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Evermay

Evermay is a historic Federal architecture-style house at 1623 28th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood. The property originally extended south to Q Street, but the other houses were divided from the property. History In 1792-1794 Samuel Davidson bought a portion of the 795-acre tract called the "Rock of Dumbarton" from Thomas Beall. Davidson was one of the owners of the land on which the White House and the National Mall are currently located. The house was built in 1801 at a cost of $2,302.82 with proceeds from the sale of the White House land to the Federal government of the United States. It was designed by British architect Nicholas King, the first surveyor of Washington, D.C. and founder of its first library. The house underwent interior renovations until 1818. Davidson was not married and had no children and upon his death, his nephew, Lewis Grant, inherited the property. Lewis Grant's daughter married Charles Dodge. In 1877, the Dodges sold the property to John D. McPherson. McPherson added a porch and converted the house to the Victorian architecture style. Henry Hayes Lockwood lived at the property and died there in 1899. In 1919, developer Francis H. Duehey bought the property and planned to demolish the house and build a hotel on the site. The citizens of Georgetown rallied to pass an ordinance forbidding construction taller than 40 feet. Diplomat F. Lammot Belin and his wife bought the property in 1924. Belin came from a family of French immigrants who married into the du Pont family and made a fortune in the gunpowder industry. As part of extensive renovations and enlargements, he removed Victorian elements at the house to restore its Georgian simplicity. He owned the property until his death in 1961, when it was inherited by his son, Peter Belin. In 1961, Peter added the brick orangery on the east front. In 1973, Evermay was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1996, the house was inherited by Peter's son, Harry Belin. In 1999, Harry formed the Evermay Society and began renting the estate for corporate events, weddings, anniversary parties, even fundraisers for President George W. Bush, all for tens of thousands of dollars apiece. He also let nonprofits such as Bible study groups, local preservation groups, human rights advocates and environmentalists use Evermay for free. Harry was unable to afford the annual property taxes of $100,000 and annual upkeep costs of $200,000 and sold the house in May 2011 for $22 million to Dr. Sachiko Kuno and Dr. Ryuji Ueno, founders of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals. The couple also own Halcyon House, another historic Georgetown mansion. The houses are now used by their nonprofit organization. References
Église Saint-Pierre de Washington

L'église Saint-Pierre (St. Peter's Church on Capitol Hill) est un édifice religieux catholique sis à Washington dans le quartier de Capitol Hill. Dépendant de l'archidiocèse de Washington elle est placée sous le vocable de saint Pierre. Fondée en 1820, son ancienneté en fait la deuxième paroisse catholique de la ville. Le premier édifice datait de 1889, mais il fut détruit dans un incendie en 1940. L'église fut immédiatement reconstruite dans le style néo-roman. Sa proximité avec le Capitole des États-Unis la fait surnommer l'« église de la Chambre des Représentants » et elle est fréquentée par des membres du Congrès et des fonctionnaires. Une autre église située de l'autre côté du Capitole est surnommée l'« église du Sénat », il s'agit de l'église Saint-Joseph. Historique Le matin du 17 mars 1940, l'édifice construit en 1889 est détruit par un incendie causé par l'étincelle d'un chalumeau utilisé pour ôter la peinture des fenêtres de la claire-voie. Deux vicaires, les abbés Nelson et Sullivan, se précipitent pour enlever les saintes espèces du tabernacle. Des fidèles de l'église méthodiste voisine viennent à l'aide. L'église commence à être reconstruite en juin 1940 et le culte y est rétabli le 13 avril 1941, dimanche de Pâques, la cérémonie étant célébrée par Mgr Curley, archevêque de Washington depuis juillet 1939. Depuis 2017, Gary Studniewski en est le curé. Références Liens externes (en) Site officiel de l'Église Saint-Pierre de Washington Portail du catholicisme Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail de Washington, D.C.
Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building

The Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building is a historic structure located in Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. History The structure was built to house the Acacia Mutual Insurance Company, which was the only federally chartered life insurance company. It was incorporated in 1869 as the Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia. The Federal government took possession of the building in 1934 to house the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, which is how the building acquired its name in 1937. It was a New Deal program that supported home ownership. Architecture George E. Mathews of the architectural firm of Hoggson Brothers was the original architect for the building. Louis A. Simon of the Public Works Branch in the Department of the Treasury was the architect for an addition that was built from 1935 to 1937. The building exemplifies early-20th-century Classical Revival intuitional office architecture. The exterior features facades covered with limestone with classical detail. The interior features an ornamented lobby. References External links Media related to Federal Home Loan Bank Board Building at Wikimedia Commons
Folger Park

Folger Park is a public park named after former Secretary of the Treasury Charles J. Folger. It is located at 2nd Street and D Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C., in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Andrew Ellicott modified Pierre L'Enfant's plan making what was street right of way into open space. Today the park is notable for two large pebble-faced concrete "fountain benches" (no longer containing drinking fountains) that sit on opposite sides of the park, facing each other. The park also contains a variety of trees, including ornamentals. Tree species include the copper beech, southern magnolia, yellowwood, hackberry, eastern redbud, deodar cedar, and American holly. Providence Hospital While Folger Park proper is only the north block, the block to the south, between D and E Streets Southeast is also green space. The block to the south of Folger Park was the original site of Providence Hospital. The hospital was founded in 1861 by the Daughters of Charity. They originally rented a house at the corner of Second and D Streets, but soon acquired the entire block. In 1864 President Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress authorizing funds for the construction of a five-story brick Second Empire-style building with Italianate features. In 1904 the building was expanded to four times its original capacity and remodeled into a Mission style, including the 175-foot bell tower, according to the design of architect Waddy Butler Wood. With the hospital dominating the area, Folger Park was originally known as Providence Hospital Square or the Square North of Providence Hospital. The hospital had deteriorated by 1947 and rather than shut down for a two-year remodel, in March 1956 the trustees relocated the hospital to its current 36-acre site at 1150 Varnum St. NE, near Catholic University. The hospital building was demolished in 1964. The block was designated in 1978 as Providence Park. References External links http://www.lunacommons.org/luna/servlet/detail/CORNELL~3~1~75757~10040207:Folger-Park,-Washington,-D--C- http://wikimapia.org/3931856/Folger-Park http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/485242/Plate+16,+Garfield+Park,+Folger+Park/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/cornelluniversitylibrary/3678945336/
Ford House Office Building

The Ford House Office Building is one of the five office buildings containing U.S. House of Representatives staff in Washington, D.C., on Capitol Hill. The Ford House Office Building is the only House Office Building that is not connected underground to either one of the other office buildings or to the Capitol itself, and the only House Office Building that does not contain offices of members of Congress. Instead, it primarily houses committee staff and other offices, including the Architect of the Capitol, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. History Prior to the construction of the current Ford House Office Building, the site was the home to the Bell School of the public schools system of Washington, D.C. / District of Columbia government and the Zion Wesley Chapel. Construction of the building began in 1939 as part of 32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs, the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). It was designed by architects and engineers in the Office of the Supervising Architect of the old Public Buildings Administration under Louis A. Simon. The building originally housed the United States Census Bureau (of the U.S. Department of Commerce) from 1940 to 1942. Over the years, it was used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to house its Latent Print Unit. Thousands of fingerprint records were housed in the building, requiring manual search techniques to find a match. The unit was one of the first to move to the FBI's new main headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building on Pennsylvania Avenue upon its completion in 1974. Following the FBI's fingerprint section departure, the building was purchased by the Architect of the Capitol's office and was renamed House Annex-2. In the late 1980s, the Democratic and Republican parties were each permitted to rename a former House Annex building. The Republicans, then in the minority, chose to rename House Annex-2, as the Ford Building after Republican Party member, former vice president and 38th President of the United States (served 1974–1977), and previously U.S. Representative (congressman) from Michigan and House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford (1913–2006), while the Democrats chose to rename House Annex-1, as the O'Neill House Office Building after former Speaker of the House Thomas ("Tip") O'Neill (1912–1994), of Massachusetts. The building was officially renamed on September 10, 1990. Citations External links Media related to Ford House Office Building at Wikimedia Commons Ford House Office Building Architect of the Capitol Historical Highlights: The House Vote to Acquire the Ford House Office Building
Ford House Office Building

