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This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the central area of Washington, D.C. For the purposes of this list central Washington, D. C. is defined as all of the Northwest quadrant east of Rock Creek and south of M Street and all of the Southwest quadrant.
Map of Washington, D.C. showing 7th Street NW and SW and its connection to Georgia Avenue. 7th Street SW begins at Water Street, near the banks of the Washington Channel.It crosses above Interstate 395 approximately two blocks before it intersects with Maryland and Virginia avenues near the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development buildings ...
A meat stand in O Street Market, 1915. The area surrounding the O Street Market, known as Shaw, was demographically mixed.The white population included a large number of German immigrants, many of whom were vendors at the market. 7th Street NW was the heart of the city's Jewish community, [5] and a significant number of African Americans lived in the neighborhood.
325 7th Street NW, Suite 350 Downtown [175] European Union: Delegation ... 1601 21st Street NW Dupont Circle [193] Peru: Consulate-General 1225 23rd Street NW West End
"Clothing and Gents' Furnishing goods", 517 7th Street between D and Pennsylvania. [4] In September 1869, expanded to 2,550 sq ft (237 m 2). [8] As of 1870, the building's numbering changed to 316 7th Street. In September 1878, expanded into 318 7th Street. [9] Washington, D.C. Downtown Saks & Co. Washington, D.C. (temporary location) 410 7th ...
7th and K (SW corner, 706 K St NW): site of Hahn's shoe emporium, flagship of a regional chain; 7th Street both sides of K: Goldberg's department store (912–928 7th St., 706 K St.) [7] 7th Street at United States Navy Memorial Plaza, site of the first Saks and Co. stores (1867, larger store built on same site, 1887) [8]
The Shaw library opened on September 27, 1975 at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and 7th Street NW with a ceremony led by Mayor Walter Washington.It reflected a design for the library, drawn up after the 1968 riots that devastated Shaw, which was so prison-like that the National Capital Planning Commission directed the District to open it up with larger windows, bigger setbacks, and ...
In the late 19th and early 20th century, the city's furniture stores and more economical department stores such as Goldberg's and Kaufman's were located along 7th Street NW in the 7th Street shopping district, most of which was in the neighborhood now known as Mount Vernon Square. Further south, just below today's Chinatown, the 7th Street ...