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Z. D. Gilman's Drug Store, 627 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Z. D. Gilman's Drug Store, 627 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingt...

Significance: This small Italianate commercial building is a fine example of pre-Civil War commercial Washington architecture. From 1843 through 1965, this site bore the name of Gilman's Drugstore, thus making... More

Occidental Restaurant, 1413 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Occidental Restaurant, 1413 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington,...

Significance: The two-story Occidental Restaurant functions aesthetically with the Occidental Hotel, (DC-325), continuing the fenestration and rustication of the hotel. Built before 1870, as the Owen House, a... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Court, Fifteenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Court, Fifteenth Street & Penns...

Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Court, Fifteenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Court, Fifteenth Street & Penns...

Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...

Significance: One of Washington's few examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture, and the only government building built in this style. it was the first federal structure to occupy the Fede... More

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Colu...

Survey number: HABS DC-304 Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Z. D. Gilman's Drug Store, 627 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Z. D. Gilman's Drug Store, 627 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingt...

Significance: This small Italianate commercial building is a fine example of pre-Civil War commercial Washington architecture. From 1843 through 1965, this site bore the name of Gilman's Drugstore, thus making... More

George W. Dashiell Building, 1203 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

George W. Dashiell Building, 1203 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...

Significance: The building is located within the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site and contributes to the small-scale commercial streetscape of the block. Constructed ca. 1823, the building is one of ... More

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...

Survey number: HABS DC-546 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Atlantic Coastline Building, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Atlantic Coastline Building, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washin...

Significance: (Architectural Significance) Built in 1802-1893, the Atlantic Coastline building was designed by the prominent Washington architect James G. Hill. The builder was W.E. Speir. Prior to 189, Hill... More

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...

Significance: One of Washington's few examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture, and the only government building built in this style. it was the first federal structure to occupy the Fede... More

Willard Hotel, 1401-1409 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Willard Hotel, 1401-1409 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, Di...

Significance: The New Willard hotel was designed at the turn of this century by Henry J. Hardenbergh, one of the country's most need hotel architects. It replaced the earlier "Willard Hotel" which had been bui... More

Willard Hotel, 1401-1409 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Willard Hotel, 1401-1409 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, Di...

Significance: The New Willard hotel was designed at the turn of this century by Henry J. Hardenbergh, one of the country's most need hotel architects. It replaced the earlier "Willard Hotel" which had been bui... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Evening Star Building, Northwest corner of Eleventh Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Evening Star Building, Northwest corner of Eleventh Street & Pennsylva...

Significance: Home of the Evening Star from 1898 to 1955. Survey number: HABS DC-316

Evening Star Building, Northwest corner of Eleventh Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Evening Star Building, Northwest corner of Eleventh Street & Pennsylva...

Significance: Home of the Evening Star from 1898 to 1955. Survey number: HABS DC-316

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...

Survey number: HABS DC-546 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...

Significance: One of Washington's few examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture, and the only government building built in this style. it was the first federal structure to occupy the Fede... More

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Colu...

Survey number: HABS DC-304 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Willard Hotel, 1401-1409 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Willard Hotel, 1401-1409 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, Di...

Significance: The New Willard hotel was designed at the turn of this century by Henry J. Hardenbergh, one of the country's most need hotel architects. It replaced the earlier "Willard Hotel" which had been bui... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

Waffle Shop, 619 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Waffle Shop, 619 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District o...

Significance: This building is significant as an example of the urban changes which occurred in the post-war period when appreciation of the 19th century architecture in this country was at its lowest point. I... More

2411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

2411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (House), Washington, District of Co...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Evening Star Building, Northwest corner of Eleventh Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Evening Star Building, Northwest corner of Eleventh Street & Pennsylva...

Significance: Home of the Evening Star from 1898 to 1955. Survey number: HABS DC-316

U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Court, Fifteenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Court, Fifteenth Street & Penns...

Public domain photograph of court building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District ...

Significance: The stately residence of Major Gist Blair located in the city of Washington, at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue, is at once architecturally charming and a veritable treasure house for cultural antiquitie... More

Central National Bank Building, 631 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Central National Bank Building, 631 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Was...

Significance: The Central National Bank Building has stood at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and C Street since the mid-1860's. Originally a simple trapezoidal Renaissance Revival building, it is an early e... More

Atlantic Coastline Building, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Atlantic Coastline Building, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washin...

Significance: (Architectural Significance) Built in 1802-1893, the Atlantic Coastline building was designed by the prominent Washington architect James G. Hill. The builder was W.E. Speir. Prior to 189, Hill... More

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...

Significance: One of Washington's few examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture, and the only government building built in this style. it was the first federal structure to occupy the Fede... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Z. D. Gilman's Drug Store, 627 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Z. D. Gilman's Drug Store, 627 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingt...

Significance: This small Italianate commercial building is a fine example of pre-Civil War commercial Washington architecture. From 1843 through 1965, this site bore the name of Gilman's Drugstore, thus making... More

1922-1932 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Commercial Building), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

1922-1932 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Commercial Building), Washing...

