[2]
Landmark name
Image
Date designated
[3]
Location
Description
1
Cleveland Abbe House
Cleveland Abbe House
May 15, 1975 (
#69000289 )
NW
38°54′05″N 77°02′46″W / 38.901444°N 77.046167°W / 38.901444; -77.046167 (Cleveland Abbe House )
Cleveland Abbe , a prominent
meteorologist who became known as the father of the
National Weather Service , lived in this
house from 1877 to 1909. Previous occupants in the early
decades of the 19th century included
James Monroe and the
British
legation .
Built ca. 1802 to 1805, this is a fine example of the
Federal style of residential
architecture .
2
Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington
June 23, 1965 (
#66000959 )
NW
38°54′39″N 77°02′07″W / 38.910838°N 77.035167°W / 38.910838; -77.035167 (Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington )
3
American Federation of Labor Building
American Federation of Labor Building
May 30, 1974 (
#74002154 )
NW
38°54′12″N 77°01′28″W / 38.903333°N 77.024444°W / 38.903333; -77.024444 (American Federation of Labor Building )
4
American Peace Society
American Peace Society
May 30, 1974 (
#74002155 )
NW
38°53′58″N 77°02′19″W / 38.8994°N 77.0386°W / 38.8994; -77.0386 (American Peace Society )
Headquarters of the
American Peace Society from 1911 to 1948, in
LaFayette Square Historic District .
5
Anderson House
Anderson House
June 19, 1996 (
#71000993 )
NW
38°54′39″N 77°02′53″W / 38.91075°N 77.047944°W / 38.91075; -77.047944 (Anderson House )
6
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library, Howard University
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library, Howard University
January 3, 2001 (
#01000070 )
NW
38°55′23″N 77°01′15″W / 38.9231°N 77.0207°W / 38.9231; -77.0207 (Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library, Howard University )
Three
Howard University buildings:
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel ,
Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall , and
Founders Library .
7
Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution
Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution
November 11, 1971 (
#71000994 )
SW
38°53′13″N 77°01′29″W / 38.886944°N 77.024722°W / 38.886944; -77.024722 (Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution )
8
Ashburton House
Ashburton House
November 7, 1973 (
#73002071 )
NW
38°54′01″N 77°02′09″W / 38.900278°N 77.035833°W / 38.900278; -77.035833 (Ashburton House )
House on
Lafayette Square that was site of 10 months of U.S.-British negotiations leading to the
Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. This settled U.S.-Canada border disputes and ended the
Aroostook War .
9
Newton D. Baker House
Newton D. Baker House
December 8, 1976 (
#76002126 )
NW
38°54′25″N 77°03′37″W / 38.906944°N 77.060278°W / 38.906944; -77.060278 (Newton D. Baker House )
10
Blair House
Blair House
October 26, 1973 (
#66000963 )
NW
38°53′56″N 77°02′19″W / 38.898889°N 77.038611°W / 38.898889; -77.038611 (Blair House )
11
William E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge
William E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge
December 8, 1976 (
#76002134 )
NW
38°55′03″N 77°02′57″W / 38.9175°N 77.049167°W / 38.9175; -77.049167 (William E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge )
The home of
William E. Borah , a United States Senator from Idaho and a noted isolationist.
12
Blanche K. Bruce House
Blanche K. Bruce House
May 15, 1975 (
#75002046 )
NW
38°54′21″N 77°01′29″W / 38.905833°N 77.024722°W / 38.905833; -77.024722 (Blanche K. Bruce House )
A home of
Blanche K. Bruce , who was an
African American
Senator from
Mississippi .
13
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
May 30, 1974 (
#74002156 )
NW
38°53′56″N 77°02′19″W / 38.898889°N 77.038611°W / 38.898889; -77.038611 (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace )
14
Mary Ann Shadd Cary House
Mary Ann Shadd Cary House
December 8, 1976 (
#76002128 )
NW
38°55′09″N 77°01′58″W / 38.919191°N 77.032913°W / 38.919191; -77.032913 (Mary Ann Shadd Cary House )
A home of writer and abolitionist
Mary Ann Shadd Cary .
