Historical Markers and War Memorials in Logan Circle, District of Columbia
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On R Street Northwest at Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling west on R Street Northwest.
The Entire Block to Your Left was once a Civil War-era camp and hospital for formerly enslaved African Americans
After the Civil War broke out in 1861, thousands walked away from bondage. When some sought shelter at Fortress Monroe, . . . — — Map (db m130849) HM
Near Logan Circle Northwest at Rhode Island Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
The Logan Circle Historic District has a rich history of change. A fashionable, exclusive neighborhood had evolved by the 1870s home to members of Congress, such as Senator John Logan of Illinois. By the turn of the 20th century, Iowa later . . . — — Map (db m63401) HM
On Church Street Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on Church Street Northwest.
Across the street is St. Luke's Episcopal Church, completed in 1880 by DC's first black Episcopalian congregation. Founding pastor Alexander Crummell was a prominent African American intellectual. After 20 years as a missionary in Liberia, . . . — — Map (db m130848) HM
On R Street Northwest west of 13th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Alain Locke (1886-1954), a leading 20th-century intellectual and the nation's first black Rhodes Scholar, was a central figure in the New Negro (sometimes called the Harlem) Renaissance. Locke edited The New Negro (1925), an anthology of . . . — — Map (db m110915) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at Church Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
Etched into the corner of the building next to this sign are the names of cars and trucks sold here back when showrooms lined this stretch of 14th Street. Hurley Motor Company, which opened here in 1920, sold Milwaukee-made Nash cars and . . . — — Map (db m110913) HM
On Logan Circle Northwest west of 13th Street Northwest when traveling west.
Belford V. Lawson (19091985) and Marjorie M. Lawson (19122002) were prominent attorneys. Mr. Lawson helped win landmark civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including New Negro Alliance v. Sanitary Grocery (1938) and . . . — — Map (db m79362) HM
On Vermont Avenue Northwest at O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Avenue Northwest.
Born on July 10, 1875, in Mayesville, South Carolina, Mary McLeod Bethune was the daughter of sharecroppers. After attending Scotia Seminary in North Carolina she founded Daytona School for Negro Girls which became Bethune-Cookman College. A . . . — — Map (db m17502) HM
On 15th Street Northwest just north of R Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
1885-1929
Site of the Washington Hospital for Foundlings
1929-1966
St. Augustine Catholic Church constructed a complex consisting of a school, convent and chapel. Early in the 1980's the property was converted to condominiums. . . . — — Map (db m140139) HM
On Vermont Avenue Northwest north of Thomas Circle Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
Luther Place Memorial Church has been a neighborhood fixture since 1873, when the Maryland Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church established it as a "memorial to God's goodness in delivering the land from slavery and from war." It quickly . . . — — Map (db m130857) HM
On Logan Circle Northwest west of 13th Street Northwest.
Charles M. Sweet Daddy Grace (1881-1960) brought his United House of Prayer for All People of the Church on the Rock of the Apostolic Faith to Washington in 1927, eight years after founding the charismatic Christian denomination in Massachusetts. . . . — — Map (db m79318) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at S Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 14th Street Northwest.
"Watching the confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court was like watching the sun come over the horizon to make a new day. This mural is meant to celebrate that momentous occasion and honor the history that came before . . . — — Map (db m237895) HM
On 15th Street Northwest north of R Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church has been a vital religious, educational, and social center since 1841. It was founded by John F. Cook, Sr. (ca. 1810-1855), who rose from slavery to run Union Seminary and become Washington's first black . . . — — Map (db m112661) HM
On N Street Northwest west of Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
I am the only conifer on the block -- that means that I have needle-like leaves and cones to protect my seeds. My bark is reddish brown and peels in strips when I get older. My leaves turn reddish-orange in the fall. Fossils show that I grew . . . — — Map (db m202936) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at Logan Circle Northwest, on the left when traveling south on 13th Street Northwest.
Over the years most of Logan Circle's Mansions experienced numerous uses and have returned to private occupancy. For example 15 Logan Circle was completed in 1877 for Lt. Cmdr. Seth Ledyard Phelps, a Civil War Veteran appointed by President . . . — — Map (db m154215) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at Rhode Island Avenue Northwest when traveling south on 14th Street Northwest.
After the Civil Disturbances following the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968, 14th Street appeared largely abandoned by day. By night, however, residents witnessed scenes of the “world's oldest . . . — — Map (db m130859) HM
On R Street Northwest just east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
James Lesesne Wells (1902-1993) was an influential artist known for his innovative Linocuts, Wood Engravins, and Color Aquatints. He was active in the Harlem Renaissance before moving to Washington in 1929, and to this house soon after. Wells was a . . . — — Map (db m187425) HM
On P Street Northwest at Logan Circle Northwest, on the left when traveling east on P Street Northwest.
