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1
Cleveland Abbe House
May 15, 1975
NW 38°54′05″N 77°02′46″W / 38.901444°N 77.046167°W / 38.901444; -77.046167 (Cleveland Abbe House )
Cleveland Abbe , a prominent meteorologist who became known as the father of the National Weather Service , lived in this house from 1877 to 1909. Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James Monroe and the British legation . Built ca. 1802 to 1805, this is a fine example of the Federal style of residential architecture .
2
Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington
June 23, 1965
NW 38°54′39″N 77°02′07″W / 38.910838°N 77.035167°W / 38.910838; -77.035167 (Carnegie Institution )
3
American Federation of Labor Building
May 30, 1974
NW 38°54′12″N 77°01′28″W / 38.903333°N 77.024444°W / 38.903333; -77.024444 (American Federation of Labor Building )
4
American Peace Society
May 30, 1974
NW 38°53′58″N 77°02′19″W / 38.899444°N 77.038611°W / 38.899444; -77.038611 (American Federation of Labor Building )
Headquarters of the American Peace Society from 1911 to 1948, in LaFayette Square Historic District
5
Anderson House
June 19, 1996
NW 38°54′39″N 77°02′53″W / 38.91075°N 77.047944°W / 38.91075; -77.047944 (Anderson House )
6
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall, Founders Library , Howard University
January 3, 2001
NW 38°55′23″N 77°01′15″W / 38.923109°N 77.020726°W / 38.923109; -77.020726 (Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall, Founders Library )
Three Howard University buildings: Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel , Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall , and Founders Library
7
Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution
November 11, 1971
SW 38°53′13″N 77°01′29″W / 38.886944°N 77.024722°W / 38.886944; -77.024722 (Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution )
8
Ashburton House
November 7, 1973
NW 38°54′01″N 77°02′09″W / 38.900278°N 77.035833°W / 38.900278; -77.035833 (Ashburton House )
House on Lafayette Square that was site of 10 months of U.S.-British negotiations leading to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. This settled U.S.-Canada border disputes and ended the Aroostook War .
9
Newton D. Baker House
December 8, 1976
NW 38°54′25″N 77°03′37″W / 38.906944°N 77.060278°W / 38.906944; -77.060278 (Newton D. Baker House )
10
Blair House
October 26, 1973
NW 38°53′56″N 77°02′19″W / 38.898889°N 77.038611°W / 38.898889; -77.038611 (Blair House )
11
William E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge
December 8, 1976
NW 38°55′03″N 77°02′57″W / 38.9175°N 77.049167°W / 38.9175; -77.049167 (William E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge )
The home of William E. Borah , a United States Senator from Idaho and a noted isolationist.
12
Blanche K. Bruce House
May 15, 1975
NW 38°54′21″N 77°01′29″W / 38.905833°N 77.024722°W / 38.905833; -77.024722 (Blanche K. Bruce House )
A home of Blanche K. Bruce , who was an African American Senator from Mississippi .
13
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
May 30, 1974
NW 38°53′56″N 77°02′19″W / 38.898889°N 77.038611°W / 38.898889; -77.038611 (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace )
14
Mary Ann Shadd Cary House
December 8, 1976
NW 38°55′10″N 77°02′08″W / 38.919444°N 77.035556°W / 38.919444; -77.035556 (Mary Ann Shadd Cary House )
A home of writer and abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd Cary
15
City Hall / D.C. Courthouse
December 19, 1960
NW 38°53′43″N 77°01′04″W / 38.895278°N 77.017778°W / 38.895278; -77.017778 (District of Columbia City Hall )
Also known as the Old Courthouse, it was renovated and rededicated on June 17, 2009 as the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
16
Congressional Cemetery
June 14, 2011
Anacostia 38°52′52″N 76°58′38″W / 38.881111°N 76.977222°W / 38.881111; -76.977222 (Congressional Cemetery )
Burial place of early city residents and many members of Congress who died in office.
17
Constitution Hall
September 16, 1985
NW 38°53′38″N 77°02′24″W / 38.894°N 77.04°W / 38.894; -77.04 (Constitution Hall )
18
Corcoran Gallery and Corcoran School Of Art
April 27, 1992
NW 38°53′45″N 77°02′24″W / 38.89578°N 77.039899°W / 38.89578; -77.039899 (Corcoran Gallery and School Of Art )
19
Elliott Coues House
May 15, 1975
NW 38°54′25″N 77°02′24″W / 38.906944°N 77.04°W / 38.906944; -77.04 (Elliott Coues House )
Elliott Coues , a leading 19th century ornithologist , led great expansions of the knowledge of North American bird life , helped found the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883, edited approximately 15 volumes of journals, memoirs, and diaries by famous Western explorers and fur traders . He lived in this house from 1887 until his death in 1899.
