama Road Northwest east of 23rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Paz, paix, shalom, esaalam, are words from several foreign languages spoken in Sheridan-Kalorama, each meaning peace. This representation of a benevolent friar welcomes you in peace. We share, too, works of "America's poet" Walt Whitman, who spent . . . — — Map (db m112601) HM
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at 24th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
[front (south) face of statue base:
Robert Emmet Irish Patriot
1778-1803
[Coat of arms of "The United Irishmen"]
[plaque on north face of the statue base:]
"I wished to procure for my
country the guarantee which . . . — — Map (db m30850) HM
On R Street Northwest at 22nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on R Street Northwest.
Writers, sculptors, painters, and collectors made Sheridan-Kalorama their home: best-selling mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart at 2419 Massachusetts; classicist Edith Hamilton at 2448 Massachusetts; poet/novelist Elinor Wylie at 2153 Florida; . . . — — Map (db m99362) HM
On Tracy Place Northwest at Kalorama Road Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Tracy Place Northwest.
Sheridan-Kalorama has been home to many influential women. While she lobbied our political leaders to support Nationalist China, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek lived nearby at 2443 Kalorama Rd. Others include presidential wives Eleanor Roosevelt, a wise . . . — — Map (db m112604) HM
On Olmsted Walk, 0.2 miles west of North Road, on the left when traveling east.
In 1956, author Oliver Butterworth brought a dinosaur to life thrilling millions of readers with his tale. In The Enormous Egg, 12-year old Nate Twitchell spots an egg unlike any other on his family farm. A few weeks after Nate's . . . — — Map (db m184435) HM
On Olmsted Walk, 0.2 miles west of North Road, on the left when traveling west.
This life-sized model of a triceratops may not give autographs but he was the star of a 1968 hit. Uncle Beazley—for that's who he is—"starred" in the movie The Enormous Egg, a film based upon the 1956 children's book of the same name. . . . — — Map (db m184433) HM
This life-sized model of a triceratops may not give autographs but he was the star of a 1968 hit. Uncle Beazley—for that's who he is—"starred" in the movie The Enormous Egg, a film based upon the 1956 children's book of the same name.
. . . — — Map (db m110900) HM
Near Olmsted Walk, 0.2 miles east of North Road, on the right when traveling east.
There is a long tradition of public art at the Zoo. Check out the roof of Think Tank to see bear and fox cub finials (1) installed in 1907. Works Progress Administration (WPA) from the 1930s includes five stone and bronze medallions on the . . . — — Map (db m184445) HM
In 1956, author Oliver Butterworth brought a dinosaur to life, thrilling millions of readers with his tale. In The Enormous Egg, 12-year old Nate Twitchell spotted an egg unlike any other on his family farm. A few weeks after Nate's . . . — — Map (db m111641) HM
Near Olmsted Walk, 0.2 miles west of North Road, on the right when traveling west.
"My hope is that you will join this gathering of chimpanzees and engage your imagination. Take time to reflect on how it may feel to be within a social group of fellow primates. Look around at each different member of The . . . — — Map (db m184443) HM
On Olmsted Walk, 0.3 miles west of North Road, on the right when traveling west.
Albert Harris, an early-20th-century municipal architect for Washington, D.C., designed the original portico of the Reptile Discovery Center (then called the Reptile House) in 1931. Over the past 90 years, it has suffered water damage, fading, and . . . — — Map (db m184454) HM
On Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
While wooden carved statues called Jang-seung traditionally stood on the Korean mainland, stone-carved statues called Dolhareubang stood on the volcanic island of Jeju.
Historically, Dolhareubang were erected at the entrances of the areas most . . . — — Map (db m117829) HM
On Nebraska Avenue Northwest south of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
The residents of Jeju Island did not require gates, but instead utilized long, horizontally placed wooden poles placed outside the entrances of their homes. These wooden poles are called Jeong-nang and they are supported by two large vertical stone . . . — — Map (db m117827) HM
On 4th Street Northwest south of Blair Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Established in 1984, Takoma Station Tavern was born of a vision of Bobby Boyd (1934-2011). Mr. Boyd envisioned an entertainment complex not as an entrepreneurial venture but a venue that incorporated the spirit of family, community and unwavering . . . — — Map (db m113984) HM
On 4th Street Northwest just south of Butternut Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
1922
Ground Breaks
Community leaders formed Takoma Theatre Corporation to construct an entertainment house and a community auditorium. They commissioned architect John J. Zink, who later designed other movie houses in the area such as the . . . — — Map (db m193056) HM
On Henry Bacon Drive Northwest south of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.
Who shapes the public memory of war and its veterans?
AT the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, that memory has been expanding since its dedication. The statue in front of you, the Vietnam Women's Memorial, brought women into the fold in 1993. It . . . — — Map (db m211261) HM
On 15th Street Northwest at Madison Drive Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 15th Street Northwest.
The Washington Monument honors George Washington, hero of the American Revolution and first president of the United States. When this stunning stone obelisk was completed in 1884, it was the tallest building in the world. Today the monument . . . — — Map (db m194663) HM
Near Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
The National Museum of American History is home to the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired our national anthem. That flag's "broad stripes and bright stars" have shaped the Museum and its mission, as have the flags for every U.S. state and . . . — — Map (db m111539) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) east of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
This portrait of an Olmec ruler is among 17 colossal heads known from one of the world’s great ancient civilizations. Without wheels or iron tools, the Olmec created spectacular monumental sculptures and ceremonial centers on Mexico’s Gulf Coast. . . . — — Map (db m39628) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) just west of 10th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
This portrait of an Olmec ruler is among 17 colossal heads known from one of the world's great ancient civilizations. Without wheels or iron tools, the Olmec created spectacular monumental sculptures and ceremonial centers on Mexico's Gulf Coast. . . . — — Map (db m211272) HM
Near Lincoln Memorial Circle Northwest south of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling north.
[Dedication by Royal Cortissoz, above the statue by sculptor Daniel Chester French:]
"In this temple as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever."
[Inscription . . . — — Map (db m28607) HM
Near Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
The Museum of History and Technology (later the National Museum of American History) was the first example of modernist architecture on the National Mall when it opened in 1964. Architect Walker Cain envisioned a landscape plan that would include . . . — — Map (db m111531) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) east of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Solomon G. Brown (1829-1906), the Smithsonian’s first African-American employee, retired in 1906 after 54 years of service. Brown, well-known for his lectures on natural history, was also an avid poet and Anacostia community leader.
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Near 15th Street Southwest north of Jefferson Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling south.
The Washington Monument honors George Washington, hero of the American Revolution and the first president of the United States. When this stunning stone obelisk was completed in 1884, it was the tallest building in the world. Today the monument . . . — — Map (db m109322) HM
In 1931 the Roosevelt Memorial Association purchased this island to create a living tribute to the former president. Congress designated funds for the project in 1960, and architectural designs were approved in 1961. President Lyndon B. Johnson . . . — — Map (db m127122) HM
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