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By Tom Fuchs, March 2007

National Capitol Columns

1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Arboretum — Capitol Columns —

These 22 Corinthian sandstone columns were among 24 that were part of the east portico of the United States Capitol. Architect Charles Bullfinch oversaw construction of the portico using a design handed down by his predecessors, William Thornton and . . . — — Map (db m918) HM

2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Atlas District — 1953 — Dwight D. Eisenhower — ULINE —

President Eisenhower's First Inaugural Ball — — Map (db m139210) HM

3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Atlas District — Henrietta Vinton Davis Residence — 1219 Linden Place, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Henrietta Vinton Davis (1860-1941), a certified teacher by age 15, was the first black woman employed by the DC Recorder of Deeds. After serving there with Frederick Douglass, she went on to become an acclaimed actor and elocutionist (a . . . — — Map (db m187432) HM

4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Brookland — Robert Clifton Weaver Residence Site — 3519 14th Street, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Economist Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) was born in Washington and grew up here in Brookland. After graduating from Dunbar High School, he earned three degrees in economics from Harvard and moved into a long career in government service. Weaver . . . — — Map (db m111796) HM

5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Alva Belmont House —

Of this House The oldest part is one of the earliest buildings in this region. Robert Sewall bought the property and enlarged the house in 1799, and rebuilt and greatly altered it after war damage in 1814. Residence and office of . . . — — Map (db m69271) HM

6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Cortelyou House — 1891 — Residence of George B. Cortelyou —

This residence was designed by architect Appleton P. Clark, Jr. and built in 1891 for Daniel Birtwell. In 1900, George Bruce Cortelyou occupied the house when he became secretary to President McKinley. Cortelyou continued to serve in public office . . . — — Map (db m69292) HM

7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Frederick Douglass — (1817 - 1895) —

Orator - Publisher - Statesman Precursor of the Civil Rights Movement An ex-slave who rose to world renown as an abolitionist and who served in high government posts under presidents Grant through Cleveland, Frederick Douglass resided in this . . . — — Map (db m69264) HM

8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — From June to December, 1917 — The Occoquan Steps —

From June to December 1917 members of the National Woman's Party were imprisoned for picketing the White House to publicize the struggle to win the vote for Women. Those incarcerated in the District of Columbia's workhouse in Occoquan, Virginia . . . — — Map (db m71336) HM

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9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Old Brick Capitol — [Old Capitol Prison] — [U.S. Supreme Court Building National Historic Landmark] —

July 4, 1815 The cornerstone of the Old Brick Capitol built by Washington citizens to house the Congress was laid on this site. The Congress met here from December 13, 1815 through March 3, 1819. President Monroe was inaugurated here . . . — — Map (db m39411) HM

10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum —

The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, one of the oldest residential properties on Capitol Hill, has been the historic headquarters of the National Woman's Party since 1929. Named after Robert Sewall, the original owner of the site, and Alva . . . — — Map (db m70955) HM

11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — United States Capitol — East Front —

Front: One of the icons of world architecture, the U.S. Capitol has been the meeting place of Congress since 1800. President George Washington laid the cornerstone on September 18, 1793. While under construction, the the building was . . . — — Map (db m111467) HM

12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Capitol Hill — United States Capitol Grounds —

General Plan for the Improvement of the U.S. Capitol Grounds by Frederick Law Olmstead, 1874 Following the extension of the Capitol in the 1850s-1860s, the grounds were enlarged in 1872. In 1874 Congress commissioned Frederick Law Olmstead . . . — — Map (db m27891) HM

13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — 5 — A Whirl on the Ferris Wheel — A Self Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —

To your right it is the former Merritt Educational Center which operated from 1943 to 2008. However, if you were standing here in the 1920s or '30s, in its place you would have seen exuberant crowds of fashionably dressed African Americans . . . — — Map (db m130780) HM

14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Hillbrook — Howard D. Woodson Residence — 4918 Fitch Place, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Howard Dilworth Woodson (1877-1962), a Pittsburgh native, arrived in Washington in 1907 to work as a structural engineer in the Office of the Supervising Architect, U.S. Department of the Treasury. One of the first African American professionals . . . — — Map (db m187367) HM

15 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Kenilworth Park — Beauty and Business — Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

"Beauty cannot be purchased, it must be created." — Helen Shaw Fowler Welcome to these aquatic gardens—transcend the busy streets and embrace the unique beauty, peace and natural rhythm to be found here. The . . . — — Map (db m145317) HM

