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The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States. The site of the District of Columbia along the Potomac River was first selected by President George Washington. The city came under attack during the War of 1812 in an episode known as the Burning of Washington. Upon the government's return to the capital ...
1792 – Construction of White House (presidential residence) begins. 1794 – Tudor Place (residence) built in Georgetown. [9] 1797 – "Bridge at Little Falls " crossing the upper Potomac River several miles northwest of Georgetown, opens at the future site of 19th century Chain Bridge. [9][10] 1800.
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Robert H. McNeill. Robert H. McNeill (December 19, 1917 – May 27, 2005) [1] was an American photographer who documented African-American life. "In the 1930s and 40s, any time there was a political, social, religious or community event in Washington's black community, Robert H. McNeill was there to photograph it." [2]
The society publishes a peer-reviewed academic journal Washington History, generally twice a year. [1] The editorial board includes George Derek Musgrove, Chris Myers Asch, and Jane Freundel Levey. The journal's predecessor was the original Records of the Columbia Historical Society, which was published from 1894 to 1989.
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.
Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The 22.5-acre (91,000 m 2) cemetery contains approximately 36,000 burials, nearly all of them African Americans. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1996.
The District of Columbia Archives, formally, the Office of Public Records Management, Archival Administration, and Library of Governmental Information, is the state-level archives of the District of Columbia. [1] Its principal archival holdings reside in a converted stable in the Blagden Alley-Naylor Court Historic District and its much larger ...