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Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. / 38.892611°N 77.0296972°W / 38.892611; -77.0296972. The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium (originally named the Departmental Auditorium) is a 750-seat [2] historic Neoclassical auditorium located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The auditorium, which connects two wings of the William Jefferson ...
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens. / 38.9437; -77.0526. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts museum in Washington, D.C., United States. The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its large decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on ...
United States Army Remount Service. A part of the Quartermaster Corps, the U.S. Army Remount Service provided horses (and later mules and dogs) as remounts to U.S. Army units. Evolving from both the Remount Service of the Quartermaster Corps and a general horse-breeding program under the control of the Department of Agriculture, the Remount ...
The Constitution Center, [ 1] formerly known as the David Nassif Building, is an office building located at 400 7th Street SW in Washington, D.C. [ 2] It is 140 feet (43 m) high and has 10 floors. [ 3] Covering an entire city block, it is the largest privately owned office building in Washington, D.C. [ 3] Current tenants include the Federal ...
The house was constructed in 1855 for Maxwell Woodhull, who was a commander in the United States Navy . William Henry Seward lived in the house between 1855 and 1858 during his second term as Senator from New York. Seward later served as Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. He was an outspoken critic of slavery, was ...
The Entertainment and Sports Arena is a multi-purpose events facility, located on the St. Elizabeths East Campus, in Congress Heights, a residential neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C. The arena is home to the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. In addition, it houses a practice facility for the ...
Capital One Arena. / 38.89806°N 77.02083°W / 38.89806; -77.02083. Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened on December 2, 1997, as MCI ...
Walter E. Washington Convention Center. / 38.9051; -77.023. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is a 2.3-million-square-foot (210,000 m 2) convention center located in Washington, D.C., owned and operated by the city's convention arm, Events DC. Designed in a joint venture by the Atlanta -based architecture firm Tvsdesign, Washington, D ...