16 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Kingman Park — Clark Calvin Griffith —

"The Old Fox" Clark Calvin Griffith Born Clear Creek, Missouri November 20, 1869 Pitcher - Manager - Owner Member of Hall of Fame Won 237 — . . . — — Map (db m15615) HM

17 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Swampoodle — Famine-Genocide in Ukraine — Holodomor 1932-1933 —

In memory of the millions of innocent victims of a man-made famine in Ukraine engineered and implemented by Stalin's totalitarian regime Ukrainian: У пам'ять . . . — — Map (db m90872) HM

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18 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, 16th Street Heights — 2 — Mayor Emery and the Union Army — Battleground to Community — Brightwood Heritage Trail — Reported missing

The City Park across the street was once Emery Place, the summer estate of Matthew Gault Emery. A prominent builder, Emery was Washington City's last elected mayor during the period of home rule. He was succeeded in 1874 by a . . . — — Map (db m72816) HM

19 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Anna Walentynowicz — Outstanding Polish Women — #IamPolka —

A legendary figure of 'Solidarity' - the socio-political movement that initiated the fall of communism in Europe. One of the 100 women who defined the last century, according to the American newsweekly Time. She worked hard her whole . . . — — Map (db m200391) HM

20 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Constitution of 3 May 1791 — Mutual Pledge 20 October 1791 — 230th Anniversary —

On May 3, 1791, the Parliament (Seimas) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth adopted the first modern constitution in Europe. It was the second such document in the world, only preceded by the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution of May 3 . . . — — Map (db m175129) HM

21 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — José Martí — 1853 - 1895 —

Héroe Nacional de Cuba [English translation:] National Hero of Cuba — — Map (db m150252) HM

22 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — 1 — Mrs. Henderson's Legacy — Roads to Diversity — Adams Morgan Heritage Trail —

As you look up the hill, you can see Peter C. L’Enfant’s 1791 plan for Washington ended up here in front of you at Boundary Avenue, now Florida Avenue. Back then, when people walked or rode in horse-drawn vehicles, it was hard to climb this . . . — — Map (db m130707) HM

23 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Polish Suffragists — The First Female Members of the Polish Parliament — Outstanding Polish Women —

Polish women were among Europe's first to gain electoral rights. They came from various backgrounds, differed in education, experience and political views, but shared one goal - to win equal rights for women and end their banishment to the . . . — — Map (db m200390) HM

24 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Polska — Poland • Polen • Pologne • Poola • Polija • Polijska • Polonia • Ba Lan — Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, D.C. —

People Do you know

🌍 the name of the man who discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun? ☢️ And do you know who was the only woman to win two Nobel prizes? • Do you know who . . . — — Map (db m200379) HM

25 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Solidarność — No Bread Without Freedom — Reported permanently removed

Solidarność (or Solidarity) emerged in Poland in 1980) as the first free, independent labor union in the so-called Eastern Bloc, i.e. the Soviet sphere of influence, which included the USSR and much of Central . . . — — Map (db m163276) HM

26 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Bloomingdale — 13 — Home to Headliners — Worthy Ambition — LeDroit Park/Bloomingdale Heritage Trail —

Edward Brooke, who represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate from 1967 to 1979, was the first African American elected to the Senate in the 20th century. Brooke was born at 1938 Third Street and later lived with his family at 1730 First . . . — — Map (db m130842) HM

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27 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Brightwood — Fort Stevens — Rock Creek Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported permanently removed

"We haven’t taken Washington, but we scared Abe Lincoln like hell!" General Jubal Anderson Early

Built between 1861-1863 this structure was originally called Fort Massachusetts and guarded . . . — — Map (db m49456) HM

28 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Brightwood — Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens —

Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens July 12, 1864 — — Map (db m901) HM

29 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square, NW — Historical Information —

The Robert A. Taft Memorial Carillon Sculpture by Wheeler Williams Architecture by Douglas W. Orr, 1959 The memorial consists of a 100-foot Tennessee marble tower and a 10-foot bronze statue of Senator Taft. The twenty-seven . . . — — Map (db m111460) HM

30 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Ulysses S. Grant Memorial —

Grant — — Map (db m18597) HM WM

31 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Cathedral Heights — The Nourse Farm —

The Washington National Cathedral, standing majestically on the commanding heights of the city, was not the first religious institution on Mount Alban. Joseph Nourse, a Revolutionary War veteran who moved his family to the site in 1813, dreamed . . . — — Map (db m152177) HM

