National Register of Historic Places listings in western Washington, D.C.
This is a list of properties and districts that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. which are west of Rock Creek.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 10, 2024.[1]
Current listings
[2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[3] | Location | Neighborhood | Description |
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1 | Alban Towers Apartment Building | September 9, 1994 (#94001040) |
3700 Massachusetts Ave., NW 38°55′43″N 77°04′26″W / 38.9286°N 77.0739°W / 38.9286; -77.0739 (Alban Towers Apartment Building) | Cathedral Heights | ||
2 | American Revolution Statuary | July 14, 1978 (#78000256) |
Public buildings and various parks within DC 38°56′16″N 77°05′09″W / 38.9378°N 77.0858°W / 38.9378; -77.0858 (American Revolution Statuary) | American University Park | 14 statues including 11 in central DC, and General Artemas Ward in American University Park | |
3 | Babcock-Macomb House | February 10, 1995 (#94001633) |
3415 Massachusetts Ave., NW 38°55′29″N 77°04′04″W / 38.9247°N 77.0678°W / 38.9247; -77.0678 (Babcock-Macomb House) | Massachusetts Heights | ||
4 | Newton D. Baker House | December 8, 1976 (#76002126) |
3017 N St., NW 38°54′25″N 77°03′37″W / 38.9069°N 77.0603°W / 38.9069; -77.0603 (Newton D. Baker House) | Georgetown | ||
5 | Bazelon-McGovern House | April 30, 2021 (#100006457) |
3020 University Terrace NW 38°55′50″N 77°05′51″W / 38.9305°N 77.0975°W / 38.9305; -77.0975 (Bazelon-McGovern House) | Palisades | ||
6 | Alexander Graham Bell Laboratory | November 28, 1972 (#72001436) |
3414 Volta Pl., NW 38°54′34″N 77°04′09″W / 38.9094°N 77.0692°W / 38.9094; -77.0692 (Alexander Graham Bell Laboratory) | Georgetown | ||
7 | Boulder Bridge and Ross Drive Bridge | March 20, 1980 (#80000348) |
Rock Creek Park 38°56′53″N 77°02′42″W / 38.9481°N 77.045°W / 38.9481; -77.045 (Boulder Bridge and Ross Drive Bridge) | Rock Creek Park | Extends to both sides of Rock Creek | |
8 | Building at 3901 Connecticut Ave., NW | September 11, 1997 (#97001117) |
3901 Connecticut Ave., NW 38°56′24″N 77°03′38″W / 38.94°N 77.0606°W / 38.94; -77.0606 (Building at 3901 Connecticut Ave., NW) | Forest Hills | ||
9 | Hilleary T. Burrows House | June 27, 2011 (#11000377) |
4520 River Rd., NW 38°57′20″N 77°05′25″W / 38.9556°N 77.0903°W / 38.9556; -77.0903 (Hilleary T. Burrows House) | American University Park | American University Park in Washington, D.C.: Its Early Houses, Pre-Civil War to 1911 MPS | |
10 | Samuel and Harriet Burrows House | June 28, 2011 (#11000378) |
4624 Verplanck Pl., NW 38°56′37″N 77°05′30″W / 38.9436°N 77.0917°W / 38.9436; -77.0917 (Samuel and Harriet Burrows House) | American University Park | American University Park in Washington, D.C.: Its Early Houses, Pre-Civil War to 1911 MPS | |
11 | Capital Traction Company Union Station | August 9, 2019 (#100004248) |
3600 M Street NW 38°54′18″N 77°04′11″W / 38.9051°N 77.0697°W / 38.9051; -77.0697 (Capital Traction Company Union Station) | Georgetown | ||
12 | Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory | December 29, 1994 (#94001511) |
2801 Upton St., NW 38°56′35″N 77°03′24″W / 38.9431°N 77.0567°W / 38.9431; -77.0567 (Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory) | Forest Hills | Building now houses the Levine School of Music. | |
13 | Castle Gatehouse, Washington Aqueduct | March 13, 1975 (#75002048) |
Near jct. of Reservoir Rd. and MacArthur Blvd., NW 38°54′39″N 77°05′24″W / 38.9108°N 77.09°W / 38.9108; -77.09 (Castle Gatehouse, Washington Aqueduct) | Foxhall | ||
14 | Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings | September 9, 1994 (#94001037) |
2900, 3000 and 3100 Connecticut Ave., NW 38°55′48″N 77°03′21″W / 38.93°N 77.0558°W / 38.93; -77.0558 (Cathedral Mansions Apartment Buildings) | Woodley Park | ||
15 | The Causeway | June 28, 1990 (#90000910) |
3029 Klingle Rd., NW 38°55′54″N 77°03′40″W / 38.9317°N 77.0611°W / 38.9317; -77.0611 (The Causeway) | Cleveland Park | Also known as Tregaron | |
