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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DC-141, "Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth & Twelfth Stre, Washington, District of Columbia, DC", 128 photos, 4 color transparencies, 27 measured drawings, 7 data pages, 11 photo caption pages
The District of Columbia, capital of the United States, is home to 78 National Historic Landmarks.The National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
The Smithsonian Institution Building ("The Castle"), constructed from 1847 to 1855, is the oldest building now present on the National Mall (proper). [44] The Washington Monument, whose construction began in 1848 and reached completion in 1888, stands near the planned site of its namesake's equestrian statue. [45]
HABS No. DC-35, "U.S. Capitol, Gateposts, Nineteenth Street & Constitution (moved from Capitol), Washington, District of Columbia, DC", 11 photos, 1 photo caption page HABS No. DC-719, " Bulfinch Capitol Gatepost, Constitution Avenue & Seventh Street, Northwest (Southwest corner), Washington, District of Columbia, DC ", 1 measured drawing
Workers clear snow from paths near the White House. / Credit: NATHAN HOWARD / Getty Images The Washington Monument is seen under heavy snowfall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2025.
1. It Was the First Burger Chain. In 1921, Edgar Waldo "Billy" Ingram, a former insurance agent, and J. Walter Anderson, who owned several burger stands, opened the first White Castle in Wichita ...
The desk is the only surviving piece of furniture that is known to have been placed in the White House and the Cottage during the Lincoln era. The adjacent Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center features exhibits about the Soldiers' Home, wartime Washington, D.C., Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief during the Civil War, and a special exhibit gallery.