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Completion. 1933. Constitution Avenue is a major east–west street in the northwest and northeast quadrants of the city of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was originally known as B Street, and its western section was greatly lengthened and widened between 1925 and 1933.
The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United States. The site of the District of Columbia along the Potomac River was first selected by President George Washington. The city came under attack during the War of 1812 in an episode known as the Burning of Washington. Upon the government's return to the capital ...
November 30, 1973 [1] Designated DCIHS. November 8, 1964. The U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts — designed circa 1827 by celebrated architect Charles Bulfinch — originally stood on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Two of the gatehouses are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in their new locations.
"Federal Triangle was the most important government construction project of the 1930s in Washington." [294] It was the largest construction project in the United States in the 1930s; only the construction of Rockefeller Center in New York City came close. [26] It "remains one of the most important design and construction projects" in American ...
Date closed. 1871. The Washington City Canal was a canal in Washington, D.C., that operated from 1815 until the mid-1850s. The canal connected the Anacostia River, termed the "Eastern Branch" at that time, to Tiber Creek, the Potomac River, and later the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal. The canal fell into disuse during the late 19th century ...
The Constitution Center, [1] formerly known as the David Nassif Building, is an office building located at 400 7th Street SW in Washington, D.C. [2] It is 140 feet (43 m) high and has 10 floors. [3] Covering an entire city block, it is the largest privately owned office building in Washington, D.C. [3] Current tenants include the Federal ...
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building houses the main offices of the Board of Governors of the United States' Federal Reserve System. It is located at the intersection of 20th Street and Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. The building, designed in the Stripped Classicism style, was designed by Paul Philippe Cret and ...
DAR Constitution Hall. / 38.89389°N 77.04111°W / 38.89389; -77.04111. DAR Constitution Hall is a concert hall located at 1776 D Street NW, near the White House in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house its annual convention when membership delegations outgrew Memorial Continental Hall.