The Upstairs Hall of the Georgetown Custom House, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation Needs a Modernized Office Building, McCormick Apartments, Washington, D.C.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation Needs a Modernized Office Building, McCormick Apartments, Washington, D.C.
We have it on good authority, from one of our inside sources, that America’s National Trust for Historic Preservation is in the midst of selling their old headquarters with hope of one day occupying a modernized office building. It is possible [...]
Could The JBG Companies Not Demolish Our African American History?
Could The JBG Companies Not Demolish Our African American History?
Say Goodbye to Romulus Cornelius Archer, Jr.’s Baptist Church, 935 Florida Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Designed by the Second African American Architect Licensed in the District of Columbia
Just six months or so after Romulus Cornelius Archer, Jr. became the second African American architect to be licensed in the [...]
Is The Wonder Bread Factory Brick Wall Still A Historic Building.?! Washington, D.C.
Is The Wonder Bread Factory Brick Wall Still A Historic Building.?! Washington, D.C.
Unlike most of the industrious American cities on the east coast–Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, &tc., the City of Washington, the District of Columbia, was the premier manufactourer of policies and regulations rather than raw goods, among other products. In fact, the Federal City was (and remains) almost execlusively centered around the Federal government, its pseudonyms, and their [...]
The LOADING DOCK in Front of This House is NOT just any “Parking Space”…Washington, D.C.
The LOADING DOCK in Front of This House is NOT just any “Parking Space”…Washington, D.C.
A Comment on Public Space in the District of Columbia
One of the most misunderstood laws in the District of Columbia is regarding the public space that comprises the front and side yards of our houses. In the last years of the 19th [...]
The Burning of the Capitol Traction Company Power House on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
The Burning of the Capitol Traction Company Power House on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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The Washington, D.C. Townhouse & Its Old Cloth Awning
The Washington, D.C. Townhouse & Its Old Cloth Awning
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Cardoza High School Was Once The Crown Jewel of the District of Columbia Public School System, Central High School, the Emory Williams Stadium, Columbia Heights, NW, Washington, D.C.
Cardoza High School Was Once The Crown Jewel of the District of Columbia Public School System, Central High School, the Emory Williams Stadium, Columbia Heights, NW, Washington, D.C.
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U-Haul, Please Help The Postal Service, USPS, Washington, D.C.
U-Haul, Please Help The Postal Service, USPS, Washington, D.C.
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Observatory Geogetown University’s Astronomical Dedication to American History….the Second Oldest Astronomical Observatory in America, Washington, D.C.
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Observatory Georgetown University’s Astronomical Dedication to Historic Preservation….One of the Oldest Astronomical Observatory in America
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While the second, or at least one of the oldest, Astronomical Observatories in America sits at Georgetown University with peeling paint, bricked-in windows, rotting wood, and, overall, is in a general state of disrepair, we are not surprised at such priorities, [...]
