Historical Markers and War Memorials in Judiciary Square, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
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On H Street Northewest west of 6th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling west.
A historical landmark
“Surratt Boarding House”
604 H Street N.W. (then 541) is said to have been where the conspirators plotted the abduction of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. — — Map (db m7046) HM
On E Street Northwest at 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on E Street Northwest.
The old City Hall/Courthouse endured hard use, was abandoned, and then was transformed. In 2009 it re-opened as the DC Court of Appeals, redesigned by Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, which modernized the interior while preserving . . . — — Map (db m58612) HM
On Indiana Avenue Northwest west of 3rd Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
[pedestal, north face:]
Albert Pike
Vixit
Laborum Ejus Supersites Sunt Fructus
Author - Poet
[pedestal, west face:]
Scholar - Soldier
[pedestal, south face:]
Erected 1901 by the Supreme Council of
. . . — — Map (db m29652) HM
On 4th Street Northwest at Indiana Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street Northwest.
The Great Depression (1929-1941) meant economic catastrophe for millions of Americans, but in Washington it meant a building boom as the Federal Government staffed up to the end the economic crisis. In 1931 alone Congress approved new . . . — — Map (db m61823) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (Alternate U.S. 1) west of 4th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
A bronze likeness of Chief Justice John Marshall, visible on your way to the next Heritage Trail sign, keeps watch over John Marshall Park to your right. Marshall is remembered for molding the U.S. Supreme Court into today's authoritative body. . . . — — Map (db m56495) HM
On 3rd Street Northwest at F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 3rd Street Northwest.
This monument, erected on the occasion of the 1992 Quincentennial Jubilee celebrating the discovery of America, pays tribute to Cristoforo Colombo and his seafaring companions. Their bold voyage led to a historic encounter between the European . . . — — Map (db m209469) HM
On D Street Northwest west of 5th Street Northwest.
DC’s Art Deco/Art Moderne Recorder of Deeds Building (1941) houses city land records. Many notable African Americans have served as recorders of deeds since President Garfield appointed Frederick Douglass to the post in 1881. These include Branche . . . — — Map (db m29657) HM
On F Street Northwest east of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Welcome to downtown Washington DC—an area rich in history, culture and places to see.
You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign.
The Courts on Judiciary Square
Judiciary Square is one of the . . . — — Map (db m18439) HM
On 4th Street Northwest at Indiana Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling south on 4th Street Northwest.
Welcome to downtown Washington DC - an area rich in history, culture and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign.
Clockwise from top:
"Lone Sailor" at the US Navy . . . — — Map (db m110214) HM
Near Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Alternate U.S. 1) east of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
On April 28, 1988, the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada, dedicated this building to peace and friendship between Canada and the United-States .
Le 28 Avril 1988, le Très Honorable Brian Mulroney, Premier Ministre du . . . — — Map (db m59333) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Alternate U.S. 1) at 4th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
Site of the residence of John Marshall Chief Justice of the United States Plaque erected under the auspices of the Columbia Historical Society and the Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
[Inscription on wall below the marker . . . — — Map (db m58625) HM
On G Street Northwest at 3rd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on G Street Northwest. Reported missing.
“The neighborhood
was our whole life.”
Albert Small, born in the neighborhood in 1902.
This is the oldest surviving synagogue building in Washington. Constructed in 1875 by Adas Israel Congregation, and . . . — — Map (db m29761) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (Alternate U.S. 1) at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Constitution Avenue Northwest.
MEADE The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major General George Gordon Meade who commanded the Union forces at Gettysburg — — Map (db m29653) WM
On F Street Northwest west of 4th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
This Memorial was established by the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, as directed by an Act of the United States Congress.
The authorizing law was sponsored by U.S. Representative Mario Biaggi and U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell, and was . . . — — Map (db m65404) HM
On Indiana Avenue Northwest east of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
witness
to the end of slavery
in the nation’s capital.
This imposing Greek Revival building was Washington’s first city hall, designed by George Hadfield and built between 1820 and 1850. It house the city court and an elected mayor . . . — — Map (db m29655) HM
On 3rd Street Northwest at G Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south on 3rd Street Northwest.
Imagine standing on this corner between the late 1800s and late 1960s. What would you see? You would be surrounded by rowhouses, apartment buildings, small businesses, and streetcars rattling down G Street toward Union Station. The homes were . . . — — Map (db m58462) HM
On G Street Northwest at 3rd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on G Street Northwest. Reported missing.
Listed on the United States Register of Historic Places and
an officially designated Landmark of the District of Columbia
Maintained by the Jewish Historical Society of
Greater Washington as the
Lillian and Albert Small
Jewish Museum . . . — — Map (db m29797) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Alternate U.S. 1) east of 6th Street Northwest (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling west.
[Panel 1]
From the Capitol to the White House, Pennsylvania is “America’s Main Street,” a ceremonial avenue that for more than 200 years has provided a setting for the free expression that embodies the First Amendment. The . . . — — Map (db m37255) HM
On Indiana Avenue Northwest east of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
This imposing, Greek Revival style structure was designed by George Hadfield as Washington's first City Hall/Courthouse. Throughout its history, the building has housed the local and federal courts for DC, presided over by judges appointed by . . . — — Map (db m58366) HM
On F Street Northwest east of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
“It’s too bad
the damn thing
is fire proof.”
General William Tecumseh Sherman, 1887
The nation’s only museum dedicated to American achievements in architecture, urban planning, construction, . . . — — Map (db m48661) HM
On F Street Northwest east of 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
The nation’s only museum dedicated to American achievements in architecture, urban planning, construction, engineering, and design is appropriately housed in one of the most extraordinary structures in the nation’s capital.
Constructed . . . — — Map (db m113434) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (Alternate U.S. 1) at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Constitution Avenue Northwest.
We hold these truths to be self-evident. That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments . . . — — Map (db m130132) HM
Near C Street Northwest east of 6th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east.
Near this spot on the north side of “C” street was located the city spring. From it, in 1808, water for public use was first piped through the streets of Washington, D.C. — — Map (db m58572) HM