Ford House Office Building är en byggnad i området United States Capitol Complex i den amerikanska huvudstaden Washington, D.C. och är kontorsfastighet för federala myndigheter som Congressional Budget Office och FHOB:s ägare Architect of the Capitol. Byggnaden ritades av arkitekten Louis A. Simon och byggnaden stod färdig 1939. Den var till olika ändamål fram till 1975 när Architect of the Capitol förvärvade den. Byggnaden är namngiven efter USA:s 38:e president Gerald Ford. Referenser
Fort DeRussy (Washington, D.C.)

Fort DeRussy was an American Civil War-era fortification constructed in 1861 on a hilltop along the west bank of Rock Creek within Washington, D.C., as part of the Defenses of Washington. History The fort was named for Gustavus A. DeRussy, or his father, René Edward DeRussy. It was a trapezoidal earthwork with a perimeter of 190 yards, and places for 13 guns. There were also supporting rifle pits, and abatis in the Rock Creek streambed. The fort provided support during the nearby Battle of Fort Stevens (July 11–12, 1864), contributing a large amount of cannon fire in the course of that battle; the fort's 100-pounder Parrott rifle was particularly effective then, getting off 32 rounds. Today, the grounds of the fort are administered by the U.S. National Park Service as part of Rock Creek Park in the northern portion of the District of Columbia. The fort's parapet and dry moat are in a good state of preservation, remnants of powder magazines are still visible, and lines of infantry trenches that protected the fort are still present near the fort. The site, heavily wooded, is easily reached by a trail from the west bank of the creek north of Military Road, so-called because it connected the ring of defensive installations around the capital. External links Fort DeRussy Cultural Landscapes Inventory by the University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Historic Preservation and the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit [1] Forts around Washington, D.C. during the Civil War References
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C.

The Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. is a luxury hotel located at 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. About the hotel The 222-room, $21.726 million Four Seasons hotel was designed by architect David Childs of the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. At its opening in 1979, The Washington Post architectural critic Wolf Von Eckardt said the building featured "skillful urban design". But it was marred by poorly laid brick and "phoney" concrete window lintels painted to look like brownstone. He called Childs' idea of making the entrance a campanile "charming", but declared Childs' idea of making the campanile a stand-alone tower "insipid". The hotel's interiors were designed by Frank Nicholson. Rooms featured a great deal of marble and plush carpeting. The furniture was imitation Chippendale, public spaces and guest room features occasionally mimicked Chinese and Japanese artistry, and the color scheme of the hotel was earth tones. There was no hotel lobby. Rather, a concierge behind a standing desk greeted guests. In 1989, the Four Seasons Hotel won a five-diamond rating from the AAA, the organization's highest ranking. The Four Seasons underwent a $20 million renovation in 2004. The 200 rooms in the hotel's main structure were closed, and major expansions of the rooms undertaken. The middle room of each three-room block was removed to permit the expansion of the remaining two rooms, with most of the space devoted to expanding each remaining room's bathroom (which now featured custom maple and pear wood cabinets). Room size expanded to an average of 525 square feet (48.8 m2) per room from 325 square feet (30.2 m2). The 60 rooms and suites in the hotel's addition (which were larger than those in the main structure) remained open, as did the hotel's meeting space, restaurant, and spa. The Mobil Guide gave the hotel a five-star rating after the renovation. Bourbon Steak, the hotel restaurant, is overseen by head chef Michael Mina. The 5,400-square-foot (500 m2) restaurant has a capacity of seating of 144 people and a private dining room which seats 22. In September 2015, King Salman of Saudi Arabia rented every single room at the Four Seasons Hotel in order to accommodate his entourage while he met with President Barack Obama. The hotel added an extensive amount of gold gilded furniture and laid red carpet in every hallway in order to meet the royal party's tastes. In that same month, Strategic Hotels & Resorts sold itself to The Blackstone Group for $6 billion, giving the Four Seasons its first change in ownership. Rating In February 2016, the hotel had a five-star rating from Forbes Travel Guide, and a five-diamond rating from AAA. References External links Official website
Franklin School

