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Saint Sophia Cathedral (Washington, D.C.)

Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral was founded as a church in 1904 to serve the Greek Orthodox residents of the District of Columbia. In 1962, the church was elevated to a cathedral under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of America in New York City and serves as his cathedral in Washington. The church is not named for Saint Sophia the martyr, but rather the Holy Wisdom of God in the tradition of Hagia Sophia of Constantinople. The building is in the Neo-Byzantine style with a central dome that reaches 80 ft (24 m) in height. The congregation met in temporary quarters for several years, prior to the construction of its own church near 8th and L Streets NW which was dedicated in 1924. This site is currently occupied by the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Construction on the current edifice at 2815 36th Street NW, near Massachusetts Avenue and a short distance from the Washington National Cathedral, began in 1951. The congregation began worshipping there in 1955 shortly after major construction was completed. Although the building has been in use for over fifty years, the interior decoration is incomplete. Work began on the interior in 1965 and continues to the present. The cathedral was Consecrated in May 2015 by Archbishop Demetrios of America. In 2003, construction began on an education center to the east of the sanctuary. It opened September 16, 2004, and contains classrooms, a library and ballroom to house gatherings. On May 10, the cathedral was consecrated in a service presided over by Archbishop Demetrios of America, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America; Bishop Andonios of Phasiane, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America; the Reverend Steven Zorzos, Presiding Priest of Saint Sophia Cathedral; the Reverend Dimitrios Lee, Assistant Priest of Saint Sophia Cathedral; the Reverend John Tavlarides, Presiding Priest Emeritus of Saint Sophia Cathedral; and Archdeacon Panteleimon Papadopoulos. As part of the service, the relics of three saints were interred in the altar table—those of Saint Panteleimon, Saint Barbara and Saint Kyrikos (representing a male saint, a female saint and one of the few child saints). References External links [1] https://www.saintsophiadc.org/about/history/
Samuel Gompers House

The Samuel Gompers House is a historic house at 2122 1st Street NW, in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Built around the turn of the 20th century, it was from 1902 until 1917 home to Samuel Gompers (1850–1924), who was founder and president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 until his death. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974. Description and history The Samuel Gompers House is one of a series of row houses on the west side of 1st Street NW between V and W Streets in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in Northwest Washington. It is a narrow brick building, three stories in height and two bays wide. The left bay has a projecting hexagonal bay, which rises the full height to a polygonal roof capped by a finial. The entrance, in the right bay, is approached by stone steps with a low stone railing, and is topped by a carved stone lintel. The building is not otherwise of architectural interest. Its construction date is unknown; it is stylistically typical of row houses built in Washington during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The house was from 1902 until 1917 home to Samuel Gompers. Gompers, a native of England, came to the United States as a young man and worked as a cigar maker. He organized a union of cigar makers that became one of the most powerful of the early 1870s. He was involved with other union leaders in laying the foundations for the American Federation of Labor (AFL), whose first president he became in 1886. His house, in addition to being his home, was often the scene of meetings related to the organization, which was in the first quarter of the 20th century the nation's most influential labor organizations. Gompers vigorously pursued its three goals of higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions for American workers. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. National Register of Historic Places listings in the upper NW Quadrant of Washington, D.C. Samuel Gompers Memorial References External links Photos, drawings, data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Buildings Survey
Second National Bank (Washington, D.C.)

The Second National Bank is a historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. History The bank was organized in 1872 and this building served as its second headquarters. It was designed by Washington architect Appleton P. Clark Jr. in the Italian Renaissance Revival style and was built from 1927 to 1928. The banking room was on the main floor of the building and it had rental office space above. Architect The building is an example of the flattened neoclassicism that was popular in the 1920s. The exterior of the building is faced with limestone and features bronze infills. References External links Media related to Second National Bank (Washington, D.C.) at Wikimedia Commons
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument

