Search The Directory The Web for Home > Regional > North America > United States > Washington, DC > Society and Culture > History > Historic_Buildings_and_Sites New! Submit a site   Categories: White House *(10)       whatUseek Collection Sites (submit a site ):   Give your site great placement in this category in as little as two business days!     whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   736 Jackson Place - History of the 1870 Marcy/Townsend house on Lafayette Square and of its occupants.   A Gateway Restored - The design and history of Union Station, which opened in 1907 and was restored in 1988. An article by William Bushong from Blueprints magazine, 1988.   Anderson Cottage - The "country home" where Abraham Lincoln spent about a quarter of his presidency.   Carnegie Library - The planning and construction of the Washington Public Library that opened in 1903 on Mount Vernon Square. Article from Washington History magazine.   Decatur House - Describes the house (built for naval hero Stephen Decatur in 1819), its furnishings, and its residents over the years.   Decatur House - Describes the house (built for naval hero Stephen Decatur in 1819), its furnishings, and its residents over the years.   Eisenhower Executive Office Building - Historical tour of the building that was formerly known as the Old Executive Office Building, begun in 1871 to house the State, War and Navy departments   Ford's Theatre National Historic Site - The site of President Lincoln's assassination in 1864. Includes history of the theater and of the assassination.   Frederick Douglass National Historic Site - Frederick Douglass purchased his final home in 1877, and named it Cedar Hill.   History of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb - This institution, established in 1857, later became Gallaudet University. Text of a 1911 address by Edward Gallaudet.   History of the Kennedy Center - History of efforts to create a national performing arts center. Text of 1980 article by Roger Meersman.   History of the Main Treasury Building - Short history.   Holt House - History of the house, built in the early 1800s, and of efforts to preserve it as a historic reminder of the legacy of slavery.   Mary McLeod Bethune Council House - Home in the 1940s to Bethune (1875-1955), black educator and activist, and today the headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women. Site includes information on Bethune, the house, and on the National Archives for Black Women's History.   Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site - Story of the historic avenue. Official National Park Service site.   President's Park - National Park Service Visitor Center   The Mall - History of the Capital's central park, planned by Pierre L'Enfant, and its development in the 19th and 20th centuries. Plans, photos, drawings, and bibliography.   Washington Navy Yard History - The U.S. Navy's oldest shore establishment, dating from 1799, was a shipbuilding center, then an ordnance plant and is now the ceremonial and administrative center for the Navy.   Willard Hotel - Short history of 19th-century landmark.   Woodrow Wilson House - Presidential museum and National Trust Historic site. Woodrow Wilson history, calendar of events and exhibitions, educational programs, tour preview, staff directory, directions and rental information. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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