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At 12 floors, the Cairo towers above nearby buildings. At its opening in 1894, the building's height caused a tremendous uproar among local residents, who dubbed it "Schneider's Folly" and lobbied Congress to limit the height of residential buildings in the District of Columbia to prevent more skyscrapers from being built.
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]
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. that are both east of Rock Creek and north of M Street. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024. [1]
The Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building is the current headquarters of the United States Coast Guard and is located in Washington, D.C., on the west campus of the historic St. Elizabeths Hospital. The building is named in honor of Douglas Albert Munro and was completed in 2013.
The Frances Perkins Building is the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Labor. It is located at 200 Constitution Avenue NW and sits above Interstate 395 . The structure is named after Frances Perkins , the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933–1945 and the first female cabinet secretary in U.S. history.
She Who Must Be Obeyed is a minimalist sculpture 33 feet (10 m) wide and 16 feet (4.9 m) deep made by Tony Smith in 1975. [1] It is located at the Frances Perkins Building, in downtown Washington, D.C.
The OSS Society and State Department engaged in efforts with the National Park Service to add the E Street Complex to the National Register of Historic Places. [6] [7] [8] On December 14, 2016, the effort was successful. [9] *Note: The E Street Complex is not to be confused with the Old Naval Observatory. The E Street Complex occupied a portion ...
Tallest residential building in Washington, D.C. Tallest completed in the city in the 2000s. [9] 9 Thomas Jefferson Building: 195 (59) 7 1897 [39] Originally named the Library of Congress building 10 Renaissance Washington DC Hotel 187 (57) 15 1986 [40] [41] 1090 Vermont Avenue: 187 (57) 12 1979 Tallest building constructed in the city in the ...