16 | Chain Bridge Road School | December 9, 2003 (#03001255) |
2820 Chain Bridge Rd. 38°55′45″N 77°05′48″W / 38.9292°N 77.0967°W / 38.9292; -77.0967 (Chain Bridge Road School) | Palisades | ||
17 | N. Webster Chappell House | June 23, 2011 (#11000379) |
4131 Yuma St., NW 38°56′48″N 77°04′52″W / 38.9467°N 77.0811°W / 38.9467; -77.0811 (N. Webster Chappell House) | Tenleytown | Tenleytown in Washington, D.C.: 1770-1941, MPS | |
18 | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | October 15, 1966 (#66000036) |
Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland 38°54′15″N 77°03′46″W / 38.9043°N 77.0627°W / 38.9043; -77.0627 (Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park) | Georgetown | Boundary increase February 3, 2015 | |
19 | Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Cleveland-Emerson Exchange | September 8, 2017 (#100001578) |
4268 Wisconsin Ave. NW 38°56′41″N 77°04′40″W / 38.9446°N 77.0778°W / 38.9446; -77.0778 (Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Cleveland-Emerson Exchange) | Tenleytown | ||
20 | Chevy Chase Arcade | August 4, 2003 (#03000730) |
5520 Connecticut Ave. 38°57′49″N 77°04′30″W / 38.9636°N 77.075°W / 38.9636; -77.075 (Chevy Chase Arcade) | Chevy Chase | ||
21 | Chevy Chase Savings Bank | April 27, 2023 (#100008870) |
5530 Connecticut Ave. NW 38°57′50″N 77°04′30″W / 38.9639°N 77.0751°W / 38.9639; -77.0751 (Chevy Chase Savings Bank) | |||
22 | Chevy Chase Theater | July 18, 1996 (#96000734) |
5612 Connecticut Ave. 38°57′56″N 77°04′35″W / 38.9656°N 77.0764°W / 38.9656; -77.0764 (Chevy Chase Theater) | Chevy Chase | ||
23 | Christ Church | March 16, 1972 (#72001421) |
3116 O St., NW 38°54′47″N 77°03′43″W / 38.913056°N 77.061944°W / 38.913056; -77.061944 (Christ Church) | Georgetown | ||
24 | City Tavern | January 17, 1992 (#91001489) |
3206 M St., NW 38°54′17″N 77°03′48″W / 38.904722°N 77.063333°W / 38.904722; -77.063333 (City Tavern) | Georgetown | ||
25 | Civil War Fort Sites | July 15, 1974 (#74000274) |
Arc of sites surrounding central Washington in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. 38°57′10″N 77°04′42″W / 38.952833°N 77.078306°W / 38.952833; -77.078306 (Civil War Fort Sites) | All quadrants | At the outset of the Civil War in 1861, Washington became a critical target for rebel attacks but was virtually without protection. The Union Army hastily began construction of a fortified defense line around the city, the physical remnants of which encompass these 19 earthwork forts, including Battery Kemble, Fort Bayard, Fort Reno, and Fort DeRussy.[4] See also National Register listings in central D.C., upper NW D.C., NE D.C., SE D.C., Prince George's County, Maryland, and Fairfax County, Virginia. | |
26 | Cleveland Park Historic District | April 27, 1987 (#87000628) |
Roughly bounded by Tilden St., Connecticut Ave., Klingle Rd., and Wisconsin Ave. 38°56′07″N 77°03′54″W / 38.935278°N 77.065°W / 38.935278; -77.065 (Cleveland Park Historic District) | Cleveland Park | ||
27 | Cloverdale | August 9, 1990 (#90001115) |
2600 and 2608 Tilden St. NW 38°56′25″N 77°03′16″W / 38.940278°N 77.054444°W / 38.940278; -77.054444 (Cloverdale) | Forest Hills | ||
28 | Colony Hill Historic District | May 21, 2021 (#100006546) |
1700-1731, 1800-1821, 4501-4520 Hoban Rd. NW, 1801-1820 45th St. NW, 4407-4444 Hadfield Rd. NW, 1701-1717 Foxhall Rd. NW. 38°54′50″N 77°05′04″W / 38.9139°N 77.0844°W / 38.9139; -77.0844 (Colony Hill Historic District) | Berkley | ||
29 | Conduit Road Schoolhouse | November 30, 1973 (#73000220) |
4954 MacArthur Blvd., NW 38°55′17″N 77°05′59″W / 38.921389°N 77.099722°W / 38.921389; -77.099722 (Conduit Road Schoolhouse) | Palisades | ||
30 | Connecticut Avenue Bridge over Klingle Valley | May 21, 2004 (#04000448) |
Connecticut Avenue, NW over Klingel Valley 38°56′01″N 77°03′23″W / 38.933611°N 77.056389°W / 38.933611; -77.056389 (Connecticut Avenue Bridge over Klingle Valley) | Cleveland Park | ||
31 | Convent de Bon Secours | November 19, 2004 (#04001237) |