Das Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument ist ein US-amerikanisches National Monument und liegt im Stadtteil Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Es wurde durch Präsident Barack Obama durch eine Presidential Proclamation am 12. April 2016 ausgewiesen und erinnert an den Kampf für das Frauenwahlrecht und Gleichberechtigung von Frauen. Das Haus ist nach den Leiterinnen der National Woman’s Party Alva Vanderbilt Belmont und Alice Paul benannt. Geschichte Das Haus in unmittelbarer Nähe zum Kapitol wurde 1800 durch Robert Sewall gebaut und gehört zu den ältesten Wohnhäusern in Washington. Als Sewall kurz nach Fertigstellung die Tabakplantage eines Onkels erbte, zog er aus und vermietete das Gebäude an den Finanzminister Albert Gallatin, der von 1801 bis 1813 das Haus bewohnte. Im Britisch-Amerikanischen Krieg brannten britische Truppen im Brand von Washington auch das Sewall-Haus nieder, laut Angaben der Familie, weil es von zurückweichenden Amerikanern als Stützpunkt genutzt worden war. Die Wiederherstellung dauerte bis 1820, die Familie Sewall bewohnte es bis 1912, danach stand es leer. 1922 kaufte Senator Porter H. Dale das Gebäude und ließ es renovieren. 1929 verkaufte er das Haus an die National Woman’s Party, die es zu ihrer Parteizentrale machte. Die Partei benannte das Gebäude Alva Belmont House nach Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, der Parteivorsitzenden seit 1920 und zugleich größte Förderin. Das Haus wurde für Büros genutzt, aber auch als Gästehaus für auswärtige Parteifunktionärinnen. Im Alva-Belmont-Haus saß auch die Redaktion der Zeitschrift Equal Rights. Gedenkstätte Anfang der 1970er Jahre drohte ein Abriss, um weitere Bundesgebäude zu errichten. Die Partei wehrte sich und machte die besondere historische Bedeutung des Gebäudes geltend. Daraufhin wurde es im Juni 1972 im National Register of Historic Places gelistet und im Mai 1974 als National Historic Landmark ausgewiesen. 2016 schenkte die Partei Grund und Boden, sowie das Gebäude an den National Park Service, im Gegenzug wies am 12. April 2016 Präsident Barack Obama das Sewall-Belmont House als National Monument aus. Von 2022 bis 2024 wurde es renoviert und der neuen Nutzung angepasst. Der heutige Name setzt sich aus Alva Vanderbilt Belmont und der langjährigen Vorsitzenden Alice Paul zusammen. Weblinks National Park Service: Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument (offizielle Seite; englisch) National Woman Party: Homepage der National Woman Party (englisch) Einzelnachweise
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument

Le Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument est un monument national américain désigné comme tel par le président des États-Unis Barack Obama le 12 avril 2016. Il a abrité le siège du National Woman's Party, à Washington pendant plus de 90 ans, à proximité du Capitole et de la Cour suprême des États-Unis. Historique Cette maison est un symbole historique de la lutte pour les droits des femmes. Là, Alice Paul et le NWP ont lutté, avec tous leurs moyens et leur énergie pour faire adopter le dix-neuvième amendement de la constitution des États-Unis sur l'égalité des droits et l'égalité des femmes. Défilé pour le suffrage féminin de 1913 à Washington Parmi les manifestations publiques, les évènements et les temps forts de cette lutte relatés dans ce site, le défilé pour le suffrage féminin de 1913 à Washington illustre le conflit pour le suffrage et la discrimination au sein des associations féministes envers les Afro-Américaines. Voir aussi Articles connexes Liste des monuments nationaux américains Alpha Suffrage Club Liens externes Ressources relatives à la géographie : Geographic Names Information System National Parks Conservation Association NPSpecies Planning, Environment and Public Comment Ressources relatives à l'architecture : Harpers Ferry Center National Park Foundation NPS Stats Registre national des lieux historiques (en) Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument sur Natural Atlas (en) Site officiel Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail des femmes et du féminisme Portail de Washington, D.C.
Seward Square

Seward Square is a square and park maintained by the National Park Service located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Carolina Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C. The square is bounded by 4th Street to the west and 6th Street to the east. North and south of the park are the respective westbound and eastbound lanes of Seward Square, SE. Because Pennsylvania and North Carolina Avenues intersect in the middle of the square, it divides the square into four unique smaller parks. The park is named after William Henry Seward, the United States Secretary of State under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Seward is noted for his part in the American purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867. The purchase was ridiculed at the time and was colloquially known as "Seward's Folly". There is no statue of William Seward on the site of the park, however there is a statue of his adopted daughter, Olive Risley Seward located at a private residence at the corner of 6th Street and North Carolina Avenue, SE. The statue was sculpted in 1971 by John Cavanaugh. References
Sheridan School

Sheridan School is an independent, co-ed, progressive, K-8 school in Washington, D.C. The school enrolls no more than 230 students. The average tuition for the 2025-2026 school year is $46,195. The school awarded $1.6 million in financial aid in 2025-2026. Forty percent (40%) of Sheridan students identify as students of color. In 2025, Sheridan was named an AMLE School of Distinction. History Founded in 1927 as Mrs. Cook's School, Sheridan School was later renamed after its original location of Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row. Incorporated as a non-profit in 1961, it moved two years later to its current location on 36th Street, NW, in the North Cleveland Park neighborhood. In 1971, the school purchased a 130-acre Mountain Campus in Luray, Virginia. Mountain campus The school also has a 130-acre Mountain Campus in Luray, Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This facility includes: platform tents, a dining hall, and a nature center. Activities include a zip line, a giant swing, a climbing wall and a high- and low-ropes courses. Each grade engages in the outdoor education program twice each school year. Notable alumni Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States, attended Sheridan from kindergarten to third grade. Eva Jinek, Dutch American journalist and television presenter Oliver Platt, Actor References External links Official website
Sherman Circle

