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2. List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C.

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   The District of Columbia, capital of the United States, is home to 78 National Historic Landmarks.The National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]

3. Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

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   National Park Service rangers offer tours of the home, and a video about Bethune's life is shown. It is part of the Logan Circle Historic District. [1] The house is about five blocks north-northeast of the McPherson Square Washington Metro on the Blue and Orange Lines, and about five blocks south of the U Street Metro station on the Green Line.

4. Category : Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.

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   Statue of Benito Juárez (Washington, D.C.) Benjamin C. Grenup Monument; Equestrian statue of Bernardo de Gálvez; Boy Scout Commemorative Tribute; Bust of Abraham Lincoln (Borglum) Bust of Alberto Santos-Dumont; Bust of Bernardo O'Higgins (Washington, D.C.) Bust of Edwin B. Hay; Bust of Martin Luther King Jr. (U.S. Capitol)

5. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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   The view of Washington, DC taken from the 2nd floor bay window. The site of the Frederick Douglass home originally was purchased by John Van Hook in about 1855. Van Hook built the main portion of the present house soon after taking possession of the property. For a portion of 1877, the house was owned by the Freedom Savings and Trust Company ...

6. Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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   The home continued to serve as the national headquarters of the Association until the early 1970s. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976 but became vacant in the 1990s. In 2001, the National Trust for Historic Preservation placed the site on its annual " America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places " list.

7. President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home - Wikipedia

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   The historic cottage, built in the Gothic revival style, was constructed from 1842 to 1843 as the home of George Washington Riggs, who went on to establish the Riggs National Bank in Washington, D.C. Lincoln lived in the cottage June to November 1862 through 1864 and during the first summer living there, Lincoln drafted the preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation.