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Decatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington, D.C., and one of only three remaining houses in the country designed by neoclassical architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Completed in 1818 for naval hero Stephen Decatur and his wife, Susan, the Federal Style house is prominently located across Lafayette Square from the White House .
Map of the Kalorama Triangle neighborhood. Kalorama Triangle is a mostly residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C.'s northwest quadrant. The area of the neighborhood is approximately 51 acres (21 ha). The surrounding neighborhoods are Adams Morgan to the north and east, Dupont Circle to the south, and Sheridan-Kalorama to the west.
Makah Indian Reservation: 1,356 27,950 On Cape Flattery in Clallam County: Muckleshoot Indian Reservation: 3,300 3,850 Southeast of Auburn in King County: Nisqually Indian Reservation: 588 4,800 Western Pierce County and eastern Thurston County: Nooksack Indian Reservation: 1,800 2,500 Town of Deming, Washington in western Whatcom County
Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, D.C., with the crosshairs in the image marking the quadrant divisions of Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol at the center of the dividing lines. To the west of the Capitol is the National Mall, visible as a slight green band in the image.
Hains Point in 1935. Hains Point is located at the southern tip of East Potomac Park between the main branch of the Potomac River and the Washington Channel in southwest Washington, D.C. [1] The land on which the park is located is sometimes described as a peninsula but is actually an island: the Washington Channel connects with the Tidal Basin north of the park and the Jefferson Memorial. [1]
Little Forest Park, formerly Francis G. Newlands Park, an undeveloped park located in the District of Columbia neighborhood of Chevy Chase; North of Military Rd., between 28th & 30th Sts., NW. This 8.78 acre (3.55 hectares) [ 1 ] site is administered by the National Park Service as a part of Rock Creek Park [ 2 ]
National Park Service, DC Department of Parks and Recreation Fort Reno Park is an urban park in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. It is named after Fort Reno , [ 1 ] one of the only locations in the District of Columbia to see combat during the American Civil War .
A map of President's Park in Washington, D.C.. In 1790, under the Residence Act, Philadelphia was designated as the nation's temporary capital while the permanent capital was constructed in Washington, D.C. Contests were held to solicit designs for both the United States Capitol and what was then called the President's House.