Sherman Circle is an urban park and traffic circle in the Northwest Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Petworth at the intersection of Illinois Avenue, Kansas Avenue, 7th Street, and Crittenden Street NW. The circle is named in honor of Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. Administered by the National Park Service's Rock Creek Park unit, Sherman Circle (U.S. Reservation 369) together with four surrounding triangular parks (U.S. Reservations 436, 438, 447, and 448) covers 3.44 acres (1.39 ha) and is considered by the National Park Service a "cultural landscape." What became Sherman Circle and the four surrounding reservations were first documented in 1889 as part of the original plat of Petworth. It was not until 1923 that the five reservations were created. The design by landscape architect Irving W. Payne called for installing concrete walkways and planting trees, shrubs, grass, and perennials to reinforce the individual sites' interconnectedness and their connections to the neighborhood. In April 1926, the Office of the Public Buildings and Public Parks graded and seeded the circle, which was also being considered as a possible location to relocate the Bartholdi Fountain. Sidewalks were added in 1929. In 1931, there was some discussion in the local press about moving the General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument from President's Park to Sherman Circle to allow for the widening of E Street NW, but no action to move the monument was ever taken. During the planning of the Washington Metro in the late 1960s, Sherman Circle was briefly considered as a location for a Petworth stop on a line that would have been routed from Columbia Heights under Kansas Avenue NW en route to Fort Totten. In 2012, 21 pedestrian lamps were added to the circle. See also List of circles in Washington, D.C. References
Shiloh Baptist Church (Washington, D.C.)

Shiloh Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in Washington, D.C. 20001 in the historic Shaw District. It is affiliated with the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention. History Origins in Fredericksburg VA The Shiloh Baptist Church was organized in Fredericksburg, VA by its white members in 1804. The church's membership included some free blacks but most were slaves. The black members were subjected to segregated seating. The church was sold to African American members in 1854, and this congregation was led by a white pastor. Civil War At the start of the Civil War in 1861, Shiloh had about 750 members. The Civil War disrupted the church's life but also brought the possibility of equality for blacks. The Shiloh religious services were discontinued when the Union Army wanted to use the church as a hospital because of a planned attack on Fredericksburg in June 1862. The Union Army protected and helped the slaves and free blacks escape to Washington D.C. About 400 members of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Fredericksburg arrived in Washington D.C. Once in Washington D.C., they became free civilians in April 1862 when Congress emancipated the slaves of the District of Columbia. Move to Washington, D.C. In 1862, Sunday School directed by J. McCleary Perkins, a white Union soldier, met in shanty on L St NW between 16th and 17th Streets. White and black teachers gave instruction on religion and basic reading and writing. In 1863, Shiloh Baptist Church granted recognition by council. Rev. William Walker elected first pastor. In 1864, membership purchased building on L St NW between 16th and 17th. In 1869, membership numbered 243. Purchased larger building with Fredericksburg funds. Growth of the church at current location In 1924, Shiloh moves to 9th and P Streets. L Street property sold for $60,000. 9th and P and adjacent property purchased in November 1924. In 1945, first black church to unite with the Council of Church Women. In 1950 Carter Woodson, a church neighbor, was a guest speaker for Negro History Week (an annual participation until his death). In 1980, Ted Kennedy addressed the congregation of the church as part of his presidential campaign of 1980. In 1991, a fire nearly destroyed the entire church building. Presidential visits President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy attended a performance of spirituals and gospel music, hosted by Leontyne Price in December 1983. The choir of Howard University appeared alongside Price; other performers included Lillias White, Kevette Cartledge, David Weatherspoon, and the Richard Smallwood Singers. It was broadcast as the 1983 Christmas Special of In Performance at the White House. President Bill Clinton addressed the congregation as part of Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign. On April 24, 2011, President Barack Obama and his family attended the Easter Sunday service at the church, the first presidential visit to the congregation. References External links Official website Cultural Tourism DC: Shaw Heritage Trail Fredericksburg Baptist Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Sibley Memorial Hospital