The house at #4 Logan Circle, built in 1878, was the 1880's home of Senator John A. Logan. In the Civil War, Logan's military valor helped to save the Union. In the postwar era, Logan lived here as a political leader deeply committed to achieving . . . — — Map (db m153985) HM
On Logan Circle Northwest just north of P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
The house at #4 Logan Circle, built in 1878, was the 1880's home of Senator John A. Logan. In the Civil War, Logan's military valor helped to save the Union. In the postwar era, Logan lived here as a political leader deeply committed to achieving . . . — — Map (db m195513) HM
Near Logan Circle Northwest at P Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
“We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. All that the consecrated wealth and taste of the Nation can add to their adornment and security is but a fitting tribute to the memory of her slain defenders.” John A. Logan . . . — — Map (db m53016) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at Corcoran Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
United States
Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register
of Historic Places
John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church
"The National Church of Zion Methodism"
14th and Corcoran Streets, NW
Washington, . . . — — Map (db m110914) HM
On Logan Circle Northwest at P Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south on Logan Circle Northwest.
The Logan Circle Historic District possesses a rich history. In 1791, Pierre L'Enfant selected this elevated terrain for the intersection of two of his grand avenues. Despite its prominent location, the area failed to attract development until after . . . — — Map (db m79319) HM
On P Street Northwest at Logan Circle Northwest, on the left when traveling east on P Street Northwest.
Pierre L'Enfant's 1791 design for the Nation's capital featured a prominent triangle formed by the "President's House" and two intersections: Pacific Circle, located to the northwest of the presidential residence, and Iowa Circle, to the northeast. . . . — — Map (db m153986) HM
On R Street Northwest at 13th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on R Street Northwest.
Stormwater runoff is rainwater that flows off impervious surfaces such as rooftops, and sidewalks. Stormwater runoff causes erosion in stream beds and displaces harmful pollutants such as oil, is capturing stormwater runoff that would otherwise run . . . — — Map (db m111213) HM
On Vermont Avenue Northwest south of Q Street Northwest when traveling south.
Some of the City's finest Victorian Houses ring Logan Circle. While the area appears on the L'Enfant Plan of 1791, it took Alexander Boss Shephard's improvements to make these grand houses of the 1870s and '80s possible.
Three Union . . . — — Map (db m130851) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
(Right):Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas San Francisco, Cal. March 28, 1870 (Left):Erected by his Comrades of the Society of The Army of the Cumberland — — Map (db m29457) HM
On P Street Northwest at Logan Circle Northwest, on the left when traveling east on P Street Northwest.
In November 1860, Abraham Lincoln's election as the nation's first Republican President ignited Southern fears that the country's new balance of political power threatened the institution of slavery in America. Within months, eleven Southern states . . . — — Map (db m153987) HM
On 13th Street Northwest north of Logan Circle Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
This building used to house the first diplomatic mission of Korea (then Joseon) in the U.S. from 1889 through 1905. As such, it is a landmark that represents the cradle of the Korea-U.S. partnership. Restored to its original beauty in 2018 after . . . — — Map (db m127878) HM
On R Street Northwest at 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on R Street Northwest.
By the 1970s, nearby Dupont Circle's counterculture and gay businesses extended into Logan Circle, making Logan an attractive place to live for members of DC's gay and lesbian communities. Political collectives and individuals acquired . . . — — Map (db m184989) HM
On Logan Circle Northwest west of 13th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
9 Logan Circle has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
———
The Preservation of the Pratt house conforms to
National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior standards
and is consistent with the historic . . . — — Map (db m79589) HM
On Vermont Avenue Northwest south of O Street Northwest when traveling north.
This building was the headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women from 1943 to 1966. Political activist and educator Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) founded NCNW in 1935 in her nearby apartment. She moved the organization here eight . . . — — Map (db m130856) HM
On Logan Circle Northwest at Vermont Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Logan Circle Northwest.
The Imposing Double House to Your Left, numbers 1 and 2, was built as an investment for Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., son of the 18th president. The house would later serve as the Venezuelan Legation and then a Seventh-Day Adventist nursing home. . . . — — Map (db m130855) HM
On R Street Northwest just west of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
The Hawarden
1901
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
George S. Cooper, Architect — — Map (db m145634) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at Thomas Circle Northwest when traveling south on 14th Street Northwest. Reported damaged.
Through The 1960s President Lyndon B. Johnson and his family worshipped across the street to your left at National City Christian Church. The First Family sat near the front in the pew deemed safest by their Secret Service agents. The church . . . — — Map (db m130858) HM
On 15th Street Northwest north of O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Theodore Roosevelt
worshiped here regularly
from 1901 to 1909
while Vice President and President
of the United States.
On July 1, 1902 he
laid the cornerstone and
on June 7, 1903 delivered
an address at the dedication
of this . . . — — Map (db m70144) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at P Street Northwest when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
The Studio Theatre, on the corner of 14th and P Streets since 1987, anchors the Logan Circle/14th Street artistic community. The theatre, founded by director and educator Joy Zinoman and set designer Russell Metheny in 1978, originally rented . . . — — Map (db m130860) HM
On Vermont Avenue Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Avenue Northwest.
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church was formed in 1866 by seven formerly enslaved men and women meeting in the home of John and Amy Slaughter. They joined the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church for assistance in organizing their own church. Then, led by . . . — — Map (db m145601) HM
On P Street Northwest west of Logan Circle Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
In the Civil War, General John Logan's gallantry earned him mythical stature among the soldiers he led in battle. The memoir of a fellow Union officer depicts Logan's unique inspirational impact:
"When General Grant would ride down our . . . — — Map (db m153988) HM
On Corcoran Street Northwest at 13th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Corcoran Street Northwest.
Zalmon Richards House
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1975
National Park Service
United . . . — — Map (db m148587) HM
