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 ..
Heurich House Museum
"The Heurich House Museum preserves the legacy of historic brewer Christian Heurich and enriche..
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..
Hollerith House
"Herman Hollerith was born on February 29, 1860, in Buffalo, New York, and died on November 17,..
Hollerith’s Tabulating Machine Company
"In 1890, the Census Bureau attempted its first “count by electricity,” using Washington in..