20
Decatur House
December 19, 1960
NW 38°53′59″N 77°02′20″W / 38.899706°N 77.038897°W / 38.899706; -77.038897 (Decatur House )
Federal Style house designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for naval hero Stephen Decatur across Lafayette Square from the White House . During 1827-1833 was home to successive Secretaries of State Henry Clay , Martin Van Buren , and Judah P. Benjamin .
21
Franklin School
June 19, 1996
NW 38°54′08″N 77°01′47″W / 38.902222°N 77.029722°W / 38.902222; -77.029722 (Franklin School )
A nineteenth-century school, site of Alexander Graham Bell's experiments with the photophone.
22
Gallaudet College Historic District
December 21, 1965
NE 38°54′26″N 76°59′35″W / 38.907222°N 76.993056°W / 38.907222; -76.993056 (Gallaudet College )
The world's first college for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing.
23
General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters
December 4, 1991
NW 38°54′25″N 77°02′25″W / 38.906944°N 77.040278°W / 38.906944; -77.040278 (General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters )
24
General Post Office
November 11, 1971
NW 38°53′48″N 77°01′22″W / 38.896667°N 77.022778°W / 38.896667; -77.022778 (General Post Office )
This post office is a fine example of restrained Neoclassical design . Built in phases between 1839 and 1866, the building features beautiful scaling and fine details.
25
Georgetown Historic District
May 28, 1967
NW 38°54′34″N 77°03′54″W / 38.909444°N 77.065°W / 38.909444; -77.065 (Georgetown Historic District ) [ 7]
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Samuel Gompers House
May 30, 1974
NW 38°55′02″N 77°00′46″W / 38.917222°N 77.012778°W / 38.917222; -77.012778 (Samuel Gompers House )
Samuel Gompers was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 until his death in 1924. Gompers helped found the AFL, and vigorously pursued its three goals of higher wages , shorter hours , and better working conditions for American workers . He lived in this three-story brick rowhouse from 1902 to 1917.
27
Charlotte Forten Grimke House
May 11, 1976
NW 38°54′45″N 77°02′13″W / 38.9125°N 77.036944°W / 38.9125; -77.036944 (Charlotte Forten Grimke House )
A home of Charlotte Forten Grimke , a prominent Abolitionist and educator.
28
Healy Hall, Georgetown University
December 23, 1987
NW 38°54′26″N 77°04′23″W / 38.907242°N 77.072981°W / 38.907242; -77.072981 (Healy Hall, Georgetown University ) [ 7]
This large-scale High Victorian Gothic structure is the most prominent building on the Georgetown University campus and a picturesque landmark for all Georgetown . Built from 1877 through 1879, its construction marked the evolution of the school toward true university status.
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General Oliver Otis Howard House
May 30, 1974
NW 38°55′23″N 77°01′20″W / 38.923056°N 77.022222°W / 38.923056; -77.022222 (General Oliver Otis Howard House )
Located on Howard University campus, a home of Union general and Howard founder Oliver O. Howard .
30
Charles Evans Hughes House
November 28, 1972
NW 38°54′45″N 77°02′58″W / 38.9125°N 77.049444°W / 38.9125; -77.049444 (Charles Evans Hughes House )
Charles Evans Hughes was a leader in the progressive movement , and 1916 presidential candidate . He held office as Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States , as well as multiple executive positions under several Presidents . He lived in this house from 1930 until his death in 1948.
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Hiram W. Johnson House
December 8, 1976
NE 38°53′29″N 77°00′18″W / 38.891389°N 77.005°W / 38.891389; -77.005 (Hiram W. Johnson House )
32
Lafayette Building
September 1, 2005
NW 38°54′07″N 77°02′05″W / 38.901988°N 77.034588°W / 38.901988; -77.034588 (Lafayette Building )
Home of Reconstruction Finance Corporation which helped finance the buildup for World War II .
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Lafayette Square Historic District
August 29, 1970
NW [ 7] 38°53′59″N 77°02′12″W / 38.899694°N 77.036528°W / 38.899694; -77.036528 (Lafayette Square Historic District )
District including LaFayette Square Park , surrounding but excluding the White House .
34
Library Of Congress
December 21, 1965
SE 38°53′20″N 77°00′16″W / 38.888841°N 77.004531°W / 38.888841; -77.004531 (Library Of Congress )
35
Andrew Mellon Building
May 11, 1976
NW 38°54′33″N 77°02′30″W / 38.909167°N 77.041667°W / 38.909167; -77.041667 (Andrew Mellon Building )
A residence of Andrew W. Mellon .