4101 Yuma St. NW 38°56′54″N 77°04′50″W / 38.948333°N 77.080556°W / 38.948333; -77.080556 (Convent de Bon Secours) | Tenleytown | ||
32 | Customhouse and Post Office | September 10, 1971 (#71001006) |
1221 31st St., NW 38°54′21″N 77°03′39″W / 38.90578°N 77.06096°W / 38.90578; -77.06096 (Customhouse and Post Office) | Georgetown | ||
33 | Colonel William Robert Davis House | October 23, 2015 (#15000742) |
3020 Albemarle St. NW 38°56′52″N 77°03′47″W / 38.9479°N 77.0631°W / 38.9479; -77.0631 (Colonel William Robert Davis House) | North Cleveland Park | ||
34 | Dumbarton Bridge | July 16, 1973 (#73002080) |
Q St. over Rock Creek 38°54′39″N 77°03′04″W / 38.910833°N 77.051111°W / 38.910833; -77.051111 (Dumbarton Bridge) | Georgetown | ||
35 | Dumbarton House | January 28, 1991 (#90002148) |
2715 Q St., NW. 38°54′39″N 77°03′22″W / 38.910833°N 77.056111°W / 38.910833; -77.056111 (Dumbarton House) | Georgetown | ||
36 | Dumbarton Oaks Park and Montrose Park | May 28, 1967 (#67000028) |
R St. NW 38°54′55″N 77°03′44″W / 38.915278°N 77.062222°W / 38.915278; -77.062222 (Dumbarton Oaks Park and Montrose Park) | Georgetown | ||
37 | Dumblane | September 21, 2005 (#05000784) |
4120 Warren St., NW. 38°56′46″N 77°04′55″W / 38.946111°N 77.081944°W / 38.946111; -77.081944 (Dumblane) | Tenleytown | ||
38 | Eldbrooke United Methodist Church | September 5, 2008 (#08000840) |
4100 River Rd., NW. 38°56′56″N 77°04′49″W / 38.948811°N 77.080219°W / 38.948811; -77.080219 (Eldbrooke United Methodist Church) | Tenleytown | ||
39 | Engine Company 29 | June 6, 2007 (#07000534) |
4811 MacArthur Blvd., NW 38°54′56″N 77°05′37″W / 38.915555°N 77.093536°W / 38.915555; -77.093536 (Engine Company 29) | Palisades | Colonial Revival; "one of the more successful" designs by Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris | |
40 | Engine Company 31 | May 18, 2011 (#11000285) |
4930 Connecticut Ave., NW 38°57′16″N 77°04′10″W / 38.954444°N 77.069444°W / 38.954444; -77.069444 (Engine Company 31) | North Cleveland Park | ||
41 | Equitable Life Insurance Building | July 29, 2019 (#100002110) |
3900 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 38°56′26″N 77°04′33″W / 38.9406°N 77.0757°W / 38.9406; -77.0757 (Equitable Life Insurance Building) | |||
42 | Evermay | April 3, 1973 (#73002083) |
1623 28th St., NW. 38°54′41″N 77°03′24″W / 38.911389°N 77.056667°W / 38.911389; -77.056667 (Evermay) | Georgetown | ||
43 | Forrest-Marbury House | July 2, 1973 (#73002084) |
3350 M St., NW. 38°54′17″N 77°04′04″W / 38.904722°N 77.067778°W / 38.904722; -77.067778 (Forrest-Marbury House) | Georgetown | ||
44 | Foxhall Village Historic District | November 29, 2007 (#07001221) |
Bounded by Reservoir Rd. NW, Glover-Archibald Park, P St. NW & Foxhall Rd. NW. 38°54′37″N 77°04′56″W / 38.910381°N 77.082197°W / 38.910381; -77.082197 (Foxhall Village Historic District) | Foxhall Village | ||
45 | Garden Club of America Entrance Markers at Chevy Chase Circle | April 29, 2008 (#08000346) |
Reservation 335A 38°58′03″N 77°04′37″W / 38.9675°N 77.076944°W / 38.9675; -77.076944 (Garden Club of America Entrance Markers at Chevy Chase Circle) | Chevy Chase | ||
46 | Garden Club of America Entrance Markers at Westmoreland Circle | April 29, 2008 (#08000348) |
Reservation 559 38°56′56″N 77°06′03″W / 38.948919°N 77.100911°W / 38.948919; -77.100911 (Garden Club of America Entrance Markers at Westmoreland Circle) | Westmoreland Circle | ||
47 | Garden Club of America Entrance Markers at Wisconsin Avenue | May 12, 2008 (#08000394) |
Wisconsin Ave. at Western Ave. 38°57′39″N 77°05′08″W / 38.960817°N 77.085689°W / 38.960817; -77.085689 (Garden Club of America Entrance Markers at Wisconsin Avenue) | Friendship Heights | ||
48 | Glover-Archbold Park | January 16, 2007 (#06001260) |
Reservation 351 and 450 (Foundry Branch Valley) 38°55′31″N 77°04′55″W / 38.925367°N 77.082036°W / 38.925367; -77.082036 (Glover-Archbold Park) | NW | ||
49 | Georgetown Academy for Young Ladies | March 29, 1991 (#90002146) |
