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Clickable Map of Washington, District of Columbia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Washington, DC (2607) Montgomery County, MD (753) Prince George s County, MD (644) Alexandria Ind. City, VA (378) Arlington County, VA (461) Fairfax County, VA (710)   (2607) Washington (2607)  MontgomeryCountyMaryland(753) Montgomery County (753)  PrinceGeorge'sCounty(644) Prince George's County (644)  AlexandriaVirginia(378) Alexandria (378)  ArlingtonCounty(461) Arlington County (461)  FairfaxCounty(710) Fairfax County (710)
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1 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — "In Service" — Lead Artist: Addison Karl. 2019.
On I Street Northwest at Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling west on I Street Northwest.
2 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — "The Bachelor" — circa 1904
On H Street NW west of 17th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
3 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — "The First of Patriots - The Best of Men" — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On 14th Street Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
4 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — "The Seven Buildings" — Erected c. 1795
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 19th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
5 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — “Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead!” — Farragut Square, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On Connecticut Avenue Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Connecticut Avenue Northwest. Reported damaged.
6 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 80th Anniversary of Presbyterian Women in Cuba
On New York Avenue Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on New York Avenue Northwest.
7 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — A Fortress of Finance: The US Treasury Building — The White House — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
8 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Admiral David G. Farragut
On 17th Street Northwest near K Street Northwest (U.S. 29), in the median.
9 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Albert Gallatin
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
10 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Alexander Hamilton Memorial
Near 15th Street Northwest south of F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
11 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Andrew Jackson
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 16th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
12 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.3 — Asbury United Methodist Church — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail
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.
13 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.3 — Asbury United Methodist Church — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at 11th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on K Street Northwest.
14 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Ashburton House
On H Street Northwest west of Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
15 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Baron von Steuben Memorial — Lafayette Square National Historic Landmark District —
On H Street Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
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16 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Blanche K. Bruce House
On M Street Northwest west of 9th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
17 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
On Jackson Place Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Jackson Place Northwest.
18 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Cleveland Abbe House
On I Street Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west on I Street Northwest.
19 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Commemoration and Preservation — Lafayette Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On H Street Northwest at 16th Street Northwest / Black Lives Matter Plaza, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
20 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Commodore John Rodgers House
Near Madison Place Northwest, 0.1 miles south of H Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
21 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Construction of the White House — Lafayette Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On H Street Northwest at 16th Street Northwest / Black Lives Matter Plaza, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
22 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Decatur House
On H Street Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
23 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Demonstration — Lafayette Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On H Street Northwest at 16th Street Northwest / Black Lives Matter Plaza, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
24 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Discover DC / McPherson Square
On Vermont Avenue Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Avenue Northwest.
25 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Downtown Washington, 1801
On 15th Street Northwest at New York Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 15th Street Northwest.
26 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building — The White House — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
27 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Edmund Burke
On 11th Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 11th Street Northwest.
28 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Edward R. Murrow
Near H Street Northwest west of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
29 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 5850-2019 — Elizabeth Keckley — 1818 - 1907
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west on K Street Northwest.
30 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Executive Office Building
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
31 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — First Division War Memorial
On 17th Street Northwest south of New York Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
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32 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — First Home of the Reserve Officers Association
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
33 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Fleeing the Executive Mansion — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near H Street Northwest at Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
34 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Francis Preston Blair
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
35 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.2 — Franklin Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail
On 13th Street Northwest at K Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
36 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.2 — Franklin Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
On 13th Street Northwest at K Street Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest.
37 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Freedman’s Savings And Trust
On Madison Place Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Madison Place Northwest.
38 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — General Comte Jean de Rochambeau Memorial — Lafayette Square National Historic Landmark District —
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
39 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — General Lafayette and his Compatriots — Lafayette Square National Historic Landmark District —
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
40 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Growing here — 19th Street Rain Gardens — Gold is Green —
On 19th Street Northwest south of Desales Row Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
41 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Growing here — 19th Street Rain Gardens — Gold is Green —
On 19th Street Northwest just south of Desales Row Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
42 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 326 — Historic New York Avenue Presbyterian Church — American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site
On New York Avenue Northwest west of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
43 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Home of James Monroe
On I Street Northwest west of 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
44 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — In Honor of Leslie Coffelt
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
45 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
On Jackson Place Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Jackson Place Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
46 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Jamila El Sahili — Human Being
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) just west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
47 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — John Barry Memorial
On 14th Street Northwest north of I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
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48 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 5850-2019 — Josephine Butler — 1920 - 1997
On K Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on K Street Northwest.
