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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Downtown, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
Washington(2607) ► ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON Montgomery County, Maryland(748) ► Prince George's County, Maryland(644) ► Alexandria, Virginia(378) ► Arlington County, Virginia(461) ► Fairfax County, Virginia(709) ►
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On I Street Northwest at Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling west on I Street Northwest.
This mural is dedicated to the members of the armed services of the United States who have defended the cause of freedom at home and abroad against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
The installation of this mural was made possible through . . . — — Map (db m142191) WM
On 14th Street Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
Commodore John Barry (1745-1803) was born in County Wexford, Ireland, but by age 15 called Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home. He commanded several Continental Navy ships during the Revolutionary War and won decisive victories over the British. In . . . — — Map (db m55504) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 19th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
The Embassy of Mexico incorporates the two surviving facades of a set of seven row houses known as “The Seven Buildings”. This complex has an intimate relationship with American history, and the government of Mexico is proud to honor and . . . — — Map (db m89348) HM
On Connecticut Avenue Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Connecticut Avenue Northwest. Reported damaged.
With these legendary words, naval officer David G. Farragut led the Union fleet past Confederate mines (then called torpedoes) and to victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864. From the rigging of his flagship, USS Hartford, . . . — — Map (db m4104) HM
On New York Avenue Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on New York Avenue Northwest.
The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church with this planting commemorates and honors the
80th Anniversary of Presbyterian Women in Cuba
Founded in 1927 by missionary Edith McHouston of Lexington, Virginia, celebrated in Camajuani, . . . — — Map (db m211821) HM
Near Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972, the US Treasury Building is the oldest departmental building in Washington. The building serves as the headquarters of the Treasury Department. Treasury's responsibilities encompass revenue collection, . . . — — Map (db m100443) HM
Near 15th Street Northwest south of F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
[ on the front (south face) of pedestal :]
Alexander Hamilton
1757-1804
First Secretary of the Treasury
Soldier, Orator, Statesman
Champion of Constitutional Union, Representative Government and National Integrity . . . — — Map (db m32740) HM
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at 11th Street Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling east on K Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
"...watch yourselves closely
so that you do not forget the things
your eyes have seen...
...teach them
to your children
and to their children
and to their children after them."
Deuteronomy 4:9
Stories . . . — — Map (db m70316) HM
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at 11th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on K Street Northwest.
" watch yourselves closely
so that you do not forget the things
your eyes have seen
teach them
to your children
and to their children
and to their children
after them."
Deuteronomy 4:19
On H Street Northwest west of Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Ashburton House
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1974
National Park Service
United States . . . — — Map (db m4082) HM
On H Street Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
[north face :]
Erected by the Congress of the United States to
Frederick William Aug- ustus Henry Ferdinand Baron von Steuben in grateful recognition of his services to the American people in their struggle for . . . — — Map (db m32878) HM
On M Street Northwest west of 9th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
Blanche K. Bruce House has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1977 National Park Service United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m99178) HM
On Jackson Place Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Jackson Place Northwest.
700 Jackson Place has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America National Park Service 1974
From 1910 to 1948 it served as the first . . . — — Map (db m32879) HM
On H Street Northwest at 16th Street Northwest / Black Lives Matter Plaza, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
In 1961, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy created the White House Fine Arts Committee and the White House Historical Association to restore the White House and preserve its collection of historic furniture, decorative arts, and objects. The . . . — — Map (db m178331) HM
Near Madison Place Northwest, 0.1 miles south of H Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
On this site Commodore John Rodgers built an elegant house in 1831. In it on April 14, 1865 an attempt was made to assassinate W.H. Seward, Secretary of State by one of the conspirators who murdered Abraham Lincoln the same night. The Hon. James . . . — — Map (db m195420) HM
On H Street Northwest at 16th Street Northwest / Black Lives Matter Plaza, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
On July 16, 1790, Congress passed the Residence Act, establishing a permanent capital for the United States along the Potomac River. President George Washington worked with French engineer Peter (Pierre) Charles L'Enfant to select the sites for . . . — — Map (db m178330) HM
On H Street Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
Decatur House Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and illustrating
the history of . . . — — Map (db m31101) HM
On H Street Northwest at 16th Street Northwest / Black Lives Matter Plaza, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
Lafayette Park has long served as a place for political and social demonstrations. People continue to exercise their right of free speech here, using Lafayette Park as a stage and the White House as their audience. Demonstrations often take the . . . — — Map (db m178332) HM
On Vermont Avenue Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Avenue 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.
