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The James V. Forrestal Building is a low-rise Brutalist office building in Washington, D.C. Originally known as Federal Office Building 5, and nicknamed the Little Pentagon, the Forrestal Building was constructed between 1965 and 1969 to accommodate United States armed forces personnel.
Boutin emphasized that the design of the new structure would be in harmony with other buildings planned by the President's Council on Pennsylvania Avenue, and would necessitate the closing of a short section of D Street NW between 9th and 10th Streets NW. [19] More than 100 small retail businesses were to be evicted. [20]
The west side facing 10th Street NW is 107 feet (32.6 m) long. The original entrances are still on both 10th and H Streets NW, but the side entrance in the alley has been covered with bricks. [2] There is a sidewalk on the north and west sides of the building, with a larger setback on 10th Street NW to allow for plants. The hip roof is made of ...
CityCenter occupies a 10-acre lot in downtown Washington, D.C., bounded by 11th Street NW on the west, New York Avenue NW on the north, 9th Street NW on the east, and H Street NW on the south. 10th Street NW runs north–south through CityCenter, and I Street NW runs between 9th and 10th streets.
2040 I St. and 825 21st St. were completed in 1879 by Robert Earl, along with a third unit (2038 I St.), now demolished. Earl is listed in records as having lived in the neighborhood, on H St. between 20th and 21st, as early as 1830; for over forty years he ran a livery stable nearby. His son, Charles, took over in 1874, moving the business a ...
The Petersen House is a 19th-century federal style row house in the United States in Washington, D.C., located at 516 10th Street NW, several blocks east of the White House. It is known for being the house where President Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 after being shot the previous evening at Ford's Theatre located across the street.
The second St. Patrick's Church between 1890 and 1910. In 1825, Matthews founded the St. Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum and brought the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul from Emmitsburg, Maryland, to run it. Mother Juliana, the local superior, was Matthews' niece. [8] Matthews was pastor from 1804 until his death in 1854. [9] [10]
South front of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building 10th St. N.W. facade of the building, as seen from Constitution Avenue. The Office of the Attorney General was created by the 1st United States Congress by the Judiciary Act of 1789. [3] In 1792, the Congress made the Attorney General a Cabinet-level post. [3]