32 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Chevy Chase — A Man's Recollection — 2014 — Created by Jarrett Ferrier, Sponsored by Willco —

The Excitement Builds What a day! As the streetcar pulls up excitement fills the air. Opening day at Griffith! Just 10 cents will get us where we want to be. Everyone is thrilled to be heading down to the game. It's a perfect day for . . . — — Map (db m115982) HM

33 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Chevy Chase — Francis Griffith Newlands — 1878 - 1917 —

Senator from Nevada His statesmanship held true regard for the interests of all men Founder of Chevy Chase This fountain erected in 1933 authorized by Act of Congress — — Map (db m154285) HM

34 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Cleveland Park — Peirce Still House — National Register of Historic Places — 2400 Tilden Street Northwest —

The Peirce Still House, built between 1796 and 1811, was part of a large plantation owned by Isaac Peirce, a Quaker from Pennsylvania and slave owner, who purchased the property in 1795. Much of the Peirce Estate became part of Rock Creek Park when . . . — — Map (db m82098) HM

35 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Cleveland Park — 5 — Site of Red Top — President Cleveland's Cottage — Cleveland Park Historic District —

Cleveland Park derives it's name from it's most illustrious resident, President Grover Cleveland. In 1886, Cleveland purchased a stone farmhouse on the South side of now Newark Street, directly opposite Rosedale, which served as the Cleveland's . . . — — Map (db m112386) HM

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36 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Cleveland Park — 3 — The Broadmoor — Reported damaged

The Broadmoor epitomizes the luxury apartment/hotels built along Connecticut Avenue in the 1920s. Designed in 1927 by prominent architect Joseph H. Abel, the Broadmoor featured a pioneering underground garage, restaurant and bar, beauty salon, . . . — — Map (db m111655) HM

37 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — A Gathering Place for Washingtonians — Meridian Hill Park, National Historic Landmark — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Since Meridian Hill Park opened in 1936, Washingtonians from the diverse neighborhoods surrounding the park have gathered here for performances, community events, and political protest. When tens of thousands of people flocked to Washington, . . . — — Map (db m156670) HM

38 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Buchanan —

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39 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Francis L. Cardozo High School — 1928 —

Organized September 1928 at M Street and New York Avenue Moved February 19, 1933 to Ninth Street and Rhode Island Avenue, N.W. Moved August 1950 to Thirteenth and Clifton Street, N.W. — — Map (db m23651) HM

40 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 8 — Girard Street Elites — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

The 1100 and 1200 blocks of Girard Street once were home to a “Who’s Who” of African American leaders. This and nearby “double-blocks” are the heart of John Sherman’s Columbia Heights subdivision. By placing all houses 30 feet from the . . . — — Map (db m130747) HM

41 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — James Buchanan — Diplomat, Statesman, and Fifteenth President of the United States — Meridian Hill Park, National Historic Landmark —

Buchanan was our only bachelor president and relied upon his orphaned niece, Harriet Lane, to act as his First Lady during his years in the White House (1857 to 1861). In her estate, Harriet Lane Johnson made a bequest to fund a memorial to her . . . — — Map (db m156671) HM

42 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 18 — Literary Lights — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

"A Black world in which a wonderful democracy of conditions prevailed — waitresses, doctors, preachers, winos, teachers, numbers runners and funeral directors, prostitutes and housewives, cabdrivers and laborers all lived as neighbors." . . . — — Map (db m130749) HM

43 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 1 — Main Street — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

Fourteenth Street has always been the business backbone of Columbia Heights. Beginning in the 1890s, electric streetcars dropped passengers at nearly every corner, attracting commerce. By 1925 storefronts occupied the blocks between Euclid . . . — — Map (db m130750) HM

44 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — The Wilson Center —

To The Glory of God And in grateful memory of one of his servants This building devoted to Christian education Is named for Woodrow Wilson President of Princeton University 1902 — 1910 Governor of the state of New Jersey . . . — — Map (db m82615) HM

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45 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 11 — Views of Justice — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

On your left once stood Belmont, an impressive stone mansion built in 1883 by entrepreneur Amzi L. Barber, "America's Asphalt King." Barber headed the Education Department at Howard University at the time of its founding in 1867. He soon . . . — — Map (db m152933) HM

46 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — "The Seven Buildings" — Erected c. 1795 —