1524 35th St., NW. 38°54′38″N 77°04′16″W / 38.910556°N 77.071111°W / 38.910556; -77.071111 (Georgetown Academy for Young Ladies) | Georgetown | ||
50 | Georgetown Historic District | May 28, 1967 (#67000025) |
Roughly bounded by Whitehaven St., Rock Creek Park, Potomac River, and Georgetown University campus 38°54′34″N 77°03′54″W / 38.909444°N 77.065°W / 38.909444; -77.065 (Georgetown Historic District) | Georgetown | The entire Georgetown neighborhood, listed in the second year of the National Register program | |
51 | Georgetown Market | May 6, 1971 (#71001000) |
3276 M St., NW. 38°54′17″N 77°03′56″W / 38.904722°N 77.065556°W / 38.904722; -77.065556 (Georgetown Market) | Georgetown | ||
52 | Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory | July 2, 1973 (#73002087) |
Georgetown University 38°54′30″N 77°04′39″W / 38.908333°N 77.0775°W / 38.908333; -77.0775 (Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory) | Georgetown | ||
53 | Glen Hurst | June 1, 2005 (#05000336) |
4933 MacArthur Blvd. NW 38°55′15″N 77°05′56″W / 38.920833°N 77.098889°W / 38.920833; -77.098889 (Glen Hurst) | Foxhall | ||
54 | Grace Protestant Episcopal Church | May 6, 1971 (#71001001) |
1041 Wisconsin Ave., NW. 38°54′13″N 77°03′44″W / 38.903611°N 77.062222°W / 38.903611; -77.062222 (Grace Protestant Episcopal Church) | Georgetown | ||
55 | Grant Road Historic District | March 3, 2004 (#04000116) |
4400 and 4500 blocks of Grant Rd., NW 38°56′56″N 77°04′33″W / 38.948778°N 77.07575°W / 38.948778; -77.07575 (Grant Road Historic District) | Tenleytown | ||
56 | Halcyon House | March 31, 1971 (#71001002) |
3400 Prospect St., NW. 38°54′20″N 77°04′06″W / 38.905556°N 77.068333°W / 38.905556; -77.068333 (Halcyon House) | Georgetown | ||
57 | Rose Lees Hardy School | June 3, 2019 (#100004071) |
1550 Foxhall Rd. NW. 38°54′37″N 77°05′01″W / 38.9102°N 77.0836°W / 38.9102; -77.0836 (Rose Lees Hardy School) | Palisades | ||
58 | John Stoddert Haw House | July 16, 1973 (#73002089) |
2808 N St., NW. 38°54′23″N 77°03′29″W / 38.906389°N 77.058056°W / 38.906389; -77.058056 (John Stoddert Haw House) | Georgetown | ||
59 | Healy Building, Georgetown University | May 27, 1971 (#71001003) |
Georgetown University campus, junction of O and Thirty-seventh Sts. 38°54′26″N 77°04′23″W / 38.907222°N 77.073056°W / 38.907222; -77.073056 (Healy Building, Georgetown University) | Georgetown | ||
60 | The Highlands | March 16, 1972 (#72001423) |
3825 Wisconsin Ave., NW. 38°56′21″N 77°04′27″W / 38.939167°N 77.074167°W / 38.939167; -77.074167 (The Highlands) | Cleveland Park | Now the Sidwell Friends School | |
61 | Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse | January 31, 1995 (#94001595) |
3905 Mansion Ct., NW. and 3905 Reservoir Rd., NW. 38°54′55″N 77°04′43″W / 38.915278°N 77.078611°W / 38.915278; -77.078611 (Hillandale-Main Residence and Gatehouse) | Burleith-Hillandale | ||
62 | Heurich-Parks House | October 13, 2015 (#15000719) |
3400 Massachusetts Ave., NW. 38°55′28″N 77°04′05″W / 38.9244°N 77.0681°W / 38.9244; -77.0681 (Heurich-Parks House) | Observatory Circle | ||
63 | Immaculata Seminary Historic District | May 19, 2014 (#14000209) |
4300 Nebraska Ave., NW 38°56′44″N 77°04′50″W / 38.945556°N 77.080556°W / 38.945556; -77.080556 (Immaculata Seminary Historic District) | Tenleytown | Tenley Campus of American University | |
64 | Janney Elementary School | May 10, 2010 (#10000241) |
4130 Albemarle St., NW. 38°56′52″N 77°04′50″W / 38.947778°N 77.080556°W / 38.947778; -77.080556 (Janney Elementary School) | Tenleytown | ||
65 | Jesse Reno School | September 7, 2010 (#10000242) |
4820 Howard St., NW 38°57′09″N 77°04′38″W / 38.9525°N 77.077222°W / 38.9525; -77.077222 (Jesse Reno School) | Friendship Heights | ||
66 | Dr. Franklin E. Kameny House | November 2, 2011 (#11000773) |
5020 Cathedral Ave., NW 38°55′48″N 77°06′08″W / 38.93°N 77.102222°W / 38.93; -77.102222 (Dr. Franklin E. Kameny House) | Palisades | Ordinary-looking home and office of gay rights activist Frank Kameny (1925-2011). Location of important organizing meetings in gay rights struggle. | |
