National Building Museum Frieze
"This 1200-foot-long and 3-foot high frieze was made for the Pension Building, built to house t..
Officer’s Quarters at Washington Barracks
"On his 1889 list of public buildings designed by him, Cluss mentions "numerous buildings for U..
Old Patent Office Building
"Cluss and Schulze's new Model Hall introduced a new structural system designed to improve the ..
Oriental Building Association
"At 600 F Street, NW stood the OBA (Oriental Building Association) Federal Savings & Loan A..
Original Adas Israel Synagogue Site
"When the Washington Hebrew Congregation begins to align itself with the more liberal Reform mo..
Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain
"The fountain, designed by German-American architect Adolph Alexander Weinman and constructed i..
Petersen House
"William A. and Anna Petersen lived across the street from Ford's Theater in a plain red brick ..
Hollerith’s Tabulating Machine Company
"In 1890, the Census Bureau attempted its first “count by electricity,” using Washington in..
Jacques Jouvenal’s Marble Works
"Jacques Jouvenal emigrated to the United States in June 1853 and moved from New York to Washin..
Joseph P. Herman Store and Residence
"In 1870, Herman commissioned Cluss to design a three-story brick building with a store on the ..