36
Memorial Continental Hall
November 28, 1972
NW 38°53′37″N 77°02′25″W / 38.893611°N 77.040278°W / 38.893611; -77.040278 (Memorial Continental Hall )
37
Meridian Hill Park
April 19, 1994
NW 38°55′16″N 77°02′08″W / 38.921236°N 77.035611°W / 38.921236; -77.035611 (Meridian Hill Park )
38
National Training School For Women And Girls
July 17, 1991
NE 38°53′46″N 76°55′48″W / 38.896092°N 76.930031°W / 38.896092; -76.930031 (National Training School For Women And Girls )
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National War College
November 28, 1972
SW [ 8] 38°51′48″N 77°01′01″W / 38.863333°N 77.016944°W / 38.863333; -77.016944 (National War College )
40
Octagon House
December 19, 1960
NW 38°53′46″N 77°02′30″W / 38.896089°N 77.041675°W / 38.896089; -77.041675 (Octagon House )
Plantation owner's home lent to President Madison after the Burning of Washington in 1814.
41
Old Naval Observatory
January 12, 1965
NW 38°53′42″N 77°03′07″W / 38.895°N 77.051944°W / 38.895; -77.051944 (Old Naval Observatory )
The original US Naval Observatory, current home of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ; closed to the public.
42
Old Patent Office
January 12, 1965
NW 38°53′52″N 77°01′23″W / 38.89778°N 77.022936°W / 38.89778; -77.022936 (Old Patent Office )
Current home of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum .
43
Pension Building
February 4, 1985
NW 38°53′51″N 77°01′05″W / 38.8975°N 77.018056°W / 38.8975; -77.018056 (Pension Building )
44
Frances Perkins House
July 17, 1992
NW 38°54′55″N 77°03′07″W / 38.915278°N 77.051944°W / 38.915278; -77.051944 (Frances Perkins House )
A home of Frances Perkins , Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve in the United States Cabinet.
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PHILADELPHIA (Gundelo)
January 20, 1961
NW 38°53′28″N 77°01′46″W / 38.891222°N 77.029472°W / 38.891222; -77.029472 (Philadelphia (gundelo) )
Philadelphia , the only remaining American gunboat from the Revolutionary War , sank in a battle on Lake Champlain in 1776. It was salvaged in remarkably good condition in 1935 and now resides at the National Museum of American History .
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Red Cross (American National) Headquarters
June 23, 1965
NW 38°53′41″N 77°02′26″W / 38.894722°N 77.040556°W / 38.894722; -77.040556 (Red Cross (American National) Headquarters )
47
Renwick Gallery
November 11, 1971
NW 38°53′56″N 77°02′22″W / 38.898867°N 77.039447°W / 38.898867; -77.039447 (Renwick Gallery )
48
Zalmon Richards House
December 21, 1965
NW 38°54′42″N 77°01′49″W / 38.911667°N 77.030278°W / 38.911667; -77.030278 (Zalmon Richards House )
A home of National Education Association founder Zalmon Richards .
49
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
December 14, 1990
SE 38°50′57″N 76°59′23″W / 38.8492°N 76.9896°W / 38.8492; -76.9896 (St. Elizabeth's Hospital )
50
St. John's Church
December 19, 1960
NW 38°54′01″N 77°02′07″W / 38.900278°N 77.035278°W / 38.900278; -77.035278 (St. John's Church )
51
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
May 11, 1976
NW 38°54′37″N 77°02′05″W / 38.910278°N 77.034722°W / 38.910278; -77.034722 (St. Luke's Episcopal Church )
The first African-American Episcopal church in Washington, DC.
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SEQUOIA (Yacht)
December 23, 1987
SE 38°52′32″N 77°01′20″W / 38.875667°N 77.022361°W / 38.875667; -77.022361 (Seqouia (yacht) )
The former Presidential yacht, moored at the Washington Marina
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Sewall-Belmont House
May 30, 1974
NE 38°53′31″N 77°00′13″W / 38.891944°N 77.003611°W / 38.891944; -77.003611 (Sewall-Belmont House )
Headquarters of the National Women's Party and home to a museum of the Suffrage movement.
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Smithsonian Institution Building
January 12, 1965
SW 38°53′19″N 77°01′35″W / 38.888589°N 77.026392°W / 38.888589; -77.026392 (Smithsonian Institution Building )
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John Philip Sousa Junior High School
August 7, 2001
SE 38°53′01″N 76°57′09″W / 38.8837°N 76.9524°W / 38.8837; -76.9524 (John Philip Sousa Junior High School )
In 1950, eleven black students were denied admission to the newly constructed all-white Sousa school . This action was eventually overturned in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Bolling v. Sharpe , which made segregated public schools illegal in the District of Columbia . This defeat of the principle of "separate but equal " was a significant landmark in the modern Civil Rights Movement .