La Franklin School est un ancien bâtiment scolaire à Washington, aux États-Unis. Dessinée par Adolf Cluss, elle est construite en 1869. Elle est inscrite au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 11 avril 1973 et elle est classée National Historic Landmark, depuis le 19 juin 1996. Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques Ressource relative à la géographie : Geographic Names Information System Portail de l’éducation Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de Washington, D.C.
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

Le Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, aussi connu comme le South Capitol Street Bridge, est un pont tournant qui enjambe la rivière Anacostia à Washington. Il a été construit en 1950 et porte le nom de l'abolitionniste Frederick Douglass. Voir aussi Articles connexes Site historique national Frederick Douglass Liens externes Ressource relative à la géographie : Geographic Names Information System Ressource relative à l'architecture : Structurae (en) Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge sur Natural Atlas Portail des ponts Portail des routes Portail de Washington, D.C. Portail des routes
Site historique national Frederick Douglass

Le site historique national Frederick Douglass (en anglais : Frederick Douglass National Historic Site) est un site historique national situé à Anacostia, un quartier situé à l'est de la rivière Anacostia, dans le sud-est de Washington. Créé en 1988, le site préserve la maison de Frederick Douglass et son domaine. Douglass, l'un des Afro-Américains les plus en vue du XIXe siècle, a vécu dans cette maison qu'il a nommée Cedar Hill de 1877 à sa mort en 1895. Perché au sommet d'une colline, le site offre également une vue imprenable sur le Capitole des États-Unis et la capitale américaine. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Frederick Douglass National Historic Site » (voir la liste des auteurs). Voir aussi Articles connexes Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge 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 Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de Washington, D.C. Portail des Afro-Américains
Friendship House (Washington, D.C.)

Friendship House (also known as The Maples, Maple Square, or Duncanson House) is a Georgian townhouse, located at 619 D Street, (630 South Carolina Avenue), Southeast, Washington, D.C., in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. History It was designed by William Lovering in 1795. The first owner of the home was William Mayne Duncanson, whose house guests included George Washington. In August 1814, it served as a hospital after the Battle of Bladensburg. In 1815, it was purchased from bankruptcy, by Francis Scott Key. In July 1838, it was purchased by Major Augustus A. Nicholson. On June 2, 1856, it was purchased by John M. Clayton. He added a ballroom with decoration by Constantino Brumidi. On April 20, 1858, it was purchased by Louis François de Pourtalès; there are rumors of his winecellar. In 1871, it was purchased by journalist Mrs. Emily Edson Briggs; she named it "Maple Square." The Friendship House Association, founded in 1904, purchased the house in 1936, and operated a settlement house, and community center there. As the Capitol Hill neighborhood gentrified, most of the people served were in other parts of Washington, D.C. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1973. The property was sold in 2010, to a private developer. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia Friendship House References External links Media related to Friendship House (Washington, D.C.) at Wikimedia Commons Friendship House, wikimapia
Fulbright Hall

