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As Harmoneon quickly filled, the society was forced to find new burial grounds. It acquired on July 1, 1857, a 17 acres (69,000 m 2) tract bounded by Rhode Island Avenue NE, Brentwood Road NE, T Street NE, and the railroad tracks of the Capital Subdivision of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Transferral of graves was completed in 1859. [5]
Rhode Island Historical Society: South Carolina: ... Washington DC "United States Societies", familysearch.org, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...
The Museum of Work and Culture is a museum in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, that features exhibits focusing on the city's textile manufacturing heritage. The museum is operated by the Rhode Island Historical Society and located at 42 South Main Street in Market Square in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. [1]
The mill was used from December 1, 1936 until 1958 to provide flour for government cafeterias, [5] whereupon because of lack of trained millwrights and lack of water in the millrace, it was used only as a historical site. The mill was shut down in April, 1993. In 1997, a restoration effort was begun by the Friends of Peirce Mill (FOPM).
The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., also called the DC History Center, is an educational foundation dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of Washington, D.C. The society provides lectures, exhibits, classes, and community events. It runs a museum, library, and publishes the journal Washington History. It had been named The ...
The same Engine Company was located at 2715 22nd St. until 1940, and that building is also listed by the NRHP, as Old Engine Company 26 (Washington, D.C.). Both buildings were listed as part of the "Firehouses in Washington DC" Multiple Property Submission. [2] The new building was put into service on April 27, 1937, as the home of Truck ...
Buildings on lower 16th Street that were considered intrusions due to their significant remodeling or construction after 1959 include: the Courtyard by Marriott at 1600 Rhode Island Avenue, the National Geographic Society's Annexes at 1131–1137 17th Street and 1600 M Street, the National Education Association Annex at 1201 16th Street, the ...
The Arts and Industries Building is the second oldest (after The Castle) of the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially named the National Museum, it was built to provide the Smithsonian with its first proper facility for public display of its growing collections. [3]