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Black Fashion Museum, founded 1979, moved to Washington in 1994, closed in 2007 and collection donated to the National Museum of African American History and Culture [9] [10] Corcoran Gallery of Art , open 1869–2014.
This list of African American Historic Places in Washington, D.C., is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1]
After Bethune's death, title to the house passed to the National Council of Negro Women, who continued to use it as a headquarters. [10] The Council of the District of Columbia added the site to the D.C. Register of Historic Places in 1975, and began a major restoration of the home, carriage house, and grounds. [8]
The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), colloquially known as the Blacksonian, is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. [4] It was established in 2003 and opened its permanent home in 2016 with a ceremony led by President Barack Obama.
Columbia Basin Trust received a $295 million endowment by the Province. $250 million is committed to finance power project construction. As directed by Basin residents, $45 million is being reinvested for the benefit of Basin residents through short-term cash investments, business loans, real estate ownership, and venture capital projects.
The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center is a historical museum in Washington, D.C. It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. Among the items on display is the original Star-Spangled Banner.
Dec. 5—CASHMERE — The Columbia Basin Project is making gradual progress toward completion with significant accomplishments for the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program and other milestones ...
The Strivers' Section Historic District is in the north end of Dupont Circle, a historic district and neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. The boundaries of the historic district are roughly Swann Street and the Dupont Circle Historic District on the south, Florida Avenue and the Washington Heights Historic District on the north and west, and the Sixteenth Street Historic ...