It’s one of the more unique places in the United States, the corner of 16th Street, Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Columbia Road and Harvard Street Northwest. Three churches, all in their own unique styles, cluster…
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The Pentagon, Spring 2002, from Arlington National Cemetery
Cupples Warehouse #7: The Future?
As already seen on the Preservation Research Office’s post, the saving of exterior walls has occurred throughout the country. My experience with the saving of curtain walls, even when the rest of the building has…
September 11th
On September 11, 2001, I was living in Washington, DC, attending grad school at George Washington University. My apartment was in Foggy Bottom, six blocks from the White House. I hate to admit it, but…
New Steeple, Washington, DC
The steeple had collapsed decades ago, so five years ago, the church had a new steeple fabricated–in one piece. It was brought into DC on a flatbed and hoisted into place. I wish some of…
7th Street Office Building, Washington, DC
I always loved walking by this building with its prominent turret; I never actually saw anything move in there, unfortunately.
Taft Bridge, Rock Creek Valley, Washington, DC
The Taft Bridge, the largest non-reinforced concrete bridge in the world, gracefully spans the Rock Creek Valley taking Connecticut Avenue from the oldest portion of the city to the early 20th Century streetcar suburb of…
Henderson Castle, Washington, DC
The builder of Meridian Hill Park, Mary Henderson lived in a castle across 16th–well, a Romanesque Revival castle, that is. It was demolished after years as a boarding house and speakeasy, and all that is…
Meridian Hill Park, Washington, DC
Meridian Hill Park, isolated from the hustle and bustle of 16th St NW, is a gem waiting behind the concrete walls along the Street. Read about the park here. The upper portion is a French…
14th Street NW, Washington, DC
The evening of the day of Martin Luther King’s assassination saw the largest riots in Washington, DC’s history. Beginning at 14th and U St NW, the rioters quickly spread up and down 14th Street, destroying…
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