1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — "Single Form" — By Barbara Hepworth — In Tribute to Dag Hammarskjöld —

Presented to the United Nations By Jacob Blaustein This half-size bronze of the monumental abstract sculpture, which in 1964 was placed in front of the United Nations Building in New York, symbolizes the late Secretary-General's . . . — — Map (db m112635) HM

2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Dewi Saraswati — (Saraswati Goddess) —

Goddess Saraswati is portrayed standing straight, facing forward, looking to the right direction, depicting positive thinking based on the values of truth. Universally, Saraswati is known as the goddess of knowledge and art. Embodied as a . . . — — Map (db m71863) HM

3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 1700 Swann Street —

1700 Swann Street circa 1894 Dupont Circle Historic District National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m129561) HM

4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 1736 Corcoran —

The sculptures featured on this building were created by John Cavanaugh 1921-1985 — — Map (db m183400) HM

5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 2019 Q Street NW —

Built in 1910 in the Italian Renaissance Revival manner by the American architect, Waddy Wood, as his residence. Restored in 2002. — — Map (db m112667) HM

6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington —

Administration Building Carnegie Institution of Washington has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional . . . — — Map (db m129560) HM

7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Admiral Miguel Grau —

Gran Almirante de Peru Miguel Grau 1834-1879 La República del Perú al Caballero de los Mares Inaugurado por el Presidente del Consejo de Ministros Salomón Lerner Ghitis y el Embajador del Perú en los Estados Unidos de América Harold . . . — — Map (db m97802) HM WM

8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — After the Civil War — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood — Reported unreadable

Fire Fact, November 28, 1911 DC's first motorized fire engine was placed in service at Engine Company 24. Its engine house was the first to be built without a stable and manure pit. Caption: Fire Department information and images . . . — — Map (db m112658) HM

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9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 255 — All the Row Houses — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

All the row houses in the 1700 block of Q St. (north and south pictured above) were built in the mid-1880s by one of Washington's most prolific architects/builders, Thomas Franklin Schneider. The prosperity and growth during the 1880s in DC . . . — — Map (db m80020) HM

10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Alma Thomas Residence — 1530 15th Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Alma Thomas (1891-1978), the nationally acclaimed abstract artist, lived in this house from 1907 until her death. In 1924 she became the first graduate of Howard University's Art Department — and possibly the first black woman in the country to earn . . . — — Map (db m110908) HM

11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Andrew Mellon Building —

Andrew Mellon Building has been designated a National Historical Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. 1977 National Park Service United States Department . . . — — Map (db m40505) HM

12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni K. Moffitt —

Justice – Peace - Dignity Orlando Letelier Apr. 13, 1932 – Sept. 21, 1976 Ronni K. Moffitt Jan. 10, 1951 – Sept. 21, 1976 — — Map (db m98758) HM WM

13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 244 — At 1740 New Hampshire Ave. — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

At 1740 New Hampshire Ave. (above) stands the Dove House (1898). The private home has been converted into a 12-unit condominium, including a single unit with a loft in the former high-ceilinged ballroom. The Art Deco Carlyle Suites at . . . — — Map (db m128038) HM

14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Before the city built a bridge — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

Before the city built a bridge over Rock Creek at P St., this area was a favorite fording place. In fact, it was here that the Baltimore Light Dragoons and French units led by Lafayette, Count Rochambeau and Duc De Lauzan crossed Rock Creek . . . — — Map (db m98789) HM

15 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Bernardo O'Higgins — 1778 - 1842 —

Founding Father of Chile Unveiled by the President of the Republic of Chile Dr. Michelle Bechelet During her working visit to the United States of America Washington, D.C. — — Map (db m112652) HM

16 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Blanche K. Bruce and Josephine Beall Willson Bruce Residence — 2010 R Street, Northwest — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898) and his wife Josephine Beall Willson Bruce (1853-1923), leaders of Washington's “aristocrats of color,” lived here from 1890 to 1898. Born in Virginia, Blanche escaped slavery during the Civil War, attended . . . — — Map (db m119125) HM

17 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Carl Lutz —

Here Lived Carl Lutz (1895-1975) Swiss diplomat, Righteous Among the Nations Who represented the interests of the United States of America in Budapest, Hungary during World War II and saved the lives of thousands of Jews. . . . — — Map (db m69110) HM

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18 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Charles Hamilton Houston Residence — 1744 S Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Charles Hamilton Houston (1895-1950) was a legal theorist and mentor to an entire generation of African American lawyers. As Howard University School of Law's vice dean, the Harvard-educated Houston helped transform the school into an accredited . . . — — Map (db m97798) HM

19 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives — 17th and M Streets, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

This school, completed in 1872, was one of three public elementary schools built for DC's black children just after the Civil War. Its name honors U.S. Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, who fought to abolish slavery here, pay black soldiers . . . — — Map (db m8184) HM

20 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Charlotte Forten Grimke House —

Charlotte Forten Grimke House has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m7125) HM

21 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 7 — Connecticut Ave. from Lafayette Square to Ashmead Place — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

Connecticut Ave. from Lafayette Square to Ashmead Place was just a well-worn trail for many years, after L'Enfant made it a prominent diagonal in his 1792 plan. The route was known as "the road to Holmead's" because of the family-owned . . . — — Map (db m93418) HM

22 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Cosmos Club — Historic Site, Washington, DC —

Founded in 1878, the Cosmos Club is a private social and cultural organization whose members are eminent in their professional fields. Members have included U.S. presidents, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, and recipients of the Presidential Medal . . . — — Map (db m89462) HM

23 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Daniel Webster Memorial —

Daniel Webster "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable." Expounder and Defender of the Constitution Born at Salisbury, N.H., Jan 18, 1772 Died at Marshfield, Mass., Oct 24, 1852 "Our Country, Our Whole Country, and nothing . . . — — Map (db m81729) HM

24 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Democracy Tree —

This tree is dedicated to the more than half million veterans, taxpayers, and citizens of the District of Columbia who, despite fighting in foreign wars, paying their full measure of taxes and faithfully serving their country, continue to have no . . . — — Map (db m112632) WM

25 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 319 — Development in the neighborhood — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

Development in the neighborhood got its first start in 1871 when the Board of Public Works, under the leadership of Alexander “Boss” Robey Sheperd, installed sewers, paved roads, extended gas pipes and planted trees here . . . — — Map (db m113907) HM

26 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Dupont Circle Mural Key — Reported permanently removed

Images Courtesy Of: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division • DC Public Library, Washingtoniana Division • Heurich House Museum • Women's National Democratic Club Archives • Michael Cianciosi Private Collection, Potomac Bottle . . . — — Map (db m110851) HM

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27 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Embassy of the Kingdom of Eswatini —

This embassy was officially opened by His Majesty King Mswati III on June 23rd 2003 — — Map (db m143992) HM

28 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Embassy of the Republic of Congo —

The Toutorsky Mansion arbitant désormais la chancellerie de l'Ambassade de la République du Congo auprès des Etats-Unis d'Amérique (Washington D.C.) a été inauguré par Son Excellence Monsieur Denis Sassou Nguesso, Président de la . . . — — Map (db m146174) HM

29 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines — in Washington D.C., United States of America —

This building, originally constructed on 05 January 1917, was acquired by the Commonwealth of the Philippines on 13 October 1941 and became the Office of the Resident Commissioner. Following Philippine independence in 1946, the building became . . . — — Map (db m129558) HM

30 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 2007.001 — Excerpt from Walt Whitman's "The Dresser" (1865 version) and "We Embrace" by E. Ethelbert Miller —

The Dresser Walt Whitman (surrounding station entrance) We Embrace E. Ethelbert Miller, 2005 (surrounding bench) This excerpt from Walt Whitman's "The Dresser" (1865 version) and "We Embrace" by E. Ethelbert Miller are . . . — — Map (db m112634) HM

31 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Foundry United Methodist Church Stormwater Features — Love God. Love each other. Change the world. —

What's happening Here? Stormwater runoff (rainwater that flows off surfaces such as rooftops and parking lots) causes erosion in streambeds and carries harmful pollutants such as oil, sediment, trash, and animal waste. The rain garden and . . . — — Map (db m243545) HM

32 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Fraser Mansion — Built 1890 — 1701 20th Street Northwest —

This Property is listed in The National Register of Historic Places as a National Landmark for its architectural and cultural contributions to the District of Columbia — — Map (db m172187) HM

33 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 336 — From 1890 to 1910 — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

From 1890 to 1910, some of the nation’s finest architects built mansions at or near Dupont Circle in Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, Italian Renaissance or Colonial Revival style. Wealthy couples living elsewhere built most of the . . . — — Map (db m89393) HM