49 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 5850-2019 — Katharine Graham — 1912 - 2001
On L Street Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on L Street Northwest.
50 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Kosciuszko
On H Street Northwest at Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
51 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Lafayette Square
On Jackson Place Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Jackson Place Northwest.
52 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Linotype Model 31 — Line-Casting Machine
On 15th Street Northwest north of L Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
53 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Major General James B. McPherson
On I Street Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on I Street Northwest.
54 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church — The National Cathedral of African Methodism
On M Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
55 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church
On M Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
56 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Metropolitan AME Church — 1518 M Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
On M Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
57 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Morrison-Clark Inn — [former Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen’s Club] —
On 11th Street Northwest (U.S. 29) at L Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 11th Street Northwest.
58 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.4 — New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail
On New York Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) west of H Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
59 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.4 — New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
On New York Avenue Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on New York Avenue Northwest.
60 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
On 19th Street Northwest south of I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
61 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Nunziato DiPerna — 1891-1967
On L Street Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
62 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 3 — Power Brokers — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —
On M Street Northwest at 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on M Street Northwest.
63 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Renaissance Mayflower Hotel — National Register of Historic Places
On Connecticut Avenue Northwest at DeSales Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Connecticut Avenue Northwest.
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64 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Renwick Gallery
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 16th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
65 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Restoration of Jackson Place and Lafayette Square — White House Conference Center
On Jackson Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest.
66 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Saint Augustine Catholic Church — Oldest Black Catholic Church in the Nation's Capital — The Site of the Original —
On 15th Street Northwest north of L Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
67 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Site of Chamberlin's
On 15th Street Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 15th Street Northwest.
68 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — St. John's Church — Lafayette Square — Protestant Episcopal —
On 16th Street Northwest / Black Lives Matter Plaza north of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
69 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — State, War, and Navy Building
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
70 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Statler Hotel — 1001 16th Street Northwest
On 16th Street Northwest north of K Street Northwest, on the right.
71 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Thaddeus Stevens School — 1868 — 1050 21st Street Northwest —
On 21st Street Northwest just south of L Street Northwest, on the right.
72 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Bernard Baruch Bench of Inspiration
Near Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of Jackson Place Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
73 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Blair House
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
74 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Blair House — Erected 1824
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
75 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes — 1217 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
76 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Corcoran Gallery of Art
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
77 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Cosmos Club
On Madison Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
78 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Dolly Madison House
On H Street Northwest at Madison Place Northwest, on the right when traveling east on H Street Northwest.
79 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The First Wireless Telephone Call — June 3, 1880 — The Photophone —
On 13th Street Northwest at K Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest.
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80 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Inaugural Parade Tradition
Near 15th Street Northwest south of G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
81 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Lee House — Erected 1858
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at Jackson Place, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
82 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Leonard "Bud" Doggett House — Engine Company 16 and Truck Company 3, 1018 13th Street, N.W. — First Opened December 16, 1932 —
On 13th Street Northwest south of L Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
83 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Messer Building
On 12th Street Northwest at L Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 12th Street Northwest.
84 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Nation's Most Famous Address — The White House — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest north of East Executive Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
85 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
On New York Avenue Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on New York Avenue Northwest.
86 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Rodgers House
Near Madison Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
87 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Tayloe House — Little White House
On Madison Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
88 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.5 — The United States Treasury — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail
On 15th Street Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 15th Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
89 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.5 — The United States Treasury — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —
On 15th Street Northwest north of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
90 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The White House — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
91 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — These Five-Inch Brass Trophy Guns
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
92 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — This National Courts Building
Near Madison Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
93 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — United Mine Workers of America Building
On 15th Street Northwest at I Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 15th Street Northwest.
94 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — United States Court of Claims
On Madison Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
95 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Near Madison Place Northwest south of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
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96 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — United States Department of the Treasury
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
97 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Walter E. Washington Memorial Arch
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 21st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
98 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Webster-Ashburton Treaty
On 15th Street Northwest at G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 15th Street Northwest.
99 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — White House Historical Association
On Jackson Place Northwest just south of H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
100 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — White House Kitchen Garden — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On E Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.

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