Fulbright Hall, formerly known as The Everglades, is an undergraduate residence hall on the Foggy Bottom campus of the George Washington University (GW), named after J. William Fulbright, located at 2223 H St., Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood. History The building was designed by Joseph Abel in the Art Deco style and completed in 1939. The Art Deco detailing can be seen in the curved metal surrounding the main entrance and the cast stone at the roofline with zigzag motifs and vertical banding. It was acquired by the university originally for use as a residence for nurses and was renamed in honor of Senator J. William Fulbright on May 6, 1996. He had earned a LL.B. degree from GW in 1934. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. See also H.B. Burns Memorial Building Corcoran Hall Madison Hall Munson Hall Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Hall Stockton Hall Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall References External links Media related to Fulbright Hall at Wikimedia Commons
Fuller House (Washington, D.C.)

Fuller House is an historic house in the Kalorama Triangle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It has been listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites since 1985 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The house was designed by architect Thomas J.D. Fuller and completed in 1893. It is a contributing property in the Kalorama Triangle Historic District. References
Kazimierz-Pułaski-Denkmal (Washington)

Das Kazimierz-Pułaski-Denkmal (englisch Casimir Pulaski Monument) in Washington, D.C. steht an der Pennsylvania Avenue zwischen dem Weißen Haus und dem Kapitol und stellt den polnisch-amerikanischen Freiheitskämpfer Kazimierz Pułaski zu Pferd dar. Geschichte Das Denkmal wurde 1910 von dem Lemberger Künstler Kazimierz Chodziński geschaffen. Es wurde im gleichen Jahr feierlich vom US-Präsidenten William Howard Taft eröffnet. Es stellt Pułaski in einer polnischen Uniform aus der Zeit der Konföderation von Bar dar und ist im National Register of Historic Places eingetragen. Siehe auch Tadeusz-Kościuszko-Denkmal (Washington) Tadeusz-Kościuszko-Denkmal (Chicago) König-Jagiełło-Denkmal (New York) Literatur Antoni Lenkiewicz: Kazimierz Pułaski (1745-1779). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Biuro Tłumaczeń, 2004, s. 147. ISBN 83-88826-26-3. OCLC 44863790 Weblinks
General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument

Il General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument è una statua equestre ritraente il generale unionista William Tecumseh Sherman; si trova nella Sherman Plaza, che fa parte del President's Park a Washington, capitale federale degli Stati Uniti d'America. La selezione di un artista avvenuta nel 1896 per realizzare il monumento fu altamente soggetta a controversie. Durante la fase di progettazione l'artista Carl Rohl-Smith morì, pertanto il suo memoriale venne portato a termine da un certo numero di altri scultori. La statua sarà quindi inaugurata nel 1903. È un elemento che fa parte dei monumenti della guerra di secessione americana a Washington (aggiunto nel 1973) e contribuisce al President's Park South (aggiunto nel 1980), entrambi siti storici protetti elencati nel National Register of Historic Places. Note Bibliografia Mark L. Bradley, This Astounding Close: The Road to Bennett Place, Chapel Hill, N.C., University of North Carolina Press, 2000, ISBN 978-0-8078-5701-4. Grenville Mellen Dodge, Personal Recollections of President Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant and General William T. Sherman, Council Bluffs, Iowa, The Monarch Printing Company, 1914. Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, New York, C.L. Webster & Co., 1885. Kathryn Allamong Jacob e Edwin Harlan Remsberg, Testament to Union: Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Md., Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998, ISBN 978-0-8018-5861-1. De B. Randolph Keim, Carl Vilhelm Daniel Rohl-Smith e Appleton P.C. Griffin, Sherman. A Memorial in Art, Oratory, and Literature by the Society of the Army of Tennessee, With the Aid of the Congress of the United States of America, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1904. H.W. Slocum, Final Operations of Sherman's Army, in Johnson e Buel (a cura di), Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Vol. 4., New York, Century Co., 1888. Voci correlate Memoriali e monumenti unionisti William Tecumseh Sherman (Saint-Gaudens) Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument