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Washington D.C. Landmarks

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TypeLandmarkYear designatedDescriptionArea (acres)Area (km 2)Lat decimalLong decimal
Current National Historic LandmarksCleveland Abbe House1975Cleveland Abbe, a prominent meteorologist who became known as the father of the National Weather Service, lived in this house from 1877 to 1909. Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James Monroe and the British legation. Built ca. 1802 to 1805, this is a fine example of the Federal style of residential architecture.38.90138889-77.0461111111111
Current National Historic LandmarksAdministration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington196538.91083333-77.0352777777778
Current National Historic LandmarksAmerican Federation of Labor Building197438.90333333-77.0244444444444
Current National Historic LandmarksAmerican Peace Society1974Headquarters of the American Peace Society from 1911 to 1948, in LaFayette Square Historic District.38.89944444-77.0386111111111
Current National Historic LandmarksAnderson House199638.91083333-77.0480555555556
Current National Historic LandmarksAndrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library, Howard University2001Three Howard University buildings: Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, and Founders Library.38.92305556-77.0208333333333
Current National Historic LandmarksArts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution197138.88694444-77.0247222222222
Current National Historic LandmarksAshburton House1973House on Lafayette Square that was site of 10 months of U.S.-British negotiations leading to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. This settled U.S.-Canada border disputes and ended the Aroostook War.38.90027778-77.0358333333333
Current National Historic LandmarksNewton D. Baker House197638.90694444-77.0602777777778
Current National Historic LandmarksBlair House197338.89888889-77.0386111111111
Current National Historic LandmarksWilliam E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge1976The home of William E. Borah, a United States Senator from Idaho and a noted isolationist.38.9175-77.0491666666667
Current National Historic LandmarksBlanche K. Bruce House1975A home of Blanche K. Bruce, who was an African American Senator from Mississippi.38.90583333-77.0247222222222
Current National Historic LandmarksCarnegie Endowment for International Peace197438.89888889-77.0386111111111
Current National Historic LandmarksMary Ann Shadd Cary House1976A home of writer and abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd Cary.38.91916667-77.0327777777778
Current National Historic LandmarksCity Hall / D.C. Courthouse1960Also known as the Old Courthouse, it was renovated and rededicated on June 17, 2009 as the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.38.89527778-77.0177777777778
Current National Historic LandmarksCongressional Cemetery2011Burial place of early city residents and many members of Congress who died in office.38.88111111-76.9772222222222
Current National Historic LandmarksConstitution Hall198538.89388889-77.04
Current National Historic LandmarksCorcoran Gallery and Corcoran School Of Art199238.89583333-77.04
Current National Historic LandmarksElliott Coues House1975Elliott Coues, a leading 19th century ornithologist, led great expansions of the knowledge of North American bird life, helped found the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883, edited approximately 15 volumes of journals, memoirs, and diaries by famous Western explorers and fur traders. He lived in this house from 1887 until his death in 1899.38.90694444-77.04
Current National Historic LandmarksDecatur House1960Federal Style house designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for naval hero Stephen Decatur across Lafayette Square from the White House. During 1827-1833 was home to successive Secretaries of State Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, and Judah P. Benjamin.38.89972222-77.0388888888889
Current National Historic LandmarksFranklin School1996A nineteenth-century school, site of Alexander Graham Bell's experiments with the photophone.38.90222222-77.0297222222222
Current National Historic LandmarksGallaudet College Historic District1965The world's first college for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing.38.90722222-76.9930555555556
Current National Historic LandmarksGeneral Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters199138.90694444-77.0402777777778
Current National Historic LandmarksGeneral Post Office1971This post office is a fine example of restrained Neoclassical design. Built in phases between 1839 and 1866, the building features beautiful scaling and fine details.38.89666667-77.0227777777778
Current National Historic LandmarksGeorgetown Historic District196738.90944444-77.065
Current National Historic LandmarksSamuel Gompers House1974Samuel Gompers was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 until his death in 1924. Gompers helped found the AFL, and vigorously pursued its three goals of higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions for American workers. He lived in this three- story brick rowhouse from 1902 to 1917.38.91888889-77.0122222222222
