| Capitol Losses: |
a finding guide |
|
|
| Name |
initial construction |
demolition |
note |
type |
| Bridge Street Presbyterian
Church |
1820 |
1872 |
|
church |
| Church of the
Covenant |
1887 |
1966 |
|
church |
| First Baptist
Church |
1889 |
1953 |
|
church |
| First
Congregational Church |
1866 |
1959 |
|
church |
| First
Unitarian Church |
1822 |
1906 |
|
church |
| Foundry
Methodist Church |
1864 |
1902 |
|
church |
| Metropolitan
Methodist Church |
1854 |
1936 |
|
church |
| New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church |
1859 |
1950 |
|
church |
| St. Matthew's
Catholic Church |
1838 |
1910 |
|
church |
| St. Patrick
Catholic Church |
1809 |
1872 |
|
church |
| St. Thomas
Episcopal Church |
1893 |
1970 |
|
church |
| Talmud Torah
Synagogue |
1906 |
1959 |
|
church |
| Trinity
Episcopal Church |
1849 |
1936 |
|
church |
| West Street
Presbyterian Church |
1865 |
remodeled
1955 |
|
church |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Alderney
Dairies Plant |
1884 |
1955 |
|
commercial |
| Avenue House |
1851 |
1885 |
|
commercial |
| Center Market |
1871 |
1931 |
|
commercial |
| Christian
Heurich Brewery |
1894 |
1966 |
|
commercial |
| Freeman's
Savings Bank |
1869 |
1899 |
|
commercial |
| French and
Richardson's Bookstore |
ca 1810 |
1963 |
|
commercial |
| Gilman's Drug
Store |
ca 1855 |
extant |
|
commercial |
| Halls of the
Ancients |
1898 |
1926 |
|
commercial |
| Harvey's
Restaurant |
ca 1830 |
1932 |
|
commercial |
| Home Savings
Bank |
1902 |
1968 |
|
commercial |
| Jackson Hall |
1845 |
1930 |
|
commercial |
| Kann's
Department Store |
1875 |
1979 |
|
commercial |
| Lemon
Building |
1890 |
1971 |
|
commercial |
| Manhattan
Laundry |
1935 |
1978 |
|
commercial |
| Metzerott
Hall |
1851 |
1894 |
|
commercial |
| Mills Foundry |
ca 1860 |
ca
1900 |
|
commercial |
| Northern
Liberty Market |
1874 |
1946 |
|
commercial |
| Riggs Bank |
1824 |
1904 |
|
commercial |
| Security
Storage Warehouse |
1890 |
1965 |
|
commercial |
| United States
Electric Lighting Company Power House |
1897 |
1930 |
|
commercial |
| Washington
Loan and Trust Company |
1924 |
1974 |
|
commercial |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Academy of
the Visitation |
1877 |
1923 |
|
education |
| Bell
Experimental School |
1870 |
1920 |
|
education |
| Columbian
University Building |
1883 |
1911 |
|
education |
| Corcoran
School of Art |
1889 |
1960 |
|
education |
| Dunbar High
School |
1916 |
1977 |
|
education |
| Gallaudet
College, Primary Hall |
1858 |
1916 |
|
education |
| Gunston Hall
School |
1905 |
1965 |
|
education |
| Howard
University, "Old Main" |
1867 |
1940 |
|
education |
| Howard
University, Miner Hall |
1868 |
1961 |
|
education |
| Wallach
School |
1864 |
1950 |
|
education |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Engine
Company No. 1 |
1867 |
1960 |
|
Fire stations |
| Engine
Company No. 2 |
1910 |
1979? |
|
Fire stations |
| Truck Company
No. 1 |
1878 |
ca
1916 |
|
Fire stations |
| Truck Company
No. 2 |
1878 |
1960 |
|
Fire stations |
| Union Station
Engine Company |
1837 |
1956 |
|
Fire stations |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture
Department Building |
1868 |
1930 |
|
government |
| Army Medical
Museum |
1887 |
1969 |
|
government |
| Botanic
Garden (Congressional) |
1859 |
1932 |
|
government |
| Center Market
Convenience Station |
ca 1910 |
1931 |
|
government |
| District of
Columbia Crematorium |
1907 |
1948 |
|
government |
| District of
Columbia Morgue |
1904 |
1940 |
|
government |
| General Noble
Redwood Tree House |
1893 |
1940 |
|
government |
| George
Washington Memorial Building |
1914 |
1937 |
|
government |
| Library,
United States Solders' Home |
1877 |
1910 |
|
government |
| Marine
Barracks |
1801 |
1906 |
|
government |
| Municipal
Fish Market |
1916 |
1960 |
|
government |
| Old Brick
Capitol |
1815 |
1932 |
|
government |
| Powers
Fountain |
1836 |
1884 |
|
government |
| Scott Hall,
United States Soldiers' Home |
1851 |
extant |
