This memorial to Edmund Burke--an English statesman who championed the cause of the American colonies in Parliament--was presented to the United States by the Sulgrave Institution, an organization that promoted friendship and international relations…

The Shaw Historic District accounts for the larger of two remaining fragments of a once-contiguous neighborhood surrounding Mount Vernon Square, which developed mostly after the Civil War. The original neighborhood was an economically and racially…

Designed by architect Frederick Atkinson and constructed in 1903, the Plymouth was erected during the first great wave of apartment house construction in Washington and is representative of the era from about 1890 to 1917, during which time the…

The early owners and residents of these Italianate townhouses were prominent businessmen, instrumental in the economic life of the capital city. The houses were purchased by the Women's Army and Navy League, a charitable organization of socially…

Founded in 1864, Immaculate Conception was the first mission church of Saint Patrick’s, organized to serve the Roman Catholic population in the then-sparsely settled area north of Mount Vernon Square. Immaculate Conception’s establishment reflects…

The memorial to labor leader Samuel A. Gompers, founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor, was dedicated in 1933, with President Franklin Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt in attendance. The bronze seated portrait of Gompers is…

Sitting in a curule chair reminiscent of ancient Rome, the sculpted figure of James Charles Gibbons extends his right hand to bless those viewing him while holding a cross in his left hand. Below, the granite pedestal supporting the statue hosts a…

The Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes is an excellent and well-preserved example of the High Victorian Gothic design, and is the work of noted Baltimore architects Dixon & Carson.Architectural features include the polychrome facades of…

At a time of Jim Crow ideology and enforced segregation, Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) pioneered the documentation of African American life and the recognition of African American contributions to US history. Born to enslaved parents, Woodson was…