St. John's Church
Every US president since James Madison . . . — — Map (db m112204) HM
On 15th Street Northwest at New York Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 15th Street Northwest.
This painting is based on the little-known 1801 watercolor "President House" by J. Benford, part of The White House art collection.
Some art historians claim the large building on the right is not the White House, but Blodgett's Hotel, which . . . — — Map (db m120236) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
First known as the State, War, and Navy Department Building (built 1871-1888), the Eisenhower Executive Office Building was rededicated in 2002 to honor former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who worked here between 1927 and 1935 for Generals . . . — — Map (db m100415) HM
Near H Street Northwest west of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
This park dedicated April 25, 1979 to Edward R. Murrow 1908-1965 Reporter and Broadcaster Director, U.S. Information Agency 1961-1963 Who gave his profession a standard of excellence and whose clarity, humanity and courage helped his country . . . — — Map (db m96444) HM
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west on K Street Northwest.
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818-1907), born into slavery in Virginia, was hired out as a seamstress. With money from clients, she bought her own and her son's freedom in 1855. She gained renown as a dressmaker after moving to Washington, where First . . . — — Map (db m141279) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
Originally State, War, and Navy Departments Constructed 1871-1888 South Wing Ground broken June 1871 Completed December 1875 East Wing Ground broken July 1872 Completed April 1879 North Wing Ground broken July 1879 Completed December 1882 West . . . — — Map (db m71253) HM
On 17th Street Northwest south of New York Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
[Inscriptions on the original memorial (1924)]
First Division, United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces, June 1917 - September 1919.
Erected by the memorial association of the First Division and patriotic friends to . . . — — Map (db m17629) WM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
From 1924 to 1938, rooms of the Lee House were the first headquarters of the reserve officers association of the United States. Founded in 1922 by General of the Armies John J. Pershing to assure an adequate national security, ROA had as an early . . . — — Map (db m4052) HM
Near H Street Northwest at Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
On August 24, 1814, President James Madison rode out to Bladensburg, Maryland, to observe the state of the American troops defending the nation's capital. U.S. General William Winder, now sure of the direction of the British approach, marched . . . — — Map (db m87590) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
This plaque marks the home of Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876) Founder and Editor of The Globe (1830-1845) A newspaper which championed Democratic causes and vigorous journalism notably during the administration of President Andrew Jackson . . . — — Map (db m4047) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at K Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
"going into the country"
This urban oasis exists because President Andrew Jackson needed water. The site of excellent springs (a rare commodity in the early city when everyone was dependent on private wells), . . . — — Map (db m29594) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at K Street Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest.
"Going into the country"
This urban oasis exists because President Andrew Jackson needed water. The site of excellent springs (a rare commodity in the early city, when everyone was dependent on private wells), . . . — — Map (db m211818) HM
On Madison Place Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Madison Place Northwest.