The Embassy of Mexico incorporates the two surviving facades of a set of seven row houses known as “The Seven Buildings”. This complex has an intimate relationship with American history, and the government of Mexico is proud to honor and . . . — — Map (db m89348) HM

47 ► 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 —

Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972, the US Treasury Building is the oldest departmental building in Washington. The building serves as the headquarters of the Treasury Department. Treasury's responsibilities encompass revenue collection, . . . — — Map (db m100443) HM

48 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Alexander Hamilton Memorial —

[ on the front (south face) of pedestal :] Alexander Hamilton 1757-1804 First Secretary of the Treasury Soldier, Orator, Statesman Champion of Constitutional Union, Representative Government and National Integrity . . . — — Map (db m32740) HM

49 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Ashburton House —

Ashburton House has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1974 National Park Service United States . . . — — Map (db m4082) HM

50 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Blanche K. Bruce House —

Blanche K. Bruce House has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1977 National Park Service United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m99178) HM

51 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Carnegie Endowment for International Peace —

700 Jackson Place has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America National Park Service 1974 From 1910 to 1948 it served as the first . . . — — Map (db m32879) HM

52 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Commodore John Rodgers House —

On this site Commodore John Rodgers built an elegant house in 1831. In it on April 14, 1865 an attempt was made to assassinate W.H. Seward, Secretary of State by one of the conspirators who murdered Abraham Lincoln the same night. The Hon. James . . . — — Map (db m195420) HM

53 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Construction of the White House — Lafayette Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

On July 16, 1790, Congress passed the Residence Act, establishing a permanent capital for the United States along the Potomac River. President George Washington worked with French engineer Peter (Pierre) Charles L'Enfant to select the sites for . . . — — Map (db m178330) HM

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54 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Decatur House —

Decatur House Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of . . . — — Map (db m31101) HM

55 ► 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 —

First known as the State, War, and Navy Department Building (built 1871-1888), the Eisenhower Executive Office Building was rededicated in 2002 to honor former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who worked here between 1927 and 1935 for Generals . . . — — Map (db m100415) HM

56 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Edmund Burke —

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"Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the trvist wisdom"

This statue a copy of the work with Havard Thomas in the City of Bristol England was presented through the . . . — — Map (db m195514) WM

57 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Executive Office Building —

Originally State, War, and Navy Departments Constructed 1871-1888 South Wing Ground broken June 1871 Completed December 1875 East Wing Ground broken July 1872 Completed April 1879 North Wing Ground broken July 1879 Completed December 1882 West . . . — — Map (db m71253) HM

58 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Francis Preston Blair —

This plaque marks the home of Francis Preston Blair (1791-1876) Founder and Editor of The Globe (1830-1845) A newspaper which championed Democratic causes and vigorous journalism notably during the administration of President Andrew Jackson . . . — — Map (db m4047) HM

59 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.2 — Franklin Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed

"going into the country"

This urban oasis exists because President Andrew Jackson needed water. The site of excellent springs (a rare commodity in the early city when everyone was dependent on private wells), . . . — — Map (db m29594) HM

60 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.2 — Franklin Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —

"Going into the country"

This urban oasis exists because President Andrew Jackson needed water. The site of excellent springs (a rare commodity in the early city, when everyone was dependent on private wells), . . . — — Map (db m211818) HM

61 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Home of James Monroe —

Built in 1802 This house was the home of James Monroe Lieutenant-Colonel in the American Revolution While Secretary of State and of War under Madison, and for the first six months of his administration as fifth President of the United . . . — — Map (db m97526) HM

62 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 5850-2019 — Josephine Butler — 1920 - 1997 —

Josephine Butler (1920-1997) was a tireless and dedicated community activist. As a young woman she organized the first union of black female laundry workers in DC and the country. In the 1950s Butler shepherded the Adams and Morgan elementary . . . — — Map (db m141278) HM

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63 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 5850-2019 — Katharine Graham — 1912 - 2001 —

Katharine Meyer Graham (1917-2001) worked at the Washington Post as a young woman, after her father, Eugene Meyer, bought the paper in 1933. Meyer made Katharine Graham's husband, Philip Graham, the Post's publisher, but she took over the job after . . . — — Map (db m141280) HM

64 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Lafayette Square —

When President John F. Kennedy took office in 1961, the historic residences surrounding Lafayette Square were facing near-certain demolition for new office buildings. It was through the vision and dedicated efforts of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy . . . — — Map (db m206475) HM

65 ► 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 — Reported permanently removed

"The churches are needed as never before for divine services." President Abraham Lincoln

So said President Lincoln from his pew in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. While other churches . . . — — Map (db m32926) HM

66 ► 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 —

"The churches are needed as never before for divine services.