15
City Hall / D.C. Courthouse
City Hall / D.C. Courthouse
December 19, 1960 (
#66000857 )
NW
38°53′43″N 77°01′04″W / 38.895278°N 77.017778°W / 38.895278; -77.017778 (City Hall / D.C. Courthouse )
Also known as the Old Courthouse, it was renovated and rededicated on June 17, 2009 as the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
16
Congressional Cemetery
Congressional Cemetery
June 14, 2011 (
#69000292 )
SE
38°52′52″N 76°58′38″W / 38.881111°N 76.977222°W / 38.881111; -76.977222 (Congressional Cemetery )
Burial place of early city residents and many members of Congress who died in office.
17
Constitution Hall
Constitution Hall
September 16, 1985 (
#85002724 )
NW
38°53′38″N 77°02′24″W / 38.894°N 77.04°W / 38.894; -77.04 (Constitution Hall )
18
Corcoran Gallery and Corcoran School Of Art
Corcoran Gallery and Corcoran School Of Art
April 27, 1992 (
#71000997 )
NW
38°53′45″N 77°02′24″W / 38.89578°N 77.039899°W / 38.89578; -77.039899 (Corcoran Gallery and Corcoran School Of Art )
19
Elliott Coues House
Elliott Coues House
May 15, 1975 (
#75002049 )
NW
38°54′25″N 77°02′24″W / 38.906944°N 77.04°W / 38.906944; -77.04 (Elliott Coues House )
Elliott Coues , a leading 19th century
ornithologist , led great expansions of the knowledge of
North American
bird
life , helped found the
American Ornithologists' Union in 1883,
edited approximately 15 volumes of
journals, memoirs, and diaries by famous
Western
explorers and
fur traders . He lived in this
house from 1887 until his
death in 1899.
20
Decatur House
Decatur House
December 19, 1960 (
#66000858 )
NW
38°53′59″N 77°02′20″W / 38.899706°N 77.038897°W / 38.899706; -77.038897 (Decatur House )
Federal Style house designed by
Benjamin Henry Latrobe for naval hero
Stephen Decatur across Lafayette Square from the
White House . During 1827-1833 was home to successive Secretaries of State
Henry Clay ,
Martin Van Buren , and
Judah P. Benjamin .
21
Franklin School
Franklin School
June 19, 1996 (
#73002085 )
NW
38°54′08″N 77°01′47″W / 38.902222°N 77.029722°W / 38.902222; -77.029722 (Franklin School )
A nineteenth-century school, site of Alexander Graham Bell's experiments with the photophone.
22
Gallaudet College Historic District
Gallaudet College Historic District
December 21, 1965 (
#66000856 )
NE
38°54′26″N 76°59′35″W / 38.907222°N 76.993056°W / 38.907222; -76.993056 (Gallaudet College Historic District )
The world's first college for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing.
23
General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters
General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters
December 4, 1991 (
#91002057 )
NW
38°54′25″N 77°02′25″W / 38.906944°N 77.040278°W / 38.906944; -77.040278 (General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters )
24
General Post Office
General Post Office
November 11, 1971 (
#69000311 )
NW
38°53′48″N 77°01′22″W / 38.896667°N 77.022778°W / 38.896667; -77.022778 (General Post Office )
This
post office is a fine example of restrained
Neoclassical
design .
Built in phases between 1839 and 1866, the
building features beautiful scaling and fine details.
25
Georgetown Historic District
Georgetown Historic District
May 28, 1967 (
#67000025 )
NW
[4]
38°54′34″N 77°03′54″W / 38.909444°N 77.065°W / 38.909444; -77.065 (Georgetown Historic District )
26
Samuel Gompers House
Samuel Gompers House
May 30, 1974 (
#74002161 )
NW
38°55′08″N 77°00′44″W / 38.918833°N 77.012225°W / 38.918833; -77.012225 (Samuel Gompers House )
Samuel Gompers was
president of the
American Federation of Labor from 1886 until his
death in 1924. Gompers helped found the AFL, and vigorously pursued its three
goals of higher
wages , shorter
hours , and better
working conditions for
American
workers . He lived in this three-
story
brick
rowhouse from 1902 to 1917.