67 | Kennedy-Warren Apartment Building | September 7, 1994 (#94001039) |
3133 Connecticut Ave., NW 38°55′54″N 77°03′21″W / 38.931667°N 77.055833°W / 38.931667; -77.055833 (Kennedy-Warren Apartment Building) | Cleveland Park | ||
68 | Francis Scott Key Bridge | March 1, 1996 (#96000199) |
US 29 over the Potomac River 38°54′08″N 77°04′13″W / 38.902222°N 77.070278°W / 38.902222; -77.070278 (Francis Scott Key Bridge) | Georgetown | ||
69 | Lafayette Elementary School | March 30, 2018 (#100002290) |
5701 Broad Branch Rd. NW 38°57′59″N 77°04′05″W / 38.9664°N 77.0680°W / 38.9664; -77.0680 (Lafayette Elementary School) | Chevy Chase | ||
70 | Massachusetts Avenue Historic District | October 22, 1974 (#74002166) |
Both sides of Massachusetts Ave. between 17th St. and Observatory Circle, NW 38°54′50″N 77°03′06″W / 38.913889°N 77.051667°W / 38.913889; -77.051667 (Massachusetts Avenue Historic District) | Dupont Circle, Sheridan-Kalorama and Woodland-Normanstone Terrace | Extends to both sides of Rock Creek | |
71 | Massachusetts Avenue Parking Shops | July 25, 2003 (#03000670) |
4841-4861 Massachusetts Ave. NW 38°56′44″N 77°05′47″W / 38.945556°N 77.096389°W / 38.945556; -77.096389 (Massachusetts Avenue Parking Shops) | American University Park | ||
72 | The Methodist Cemetery | September 5, 2008 (#08000839) |
Murdock Mill Rd. between River Rd. and 42nd St., NW. 38°56′57″N 77°05′04″W / 38.949106°N 77.084375°W / 38.949106; -77.084375 (The Methodist Cemetery) | Tenleytown | ||
73 | Montrose Park | November 15, 2007 (#07001178) |
R St. & Lovers' Ln. (Res. 324) 38°54′51″N 77°03′42″W / 38.914056°N 77.0618°W / 38.914056; -77.0618 (Montrose Park) | Georgetown | ||
74 | Morris House | March 14, 2011 (#10000750) |
4001 Linnean Ave., NW 38°56′29″N 77°03′14″W / 38.941389°N 77.053889°W / 38.941389; -77.053889 (Morris House) | Forest Hills | ||
75 | Mount Vernon Seminary for Girls | August 10, 2016 (#16000523) |
3801 Nebraska Ave., NW. 38°56′21″N 77°05′05″W / 38.939171°N 77.084675°W / 38.939171; -77.084675 (Mount Vernon Seminary for Girls) | |||
76 | Mount Zion Cemetery | August 6, 1975 (#75002050) |
27th and Q Sts., NW. 38°54′42″N 77°03′16″W / 38.911667°N 77.054444°W / 38.911667; -77.054444 (Mount Zion Cemetery) | Georgetown | ||
77 | Mount Zion United Methodist Church | July 24, 1975 (#75002051) |
1334 29th St., NW. 38°54′28″N 77°03′31″W / 38.907778°N 77.058611°W / 38.907778; -77.058611 (Mount Zion United Methodist Church) | Georgetown | ||
78 | The National Cathedral | May 3, 1974 (#74002170) |
Wisconsin and Massachusetts Ave., NW. 38°55′46″N 77°04′12″W / 38.929444°N 77.07°W / 38.929444; -77.07 (The National Cathedral) | Cathedral Heights | ||
79 | National Presbyterian Church | January 12, 2022 (#100007331) |
4101, 4121, and 4125 Nebraska Ave. NW; 4120-4124 Van Ness Street NW. 38°56′33″N 77°04′53″W / 38.9425°N 77.0813°W / 38.9425; -77.0813 (National Presbyterian Church) | |||
80 | National Zoological Park | April 11, 1973 (#73002104) |
3000 block of Connecticut Ave., NW. 38°55′44″N 77°02′59″W / 38.928889°N 77.049722°W / 38.928889; -77.049722 (National Zoological Park) | Rock Creek Park | ||
81 | Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain | October 12, 2007 (#07001058) |
Chevy Chase Cir., Connecticut & Western Aves., NW (Res. 335A) 38°58′10″N 77°04′38″W / 38.969444°N 77.077222°W / 38.969444; -77.077222 (Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain) | Chevy Chase | ||
82 | Nixon-Mounsey House (1949-1976) | May 24, 2022 (#100007758) |
2915 University Terr. NW 38°55′41″N 77°05′52″W / 38.9281°N 77.0978°W / 38.9281; -77.0978 (Nixon-Mounsey House (1949-1976)) | Palisades | ||
83 | North Corner Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | November 1, 1996 (#96001258) |
1880 block of East-West Hwy. 38°59′45″N 77°02′29″W / 38.995833°N 77.041389°W / 38.995833; -77.041389 (North Corner Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia) | Colonial Village | ||
