Historical Markers and War Memorials in Dupont Circle, District of Columbia
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Near Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of 20th Street Northwest.
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
On Q Street Northwest west of 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
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
On 16th Street Northwest east of P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
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
On P Street Northwest at 17th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on P Street Northwest. 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
On Q Street Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On 15th Street Northwest north of Church Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
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
On 18th Street Northwest at Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 18th Street Northwest.
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
On 17th Street Northwest at S Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 17th Street Northwest.
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
On 21st Street Northwest near P Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
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
Near R Street Northwest west of Connecticut Avenue Northwest.
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
Near Corcoran Street Northwest east of 19th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On S Street Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
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
On 17th Street Northwest at M Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 17th Street Northwest.
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
On R Street Northwest west of 16th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
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
On R Street Northwest at 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on R Street Northwest.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at Rhode Island Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
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
On New Hampshire Avenue Northwest at 21st Street Northwest on New Hampshire Avenue Northwest.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest near 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Connecticut Avenue Northwest south of Dupont Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling south. 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
On 16th Street Northwest just north of Riggs Place Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of Scott Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
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
On 20th Street Northwest south of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
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
On 16th Street Northwest at Church Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 16th Street Northwest.
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
On 20th Street Northwest north of R Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
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
On R Street Northwest at 21st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on R Street Northwest.
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
On N Street Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest.
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
Near Massachusetts Avenue Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On S Street Northwest east of New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On 20th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
In memory of all the Hungarians who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
Mindazon magyarok emléké, akik életüket áldozták a szabadságért. — — Map (db m113913) WM
On Dupont Circle Northwest at Connecticut Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Dupont Circle Northwest.
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
On N Street Northwest west of Connecticut Avenue Northwest.
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
On 16th Street Northwest at O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 16th Street Northwest.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest east of 21st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at 20th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
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
On Connecticut Avenue Northwest at N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Connecticut Avenue Northwest.
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
On 20th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
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
On 20th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
'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
On 20th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at 22nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
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
Near U Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. 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
On 23rd Street Northwest south of Sheridan Circle Northwest.
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
On 20th Street Northwest at N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 20th Street Northwest.
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
On R Street Northwest west of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
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
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest at M Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.
(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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest just west of Scott Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
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
On 16th Street Northwest just north of S Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Dupont Circle Northwest at P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Dupont Circle Northwest.
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
On Dupont Circle Northwest at Connecticut Avenue Northwest on Dupont Circle Northwest.
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
On 16th Street Northwest at Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 16th Street Northwest.
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
Near Massachusetts Avenue Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On 15th Street Northwest south of Church Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
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
Near 18th Street Northwest south of Church Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
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
On T Street Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest just west of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
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
On 22nd Street Northwest north of P Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
[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
On New Hampshire Avenue Northwest at O Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south on New Hampshire Avenue Northwest. 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
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On N Street Northwest at 22nd Street Northwest on N Street Northwest. 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
On Q Street Northwest at 16th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Q Street Northwest.
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
On Rhode Island Avenue Northwest at St. Matthews Court Northwest, on the left when traveling east on 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
On Q Street Northwest just east of 19th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On 15th Street Northwest at Corcoran Street Northwest on 15th Street Northwest.
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
On N Street Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On 21st Street Northwest at O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 21st Street Northwest.
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
On 23rd Street Northwest south of Sheridan Circle Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
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
On New Hampshire Avenue Northwest at N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on New Hampshire Avenue Northwest.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
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
Near 18th Street Northwest north of Connecticut Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest east of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On N Street Northwest west of Connecticut Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
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
On 20th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
"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
On 15th Street Northwest at S Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 15th Street Northwest.
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
On 15th Street Northwest north of Church Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
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
On T Street Northwest west of 16th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at 22nd Street Northwest on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
“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
On S Street Northwest at 16th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on S Street Northwest.
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
On 16th Street Northwest at R Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 16th Street Northwest.
Founded 1896, the National Association of Colored Women fought for women's suffrage and human rights for all the disenfranchised. — — Map (db m235653) HM
On New Hampshire Avenue Northwest south of Q Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north. 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
On New Hampshire Avenue Northwest south of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west. 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
On Dupont Circle Northwest at 19th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Dupont Circle Northwest.
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