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The Buchanan side of his family arrived in the United States from Scotland. His paternal grandfather was a general with the Maryland Militia during the Revolutionary War while his maternal grandfather Thomas McKean was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Captain Franklin Buchanan, USN (circa 1855–1861)
One Franklin Square at 1301 K St. NW, directly north of the square, became home to The Washington Post in late 2015. [10] It is the tallest commercial building in Washington, DC. To the north also stands The Hamilton Hotel at 1001 14th Street, which is a member of the Historic Hotels of America. Built in 1921, it was renovated in 2013. [11]
The James Buchanan Memorial is a bronze, granite, and concrete memorial in the southeast corner of Meridian Hill Park, Washington, D.C., that honors U.S. President James Buchanan. It was designed by architect William Gorden Beecher, and sculpted by Maryland artist Hans Schuler .
Public Law 95-260 was passed by Congress in 1978 to create a memorial to the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The memorial is a gift from the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration and consists of 56 stone blocks, each with a facsimile of the signer's actual signature, his occupation, and his home town.
Phoenix Park Hotel (formerly the Commodore) is a hotel located in Washington, D.C. on North Capitol Street, at the corner of F St. NW and Massachusetts Avenue. [3] The hotel is on Capitol Hill, close to the Capitol Building and Union Station. [4] It is a Georgian Revival-style hotel built in 1927 and originally known as The Commodore. [1]
The National Hotel was a hotel in Washington, D.C. It was located on the northeastern corner of the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Street NW. John Gadsby had it built in 1826. The hotel was sold to the city in 1929, and it was demolished in 1942. [1] In 1857, there was an outbreak of a mysterious illness at the hotel. [2]
The Willard InterContinental Washington, commonly known as the Willard Hotel, is a historic luxury Beaux-Arts [3] hotel located at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Downtown Washington, D.C. It is currently a member of Historic Hotels of America , the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation . [ 4 ]
The view of Washington, DC taken from the 2nd floor bay window. The site of the Frederick Douglass home originally was purchased by John Van Hook in about 1855. Van Hook built the main portion of the present house soon after taking possession of the property. For a portion of 1877, the house was owned by the Freedom Savings and Trust Company ...