Current National Historic LandmarksCharlotte Forten Grimke House1976A home of Charlotte Forten Grimke, a prominent Abolitionist and educator.38.9125-77.0369444444445
Current National Historic LandmarksHealy Hall, Georgetown University1987This large-scale High Victorian Gothic structure is the most prominent building on the Georgetown University campus and a picturesque landmark for all Georgetown. Built from 1877 through 1879, its construction marked the evolution of the school toward true university status.38.90722222-77.0730555555556
Current National Historic LandmarksGeneral Oliver Otis Howard House1974Located on Howard University campus, a home of Union general and Howard founder Oliver O. Howard.38.92305556-77.0222222222222
Current National Historic LandmarksCharles Evans Hughes House1972Charles Evans Hughes was a leader in the progressive movement, and 1916 presidential candidate. He held office as Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States, as well as multiple executive positions under several Presidents. He lived in this house from 1930 until his death in 1948.38.9125-77.0494444444445
Current National Historic LandmarksHiram W. Johnson House197638.89138889-77.005
Current National Historic LandmarksLafayette Building2005Home of Reconstruction Finance Corporation which helped finance the buildup for World War II.38.90083333-77.0344444444445
Current National Historic LandmarksLafayette Square Historic District1970District including LaFayette Square Park, surrounding but excluding the White House.38.89972222-77.0366666666667
Current National Historic LandmarksLibrary Of Congress1965The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress38.88888889-77.0044444444445
Current National Historic LandmarksAndrew Mellon Building1976A residence of Andrew W. Mellon.38.90916667-77.0416666666667
Current National Historic LandmarksMemorial Continental Hall197238.89361111-77.0402777777778
Current National Historic LandmarksMeridian Hill Park199438.92111111-77.0355555555556
Current National Historic LandmarksNational Training School For Women And Girls199138.89611111-76.93
Current National Historic LandmarksNational War College1972Listing is for Roosevelt Hall, which houses the National War College.38.86333333-77.0169444444445
Current National Historic LandmarksOctagon House1960Plantation owner's home lent to President Madison after the Burning of Washington in 1814.38.89611111-77.0416666666667
Current National Historic LandmarksOld Naval Observatory1965The original US Naval Observatory, current home of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ; closed to the public.38.895-77.0519444444445
Current National Historic LandmarksOld Patent Office1965Current home of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.38.89777778-77.0230555555556
Current National Historic LandmarksPan American Union Headquarters202138.89277778-77.0408333333333
Current National Historic LandmarksPension Building198538.8975-77.0180555555556
Current National Historic LandmarksFrances Perkins House1992A home of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve in the United States Cabinet.38.91527778-77.0519444444445
Current National Historic LandmarksPHILADELPHIA (Gundelo)1961Philadelphia, the only remaining American gunboat from the Revolutionary War, sank in a battle on Lake Champlain in 1776. It was salvaged in remarkably good condition in 1935 and now resides at the National Museum of American History.38.89111111-77.0294444444444
Current National Historic LandmarksRed Cross (American National) Headquarters196538.89472222-77.0405555555556
Current National Historic LandmarksRenwick Gallery197138.89888889-77.0394444444444
Current National Historic LandmarksZalmon Richards House1965A home of National Education Association founder Zalmon Richards.38.91166667-77.0302777777778
Current National Historic LandmarksSt. Elizabeth's Hospital199038.84916667-76.9897222222222
Current National Historic LandmarksSt. John's Church1960Popularly nicknamed the "Church of the Presidents".38.90027778-77.0352777777778
Current National Historic LandmarksSt. Luke's Episcopal Church1976The first African-American Episcopal church in Washington, DC.38.91027778-77.0347222222222
Current National Historic LandmarksSEQUOIA (Yacht)1987The former Presidential yacht, moored at the Washington Marina.38.87555556-77.0222222222222
Current National Historic LandmarksSewall–Belmont House1974Headquarters of the National Women's Party and home to a museum of the Suffrage movement.38.89194444-77.0036111111111
Current National Historic LandmarksSmithsonian Institution Building196538.88861111-77.0263888888889
Current National Historic LandmarksJohn Philip Sousa Junior High School2001In 1950, eleven black students were denied admission to the newly constructed all- white Sousa school. This action was eventually overturned in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Bolling v. Sharpe, which made segregated public schools illegal in the District of Columbia. This defeat of the principle of " separate but equal " was a significant landmark in the modern Civil Rights Movement.38.88361111-76.9525
Current National Historic LandmarksState, War, And Navy Building197138.8975-77.0391666666667