27
Charlotte Forten Grimke House
Charlotte Forten Grimke House
May 11, 1976 (
#76002129 )
NW
38°54′45″N 77°02′13″W / 38.9125°N 77.036944°W / 38.9125; -77.036944 (Charlotte Forten Grimke House )
A home of
Charlotte Forten Grimke , a prominent Abolitionist and educator.
28
Healy Hall, Georgetown University
Healy Hall, Georgetown University
December 23, 1987 (
#71001003 )
NW
[4]
38°54′26″N 77°04′23″W / 38.907242°N 77.072981°W / 38.907242; -77.072981 (Healy Hall, Georgetown University )
This large-scale
High Victorian Gothic
structure is the most prominent
building on the
Georgetown University
campus and a picturesque
landmark for all
Georgetown . Built from 1877 through 1879, its
construction marked the evolution of the
school toward true
university status.
29
General Oliver Otis Howard House
General Oliver Otis Howard House
May 30, 1974 (
#74002163 )
NW
38°55′23″N 77°01′20″W / 38.923056°N 77.022222°W / 38.923056; -77.022222 (General Oliver Otis Howard House )
Located on
Howard University campus, a home of Union general and Howard founder
Oliver O. Howard .
30
Charles Evans Hughes House
Charles Evans Hughes House
November 28, 1972 (
#72001424 )
NW
38°54′45″N 77°02′58″W / 38.9125°N 77.049444°W / 38.9125; -77.049444 (Charles Evans Hughes House )
Charles Evans Hughes was a
leader in the
progressive
movement , and
1916 presidential
candidate . He held office as
Associate Justice and
Chief Justice of the United States , as well as multiple
executive positions under several
Presidents . He lived in this
house from 1930 until his
death in 1948.
31
Hiram W. Johnson House
Hiram W. Johnson House
December 8, 1976 (
#73002072 )
NE
38°53′29″N 77°00′18″W / 38.891389°N 77.005°W / 38.891389; -77.005 (Hiram W. Johnson House )
32
Lafayette Building
Lafayette Building
September 1, 2005 (
#05001205 )
NW
38°54′03″N 77°02′04″W / 38.900767°N 77.034536°W / 38.900767; -77.034536 (Lafayette Building )
Home of
Reconstruction Finance Corporation which helped finance the buildup for
World War II .
33
Lafayette Square Historic District
Lafayette Square Historic District
August 29, 1970 (
#70000833 )
NW
[4]
38°53′59″N 77°02′12″W / 38.899694°N 77.036528°W / 38.899694; -77.036528 (Lafayette Square Historic District )
District including
LaFayette Square Park , surrounding but excluding the
White House .
34
Library Of Congress
Library Of Congress
December 21, 1965 (
#66000000 )
SE
38°53′20″N 77°00′16″W / 38.888841°N 77.004531°W / 38.888841; -77.004531 (Library Of Congress )
The Thomas Jefferson Building of the
Library of Congress
35
Andrew Mellon Building
Andrew Mellon Building
May 11, 1976 (
#73002100 )
NW
38°54′33″N 77°02′30″W / 38.909167°N 77.041667°W / 38.909167; -77.041667 (Andrew Mellon Building )
A residence of
Andrew W. Mellon .
36
Memorial Continental Hall
Memorial Continental Hall
November 28, 1972 (
#72001427 )
NW
38°53′37″N 77°02′25″W / 38.893611°N 77.040278°W / 38.893611; -77.040278 (Memorial Continental Hall )
37
Meridian Hill Park
Meridian Hill Park
April 19, 1994 (
#74000273 )
NW
38°55′16″N 77°02′08″W / 38.921236°N 77.035611°W / 38.921236; -77.035611 (Meridian Hill Park )
129
National Archives
National Archives
December 11, 2023 (
#100009816 )
Constitution Ave. between 7th and 9th Sts., NW.