84 | Northwest No. 4 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | November 1, 1996 (#96001241) |
5906 Dalecarlia Pl., NW 38°56′16″N 77°06′56″W / 38.937778°N 77.115556°W / 38.937778; -77.115556 (Northwest No. 4 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia) | Palisades | ||
85 | Northwest No. 5 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | November 1, 1996 (#96001240) |
Dalecarlia Reservoir, 600 ft. W of Dalecarlia Parkway and 300 ft SE of concrete culvert 38°56′41″N 77°06′24″W / 38.944722°N 77.106667°W / 38.944722; -77.106667 (Northwest No. 5 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia) | Dalecarlia Reservoir | ||
86 | Northwest No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | November 1, 1996 (#96001262) |
150 ft. NE of jct. of Park and Western Aves., NW 38°57′19″N 77°05′37″W / 38.955278°N 77.093611°W / 38.955278; -77.093611 (Northwest No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia) | American University Park | ||
87 | Northwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | November 1, 1996 (#96001261) |
5600 Western Ave. 38°57′56″N 77°04′49″W / 38.965556°N 77.080278°W / 38.965556; -77.080278 (Northwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia) | Chevy Chase | ||
88 | Northwest No. 8 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | November 1, 1996 (#96001260) |
6422 Western Ave. 38°58′32″N 77°04′03″W / 38.975556°N 77.0675°W / 38.975556; -77.0675 (Northwest No. 8 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia) | Barnaby Woods | ||
89 | Northwest No. 9 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | November 1, 1996 (#96001259) |
Rock Creek Park, approximately 165 ft. NW of the centerline of Daniel Rd. and 5 ft. SE from edge of 2701 Daniel Rd. 38°59′08″N 77°03′16″W / 38.985556°N 77.054444°W / 38.985556; -77.054444 (Northwest No. 9 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia) | Rock Creek Park | ||
90 | Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel | March 16, 1972 (#72001429) |
R St. at 29th St., NW. 38°54′46″N 77°03′32″W / 38.912778°N 77.058889°W / 38.912778; -77.058889 (Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel) | Georgetown | ||
91 | Old Stone House | November 30, 1973 (#73000219) |
3051 M St., NW. 38°54′20″N 77°03′38″W / 38.905556°N 77.060556°W / 38.905556; -77.060556 (Old Stone House) | Georgetown | ||
92 | Old Swedish Ambassador's Residence | April 11, 2024 (#100010177) |
3900 Nebraska Avenue NW 38°56′27″N 77°05′03″W / 38.9409°N 77.0843°W / 38.9409; -77.0843 (Old Swedish Ambassador's Residence) | |||
93 | Old Woodley Park Historic District | June 15, 1990 (#90000856) |
Roughly bounded by Rock Creek Park, 24th St., 29th St., Woodley Rd. and Cathedral Ave., NW. 38°55′32″N 77°03′12″W / 38.925556°N 77.053333°W / 38.925556; -77.053333 (Old Woodley Park Historic District) | Woodley Park | ||
94 | Isaac Owens House | June 19, 1973 (#73002107) |
2806 N St., NW. 38°54′24″N 77°03′29″W / 38.906667°N 77.058056°W / 38.906667; -77.058056 (Isaac Owens House) | Georgetown | ||
95 | Peirce Mill | March 24, 1969 (#69000014) |
Rock Creek Park, NW corner of Tilden St. and Beach Dr., NW 38°56′24″N 77°03′08″W / 38.94°N 77.052222°W / 38.94; -77.052222 (Peirce Mill) | Rock Creek Park | ||
96 | Perna Brothers' Chesapeake Street Houses | June 26, 2017 (#100001234) |
4112-4118 Chesapeake St., NW 38°57′04″N 77°04′53″W / 38.951038°N 77.081492°W / 38.951038; -77.081492 (Perna Brothers' Chesapeake Street Houses) | |||
97 | Pierce Springhouse and Barn | October 25, 1973 (#73000222) |
2400 block of Tilden St. and Beach Dr., NW 38°56′27″N 77°03′13″W / 38.940833°N 77.053611°W / 38.940833; -77.053611 (Pierce Springhouse and Barn) | Forest Hills | ||
98 | Peirce Still House | September 6, 1990 (#90001295) |
2400 Tilden St., NW. 38°56′25″N 77°03′10″W / 38.940278°N 77.052778°W / 38.940278; -77.052778 (Peirce Still House) | Forest Hills | ||
99 | Ponce de Leon Apartment Building | September 7, 1994 (#94001038) |
4514 Connecticut Ave., NW. 38°56′55″N 77°03′59″W / 38.948611°N 77.066389°W / 38.948611; -77.066389 (Ponce de Leon Apartment Building) | North Cleveland Park | ||