On this site stood the principal office of the Freedmans Savings and Trust Company founded on March 3, 1865 to receive deposits from former slaves. Frederick Douglass served as its last president. The bank was closed on June 29, 1874. The building . . . — — Map (db m32482) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
[front, south face:]
Rochambeau
[back, north face:]
"We have been contemporaries and fellow labourers in the cause of liberty, and we have lived together as brothers should do, in harmonious friendship," . . . — — Map (db m32973) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
[north face:]
To General Lafayette and his Compatriots
1777 - 1783
[south face:] By the
Congress in commemoration of the services rendered by General Lafayette and his Compatriots during the struggle . . . — — Map (db m32245) HM
On 19th Street Northwest south of Desales Row Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
The seed of the Swamp Milkweed contains buoyant white tufts, effective for seed dispersal and once used for pillows and life-jackets during WWII. — — Map (db m144512) HM
On 19th Street Northwest just south of Desales Row Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
European explorers were so enamored by the Cardinal Flower that it quickly made its way from the US and Canada to European gardens by the 1630s. — — Map (db m144514) HM
On New York Avenue Northwest west of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
This church, one of the Nations most historic, traces its beginnings to a small group of Scottish stonemasons meeting in a carpenters shop on the grounds of the White House during its construction in 1793. Many prominent Americans, including . . . — — Map (db m122257) HM
On I Street Northwest west of 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1802 This house was the home of James Monroe Lieutenant-Colonel in the American Revolution
While Secretary of State and of War under Madison, and for the first six months of his administration as fifth President of the United . . . — — Map (db m97526) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
White House policeman who gave his life in defense of the President of the United States here at the Blair House, November 1, 1950 "For loyalty, bravery and heroism beyond the call of duty." Presented by National Sojourners in commemoration of his . . . — — Map (db m73876) HM
On Jackson Place Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Jackson Place Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
When the historic character of Lafayette Square was severely threatened during her husbands administration, it was preserved with the vision and dedicated efforts of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. This view from Decatur House is dedicated to . . . — — Map (db m32135) HM
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) just west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Human Being is my attempt to break the wall of xenophobia associated with the Arabic language. Over time, the worldwide Arabic population and the Arabic language has increasingly portrayed in a negative light. The media strongly focuses on . . . — — Map (db m164290) HM
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on K Street Northwest.
Josephine Butler (1920-1997) was a tireless and dedicated community activist. As a young woman she organized the first union of black female laundry workers in DC and the country.
In the 1950s Butler shepherded the Adams and Morgan elementary . . . — — Map (db m141278) HM
On L Street Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on L Street Northwest.
Katharine Meyer Graham (1917-2001) worked at the Washington Post as a young woman, after her father, Eugene Meyer, bought the paper in 1933. Meyer made Katharine Graham's husband, Philip Graham, the Post's publisher, but she took over the job after . . . — — Map (db m141280) HM
On H Street Northwest at Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
(Front):Kosciuszko Saratoga(Right): General Thaddeus Kosciuszko 1745-1817 Son of Poland (Left):Military Engineer In the American Revolution Fortified Saratoga and West Point (Back):"And freedom shrieked as Kosciuszko . . . — — Map (db m19992) HM
On Jackson Place Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Jackson Place Northwest.
When President John F. Kennedy took office in 1961, the historic residences surrounding Lafayette Square were facing near-certain demolition for new office buildings. It was through the vision and dedicated efforts of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy . . . — — Map (db m206475) HM
On 15th Street Northwest north of L Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
The Linotype was introduced in Baltimore in 1883 by Ottmar Mergenthaler, a German-born inventor. By replacing hand-set type with machine-set type, the speed of composition was vastly increased by this important advance in printing.
This machine . . . — — Map (db m29511) HM
On I Street Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on I Street Northwest.
(Right):Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson. Atlanta. July 22, 1864. (Left):Erected by his comrades of The Society of The Army of the Tennessee — — Map (db m17534) HM
On M Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church was founded in the District of Columbia in 1838. It is the oldest A.M.E. church and the oldest continuously black-owned property in Washington, D.C. - the Nation's Capital. The church . . . — — Map (db m18028) HM
On M Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Metropolitan African
Methodist Episcopal Church
Was organized 1822, rebuilt in 1838 and completed in 1880.
This site possess exceptional value in commemorating the Religious Life of the Negro in the United States of America. . . . — — Map (db m10191) HM
On M Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
This church started on Capitol Hill in 1821 as Israel Bethel, was founded by African Americans denouncing White racism at Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church. Later, Pastor Henry McNeal Turner helped persuade President Lincoln to accept Black . . . — — Map (db m30056) HM
On 11th Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at L Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 11th Street Northwest.
1864
David L. Morrison was a developer who sold flour and feed to the U.S. government during the Civil War. Reuben B. Clark made land investments, owned a grocery store, and served as Washington, D.C.s jail commissioner.
1917
M. Frank . . . — — Map (db m32827) HM
On New York Avenue Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on New York Avenue Northwest.
"The churches are needed as never before for divine services.