38°53′33″N 77°01′24″W / 38.8925°N 77.023333°W / 38.8925; -77.023333 (National Archives )
38
National Training School For Women And Girls
National Training School For Women And Girls
July 17, 1991 (
#91002049 )
NE
38°53′46″N 76°55′48″W / 38.896092°N 76.930031°W / 38.896092; -76.930031 (National Training School For Women And Girls )
39
National War College
National War College
November 28, 1972 (
#72001535 )
SW
[5]
38°51′48″N 77°01′01″W / 38.863333°N 77.016944°W / 38.863333; -77.016944 (National War College )
Listing is for Roosevelt Hall, which houses the
National War College .
40
Octagon House
Octagon House
December 19, 1960 (
#66000863 )
NW
38°53′46″N 77°02′30″W / 38.896089°N 77.041675°W / 38.896089; -77.041675 (Octagon House )
Plantation owner's home lent to President Madison after the
Burning of Washington in 1814.
41
Old Naval Observatory
Old Naval Observatory
January 12, 1965 (
#66000864 )
NW
38°53′42″N 77°03′07″W / 38.895°N 77.051944°W / 38.895; -77.051944 (Old Naval Observatory )
The original US Naval Observatory, current home of the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ; closed to the public.
42
Old Patent Office
Old Patent Office
January 12, 1965 (
#66000902 )
NW
38°53′52″N 77°01′23″W / 38.89778°N 77.022936°W / 38.89778; -77.022936 (Old Patent Office )
Current home of the
National Portrait Gallery and the
Smithsonian American Art Museum .
43
Pan American Union Headquarters
Pan American Union Headquarters
January 13, 2021 (
#10000625 )
17th St. between C St. and Constitution Ave., NW.
38°53′34″N 77°02′27″W / 38.892778°N 77.040833°W / 38.892778; -77.040833 (Pan American Union Headquarters )
44
Pension Building
Pension Building
February 4, 1985 (
#69000312 )
NW
38°53′51″N 77°01′05″W / 38.8975°N 77.018056°W / 38.8975; -77.018056 (Pension Building )
45
Frances Perkins House
Frances Perkins House
July 17, 1992 (
#91002048 )
NW
38°54′55″N 77°03′07″W / 38.915278°N 77.051944°W / 38.915278; -77.051944 (Frances Perkins House )
A home of
Frances Perkins , Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve in the United States Cabinet.
46
PHILADELPHIA (Gundelo)
PHILADELPHIA (Gundelo)
January 20, 1961 (
#66000852 )
NW
38°53′28″N 77°01′46″W / 38.891222°N 77.029472°W / 38.891222; -77.029472 (PHILADELPHIA (Gundelo) )
Philadelphia , the only remaining
American
gunboat from the
Revolutionary War , sank in a
battle on
Lake Champlain in 1776. It was
salvaged in remarkably good condition in 1935 and now resides at the
National Museum of American History .
47
Red Cross (American National) Headquarters
Red Cross (American National) Headquarters
June 23, 1965 (
#66000853 )
NW
38°53′41″N 77°02′26″W / 38.894722°N 77.040556°W / 38.894722; -77.040556 (Red Cross (American National) Headquarters )
48
Renwick Gallery
Renwick Gallery
November 11, 1971 (
#69000300 )
NW
38°53′56″N 77°02′22″W / 38.898867°N 77.039447°W / 38.898867; -77.039447 (Renwick Gallery )
49
Zalmon Richards House
Zalmon Richards House
December 21, 1965 (
#66000866 )
NW
38°54′42″N 77°01′49″W / 38.911667°N 77.030278°W / 38.911667; -77.030278 (Zalmon Richards House )
A home of
National Education Association founder
Zalmon Richards .