Current National Historic LandmarksSupreme Court Building198738.89083333-77.0044444444445
Current National Historic LandmarksMary Church Terrell House1975A home of Mary Church Terrell, abolitionist and first African-American woman to serve on a school board.38.91555556-77.0166666666667
Current National Historic LandmarksTudor Place1960A home, designed by Capitol designer Dr. William Thornton, and containing a collection of artifacts of George Washington and Martha Washington.38.91083333-77.0633333333333
Current National Historic LandmarksTwelfth Street YMCA Building1994NRHP 83003523. The earliest "Y" built by and expressly for African Americans.38.915-77.0283333333333
Current National Historic LandmarksOscar W. Underwood House1976A home of Oscar W. Underwood, United States Senator from Alabama.38.89805556-77.0452777777778
Current National Historic LandmarksUnited Mine Workers of America Building200538.90166667-77.0347222222222
Current National Historic LandmarksUnited States Capitol196038.88972222-77.0088888888889
Current National Historic LandmarksUnited States Department of the Treasury197138.8975-77.0341666666667
Current National Historic LandmarksUnited States Marine Corps Barrack and Commandant's House197638.88027778-76.9938888888889
Current National Historic LandmarksUnited States Soldier's Home197338.94166667-77.0116666666667
Current National Historic LandmarksVolta Bureau1972Founded in 1887 by Alexander Graham Bell "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the Deaf "; merged with the American Association for the Promotion and Teaching of Speech to the Deaf in 1908, and operates today as the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.38.90944444-77.0691666666667
Current National Historic LandmarksWashington Navy Yard197638.87333333-76.9969444444445
Moved National Historic LandmarksArmy Medical Museum and Library1965The listed building was demolished in 1969; the museum collection and library are now part of the National Museum of Health and Medicine , and are based in Silver Spring, Maryland . The landmark designation is under evaluation. Date moved: 198838.97694444-77.0325
Current National Historic LandmarksWashington Aqueduct1973Extends into Montgomery County, Maryland.38.9375-77.1141666666667
National Historic SitesCarter G. Woodson Homen/aCarter G. Woodson, the pioneering historian, author, and journalist who founded Black History Month, lived in this three-story rowhouse from 1922 until his death in 1950. There he operated the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and published the published the Negro History Bulletin and the Journal of Negro History.0.150.0006138.91-77.024167
National Historic SitesFord's Theatren/aPresident Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 while watching a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre. He was brought across the street to the Petersen House where he died the next morning. The theatre continues to produce live plays and has a museum of artifacts related to Lincoln, and the Petersen House, the first historic home purchased by the U.S. government, is furnished as it was the night Lincoln died.0.30.001238.896672-77.025694
Current National Historic LandmarksWhite House1960Residence of the president of the United States.38.89777778-77.0366666666667
Current National Historic LandmarksDavid White House1976Geologist David White of the United States Geological Survey lived in this house from 1910 to 1925. His researches into the distribution of petroleum resources became essential to the oil industry.38.92555556-77.0344444444445
National Historic SitesFrederick Douglassn/aFrederick Douglass was a prominent abolitionist who gave speeches and wrote books about his time enslaved and social reform. He spent the last 17 years of his life at this home, called Cedar Hill, in the Anacostia neighborhood, where he wrote an autobiography and was a member of D.C. society. The house is restored with many of Douglass's original belongings.8.570.034738.863333-76.985278
National Historic SitesMary McLeod Bethune Council Housen/a0.070.0002838.907778-77.030278
Current National Historic LandmarksWoodrow Wilson House1964A home of Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States.38.91416667-77.0513888888889
Current National Historic LandmarksCarter G. Woodson House1976A home of Carter G. Woodson, the "Father of Black History".38.91-77.0241666666667
National Historic SitesPennsylvania Avenuen/aThe neighborhood around Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the United States Capitol has many historically and architecturally significant buildings and sites, including the Old Post Office, Freedom Plaza, United States Navy Memorial, National World War I Memorial, Federal Triangle, John Marshall Park, and Judiciary Square.17.610.071338.893611-77.023889
Current National MemorialsLyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac1974Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency saw passage of Great Society legislation that expanded health care access through Medicare and Medicaid, established civil and voting rights prohibiting racial discrimination, addressed poverty and rural development, and promoted conservation and environmental protection. The grove of pine and dogwood trees surrounded by flowers sits on an island in the Potomac with trails, meadows, and a commemorative granite monolith.170.068838.877-77.05
