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At that time the main entrance was numbered 1344 Connecticut Avenue NW, which was later changed to 1350. The American Institute of Architects 's guide to the architecture of Washington DC assesses the Dupont Circle Building's bas-relief ornament as "genius" and judges that in respect of the interplay between ornament and geometry, "it outdoes ...
The District Building was designed in the American Beaux Arts classical revival style and takes up the entire block between 14th and 13 1/2th Streets NW, south of Pennsylvania Avenue across from Freedom Plaza. The base of the building is made of grey granite from Maine, while the upper four stories are constructed of white marble from New York ...
1800 Massachusetts Ave NW: office building (1979), now the Service Employees International Union; 1369 Connecticut Ave NW: U.S. Trust Company building (arch. Jules Henri de Sibour, 1912), now SunTrust branch [18] 1350 Connecticut Ave NW: Dupont Circle Building (arch. Mihran Mesrobian, 1931) 21 Dupont Circle NW: Euram Building (arch. Hartman-Cox ...
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad converted a house at the corner of 2nd Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue into the city's first train station. [41] It was abandoned in 1851 when the station moved to a more long-lasting location at New Jersey Avenue and C Street NW. [42] The same year, the National Theatre opened on December 7. [43]
Federal Triangle is a triangular area in Washington, D.C., formed by 15th Street NW, Constitution Avenue NW, Pennsylvania Avenue NW, and E Street NW.Federal Triangle is occupied by 10 large city and federal office buildings, all of which are part of the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site.
Traffic on 2nd Avenue in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 3, 2024. New York's controversial plan to charge drivers for entering Manhattan's central business district starting on Sunday is facing a ...
An illustration of Bethany Chapel, a mission of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, that was built in 1874 and later razed as part Federal Triangle's construction. The building is located near Federal Triangle station in Washington, D.C., an area once heavily populated with saloons and brothels. The federal government purchased the land in the ...
The section of the avenue between the White House, which is sometimes referred to by its address "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue", and the Capitol forms the basis for the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site and is sometimes referred to as "America's Main Street"; [1] it is the location of official parades and processions, and periodic protest ...