50
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
December 14, 1990 (
#79003101 )
SE
38°50′57″N 76°59′23″W / 38.8492°N 76.9896°W / 38.8492; -76.9896 (St. Elizabeth's Hospital )
51
St. John's Church
St. John's Church
December 19, 1960 (
#66000868 )
NW
38°54′01″N 77°02′07″W / 38.900278°N 77.035278°W / 38.900278; -77.035278 (St. John's Church )
Popularly nicknamed the "Church of the Presidents".
52
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
May 11, 1976 (
#76002131 )
NW
38°54′37″N 77°02′05″W / 38.910278°N 77.034722°W / 38.910278; -77.034722 (St. Luke's Episcopal Church )
The first African-American Episcopal church in Washington, DC.
53
SEQUOIA (Yacht)
SEQUOIA (Yacht)
December 23, 1987 (
#87002594 )
SE
38°52′32″N 77°01′20″W / 38.875667°N 77.022361°W / 38.875667; -77.022361 (SEQUOIA (Yacht) )
The former Presidential yacht, moored at the Washington Marina.
54
Sewall–Belmont House
Sewall–Belmont House
May 30, 1974 (
#72001432 )
NE
38°53′31″N 77°00′13″W / 38.891944°N 77.003611°W / 38.891944; -77.003611 (Sewall–Belmont House )
Headquarters of the National Women's Party and home to a museum of the Suffrage movement.
55
Smithsonian Institution Building
Smithsonian Institution Building
January 12, 1965 (
#66000867 )
SW
38°53′19″N 77°01′35″W / 38.888589°N 77.026392°W / 38.888589; -77.026392 (Smithsonian Institution Building )
56
John Philip Sousa Junior High School
John Philip Sousa Junior High School
August 7, 2001 (
#01001045 )
SE
38°53′01″N 76°57′09″W / 38.8837°N 76.9524°W / 38.8837; -76.9524 (John Philip Sousa Junior High School )
In 1950, eleven
black
students were denied admission to the newly
constructed all-
white Sousa
school . This action was eventually overturned in the
landmark 1954
Supreme Court decision in
Bolling v. Sharpe , which made
segregated
public schools illegal in the
District of Columbia . This defeat of the principle of "
separate but equal " was a significant landmark in the modern
Civil Rights Movement .
57
State, War, And Navy Building
State, War, And Navy Building
November 11, 1971 (
#69000293 )
NW
38°53′51″N 77°02′21″W / 38.897567°N 77.039147°W / 38.897567; -77.039147 (State, War, And Navy Building )
58
Supreme Court Building
Supreme Court Building
May 4, 1987 (
#87001294 )
NE
38°53′27″N 77°00′16″W / 38.890833°N 77.004444°W / 38.890833; -77.004444 (Supreme Court Building )
59
Mary Church Terrell House
Mary Church Terrell House
May 15, 1975 (
#75002055 )
NW
38°54′56″N 77°01′00″W / 38.915556°N 77.016667°W / 38.915556; -77.016667 (Mary Church Terrell House )
A home of
Mary Church Terrell , abolitionist and first African-American woman to serve on a school board.
60
Tudor Place
Tudor Place
December 19, 1960 (
#66000871 )
NW
38°54′39″N 77°03′48″W / 38.910808°N 77.063339°W / 38.910808; -77.063339 (Tudor Place )
A home, designed by Capitol designer
Dr. William Thornton , and containing a collection of artifacts of
George Washington and
Martha Washington .
61
Twelfth Street YMCA Building
Twelfth Street YMCA Building
October 12, 1994 (
#83003523 )
NW
38°54′54″N 77°01′42″W / 38.914950°N 77.028276°W / 38.914950; -77.028276 (Twelfth Street YMCA Building )
NRHP 83003523. The earliest "Y" built by and expressly for
African Americans .
62
Oscar W. Underwood House
Oscar W. Underwood House
December 8, 1976 (
#76002132 )
NW
38°53′53″N 77°02′43″W / 38.898056°N 77.045278°W / 38.898056; -77.045278 (Oscar W. Underwood House )
A home of
Oscar W. Underwood , United States Senator from Alabama.