So said President Lincoln from his pew in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. While other churches were occupied by the federal government and . . . — — Map (db m211822) HM

67 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 3 — Power Brokers — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —

A post-Civil War building boom brought grand new houses to this convenient area. By 1881 Blanche Kelso Bruce, the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate, and Major John Wesley Powell, pioneering director of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m130887) HM

68 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Bernard Baruch Bench of Inspiration —

The Bernard Baruch Bench of Inspiration Dedicated in honor of Mr. Baruch's 90th Birthday -- August 1960 For his inspiring devotion to country and distinguished service to boyhood by both the National Capitol Area Council and . . . — — Map (db m72951) HM

69 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Blair House — Erected 1824 —

1836 home of Francis Preston Blair Editor of Globe, also of Montgomery Blair Attorney for Dred Scott, Postmaster General in the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln. Occupied by George Bancroft, Historian. General Robert E. Lee was here offered command . . . — — Map (db m113099) HM

70 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Dolly Madison House —

Site of dwelling house owned by Ex-President of the United States James Madison 1828 to 1836 ———— Home of his widow Mrs. Dolly Payne Madison 1837 to 1849 ———— Home of Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes, . . . — — Map (db m2174) HM

71 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Inaugural Parade Tradition —

This montage showing four presidential inaugural parades along 15th St., NW is based on artist Earl Minderman's 1980 visioning of President thomas Jefferson's inaugural parade as well as historic photos of the inauguration of Presidents Garfield, . . . — — Map (db m91808) HM

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72 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Lee House — Erected 1858 —

Home of Rear Admiral Samuel Phillips Lee, U.S. Navy and Elizabeth Blair Lee, to whom it was given by her father, Francis Preston Blair. Admiral Lee commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War. Home also of their son Blair . . . — — Map (db m4050) HM

73 ► 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 —

The White House is the oldest public building in the District of Columbia, and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most famous address in the United States. Here every president except George Washington has led America's government. The White House . . . — — Map (db m204114) HM

74 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church —

Formed by the merger in 1859 of the F Street Church, founded in 1803, and the Second Presbyterian Church, founded in 1819. Present building, dedicated December 20, 1951, is an enlargement of, but a reproduction in design of the building erected . . . — — Map (db m211820) HM

75 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Rodgers House —

The Rodgers House referred to on the above tablet was situated on this site, in addition to the Secretary of State William H. Seward who here, on March 30, 1867, signed the Treaty with Russia to purchase Russia-America, now the State of Alaska, the . . . — — Map (db m195423) HM

76 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The White House — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported permanently removed

The White House is the oldest public building in the District of Columbia, and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most famous address in the United States. Here, every President except George Washington, has conducted the government of the Nation. . . . — — Map (db m10127) HM

77 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — This National Courts Building —

This National Courts Building was constructed in 1967 to house the United States Court of Claims and the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals which occupied the building from 1967 to 1982. Those courts of nationwide jurisdiction were . . . — — Map (db m195424) HM

78 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — United States Court of Claims —

Created by Act of Congress February 24, 1855 — — Map (db m195427) HM

79 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals —

Created by Act of Congress, August 5, 1909 — — Map (db m195425) HM

80 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — United States Department of the Treasury —

United States Department of the Treasury has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in . . . — — Map (db m2122) HM

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81 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Walter E. Washington Memorial Arch —

The Honorable Walter E. Washington (1915-2003) In Tribute to the First Modern Mayor of the District of Columbia Appointed Commissioner-Mayor, 1967-73 Elected Mayor, 1974-79 A Good Friend of The George Washington University . . . — — Map (db m111547) HM

82 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — William Howard Taft —

In Memory of Our Beloved Brother William Howard Taft Founder of The University Club of Washington DC 27th President of the United States 10th Chief Justice of the United States Rededicated by the Grand Lodge of the Free And . . . — — Map (db m129557) HM

83 ► 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

84 ► 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

85 ► 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

86 ► 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

87 ► 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

88 ► 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

89 ► 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

90 ► 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

91 ► 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

92 ► 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

93 ► 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

94 ► 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

95 ► 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

96 ► 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

97 ► 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

98 ► 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

99 ► 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

100 ► 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

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