Results for Historic District
Dupont Circle Historic District
It was the Board of Public works under the leadership of A...
Striver's Section Historic District
The name of the district, "Strivers' Section", derives fro...
Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District
As early as the mid-17th century, the boundaries of the Sh...
Mt. Pleasant Historic District
Mount Pleasant is a densely developed urban neighborhood w...
New Kalorama Triangle Historic District
This area historically was part of the 19th century estate...
Massachusetts Avenue Historic District
The Massachusetts Avenue Historic District is linearly con...
Georgetown Historic District
Georgetown was formally established in 1751 when the Maryl...
Old Woodley Park Historic District
The neighborhood now known as Old Woodley Park is a distin...
Cleveland Park Historic District
Cleveland Park is unusual because of its concentration of ...
Takoma Park Historic District
Takoma Park was founded and developed as a suburb by Benja...
Results for Historic District
Dupont Circle Historic District
It was the Board of Public works under the leadership of Alexander Shepherd that spearheaded the way for the development of Dupont Circle. Nevada Senator William Morris Stewart led the "California Syndicate" which bought up tracts of undeveloped land. The ...
Striver's Section Historic District
The name of the district, "Strivers' Section", derives from the area's longstanding association with leading individuals and institutions in Washington's African American community. The recognition of a special enclave of African American leaders in the area goes back more than ...
Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District
As early as the mid-17th century, the boundaries of the Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District as it is known today were being formed by property lines of the early land grants. During the 40-year period between 1663 and 1703, 18 landowners acquired ...
Mt. Pleasant Historic District
Mount Pleasant is a densely developed urban neighborhood with a distinct architectural character. It contains a rich array of architectural forms representing every period of its development. Significant vestiges of the village's origins are successfully juxtaposed with the residential, commercial ...
New Kalorama Triangle Historic District
This area historically was part of the 19th century estate "Kalorama" and enjoyed a reputation for its natural ambience. It was not until the turn of the century that urban development extended the city of Washington into and beyond the ...
Massachusetts Avenue Historic District
The Massachusetts Avenue Historic District is linearly conceived. L'Enfant planned Massachusetts Avenue as a transverse avenue crossing the city diagonally from the Eastern Branch to Rock Creek. The longest of the transverse avenues, it is roughly parallel to Pennsylvania Avenue ...
Georgetown Historic District
Georgetown was formally established in 1751 when the Maryland Assembly authorized a town on the Potomac River on 60 acres of land belonging to George Beall and George Gordon. George Town was named in honor of King George II and ...
Old Woodley Park Historic District
The neighborhood now known as Old Woodley Park is a distinct urban neighborhood, characterized by stately queues of dignified 20th-century rowhouses carefully articulated in the classical language of architecture, embellished by the rich greenery of street landscape, and bordered by ...
Cleveland Park Historic District
Cleveland Park is unusual because of its concentration of architect-designed late Victorian frame houses reminiscent of New England summer homes. Also unusual is the fact that the suburban development that began in 1894 was superimposed upon land previously occupied by ...
Takoma Park Historic District
Takoma Park was founded and developed as a suburb by Benjamin F. Gilbert in 1883. Takoma Park was the first commuter suburb in the area and was originally located on approximately 100 acres of land around the B & O ...