63
United Mine Workers of America Building
United Mine Workers of America Building
April 5, 2005 (
#00001032 )
NW
38°54′06″N 77°02′05″W / 38.901543°N 77.034758°W / 38.901543; -77.034758 (United Mine Workers of America Building )
64
United States Capitol
United States Capitol
December 19, 1960 (
#19600002 )
NW ,
NE ,
SE ,
SW
[4]
38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.889722°N 77.008889°W / 38.889722; -77.008889 (United States Capitol )
65
United States Department of the Treasury
United States Department of the Treasury
November 11, 1971 (
#71001007 )
NW
38°53′51″N 77°02′03″W / 38.8975°N 77.0343°W / 38.8975; -77.0343 (United States Department of the Treasury )
66
United States Marine Corps Barrack and Commandant's House
United States Marine Corps Barrack and Commandant's House
May 11, 1976 (
#72001435 )
SE
38°52′49″N 76°59′38″W / 38.88039°N 76.99386°W / 38.88039; -76.99386 (United States Marine Corps Barrack and Commandant's House )
67
United States Soldier's Home
United States Soldier's Home
November 7, 1973 (
#74002176 )
NW
38°56′30″N 77°00′42″W / 38.941667°N 77.011667°W / 38.941667; -77.011667 (United States Soldier's Home )
68
Volta Bureau
Volta Bureau
November 28, 1972 (
#72001436 )
NW
38°54′34″N 77°04′09″W / 38.909444°N 77.069167°W / 38.909444; -77.069167 (Volta Bureau )
Founded in 1887 by
Alexander Graham Bell "for the increase and diffusion of
knowledge relating to the
Deaf ";
merged with the American Association for the Promotion and Teaching of Speech to the Deaf in 1908, and operates today as the
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing .
69
Washington Aqueduct
Washington Aqueduct
November 7, 1973 (
#73002123 )
NW
38°56′15″N 77°06′51″W / 38.9375°N 77.114167°W / 38.9375; -77.114167 (Washington Aqueduct )
Extends into
Montgomery County ,
Maryland .
70
Washington Navy Yard
Washington Navy Yard
May 11, 1976 (
#73002124 )
SE
38°52′24″N 76°59′49″W / 38.873333°N 76.996944°W / 38.873333; -76.996944 (Washington Navy Yard )
71
White House
White House
December 19, 1960 (
#19600001 )
NW
38°53′52″N 77°02′12″W / 38.89767°N 77.03655°W / 38.89767; -77.03655 (White House )
Residence of the president of the United States.
72
David White House
David White House
January 7, 1976 (
#76002133 )
NW
38°55′32″N 77°02′04″W / 38.925556°N 77.034444°W / 38.925556; -77.034444 (David White House )
Geologist
David White of the
United States Geological Survey lived in this
house from 1910 to 1925. His
researches into the distribution of
petroleum
resources became essential to the
oil industry .
73
Woodrow Wilson House
Woodrow Wilson House
July 19, 1964 (
#66000873 )
NW
38°54′51″N 77°03′05″W / 38.9141°N 77.05141°W / 38.9141; -77.05141 (Woodrow Wilson House )
A home of
Woodrow Wilson , 28th President of the United States.
74
Carter G. Woodson House
Carter G. Woodson House
May 11, 1976 (
#76002135 )
NW
38°54′36″N 77°01′27″W / 38.91°N 77.024167°W / 38.91; -77.024167 (Carter G. Woodson House )
A home of
Carter G. Woodson , the "Father of Black History".
75
Robert Simpson Woodward House
Robert Simpson Woodward House
January 7, 1976 (
#76002136 )
NW
38°54′32″N 77°02′11″W / 38.908889°N 77.036389°W / 38.908889; -77.036389 (Robert Simpson Woodward House )
From 1904 to 1914, this was the
home of
Robert Simpson Woodward , the first
President of the
Carnegie Institution during the same period. Woodward had made his name as a leading
geologist and
mathematician .