So said President Lincoln from his pew in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. While other churches were occupied by the federal government and . . . — — Map (db m211822) HM
On 19th Street Northwest south of I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
The Nineteenth Street Baptist Church building occupied this site from 1871 until 1975.
The first Baptist congregation in the city met here in 1802, with both white and black attending services. The "First Baptist Church" moved in 1833 and this . . . — — Map (db m117616) HM
On L Street Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Immigrated from Sicily in 1900 Owned and Operated his restuarant at this location for 50 years His children proudly dedicate this plaque — — Map (db m96301) HM
On M Street Northwest at 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on M Street Northwest.
A post-Civil War building boom brought grand new houses to this convenient area. By 1881 Blanche Kelso Bruce, the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate, and Major John Wesley Powell, pioneering director of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m130887) HM
On Connecticut Avenue Northwest at DeSales Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Connecticut Avenue Northwest.
This hotel opened February 18, 1925. Its first major event was the inaugural ball of President Calvin Coolidge. It has entertained every President since and has been the residence of a number of Vice Presidents, Cabinet members, Supreme Court . . . — — Map (db m8955) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 16th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
Renwick Gallery
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935,
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating or illustrating
the . . . — — Map (db m73812) HM
On Jackson Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest.
[Sketch of townhouses along Jackson Place, NW - the western border of Lafayette Square - behind which the White House Conference Center was constructed in the 1960s & 70s.]
Dedicated to those whose spirit and vision helped to preserve . . . — — Map (db m32421) HM
On 15th Street Northwest north of L Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
On Trinity Sunday, June 11, 1876 the first Black Catholic Church in Washington District of Columbia was dedicated under the patronage of Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo in Africa. Saint Augustine Church stood on this site until 1947. The present . . . — — Map (db m29509) HM
On 16th Street Northwest / Black Lives Matter Plaza north of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Every President of the United States since President James Madison has attended occasional services here. Many of them were communicants of the parish.
This building was completed in 1816 from plans of Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
an adjacent . . . — — Map (db m39126) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
State, War, and Navy Building
has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the . . . — — Map (db m71233) HM
On 16th Street Northwest north of K Street Northwest, on the right.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
as part of the 16th Street Historic District, opened as the Statler Hotel on January 18, 1943. It is one of the few major hotels in the nation built during World War II. . . . — — Map (db m112202) HM
Near Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of Jackson Place Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
The Bernard Baruch Bench of Inspiration
Dedicated in honor of
Mr. Baruch's 90th Birthday -- August 1960
For his inspiring devotion to country
and distinguished service to boyhood
by both the
National Capitol Area Council
and . . . — — Map (db m72951) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
National Historical Marker The Blair House Purchased in 1836 by Francis P. Blair, Sr., friend of Andrew Jackson, publisher of the Washington "Globe" and the "Congressional Globe." Inherited by his son, Montgomery Blair, Attorney for Dred Scott, . . . — — Map (db m23493) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
1836 home of Francis Preston Blair Editor of Globe, also of Montgomery Blair Attorney for Dred Scott, Postmaster General in the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln. Occupied by George Bancroft, Historian. General Robert E. Lee was here offered command . . . — — Map (db m113099) HM
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
The Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes
has been designated A National Landmark listed in The National Register of Historic Places under the provisions of the Historic Act of August 1, 1935. This site possesses historic architectural . . . — — Map (db m99179) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
This building
was erected in 1859 for
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
founded by
William Wilson Corcoran
banker and philanthropist
Designated for use of the United States
Court of Claims by Act of Congress.
Approved March 3, . . . — — Map (db m113101) HM
On Madison Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
The Cosmos Club, founded in 1878 for “The advancement of its members in science, literature, and art,” occupied several houses on Lafayette Square from 1882 to 1952 including the adjacent Madison and Tayloe Houses and this building, . . . — — Map (db m2173) HM
On H Street Northwest at Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
Site of dwelling house owned by Ex-President of the United States James Madison 1828 to 1836 ———— Home of his widow Mrs. Dolly Payne Madison 1837 to 1849 ———— Home of Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes, . . . — — Map (db m2174) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at K Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest.
