District Of Columbia - District of Columbia County
District of Columbia County District Of Columbia (Page 15) has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 9 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include White--Meyer House, Whittemore House, Wilson, Woodrow, House, Winder Building and Windsor Lodge.

Many famous people are associated with these District of Columbia County historic places including Woodrow Wilson, Robert Simpson Woodward, William E. Borah, Carter G. Woodson, Rep. John C. Weeks and John Whitelaw Lewis.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the District of Columbia County places including Augustine-Alexandre Dumont, John Russell Pope, Harvey L. Page, Charles Albion Langley, Waddy B. Wood, Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, B. Stanley Simmons, Fuller,George A.,Co., Merkt & Co. Abbott and Albert Harris. Prominent architectural styles found in District of Columbia Country are Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Beaux Arts.

White--Meyer House (added 1988 - - #87002293)
1624 Crescent Pl., NW , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pope,John Russell
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Organizational
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Whitelaw Hotel (added 1993 - - #93000595)
1839 13th St. NW , Washington D.C.
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hatton, Isiah T.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Historic Person:
Lewis, John Whitelaw
Significant Year:
1919
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
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Whittemore House (added 1973 - - #73002126)
Also known as Woman's National Democratic Club;Wilcox,Walter D.,House;Week
1526 New Hampshire Ave., NW. , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Langley,Charles Albion, Page,Harvey L.
Architectural Style:
Other, Stick/Eastlake
Historic Person:
Weeks,Rep. John C.,et al.
Significant Year:
1892, 1894
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
Wiley, Emily, House (added 2006 - - #06000192)
902 3rd St., NW , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Willard Hotel (added 1974 - - #74002177)
1401--1409 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fuller,George A.,Co., Hardenbergh,Henry Janeway
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Wilson, James Ormand, Normal School (added 2015 - - #15000115)
Washington, District of Columbia
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Wilson, Woodrow, House (added 1966 - - #66000873)
2340 S St., NW , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Wilson,Woodrow
Significant Year:
1921, 1924
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Winder Building (added 1969 - - #69000303)
604 17th St., NW. , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
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Windsor Lodge (added 1976 - - #76002134)
Also known as William Edgar Borah Apartment,No. 21;Chancellery Cooperative
2139--2141 Wyoming Ave., NW , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Borah,William E.
Significant Year:
1913, 1929
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Wire Building (added 2013 - - #12001195)
Washington, Washington
Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
More Information:
Woodhull, Maxwell, House (added 1991 - - #90001543)
Also known as George Washington University offices
2033 G St., NW. , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa
Historic Person:
Woodhull,Maxwell
Significant Year:
1855, 1921
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
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Woodlawn Cemetery (added 1996 - - #96001499)
Also known as 51SE38
4611 Benning Rd., SE , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Politics/Government, Black, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, European
Cultural Affiliation:
African American, Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
Woodrow Wilson High School (added 2010 - - #10000243)
3950 Chesapeake St, NW , Washington, D.C.
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wyethh, Nathan, Harris, Albert
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
Woodson, Carter G., House (added 1976 - - #76002135)
1538 9th St., NW , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Woodson,Carter G.
Significant Year:
1915, 1950
Area of Significance:
Black, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Woodward and Lothrop Service Warehouse (added 2005 - - #05000046)
Also known as Square 712, Lot 111
131 M St. NE , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Abbott, Merkt & Co.
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
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Woodward, Robert Simpson, House (added 1976 - - #76002136)
1513 16th St., NW , Washington
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Woodward,Robert Simpson
Significant Year:
1904, 1914
Area of Significance:
Science
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
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World War I Memorial at Pershing Park (added 2025 - - #100012083)
Between Pennsylvania Avenue NW (north and south), and 14th and 15th Streets NW, Washington
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Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Wyoming Apartments (added 1983 - - #83001414)
2022 Columbia Rd., NW , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simmons,B. Stanley
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Yale Steam Laundry (added 1999 - - #99000332)
437-443 New York Ave., NW , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mullet, A.B., and Co., Francis, Thomas
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Young, Browne, Phelps and Springarn Educational Campus Historic District (added 2016 - - #15000743)
Washington, Washington
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Black, Other
Period of Significance:
1900-1974 AD
Youth Pride, Inc. (aka Pride, Inc.) (added 2024 - - #100010724)
1536 U Street NW_, Washington
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Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Ethnic Heritage-Black, Social History
de San Martin, General Jose, Memorial (added 2007 - - #07001059)
Reservation 106, Virginia Ave. & 20th St., NW. , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dumont, Augustine-Alexandre
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
More Information:
de Veyra, Sofia Reyes Residence (added 2024 - - #100011144)
2610 Cathedral Avenue, NW, Washington
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Area of Significance:
Social History, Ethnic Heritage-Asian

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