José de Rivera’s Infinity seems almost impossible - the thin stainless steel ribbon rotates on top of its granite pedestal with total stability. Standing at 13½ feet tall, the delicate balancing act is one that repeats every 6 minutes as the ribbon…

The Bearing Witness sculpture located outside of the Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building stands out from the large federal buildings that surround it. Completed in 1997, the sculpture is composed of multiple bronze sheets that create a large…

Originally designed by Charles Bulfinch, who succeeded Benjamin Henry Latrobe as the Architect of the Capitol, as part of the grounds for the restored Capitol, these gateposts and gatehouses have since been moved from their original locations. Until…

When the Atlantic Building was completed in 1888, it was the largest commercial structure in the city and one of the first with a passenger elevator. Located on F Street in the heart of downtown, the speculative office building was designed in a…

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals (now United States Court of Military Appeals) is an example of Greek Revival architecture, designed by Elliott Woods, Architect of the Capitol from 1902 to 1923. He designed the Court of Appeals with great…

The District of Columbia Government’s Recorder of Deeds (ROD) Building expresses the interplay between political aspirations, social struggle, the search for civic identity, and even the influence of global war on the District of Columbia.Designed…

The LeDroit Block was built after the completion of the large-scale municipal improvements undertaken by the Board of Public Works ibetween 1871 and 1874. It illustrates the renewed civic aspirations of the post-Civil War era with rich, animated…

The Washington Loan and Trust Company Building is prominently situated across from the Old Patent Office. It was home to the city's first trust company, originally organized in 1889 by Brainerd H. Warner, and acquired by Riggs Bank in 1954. The…

This ten-story theater and office building, originally known as The Earle and now currently known as the Warner Theatre, was designed in 1924 by noted theater architect C. Howard Crane and his New York partner Kenneth Franzheim. Originally, the…

Built in 1950 on 10th Street NW across from Ford's Theatre, this diminutive restaurant is virtually the last remaining example of the stylish mid-20th century commercial storefronts that were once common throughout downtown Washington.It was…