Current National Historic LandmarksRobert Simpson Woodward House1976From 1904 to 1914, this was the home of Robert Simpson Woodward, the first President of the Carnegie Institution during the same period. Woodward had made his name as a leading geologist and mathematician.38.90888889-77.0363888888889
Current National MemorialsThomas Jefferson Memorial1943Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father who wrote the Declaration of Independence, was the first secretary of state, and served as president from 1801 to 1809. He promoted democratic ideals, individual freedoms, and states' rights in his nationally formative writings, and as president he expanded the country's territory with the Louisiana Purchase. The memorial, based on the Pantheon and the Rotunda at the University of Virginia that Jefferson designed himself, sits on the Tidal Basin with a bronze statue facing toward the White House surrounded by notable quotations.18.360.074338.881-77.037
Current National MemorialsFranklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial1997Franklin D. Roosevelt was the United States' longest-serving president, leading the country during a period of enormous national challenges. Four sections of waterfalls and pools represent Roosevelt's terms in office, when he instituted the New Deal to modernize the economy during the Great Depression and unified the country during World War II. Bronze statues of Roosevelt, his wife Eleanor, his dog Fala, and scenes of period Americans stand between stone walls engraved with notable quotations.8.140.032938.883-77.043
Current National MemorialsMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial2011Martin Luther King Jr. was the most significant leader of the Civil rights movement, organizing boycotts against segregated buses, solidarity marches for civil rights, and the March on Washington against inequality. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for nonviolent resistance but was assassinated in 1968. Notable quotations, including from his "I Have a Dream" speech and sermons, are etched on granite walls and a 30 ft (9.1 m) sculpture of King.2.740.011138.886-77.044
Current National MemorialsKorean War Veterans Memorial1995The US led United Nations forces in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 defending South Korea against North Korea as part of the Cold War. Of the over 300,000 US servicemembers, more than 36,000 died in the war that ended in a stalemate. The memorial includes a black granite wall etched with images of soldiers, 19 statues of a platoon on patrol, and the Pool of Remembrance that reflects the surrounding linden trees.1.560.006338.888-77.048
Current National MemorialsWashington Monument1885As commanding general of the Continental Army, George Washington was instrumental in securing victory in the Revolutionary War, leading him to serve as the first president of the United States. His presidency laid the foundations for the politics of the republic with policies on banking, taxes, the judiciary, and foreign affairs. The Monument, the centerpiece of the National Mall, is a 555 ft (169 m) tall obelisk of marble, granite, and gneiss topped with a small aluminum pyramid. A variety of interior memorial stones are visible from the elevator to the observation deck.106.010.42938.889-77.035
Current National MemorialsWorld War II Memorial2004Over 16 million veterans served during World War II from 1941 to 1945 alongside the other Allies against the Axis powers. The memorial recognizes their service with two triumphal arches representing the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, surrounded by 56 pillars for the states and territories. At the center is a pool with an oval of fountains, on the east are walls engraved with scenes of war, and on the west is a wall with 4,048 gold stars representing the approximately 404,800 killed in action.8.250.033438.889-77.04
Current National MemorialsLincoln Memorial1922Abraham Lincoln led the Union during the Civil War, bringing back together a divided nation and abolishing slavery before being assassinated shortly after the end of the war. A 30 ft (9.1 m)-tall statue of a seated Lincoln sits in this grand temple overlooking the National Mall toward the Capitol. Inside walls are inscribed with the text of his second inaugural address and the Gettysburg Address. Thirty-six Doric columns that represent the states of the Union in 1865 support an entablature whose frieze is inscribed with the names of the 48 states at the time of construction in 1922.7.290.029538.889-77.05
Current National MemorialsVietnam Veterans Memorial1982Almost three million Americans were deployed to Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1955 to 1975 as part of a campaign to stop communism in the region. Reflective black granite walls, sunken below ground level, bear the names of 58,320 servicemembers who died during the conflict. There are also statues representing women who served and the diversity of soldiers.2.180.008838.891-77.048
