The Van Ness House Stables are the only existing component of the Van Ness Mansion which was demolished in 1907 to make way for the Pan American Union Building. The Mansion and Stables were built in 1816 and designed by architect Benjamin Henry…

Designated in 1968, the Seventeenth Street Historic District includes the following properties that are nationally significant, historically and architecturally: Corcoran Gallery of Art Building (Built 1894-1897) Pan American Union (Organization of…

The Pan American Union is the home of the world's oldest international association, founded in 1890 to foster cultural and commercial ties among the Western Hemisphere republics. It serves as a focal point of Washington's diplomatic and cultural…

Memorial Continental Hall is the monumental headquarters of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, founded in 1890 for patriotic, historic, and educational purposes and incorporated by Congress in 1895. Built between 1904 and…

Founded in 1869 by Washington philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran, the Corcoran Gallery of Art was originally located at the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Rapid growth forced the gallery to relocate, and at its opening in 1897,…

The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1881 and chartered by Congress in 1900. The building was built as a memorial to the women of the Civil War thanks to U.S. and private funds. It exemplifies the McMillan Plan's emphasis on…