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Officer’s Quarters at Washington Barracks

"On his 1889 list of public buildings designed by him, Cluss mentions "numerous buildings for U..

  • December 9, 2023
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National Building Museum Frieze

"This 1200-foot-long and 3-foot high frieze was made for the Pension Building, built to house t..

  • December 9, 2023
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National Archives Research Center

"National Archives and Records Administration building from the North (from the Navy Memorial),..

  • December 9, 2023
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Healy’s Pharmacy

"Once home to Healy's Pharmacy, this corner building at Massachusetts Avenue and 3rd St NW was ..

  • December 9, 2023
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Hecht Company Department Store & Warehouse

"The Hecht Company's main department store downtown was located here at the southeast corner of..

  • December 9, 2023
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Heurich House Museum

"The Heurich House Museum preserves the legacy of historic brewer Christian Heurich and enriche..

  • December 9, 2023
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The Heyday of Four-and-a-Half Street Marker

Marker reads in part, "Around 1900 this street was the dividing line between a mostly African A..

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Hollerith House

"Herman Hollerith was born on February 29, 1860, in Buffalo, New York, and died on November 17,..

  • December 9, 2023
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Hollerith’s Tabulating Machine Company

"In 1890, the Census Bureau attempted its first “count by electricity,” using Washington in..

  • December 9, 2023
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Jacques Jouvenal’s Marble Works

"Jacques Jouvenal emigrated to the United States in June 1853 and moved from New York to Washin..

  • December 9, 2023