From the top floor of this building was sent on June 3, 1880 over a beam of light to 1325 L Street, the first wireless telephone message in the history of the world. The apparatus used in sending the message was the photophone invented by . . . — — Map (db m17569) HM
Near 15th Street Northwest south of G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
This montage showing four presidential inaugural parades along 15th St., NW is based on artist Earl Minderman's 1980 visioning of President thomas Jefferson's inaugural parade as well as historic photos of the inauguration of Presidents Garfield, . . . — — Map (db m91808) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
Home of Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee, U.S. Navy and Elizabeth Blair Lee, to whom it was given by her father, Francis Preston Blair. Admiral Lee commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War. Home also of their son Blair . . . — — Map (db m4050) HM
On 13th Street Northwest south of L Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated in memory of the Founder of HEROES Incorporated, an organization created solely for the purpose of caring for survivors of fallen firefighters and law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the Metropolitan Washington . . . — — Map (db m121831) HM
On 12th Street Northwest at L Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 12th Street Northwest.
The original Messer Building was developed by James A. Messer and occupied a portion of this site for over half a century until 1989. The Messer family, early Scottish immigrants who settled in the District of Columbia, have left their mark as . . . — — Map (db m88823) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest north of East Executive Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
The White House is the oldest public building in the District of Columbia, and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most famous address in the United States. Here every president except George Washington has led America's government. The White House . . . — — Map (db m204114) HM
On New York Avenue Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on New York Avenue Northwest.
Formed by the merger in 1859 of the F Street Church, founded in 1803, and the Second Presbyterian Church, founded in 1819. Present building, dedicated December 20, 1951, is an enlargement of, but a reproduction in design of the building erected . . . — — Map (db m211820) HM
Near Madison Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
The Rodgers House referred to on the above tablet was situated on this site, in addition to the Secretary of State William H. Seward who here, on March 30, 1867, signed the Treaty with Russia to purchase Russia-America, now the State of Alaska, the . . . — — Map (db m195423) HM
On 15th Street Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 15th Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
Billions for the war,
and a bunker
for the president
The grand, pillared United States Treasury building that stands before you, its first section designed by Robert Mills in 1836, was the financial command center for the Union. It . . . — — Map (db m130407) HM
On 15th Street Northwest north of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Billions for the war
and a bunker
for the president
The grand, pillared United States Treasury building that stands before you was the financial command center for the Union during the Civil War. It was here between 1861 and 1865 . . . — — Map (db m130491) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
The White House is the oldest public building in the District of Columbia, and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most famous address in the United States. Here, every President except George Washington, has conducted the government of the Nation. . . . — — Map (db m10127) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
These five-inch brass trophy guns were captured from the Spanish Arsenal at Cavete, in the Phillipine Islands on May 1, 1898, following the defeat of the Spanish Squadron in Manila Bay by the United States Navy. Admiral Dewey, the hero of the . . . — — Map (db m71257) HM
Near Madison Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
This National Courts Building was constructed in 1967 to house the United States Court of Claims and the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals which occupied the building from 1967 to 1982. Those courts of nationwide jurisdiction were . . . — — Map (db m195424) HM
On 15th Street Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 15th Street Northwest.
United Mine Workers
of America Building
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
Associated with the . . . — — Map (db m19990) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
United States Department
of the Treasury
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in . . . — — Map (db m2122) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 21st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
The Honorable Walter E. Washington
(1915-2003)
In Tribute to the First Modern Mayor of the
District of Columbia
Appointed Commissioner-Mayor, 1967-73
Elected Mayor, 1974-79
A Good Friend of
The George Washington University
. . . — — Map (db m111547) HM
On 15th Street Northwest at G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 15th Street Northwest.
Friendship between the United States and Canada was developed and strengthened by the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, on August 9, 1842, in the old State Department building which stood on this site. This treaty established the north . . . — — Map (db m17617) HM
On Jackson Place Northwest just south of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Established with the support of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the White House Historical Association was founded November 3, 1961, to enhance the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the White House and to educate the public about its rich . . . — — Map (db m206474) HM
On E Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
”. . . Now I shall plant, if at all, more for the public than for myself.”
John Quincy Adams, diary entry for July 5, 1826, shortly before beginning the first major planting program at the White House. Massachusetts . . . — — Map (db m61677) HM
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