100 | Potomac Boat Club | June 27, 1991 (#91000786) |
3530 Water St., NW. 38°54′15″N 77°04′14″W / 38.904167°N 77.070556°W / 38.904167; -77.070556 (Potomac Boat Club) | Georgetown | ||
101 | Potomac Palisades Site | April 15, 1982 (#82001714) |
Above the Potomac at the junction of MacArthur Boulevard and Foxhall Rd.[5] 38°54′21″N 77°04′52″W / 38.9058°N 77.0811°W / 38.9058; -77.0811 (Potomac Palisades Site) | NW | ||
102 | Prospect House | March 16, 1972 (#72001430) |
3508 Prospect St., NW. 38°54′20″N 77°04′11″W / 38.905556°N 77.069722°W / 38.905556; -77.069722 (Prospect House) | Georgetown | ||
103 | Quality Hill | March 16, 1972 (#72001431) |
3425 Prospect St., NW. 38°54′22″N 77°04′09″W / 38.906111°N 77.069167°W / 38.906111; -77.069167 (Quality Hill) | Georgetown | ||
104 | Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic District | May 4, 2005 (#05000367) |
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway 38°54′47″N 77°03′16″W / 38.913056°N 77.054444°W / 38.913056; -77.054444 (Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Historic District) | NW | Extends to both sides of Rock Creek | |
105 | Rock Creek Park Historic District | October 23, 1991 (#91001524) |
Roughly, Rock Creek Park from Klingle Rd. to Montgomery County line 38°57′27″N 77°02′42″W / 38.9575°N 77.045°W / 38.9575; -77.045 (Rock Creek Park Historic District) | NW | See Rock Creek Park. Extends to both sides of Rock Creek. | |
106 | Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial | October 15, 1966 (#66000869) |
S of Key Bridge in the Potomac River 38°53′44″N 77°03′44″W / 38.895556°N 77.062222°W / 38.895556; -77.062222 (Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial) | NW | ||
107 | Rosedale | May 8, 1973 (#73002115) |
3501 Newark St., NW. 38°56′08″N 77°04′07″W / 38.935556°N 77.068611°W / 38.935556; -77.068611 (Rosedale) | Cleveland Park | ||
108 | Scheele-Brown House | June 19, 2017 (#100001213) |
2207 Foxhall Rd. NW 38°55′10″N 77°05′19″W / 38.919423°N 77.088737°W / 38.919423; -77.088737 (Scheele-Brown House) | |||
109 | Sears, Roebuck and Company Department Store | February 16, 1996 (#96000061) |
4500 Wisconsin Ave., NW 38°56′54″N 77°04′50″W / 38.948333°N 77.080556°W / 38.948333; -77.080556 (Sears, Roebuck and Company Department Store) | Tenleytown | ||
110 | Sedgwick Gardens | February 23, 2016 (#16000028) |
3726 Connecticut Ave., NW. 38°56′01″N 77°03′27″W / 38.933518°N 77.057390°W / 38.933518; -77.057390 (Sedgwick Gardens) | Cleveland Park | ||
111 | William L. Slayton House | October 2, 2008 (#08000956) |
3411 Ordway St. 38°56′19″N 77°04′03″W / 38.938611°N 77.0675°W / 38.938611; -77.0675 (William L. Slayton House) | Cleveland Park | International style house, one of only three houses designed by I.M. Pei | |
112 | Ambassador Romuald Spasowski House | September 8, 2017 (#100001579) |
3101 Albemarle St. NW. 38°56′52″N 77°03′50″W / 38.947895°N 77.063986°W / 38.947895; -77.063986 (Ambassador Romuald Spasowski House) | Forest Hills | ||
113 | Springland | August 9, 1990 (#90001114) |
3550 Tilden St. NW. 38°56′28″N 77°04′13″W / 38.941111°N 77.070278°W / 38.941111; -77.070278 (Springland) | Cleveland Park | ||
114 | Square 1500 | August 7, 2003 (#03000731) |
4820, 4860, 4872, 4874 Massachusetts Ave., and 4301 49th St. NW 38°56′40″N 77°05′47″W / 38.944444°N 77.096389°W / 38.944444; -77.096389 (Square 1500) | Spring Valley | ||
115 | Robert and Lillie May Stone House | June 27, 2011 (#11000380) |
4901 47th St., NW 38°57′13″N 77°05′32″W / 38.953611°N 77.092222°W / 38.953611; -77.092222 (Robert and Lillie May Stone House) | American University Park | ||
116 | Tilden Hall | November 17, 2015 (#15000781) |
3945 Connecticut Ave., NW 38°56′27″N 77°03′39″W / 38.9407°N 77.0609°W / 38.9407; -77.0609 (Tilden Hall) | |||
117 | Traveling Carousel | September 11, 1997 (#97001116) |