Current National MemorialsWorld War I Memorial2014The US entered World War I in 1917 and the American Expeditionary Forces saw about 2.8 million servicemembers fight in Europe through the end of the following year, with 53,000 deaths. Originally called Pershing Park in honor of General John J. Pershing, as of 2019 the memorial is undergoing a conversion from a fountain and pond to a lawn and plaza with a wall of remembrance.1.760.007138.896-77.033
Current National MemorialsTheodore Roosevelt Island1967Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders during the Spanish–American War and served as governor of New York before becoming vice president and then president when William McKinley was assassinated. His Square Deal promoted trustbusting, labor rights, and consumer protection, and he was a noted conservationist, establishing the Forest Service, the first national monuments, and wildlife refuges. This forested island in the Potomac features hiking trails and a memorial plaza with fountains, notable quotations, and a 17 ft (5.2 m) statue of Roosevelt.88.50.358138.897-77.064
Current National MemorialsDwight D. Eisenhower Memorial2020Dwight D. Eisenhower was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II and President of the United States in the 1950s. His accomplishments included enforcing school integration, creating NASA and the Interstate Highway System, and ending the Korean War. The memorial features stacked blocks showing quotations; sculptures depicting Eisenhower as a boy, general, and president; and a steel tapestry with an abstract depiction of Pointe du Hoc, a site of D-Day.3.390.013738.89-77.02
Future National MemorialsAdams Memorial2001Note: date is date authorized. Will honor presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, their wives Abigail Adams and Louisa Adams, and other members of the Adams political family. Neither a location nor design has been selected but a new planning commission was authorized in 2019. It will expire in 2025.38.904722-77.016389
Future National MemorialsNational Emergency Medical Services Memorial2018Note: date is date authorized. Will honor the services of emergency medical services personnel. There is a 2025 deadline to raise funds and finalize a design for the memorial.38.904722-77.016389
Future National MemorialsNational Desert Storm & Desert Shield Memorial2014Note: date is date authorized.38.891-77.051
Future National MemorialsNational Global War on Terrorism Memorial2017Note: date is date authorized. Will commemorate the events and veterans of the War on Terror, including the Iraq War and War in Afghanistan and other military campaigns. There is a 2028 deadline to raise funds and finalize a design for the memorial, which received an exemption to be built in the Reserve.38.904722-77.016389
Other National MemorialsJapanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II2000The US government baselessly challenged the loyalty of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, detaining them in a number of internment camps around the country. Despite that, 33,000 Japanese Americans served their country in the armed forces. This monument depicting cranes escaping barbed wire symbolizes their sacrifices during this injustice. It is part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks NPS unit.38.895-77.01
Other National MemorialsNational Law Enforcement Officers Memorial1991Honoring more than 21,000 law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty, the memorial plaza has tree-lined pathways protected by twelve bronze lions.38.9-77.02
Other National MemorialsNational Native American Veterans Memorial2020This memorial at the National Museum of the American Indian honors the military service of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian veterans. A vertical steel circle stands on a stone drum from which water flows and a ceremonial fire burns.38.889-77.016
National MonumentsBelmont-Paul Women's Equality2016Home of the National Woman's Party since 1929, this Adam Federal style house near the US Capitol was the home where party leader Alice Paul and others lived and worked. Managed by the National Park Service (NPS). 9,081 visitors in 2018.0.340.00138.89-77
National MonumentsPresident Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home2000President Abraham Lincoln and his family resided seasonally on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, which was founded in 1851 for homeless and disabled war veterans. The national monument and visitor center are preserved and operated by President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home on behalf of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Managed by the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH).2.30.0138.9416-77.0117
National Historical ParksChesapeake and Ohio Canaln/aThe 184 mi (296 km) Chesapeake and Ohio Canal shipped coal and other cargo down the Potomac River from Cumberland, Maryland, to Georgetown, Washington, D.C. from 1831 to 1924. Its towpath, alongside many preserved locks, is now a hiking and cycling trail, with more strenuous trails at Great Falls. It is also part of Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.19,617.3779.388738.899722-77.057778
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