34 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — General Federation of Women’s Clubs —

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs is an international women’s organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of other through volunteer service. Founded in 1890, it is one of the world’s largest and oldest . . . — — Map (db m32128) HM

35 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Hélène De Beir — (Kortrijk, Belgium 1974) — Studied at SAIS 1998-1999 —

Murdered in a violent ambush whilst working to alleviate the suffering of the Afghan people on the 2nd of June 2004 in Khair Khana, Afghanistan — — Map (db m112636) HM

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36 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Historic Kappa House — 1708 S Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity was founded at Indiana University in 1911. The ten founders determined from the start that membership would be based solely on achievement. In 1949 the fraternity's Washington Alumni Chapter worked with undergraduate . . . — — Map (db m93390) HM

37 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Hungarian Veterans Memorial — 1703 - 1848 - 1956 —

In memory of all the Hungarians who sacrificed their lives for freedom. Mindazon magyarok emléké, akik életüket áldozták a szabadságért. — — Map (db m113913) WM

38 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — HYBYCOZO — (Yelena Filipchuk and Sere Beaulieu) Golden Spike, 2015 — Powder-coated steel and LED lighting. —

Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu, the artist duo behind the art and design studio HYBYCOZO, investigate the influences of geometry on human evolution. Their works explore the connections between contemporary physics and ancient patterns to . . . — — Map (db m234901) HM

39 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — In Memory of Henry Martyn Robert — 1837–1923 — Brigadier General, U. S. Army —

One of this country’s most distinguished river, harbor and shoreline engineers, he was led by civic concerns to become the noted original author of the familiar parliamentary manual, Robert's Rules of Order. Robert served in the . . . — — Map (db m31140) HM

40 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Independence of Kazakhstan —

The Monument of Independence of Kazakhstan This monument, depicting a young warrior soaring on a winged snow leopard, symbolizes many centuries of the nation’s history and a modern Kazakhstan striving for its future. . . . — — Map (db m39921) HM

41 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Indonesian Embassy / Walsh-McLean Mansion — Historic Site, Washington, DC — 2020 Massachusetts Avenue, NW —

Tycoon/philanthropist Thomas Francis Walsh built this 60-room, neo-Baroque mansion in 1903. An Irish immigrant who as a young man had struck it rich mining gold in Colorado, Walsh (1850-1910) brought his wife, Carrie Bell Walsh, and children to . . . — — Map (db m117414) HM

42 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — James G. Blaine Mansion — Historic Site, Washington DC — 2000 Massachusetts Avenue NW —

Politician James G. Blaine (1830-1893), the three-time Republican presidential hopeful who represented Maine in the House and the Senate, built this house in 1881-82. Blaine and his family lived here only briefly because the mansion proved too . . . — — Map (db m98315) HM

43 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — John Witherspoon — 1722 Scotland – Princeton 1794 —

Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Presbyterian Minister. “For my own part, of property I have some reputation more that reputation staked. That property is pledged on the issue of this contest: and although these gray hairs must . . . — — Map (db m29499) HM

44 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Kossuth House — '89/'90 30 Years of Freedom —

In commemoration of the historic role of Kossuth House: former headquarters of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America (est. 1896), a longtime center for Hungarian-Americans and for anti-Communist activism, and unofficial embassy of Free . . . — — Map (db m202522) HM

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45 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Lajos (Louis) Kossuth —

'All for the people, all by the people, nothing about the people without the people, that is democracy.' Spoken to the Ohio State Legislature on February 6, 1852 Lajos (Louis) Kossuth Champion of Liberty, Fraternity, and . . . — — Map (db m113910) HM

46 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Lajos (Louis) Kossuth — 1802 - 1894 —

This house is dedicated to the fraternal and cultural endeavors of freedom-loving Americans of Hungarian ancestry and to the living memory of Lajos (Louis) Kossuth champion of liberty, fraternity, and equality, governor of . . . — — Map (db m113911) HM

47 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Liberation of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg —

Sixty years after the liberation of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg by American troops, this plaque was unveiled by Their Royal Highnesses, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa on September 13, 2004, as a token of gratitude of the . . . — — Map (db m71865) HM

48 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Living Mural: Paul Laurence Dunbar — By Cory L. Stowers and Eric B. Ricks, 2015 — Reported missing

Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil . . . — — Map (db m114774) HM

49 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Mahatma Gandhi Memorial —

[Inscription on base of statue - West Side:] महात्मा गांधी Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948 “My Life Is My Message” [North Side:] . . . — — Map (db m39923) HM

50 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) — Founder and First President of the Republic of Turkey —

The white stone building behind the statue, purchased under Ataturk in 1936, served as the embassy of the Republic of Turkey until 1989. It is now the embassy’s official residence. The two capitals, Ankara and Washington DC, became sister . . . — — Map (db m95948) HM

51 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 326 — Myrtilla Miner — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

Myrtilla Miner (1815-1864), born near Brookfield, NY, was an idealistic white teacher who came to Washington to teach African Americans. In 1853, with funding from northern abolitionists, she paid $4,000 for a three-acre site at 20th and N . . . — — Map (db m89607) HM

52 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — National Museum of American Jewish Military History Memorial Garden —

Memorial Garden Light Sponsored by Mathew Millen In Memory of WWII Veterans 1Lt. Edith Millen • 1Lt. Louis Millen • Sgt. Max S. Millen National Museum of American Jewish Military . . . — — Map (db m236367) WM

53 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Nuns of the Battlefield — Civil War Nurses Memorial —

(Upper Inscription): They comforted the dying, Nursed the wounded, carried hope to the imprisoned, gave in His name a drink of water to the thirsty. (Lower Inscription):To the memory and in honor of The Various Orders of Sisters who . . . — — Map (db m10176) HM

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54 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Old Chancery of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in the United States — Lumang Chancery Ng Pauguan Ng Republica Ng Pilipinas Sa Estados Unidos —

Constructed according to the plans of architect Appleton Prentis Clark, Jr as the residence of Linda M. Hutchinson-Webb and family, 1913-1916, and of Daniel and Stella Stapleton, 1917-1941. Purchased by the Philippine commonwealth . . . — — Map (db m240001) HM

55 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Owen D Young Peace Tower — [Universalist National Memorial Church] —

This tower dedicated to the ideal of international justice and world peace is a loving and grateful tribute to Owen D Young who inspired by faith in the constructive power of human brotherhood contributed his rare talents . . . — — Map (db m114772) HM

56 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Patterson House — Historic Site, Washington, DC — 15 Dupont Circle, NW —

The Washington Club has occupied this Italian neoclassical mansion since 1951. Elizabeth Blair Lee (1818-1906), daughter of presidential advisor Francis Preston Blair, established the club in 1891 for women interested in literary, social, and . . . — — Map (db m125562) HM

57 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Samuel Francis Du Pont — Memorial Fountain in Du Pont Circle —

Samuel Francis Du Pont, United States Navy, 1803 - 1865 This memorial fountain replaces a statue erected by the Congress of the United States in recognition of his distinguished services. — — Map (db m32426) HM

58 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 1 — See You at the Center — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —

The City's Jewish Community Center opened here in 1926. Its grand presence one mile north of the White House expressed Jewish residents' prosperity and their growing contributions to the federal city and the nation. With American Jews . . . — — Map (db m130847) HM

59 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Segment of the Berlin Wall —

This segment of the Berlin Wall was presented to the Nitze School and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies of the Johns Hopkins University by the Berlin Senate. It symbolizes both the peaceful end of a long international struggle . . . — — Map (db m112638) HM

60 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — St. Luke's Episcopal Church / Alexander Crummel — 1514 15th Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

This was the first independent black Episcopal parish church in the city. It was established in 1879 by a breakaway group from a Foggy Bottom mission church, St. Mary's Chapel for Colored People, led by former St. Mary's pastor, Alexander Crummell . . . — — Map (db m110910) HM

61 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — St. Thomas' Parish Park —

The park you are enjoying today was built on the site of the St. Thomas' Church, a beautiful Gothic structure built in 1893 and destroyed by fire in 1970. This park is intended by the parish to be a place of calm and meditation, as well as joy and . . . — — Map (db m96081) HM

62 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 10 — Strong Families and Eminent Citizens — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

The fine rowhouses in this part of the Shaw neighborhood, such as those on this street, were once home to many of the community’s old families and most distinguished citizens. Charles Hamilton Houston, a national leader in civil rights, . . . — — Map (db m130795) HM

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63 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Sulgrave Club / Wadsworth House — Historic Site, Washington, DC — 1801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW —

The Sulgrave Club has occupied this Beaux-Arts mansion since 1932. Herbert and Martha Wadsworth of western New York State built the house in 1902 as their Washington social season home. Architect George Cary's design included a two-story ballroom, a . . . — — Map (db m179290) HM

64 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Tabard Inn — 1739 N Street Northwest —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m217205) HM

65 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Taras Shevchenko Memorial —

[Inscription on south face of the Shevchenko statue base:] Taras Shevchenko 1814-1861 Bard of Ukraine [Inscription on north face of statue base:] Dedicated to the Liberation, Freedom and Independence of all . . . — — Map (db m31136) HM

66 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Brewmaster's Castle — 1892-1894 — A Celebration of International Contributions to American Life — Reported missing

A Washington, D.C. Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places Built by Christian Heurich (1842-1945), the world's oldest brewer, patriarch of the Washington business community, philanthropist, German immigrant, and American citizen . . . — — Map (db m68527) HM

67 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Budapest Lad (Pesti Srac) Statue —

The Budapest Lad (Pesti Srac) statue was erected on October 16, 2016, in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight. The Embassy of Hungary gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the . . . — — Map (db m122532) HM WM

68 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The building on this corner — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood — Reported damaged

Police Call Boxes such as this one (originally painted blue) were installed in the District after the Civil War. Officers on foot patrol used this secure telegraph system to contact the station, accessing the box with a now highly collectible . . . — — Map (db m112628) HM

69 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Cairo — Historic Site, Washington, DC — 1615 Q Street, NW —

The Cairo apartment house, built in 1894, was (and remains) the tallest privately owned building in Washington. At 156 feet, it towered over its neighbors, prompting laws limiting building heights. Local architect Thomas Franklin Schneider packed . . . — — Map (db m123771) HM

70 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle — 1725 Rhode Island Avenue Northwest —

The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Construction begun 1893, dedicated 1913. Built to replace the . . . — — Map (db m32131) HM

71 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Cavanaugh Sculpture Garden —

John Cavanaugh (1921-85), a nationally admired sculptor, had his studio nearby at 1818 18th Street NW and was called "Master of Hammered Lead Sculpture" and "Mayor of Dupont Circle". This garden extends a collection of Cavanaugh's work close . . . — — Map (db m143991) HM

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72 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Dupont Circle area has always been — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

Fire Fact, Sunday February 7, 1904 Great Baltimore Fire, several DC fire companies answered Baltimore Chief's urgent telegram, "Desperate fire here. Must have help at once." DC, responding by railway flatcar, was accompanied by New York . . . — — Map (db m112660) HM

73 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Elliott Coues House — 1726 N Street Northwest —

The Elliott Coues House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m136874) HM

74 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The first houses south and west of Dupont Circle — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

The first houses south and west of Dupont Circle were built mostly of brick or brick and sandstone using Queen Anne, Chateauesqe, Richardsonian Romanesque or Georgian Revival styles. The Queen Anne style building at 1400 21st St. has a . . . — — Map (db m89569) HM

75 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 5 — The Gilded Age — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

In the Gilded Age (1866-1901) the nouveau riche built grand mansions near Sheridan Circle and commissioned fashionable portraits such as this one of Mrs. Larz Anderson. They lived and entertained in these enormous residences during Washington's . . . — — Map (db m63723) HM

76 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The House of Brig. Gen. George P. Scriven —

Pioneered the introduction of aviation to the United States Military, 1913-1917 First Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1915, predecessor to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Listed in the . . . — — Map (db m132793) HM

77 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The mansion at 1801 Massachusetts Ave. — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

The mansion at 1801 Massachusetts Ave. was built in 1900 as a winter residence for the middle-aged Wadsworths, a childless couple from upstate New York. Martha helped design the block-sized mansion. During World War II it was used by the Red . . . — — Map (db m96299) HM

78 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The National Presbyterian Church —

On this site stood the edifice which housed The National Presbyterian Church and its predecessors The Church of the Covenant 1883-1930 The Covenant First Presbyterian Church 1930-1947 — — Map (db m98038) HM

79 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Paul and Phyllis Nitze Building —

To Paul Nitze, Statesman, educator and a founder of this School; For his farsighted wisdom, unfailing generosity, And leadership in teaching new generations to manage the affairs of nations; and To Phyllis Nitze, For . . . — — Map (db m112674) HM