Jct. of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Aves. NW 38°55′43″N 77°04′15″W / 38.928611°N 77.070833°W / 38.928611; -77.070833 (Traveling Carousel) | Cathedral Heights | Assembled and operated once a year at the All Hallows Guild spring Flower Mart on the south lawn of the National Cathedral. | |
118 | Tudor Place | October 15, 1966 (#66000871) |
1644 31st St., NW 38°54′39″N 77°03′48″W / 38.910833°N 77.063333°W / 38.910833; -77.063333 (Tudor Place) | Georgetown | ||
119 | Twin Oaks | February 5, 1986 (#86000153) |
3225 Woodley Rd. 38°55′54″N 77°03′50″W / 38.931667°N 77.063889°W / 38.931667; -77.063889 (Twin Oaks) | NW | ||
120 | Uptown Theatre | December 15, 2022 (#100008461) |
3426 Connecticut Ave. NW 38°56′06″N 77°03′31″W / 38.9349°N 77.0585°W / 38.9349; -77.0585 (Uptown Theatre) | Cleveland Park | ||
121 | Van Ness Mausoleum | December 17, 1982 (#82001032) |
Oak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R St. NW 38°54′43″N 77°03′19″W / 38.911944°N 77.055139°W / 38.911944; -77.055139 (Van Ness Mausoleum) | Georgetown | ||
122 | Vigilant Firehouse | May 6, 1971 (#71001008) |
1066 Wisconsin Ave., NW. 38°54′16″N 77°03′49″W / 38.904444°N 77.063611°W / 38.904444; -77.063611 (Vigilant Firehouse) | Georgetown | ||
123 | Walde-Carter House | June 27, 2011 (#11000381) |
4628 48th St., NW 38°57′02″N 77°05′41″W / 38.950556°N 77.094722°W / 38.950556; -77.094722 (Walde-Carter House) | American University Park | ||
124 | Wardman Park Annex and Arcade | January 31, 1984 (#84000869) |
2600 Woodley Rd. NW 38°55′30″N 77°03′13″W / 38.925°N 77.053611°W / 38.925; -77.053611 (Wardman Park Annex and Arcade) | Woodley Park | Boundary increase approved May 10, 2019 | |
125 | Washington Aqueduct | September 8, 1973 (#73002123) |
5900 MacArthur Blvd., NW 38°56′09″N 77°06′43″W / 38.935819°N 77.111847°W / 38.935819; -77.111847 (Washington Aqueduct) | Palisades | ||
126 | Washington Canoe Club | March 19, 1991 (#90002151) |
3700 K St., NW. 38°54′16″N 77°04′20″W / 38.904444°N 77.072222°W / 38.904444; -77.072222 (Washington Canoe Club) | Georgetown | ||
127 | George Washington Memorial Parkway | June 2, 1995 (#95000605) |
Roughly, south side of the Potomac River from American Legion to Memorial Bridge and north side from Brickyard Rd. to Chain Bridge 38°56′00″N 77°06′49″W / 38.933333°N 77.113611°W / 38.933333; -77.113611 (George Washington Memorial Parkway) | NW | Extends into Arlington County, Virginia | |
128 | Western High School | July 25, 2003 (#03000673) |
35th and R Sts., NW 38°54′47″N 77°04′14″W / 38.913056°N 77.070556°W / 38.913056; -77.070556 (Western High School) | Burleith-Hillandale | ||
129 | Wetzell-Archbold Farmstead | April 19, 1991 (#91000395) |
4437 Reservoir Rd., NW. 38°54′47″N 77°04′56″W / 38.913056°N 77.082222°W / 38.913056; -77.082222 (Wetzell-Archbold Farmstead) | Foxhall | ||
130 | Woodrow Wilson High School | May 10, 2010 (#10000243) |
3950 Chesapeake St., NW. 38°57′02″N 77°04′37″W / 38.950556°N 77.076944°W / 38.950556; -77.076944 (Woodrow Wilson High School) | Tenleytown |
Former listing
[2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bank of Columbia | May 27, 1971[6] (#71000995) | April 6, 1983 | 3210 M St., NW. | Georgetown | Also known as the Bureau of Indian Trade, National Firefighting Museum, and the Georgetown Town Hall and Mayor's Office. Now a BCBG. |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in the upper NW Quadrant of Washington, D. C.
- National Register of Historic Places listings in central Washington, D.C.
References
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Dillon, James (July 30, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form for Federal Properties: Defenses of Washington (Civil War) (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on February 15, 2017, retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ Location derived from Artemel, Janice G., et al. "Preliminary Archaeological Survey 23 Recreation Facilities Washington DC." Washington, D.C.: Engineering-Science for the District of Columbia Department of Recreation, 1984-09, 4. The NRIS lists the site as "Address Restricted."
- ^ NRHP 1985 weekly listings