Sibley Memorial Hospital is a non-profit hospital located in The Palisades neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and is licensed by the District of Columbia Department of Health and Human Services. The hospital specializes in surgery, orthopedics, and oncology services. It has been part of Johns Hopkins Medicine since 2010. History Sibley hospital traces its lineage to the Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School, established in 1890 at a house at 133 F St. NE, but which moved the next year to 1140 N. Capitol St. NW, near the corner with Pierce Street. The institution of the Methodist Church was named in memory of President Rutherford B. Hayes's wife and trained young women for various Christian-related professions, including work for medical facilities and orphanages. William J. Sibley, a member of the Foundry Methodist Church, donated $10,000 to the school to establish a hospital in memory of his wife, Dorothea Lowndes Sibley. The hospital was dedicated, next to the school on North Capitol Street, in 1894, and opened the following year. It was expanded in 1900 and again in 1925, to occupy the full block at North Capitol Street and Pierce Street. In 1953, the Methodist Church, which also owned American University, proposed moving Sibley to a spot on Nebraska Avenue on American's campus, citing the need for more space. The city government declined to make a zoning change necessary for the move, effectively blocking it. Congress helped in 1957, passing a law to grant Sibley 12 acres of land on Loughboro Road in Northwest Washington formerly belonging to the federal government as part of its reservation for the Dalecarlia Reservoir. It had housed the National Training School for Girls, a reform school. In exchange, Sibley had to grant to the federal government the site of Hahnemann Hospital at 135 New York Ave. NE. Hahnemann, formerly the National Homeopathic Hospital, had merged into Sibley the year prior. Sibley moved to the new site in 1961. In 2010, citing an uncertain financial future, Sibley merged into Johns Hopkins Medicine. The Hayes School transformed into a nursing school, and the Methodist Church moved it to American University. American closed the nursing school in 1987 due to declining enrollment. The District of Columbia government built a low-income public apartment building on the former site of the hospital on North Capitol Street in 1968, and named it Sibley Plaza in honor of the hospital. U.S. News & World Report As of January 2025, Sibley is ranked #4 in the Washington, D.C. metro area by U.S. News & World Report. Patient safety Sibley Memorial Hospital has an A grade "Hospital Safety Score" by The Leapfrog Group as of Fall 2025. See also Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School References External links Sibley Memorial Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine Patient Care Locations
Statue of William Blackstone

Sir William Blackstone is a bronze statue by Paul Wayland Bartlett of the English legal scholar William Blackstone. It is located at E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, at 333 Pennsylvania Avenue in northwest Washington, D.C., in the Judiciary Square neighborhood. It was installed on August 11, 1943. See also List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6 References External links Media related to Sir William Blackstone by Paul Wayland Bartlett at Wikimedia Commons
Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building

The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building is a historic building at 330 Independence Avenue SW in the Southwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States. Originally known as the Social Security Administration Building, it is recognized for its architecture. History The building was designed by Charles Zeller Klauder and the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon, in the Stripped Classical style in 1939. The building has Egyptian elements as well. Construction was completed in 1940, but Social Security did not become the building's first occupant. Instead, the threat of war created a need for space for defense agencies, and the building was made available to the War Department and the National Defense Commission. After the war, the Federal Security Agency, under which the Social Security Board had been placed in 1939, moved into the building. In 1953, FSA's successor, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, part of which became the Department of Health and Human Services in 1980, became the primary occupant. Voice of America was headquartered in the building beginning in 1954. On April 28, 1988, the building was renamed the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in honor of the Social Security Board's first professional employee and the former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. On July 6, 2007, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Voice of America (VOA) and the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) were the building's principal occupants. Planned disposal In 2020, the General Services Administration notified VOA that the agency would have to leave the building by 2028. At the time, VOA's offices there were described as "highly inefficient". Under the second presidency of Donald Trump, in May 2025, federal officials agreed to expedite the sale of the building. This prompted concerns that the building could be demolished, as the cost of renovations would likely be prohibitive. On November 6, 2025, a public campaign asking federal agencies and congress to ensure that historic preservation laws are followed and that the Cohen Building is protected for future generations was launched by The Living New Deal Project through a public petition titled "Save the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building – the "Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art." Preservationists and art historians advocated for saving the building's interior murals by Seymour Fogel, Philip Guston, Ben Shahn, and Ethel Magafan and Jenne Magafan, as well as its exterior relief sculptures by Henry Kreis and Emma Lu Davis. There were also calls for the Jewish Museum in New York City to save the murals. The Ben Shahn and Seymour Fogel pieces, which are painted using buon fresco and fresco secco techniques, are chemically bound to the building's walls and are difficult if not impossible to remove without destroying them. The General Services Administration began giving tours of the art in early 2026. Gallery See also Railroad Retirement Board Building on the same block National Register of Historic Places listings in central Washington, D.C. References External links
Spencer Carriage House and Stable

Spencer Carriage House and Stable is an historic structure located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. History The building is the work of master builder John McGregor and was completed in 1905. It was built to service the residence of Southern Railway president Samuel Spencer. The two-story structure features modest brick detailing, a hipped roof, and cupolas. The building has housed a nightclub and is now a private residence. It has been listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites since 1995 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It is a contributing property in the Dupont Circle Historic District. See also Codman Carriage House and Stable Walsh Stable References External links Media related to Spencer Carriage House and Stable at Wikimedia Commons