80 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Society of the Cincinnati —

The Society of the Cincinnati was founded in 1783 by the officers of the Continental Army to perpetuate their fellowship, preserve the memory of the Revolutionary War and promote the principles for which they had fought. The Society is named . . . — — Map (db m89464) HM

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81 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Building —

In memory of Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949-2008) Member of Congress 1999-2008 CBCF Board Member 2005-2008 — — Map (db m112657) HM

82 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Stonesdale — 1515 16th Street Northwest —

The Stonesdale Built 1904 National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m129559) HM

83 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Whyland — 1724 17th Street — Dupont Circle Historic District —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m119115) HM

84 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Theodore Roosevelt — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

Theodore Roosevelt resided in a number of houses in Dupont Circle. Two still standing are 1215 19th St. and 1820 Jefferson St. In 1898, he lived at 1810 N St. (below, since razed). That year he led a volunteer cavalry called the Rough Riders . . . — — Map (db m96038) HM

85 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Theodore Roosevelt — 1858 - 1919 —

"Only he can become a good citizen who remains true to the heritage of his native land." This plaque is dedicated in gratitude to the memory of: Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President of the United States, signer of the . . . — — Map (db m113912) HM

86 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — This House was Occupied by Alexander Graham Bell —

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87 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 249 — This section of 15th St. — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

This section of 15th St. and the east-west blocks meeting it were developed mainly from 1874 to 1887 by a group of speculative investors. The house at the corner of 15th and Q Sts. was built earlier, in 1864. St. Augustine's, Washington's first . . . — — Map (db m112663) HM

88 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Thomas Family Home — 1530 15th Street Northwest —

Thomas Family Home where Alma Woodsey Thomas American Artist and Teacher resided 1907 - 1978 This house was listed July 28, 1987 in the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m110909) HM

89 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Todd Duncan Residence — 1600 T Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Internationally renowned baritone Todd Duncan (1903-1998) lived here from about 1935 until about 1960. Duncan originated the role of Porgy in George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess on Broadway. He later refused to perform the role at DC's . . . — — Map (db m97801) HM

90 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Tomáš G. Masaryk —

“He had the mind of a scholar, the figure of a sportsman, the bearing of an aristocrat, the position of a king. But he had the heart of a democrat. ...” Dorothy Thompson, NBC broadcast, September 24, 1957. . . . — — Map (db m30417) HM

91 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Universalist National Memorial Church Stormwater Features — Saving Mother Earth, One Small Step at a Time. —

What's happening Here? Stormwater runoff (rainwater that flows off surfaces such as rooftops and parking lots) causes erosion in streambeds and carries harmful pollutants such as oil, sediment, trash and animal waste. The rain garden and . . . — — Map (db m240375) HM

92 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 185 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —

Founded 1896, the National Association of Colored Women fought for women's suffrage and human rights for all the disenfranchised. — — Map (db m235653) HM

93 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 207 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —

The 1913 suffrage march in D.C. was the first act of service by the founders of Delta Sigma Theta sorority — — Map (db m235654) HM

94 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Winfield Scott — General-in-Chief, U.S. Army —

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95 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Woman's National Democratic Club — Reported permanently removed

The Whittemore House 1526 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. (202) 232-7363 Museum Tours by Appointment Designed by Washington architect Harvey L. Page (1859-1934), the house was built between 1892 and 1894 for Sarah Adams Wilcox Whittemore . . . — — Map (db m88744) HM

96 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Woman's National Democratic Club —

The Whittemore House 1526 New Hampshire Ave, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Designed by Washington architect Harvey L. Page (1859-1934), the house was built between 1892 and 1894 for Sarah Adams Wilcox Whittemore (1836-1907). Chartered in . . . — — Map (db m223332) HM

97 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — You are standing at the edge of Embassy Row — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood — Reported damaged

Fire Fact, 1871 The District of Columbia Fire Department was established on September 23, 1871 and included six fire companies. The "all-paid" fire department replaced the volunteer fire companies that had protected the Districts. . . . — — Map (db m112655) HM

98 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — You are standing at the heart — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

You are standing at the heart of the Dupont Circle Neighborhood, roughly bounded by 16th St., M St., Florida Ave. and Swann St. Early on, as the westernmost circle on L'Enfant's 1792 plan, the large park was called Pacific Circle. Like other . . . — — Map (db m96431) HM