| Directory > Regional > North America > United States > Washington, DC > Arts and Entertainment > Architecture > Historic Buildings Office of Planning: Historic Preservation Design Guidelines
Guidelines on historic building alterations and maintenance. PDF files.
http://www.planning.dc.gov/planning/cwp/view,a,1284,q,570650.asp
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District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites
Lists and describes properties designated as historic landmarks. Alphabetical list, indexed by
property type and street address.
http://planning.dc.gov/planning/frames.asp?doc=/planning/lib/planning/preservation/pdf/history_....
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Military Road School
Dedicated to interpret, preserve and protect the school's culturally rich heritage, landmarks and
original Civil War fort site. Includes history.
http://www.militaryroadschoolalumniassociation.org/
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Friends of the Old Naval Hospital
Volunteer organization supporting preservation and restoration of the Civil War era hospital on
Capitol Hill. Includes informational brochure, news, volunteer opportunities, and technical report
on the current condition of the building.
http://www.oldnavalhospital.org/
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The United States Capitol
Official site maintained by the Architect of the Capitol provides historic and current information
on the function and architecture of the Capitol, House and Senate buildings, and surrounding
grounds.
http://www.aoc.gov/
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House of the Temple
National headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Site includes a text-and-photo virtual
tour of the building.
http://www.srmason-sj.org/web/temple.htm
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The Capitol
Synopsis of a dissertation by Daniel Frydman 'The Great American Architectural Experiment: The
United States Capitol Building: 1792-1868', with bibliography.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2233/
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Anderson Cottage
News links about the history and restoration of this summer home Abraham Lincoln used at the
Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C.
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/news/anderson.htm
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Cady Lee Mansion
Information on the history, renovation, and sale of the 1887 Victorian home.
http://www.cadyleemansion.com/
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Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
Home in the 1940s to Bethune (1875-1955), black educator and activist, and today the headquarters
of the National Council of Negro Women. Site includes information on Bethune, the house, and on the
National Archives for Black Women's History.
http://www.nps.gov/mamc/bethune/welcome/frame.htm
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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Douglass, a former slave, became one of the pre-eminent crusaders against slavery as a speaker,
writer and publisher. His home in Washington, where he lived from 1877 to 1895, is now a National
Park Service site.
http://www.nps.gov/frdo/freddoug.html
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Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
The site of President Lincoln's assassination in 1864. Includes history of the theater and of the
assassination.
http://www.nps.gov/foth/index2.htm
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Decatur House
1819 home of naval hero Stephen Decatur. Teacher's lesson plan prepared by the National Register of
Historic Places.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/19decatur/19decatur.htm
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Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Historical tour of the building that was formerly known as the Old Executive Office Building, begun
in 1871 to house the State, War and Navy departments
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/eeobtour/
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A Gateway Restored
1988 article describes the design and history of Union Station, which opened in 1907 and was
restored in 1988.
http://www.nbm.org/blueprints/80s/summer88/cover/cover.htm
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Washington Navy Yard History
The U.S. Navy's oldest shore establishment, dating from 1799, was a shipbuilding center, then an
ordnance plant and is now the ceremonial and administrative center for the Navy.
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq52-1.htm
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736 Jackson Place
History of the 1870 Marcy/Townsend house on Lafayette Square and of its occupants.
http://clinton4.nara.gov/ONAP/736history.html
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History of the Main Treasury Building
Short history.
http://www.treas.gov/opc/opc0073.html
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History of the Kennedy Center
History of efforts to create a national performing arts center. Text of 1980 article by Roger
Meersman.
http://www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary/arts_meersman.html
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Holt House
History of the house, built in the early 1800s, and of efforts to preserve it as a historic
reminder of the legacy of slavery.
http://www.innercity.org/holt/
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Woodrow Wilson House
President Wilson's home from 1921 until his death in 1924 is Washington's only Presidential museum.
http://www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org/
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Decatur House
Describes the house (built for naval hero Stephen Decatur in 1819), its furnishings, and its
residents over the years.
http://decaturhouse.org/index.htm
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