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Franklin Square, or Franklin Park, is a square in downtown Washington, D.C. Purportedly named after Benjamin Franklin, it is bounded by K Street NW to the north, 13th Street NW on the east, I Street NW on the south, and 14th Street NW on the west. It is served by the McPherson Square station of the Washington Metro, which is located just ...
The Old Post Office, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Post Office and Clock Tower, is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. in Washington, D.C. It is a contributing property to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. [ 1 ] The building's 315-foot (96-meter) high clock tower houses the "Bells of Congress ...
NRHP reference No. 74002177. Added to NRHP. February 15, 1974. The Willard InterContinental Washington, commonly known as the Willard Hotel, is a historic luxury Beaux-Arts [3] hotel located at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Downtown Washington, D.C. It is currently a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National ...
Coordinates: 38°55′21″N 77°3′12.6″W. Omni Shoreham Hotel. The Omni Shoreham Hotel is a historic resort and convention hotel in Northwest Washington, D.C., built in 1930 and owned by Omni Hotels. It is located one block west of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street. The hotel is known for having been a regular venue ...
The 210 ft (64 m), 12- story building was completed in 1990, and is the tallest commercial building and fifth-tallest building in The District. [1] It occupies almost the entire north side of the 1300 block of K Street NW across from Franklin Square. The building is 130 feet (40 m) tall, complying with the city's height restrictions, but with ...
Lincoln Park (Washington, D.C.) Lincoln Park is the largest urban park located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was known historically as Lincoln Square. From 1862 to 1865, it was the site of the largest hospital in Washington, DC: Lincoln Hospital.
New Deal Cafe. Coordinates: 39°0′10.12″N 76°52′35.51″W. The New Deal Cafe is a restaurant, music venue and community coffee house in the historic Roosevelt Center of Greenbelt, Maryland. It is a rare example of a restaurant operated as a consumers' cooperative, [1] as it is owned by over 200 member patrons. [2]
Farragut Square is a city square in Washington, D.C. 's Ward 2. It is bordered by K Street NW to the north, I Street NW to the south, on the east and west by segments of 17th Street NW, and interrupts Connecticut Avenue NW. [1] It is the sister park of McPherson Square two blocks east. [2] It is serviced by two stops on the Washington Metro ...