New Jersey Avenue’s Aesthetic Wonder, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on April 2, 2014 · Leave a Comment
New Jersey Avenue’s Aesthetic Wonder, Washington, D.C.
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Residential Architecture · Tags Aesthetic Architecture, Aesthetic Movement, DC Architecture, DC History, District of Columbia History, Histori, Italianate Architecture, New Jersey Avenue, Old Windows, Queen Revival Architecture, Washington DC Architecture
The New Architecture at Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on March 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The New Architecture at Howard University, Washington, D.C.
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags Curator of Shit, Demolition of HIstoric Buildings, Engineering Building Howard University, Historic Preservation, Howard University, Howard University Architecture, Howard University History, Pleasant Plains History, University Historic Preservation, Washington DC History
The Octagon’s New Neighbor, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on March 27, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Octagon’s New Neighbor, Washington, D.C.
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Category Architectural History, District of Columbia, Federal (Urban), Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Residential Architecture, Techologies in Buildings and Structures, Urban Landscape · Tags DC Architecture, Federal Building COnstruction, Federal Construction, George Washington University Campus, Octagon DC, The Octagon, The Octagon House, The Octagon House DC, Washington DC Architecture, White House neighborhood
The House of Doors, Washington, District of Columbia
Posted by admin on March 24, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The House of Doors, Washington, District of Columbia
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Most Recent, Salvage · Tags DC Architecture, District of Columbia Architecture, Historic Preservation, House of Doors, Old Doors, Salvage History, The House of Doors, Washington DC Architecture, Washington DC History
The Upstairs Hall of the Georgetown Custom House, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on January 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Greek Revival, Historic Preservation, Most Recent, Public Architecture · Tags Aimee B. Young, Curator of Shit, Georgetown Custom House and Post Office Georgetown, Georgetown History, Greek Revival Architecture, Post Office Georgetown, Sorg Architects, Washington DC History
The National Trust for Historic Preservation Needs a Modernized Office Building, McCormick Apartments, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on January 28, 2013 · 3 Comments
The National Trust for Historic Preservation Needs a Modernized Office Building, McCormick Apartments, Washington, D.C.
We have it on good authority, from one of our inside sources, that America’s National Trust for Historic Preservation is in the midst of selling their old headquarters with hope of one day occupying a modernized office building. It is possible [...]
Category Beaux Arts (1880-1940ish), District of Columbia, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Oldie But Goodie, Residential Architecture · Tags Beaux Arts Architecture, D.C., McCormick Apartments, National Trust for Historic Preservation, National trust for historic preservation washington dc, National Trust Washington DC, Needs a Modernized Office Building, NTHP, Washington
Could The JBG Companies Not Demolish Our African American History?
Posted by admin on October 9, 2012 · 3 Comments
Could The JBG Companies Not Demolish Our African American History?
Say Goodbye to Romulus Cornelius Archer, Jr.’s Baptist Church, 935 Florida Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Designed by the Second African American Architect Licensed in the District of Columbia
Just six months or so after Romulus Cornelius Archer, Jr. became the second African American architect to be licensed in the [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Preservation, Most Recent · Tags African American Architects, African American History, African American Washington DC, Churches Washington DC, Curator of Shit, Florida Avenue Architecture, Lost Washington DC, Romulus Cornelius Archer Jr, The JBG Companies
Is The Wonder Bread Factory Brick Wall Still A Historic Building.?! Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on September 10, 2012 · 2 Comments
Is The Wonder Bread Factory Brick Wall Still A Historic Building.?! Washington, D.C.
Unlike most of the industrious American cities on the east coast–Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, &tc., the City of Washington, the District of Columbia, was the premier manufactourer of policies and regulations rather than raw goods, among other products. In fact, the Federal City was (and remains) almost execlusively centered around the Federal government, its pseudonyms, and their [...]
Category Built Environment, District of Columbia, Green, Historic Preservation, Most Recent · Tags Architectural History, Brick Buildings, Brick Factory, Curator of Shit, Factories, Factory Buildings, Historic Building, Howard Theater, Howard Theatre, Old Buildings, Washington DC Architecture, Wonder Bread Factory, Wonder Bread History
Posted by admin on August 30, 2012 · 1 Comment
The LOADING DOCK in Front of This House is NOT just any “Parking Space”…Washington, D.C.
A Comment on Public Space in the District of Columbia
One of the most misunderstood laws in the District of Columbia is regarding the public space that comprises the front and side yards of our houses. In the last years of the 19th [...]
Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Green, Historic Context, Historic Preservation, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Residential Architecture, Style Section..., Tree, Urban Landscape · Tags Columbia Heights, Curator of Shit, DC History, DC Public Space, DCRA Public Space, Front Yards in Cities, Green Space, Historic DC, History of Zoning, LEnfants Plan, Park Space, Public Space, row houses in washington dc, Townhouse design, Townhouse yards, Washington DC Public Space, Zoning Public Space
The Burning of the Capitol Traction Company Power House on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Posted by admin on August 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Burning of the Capitol Traction Company Power House on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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Category Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Historic Context, Industrial Architecture, Location Location Location · Tags Capital Traction Company, Capitol Traction Company Fire, E Berliner Gramophone, Emile Berliner, Great Fires, New York Avenue History, Pennsylvania Avenue History, Street Car History, Traction Company History, United States Gramophone Company, Washington DC Fire, Washington DC History, Washington DC Street Car
