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The city's landmarks reflect its status as the national capital, including grand government buildings, homes of politicians, military facilities, and museums. The list also includes sites relating to support for the disabled , the Civil Rights Movement , pioneering urban infrastructure , and other historic themes.
This is a list of properties and districts in Washington, D.C., on the National Register of Historic Places.There are more than 600 listings, including 74 National Historic Landmarks of the United States and another 13 places otherwise designated as historic sites of national importance by Congress or the President.
Lincoln Park is the largest urban park located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was known historically as Lincoln Square . From 1862 to 1865, it was the site of the largest hospital in Washington, DC: Lincoln Hospital .
Capitol Hill Parks is an umbrella term for the National Park Service management of a variety of urban parks in Washington, D.C. There are four key parks in the system: Folger Park, named after former Secretary of the Treasury Charles J. Folger; Lincoln Park, named after the sixteenth president, and by far the largest unit at 7 acres (28,000 m 2);
The Ellipse is also the name of the five-furlong (1.0 km) circumference street within the park. The entire park, which features monuments, is open to the public and is part of President's Park. The Ellipse is the location for many annual events. From a mathematical point of view, the Ellipse is truly an ellipse. Its dimensions are 1,058 feet ...
"City of Washington" incorporated; mayor-council government established. [9] Jail built. [9] 1806 – Public school opens. [9] 1809 – May 20: Long Bridge crossing the Potomac River near 14th Street SW opens. [9] [12] 1814 – August 24: Burning of Washington by British forces. [13] 1815 – Washington City Canal begins operating. [7]
The Anacostia Historic District is a historic district in the city of Washington, D.C., comprising approximately 20 squares [2] [3] and about 550 buildings built between 1854 and 1930. [4] [5] [6] The Anacostia Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Stanton Park, previously known as Stanton Square, is a national park in Washington D.C. [1] It is located at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Northeast, Washington, D.C. It is bounded by 4th Street to the west and 6th Street to the east.