Significance: Good example of several styles of 19th century commercial/residential row house architecture. Fine cornice on #1928-1932. Apparently one of last such blocks remaining in immediate area. Survey... More

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...

Significance: One of Washington's few examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture, and the only government building built in this style. it was the first federal structure to occupy the Fede... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

2411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

2411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (House), Washington, District of Co...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Evening Star Building, Northwest corner of Eleventh Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Evening Star Building, Northwest corner of Eleventh Street & Pennsylva...

Significance: Home of the Evening Star from 1898 to 1955. Survey number: HABS DC-316

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...

Survey number: HABS DC-546 Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Colu...

Survey number: HABS DC-304 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Colu...

Survey number: HABS DC-304 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Willard Hotel, 1401-1409 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Willard Hotel, 1401-1409 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, Di...

Significance: The New Willard hotel was designed at the turn of this century by Henry J. Hardenbergh, one of the country's most need hotel architects. It replaced the earlier "Willard Hotel" which had been bui... More

Willard Hotel, 1401-1409 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Willard Hotel, 1401-1409 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, Di...

Significance: The New Willard hotel was designed at the turn of this century by Henry J. Hardenbergh, one of the country's most need hotel architects. It replaced the earlier "Willard Hotel" which had been bui... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Jane Stone Harrison Building, 1205 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Jane Stone Harrison Building, 1205 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wash...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Z. D. Gilman's Drug Store, 627 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Z. D. Gilman's Drug Store, 627 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingt...

Significance: This small Italianate commercial building is a fine example of pre-Civil War commercial Washington architecture. From 1843 through 1965, this site bore the name of Gilman's Drugstore, thus making... More

Z. D. Gilman's Drug Store, 627 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Z. D. Gilman's Drug Store, 627 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingt...

Significance: This small Italianate commercial building is a fine example of pre-Civil War commercial Washington architecture. From 1843 through 1965, this site bore the name of Gilman's Drugstore, thus making... More

2411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

2411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (House), Washington, District of Co...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an automobile, 1940s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Court, Fifteenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Court, Fifteenth Street & Penns...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Court, Fifteenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, South Court, Fifteenth Street & Penns...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brown's Marble Hotel, 621 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Brown's Marble Hotel, 621 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, D...

Significance: Only remaining fragment of popular early Washington hotel, in which Tyler was sworn in as President. Survey number: HABS DC-322

Central National Bank Building, 631 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Central National Bank Building, 631 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Was...

Significance: The Central National Bank Building has stood at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and C Street since the mid-1860's. Originally a simple trapezoidal Renaissance Revival building, it is an early e... More

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...

Survey number: HABS DC-546 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...

Survey number: HABS DC-546 Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...

Significance: One of Washington's few examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture, and the only government building built in this style. it was the first federal structure to occupy the Fede... More

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Colu...

Survey number: HABS DC-304 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Old D. C. Central Public Library, 499 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Old D. C. Central Public Library, 499 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Significance: Reinforced concrete structure relating to the Ford Motor Company building and other neighboring buildings anchoring the streetscape of Pennsylvania Avenue. Survey number: HABS DC-372 Building/s... More

Seven Buildings, 1901-1913 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Seven Buildings, 1901-1913 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, ...

Significance: Important as homes of Government Officials, ministers and private citizens, reported to have been erected soon after Washington became the capital city. Corner building (1901) house the State Dep... More

2411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (House), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

2411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (House), Washington, District of Co...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical landmark building, courtyard, 17th, 18th, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District ...

Significance: The stately residence of Major Gist Blair located in the city of Washington, at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue, is at once architecturally charming and a veritable treasure house for cultural antiquitie... More

Occidental Hotel & Restaurant, 1411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Occidental Hotel & Restaurant, 1411 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Was...

Significance: The Occidental Hotel is an example of the architectural eclecticism that prevailed at the turn of the century as designers sought to reconcile advances in high rise technology with stylistic tradi... More

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...

Survey number: HABS DC-546 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...

Survey number: HABS DC-546 Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Ford Motor Company Building, 451-455 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Wa...

Significance: The Ford Motor Company Building is an early example of reinforced concrete construction in Washington. It was designed by Albert Kahn Associates of Detroit, Michigan, one of the country's foremos... More

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...

Significance: One of Washington's few examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture, and the only government building built in this style. it was the first federal structure to occupy the Fede... More

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...

Significance: One of Washington's few examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture, and the only government building built in this style. it was the first federal structure to occupy the Fede... More

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Post Office Department, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washi...

Significance: One of Washington's few examples of the Richardsonian Romanesque style of architecture, and the only government building built in this style. it was the first federal structure to occupy the Fede... More

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, 900 Block, Washington, District of Colu...

Survey number: HABS DC-304 Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, W...

Documentation of teller's cages & cash room are included. Significance: Financial headquarters for the U.S. Government. No other government department has continuously occupied its present headquarters as long... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Corcoran Art Gallery, Northeast corner of Seventeenth Street & Pennsyl...

Significance: The Corcoran Art Gallery was erected in 1859-61 by William Wilson Corcoran, Washington banker and philanthropist as a gallery for his private collection; the building was designed by James Renwick... More

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