56
State, War, And Navy Building
November 11, 1971
NW 38°53′51″N 77°02′21″W / 38.897567°N 77.039147°W / 38.897567; -77.039147 (State, War, And Navy Building )
57
Supreme Court Building
May 4, 1987
NE 38°53′27″N 77°00′16″W / 38.890833°N 77.004444°W / 38.890833; -77.004444 (Supreme Court Building )
58
Mary Church Terrell House
May 15, 1975
NW 38°54′56″N 77°01′00″W / 38.915556°N 77.016667°W / 38.915556; -77.016667 (Mary Church Terrell House )
A home of Mary Church Terrell , abolitionist and first African-American woman to serve on a school board.
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Tudor Place
December 19, 1960
NW 38°54′39″N 77°03′48″W / 38.910808°N 77.063339°W / 38.910808; -77.063339 (Tudor Place )
A home, designed by Capitol designer Dr. William Thornton , and containing a collection of artifacts of George Washington and Martha Washington .
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Twelfth Street YMCA Building
October 12, 1994
NW 38°54′53″N 77°02′25″W / 38.914722°N 77.040278°W / 38.914722; -77.040278 (Twelfth Street YMCA Building )
NHRP 83003523. The earliest "Y" built by and expressly for African Americans .
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Oscar W. Underwood House
December 19, 1960
NW 38°53′53″N 77°02′43″W / 38.898056°N 77.045278°W / 38.898056; -77.045278 (Underwood (Oscar W.) House )
A home of Oscar W. Underwood , United States Senator from Alabama.
62
United Mine Workers of America Building
April 5, 2005
NW 38°54′08″N 77°02′13″W / 38.902222°N 77.036944°W / 38.902222; -77.036944 (United Mine Workers of America Building )
63
United States Capitol
December 19, 1960
NW , NE , SE , SW 38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.889722°N 77.008889°W / 38.889722; -77.008889 (United States Capitol ) [ 7]
64
United States Department of the Treasury
November 11, 1971
NW 38°53′51″N 77°02′03″W / 38.8975°N 77.0343°W / 38.8975; -77.0343 (United States Department of the Treasury )
65
United States Marine Corps Barrack and Commandant's House
May 11, 1976
SE 38°52′49″N 76°59′38″W / 38.88039°N 76.99386°W / 38.88039; -76.99386 (United States Marine Corps Barrack and Commandant's House )
66
United States Soldier's Home
November 7, 1973
NW 38°56′30″N 77°00′42″W / 38.941667°N 77.011667°W / 38.941667; -77.011667 (United States Soldier's Home )
67
Volta Bureau
November 28, 1972
NW 38°54′34″N 77°04′09″W / 38.909444°N 77.069167°W / 38.909444; -77.069167 (Volta Bureau )
Founded in 1887 by Alexander Graham Bell "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the Deaf "; merged with the American Association for the Promotion and Teaching of Speech to the Deaf in 1908, and operates today as the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing .
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Washington Aqueduct
November 7, 1973
NW 38°56′15″N 77°06′51″W / 38.9375°N 77.114167°W / 38.9375; -77.114167 (Washington Aqueduct )
Extends into Montgomery County , Maryland .
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Washington Navy Yard
May 11, 1976
SE 38°52′24″N 76°59′49″W / 38.873333°N 76.996944°W / 38.873333; -76.996944 (Washington Navy Yard )
70
White House
December 19, 1960
NW 38°53′52″N 77°02′12″W / 38.89767°N 77.03655°W / 38.89767; -77.03655 (White House )
Residence of the President of the United States
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David White House
January 7, 1976
NW 38°55′32″N 77°02′04″W / 38.925556°N 77.034444°W / 38.925556; -77.034444 (David White House )
Geologist David White of the United States Geological Survey lived in this house from 1910 to 1925. His researches into the distribution of petroleum resources became essential to the oil industry .
72
Woodrow Wilson House
July 19, 1964
NW 38°54′51″N 77°03′05″W / 38.9141°N 77.05141°W / 38.9141; -77.05141 (Woodrow Wilson House )
A home of Woodrow Wilson , 28th President of the United States.
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Carter G. Woodson House
May 11, 1976
NW 38°54′36″N 77°01′27″W / 38.91°N 77.024167°W / 38.91; -77.024167 (Carter G. Woodson House )
A home of Carter G. Woodson , the "Father of Black History".
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Robert Simpson Woodward House
January 7, 1976
NW 38°54′32″N 77°02′11″W / 38.908889°N 77.036389°W / 38.908889; -77.036389 (Robert Simpson Woodward House )
From 1904 to 1914, this was the home of Robert Simpson Woodward , the first President of the Carnegie Institution during the same period. Woodward had made his name as a leading geologist and mathematician .