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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]
Note that the White House, the Capitol, and the United States Supreme Court Building are recorded in the National Register's NRIS database as National Historic Landmarks, but by the provisions of the Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Section 107 (16 U.S.C. 470g), these three buildings and associated buildings and grounds are legally exempted ...
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the central area of Washington, D.C. For the purposes of this list central Washington, D. C. is defined as all of the Northwest quadrant east of Rock Creek and south of M Street and all of the Southwest quadrant. This includes the National Mall ...
August 29, 1970 [2] The Lafayette Square Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Washington, D.C. , encompassing a portion of the original L'Enfant Plan for the city's core. It includes the 7-acre (2.8 ha) Lafayette Square portion of President's Park , all of the buildings facing it except the White House , and the ...
Pages in category "1970s in Washington, D.C." The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Art holdings donated to the National Gallery of Art, building donated to George Washington University. Fondo del Sol [ 11 ] Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. , 2007–2021, featured wax sculptures of famous figures from politics, culture, sports, music and television, including the 45 U.S. presidents from George Washington to Donald Trump [ 12 ]
Washington Times newspaper begins publication. [25] 1983 1983 U.S. Senate bombing; 1985 Federal News Service in business. National Building Museum opens; Washington Printmakers Gallery opens. 1987 Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery and National Museum of African Art open. [26] Dupont Circle 5 cinema in business. [39] 1990 Population: 606,900. [17]
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in the city of Washington, D.C. Established on September 30, 1965, the site is roughly bounded by Constitution Avenue, 15th Street NW, F Street NW, and 3rd Street NW.