|
government |
| Sheridan Gate
(Arlington Cemetery) |
1818 |
1971 |
|
government |
| Sheridan
Hall, United States Solders' Home |
1885 |
1958 |
|
government |
| State
Department |
1818 |
1866 |
|
government |
| United States
Weather Bureau Building |
1869 |
1965 |
|
government |
| Washington
Armory |
1855 |
1964 |
|
government |
| Washington
Penitentiary |
1826 |
1903
(part) |
|
government |
| Washington
Arsenal |
1822 |
1907 |
|
government |
| Washington
Jail |
1839 |
1874 |
|
government |
| Wisconsin
Avenue Reservoir |
1859 |
1932 |
|
government |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Mt. Alto
Veterans Administration Hospital |
1915 |
1967 |
|
hospital |
| Providence
Hospital |
1866 |
1964 |
|
hospital |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Arlington
Hotel |
1868 |
1912 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Blodgett's
Hotel |
1793 |
1931 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Brown's Hotel |
ca 1805 |
1935 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Ebbitt House |
1872 |
1926 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Maryland
House |
1864 |
1914 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| National
Hotel |
1816 |
1942 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Portland
Flats |
1879 |
1962 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Portner Flats |
1897 |
1974 |
(Dunbar
Hotel) |
hotel/apartments |
| Raleigh Hotel |
1898 |
1964 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Richmond
Hotel |
1883 |
1922 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Rochambeau
Apartments |
1903 |
1962 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Shoreham
Hotel |
1887 |
1929 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| St. Charles
Hotel |
1820 |
1926 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Stoneleigh
Court Apartments |
1902 |
1965 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Tunnicliff's
Tavern |
1795 |
1931 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Union Hotel |
1796 |
1935 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Varnum Hotel |
1796 |
1929 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Warder
Apartments |
1905 |
1958 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| Willard Hotel
(original) |
1818 |
1900 |
|
hotel/apartments |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Corcoran
Office Building |
1875 |
1917 |
|
office |
| Hooe Iron
Building |
1873 |
1926 |
|
office |
| Kellogg
Office Building |
1884 |
1917 |
|
office |
| McGill
Building |
1891 |
1973 |
|
office |
| Mills
Building |
1902 |
1964 |
|
office |
| Shepherd
Centennial Building |
1875 |
1911 |
|
office |
| Southern
Railway Building |
1871 |
1916 |
|
office |
| Stott Company
Building |
1913 |
1973 |
|
office |
| Washington
Post Building |
1893 |
1954 |
|
office |
| Willard
Office Building |
1902 |
1964 |
|
office |
| |
|
|
|
|
| American
Colonization Society Hall |
1860 |
1930 |
|
organization |
| Apostolic
Delegation Building |
1905 |
1973 |
|
organization |
| Army &
Navy Club |
1891 |
1962 |
|
organization |
| British
Legation |
1872 |
1931 |
|
organization |
| Capital
Bicycle Club |
1889 |
1928 |
|
organization |
| Elks Club |
1906 |
ca
1979 |
|
organization |
| Freemason's
Hall |
1826 |
1932 |
|
organization |
| Girl Scout
Little House |
1923 |
1969 |
|
organization |
| Louise Home |
1871 |
1949 |
|
organization |
| Naval Lodge |
1821 |
1963 |
|
organization |
| Odd Fellows
Hall |
1845 |
1917 |
|
organization |
| Potomac Lodge |
1858 |
1963 |
|
organization |
| Washington
Riding Academy |
1887 |
1936 |
|
organization |
| Washington
City Orphan Asylum |
1865 |
1963 |
|
organization |
| YMCA Building |
ca 1850 |
1913 |
|
organization |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Airlie |
1901 |
1957 |
|
residential |
| Analostan |
ca 1796 |
1935 |
|
residential |
| Anderson
House |
1881 |
1925 |
|
residential |
| Belmont |
1883 |
1915 |
|
residential |
| Blagden Row |
1852 |
1931 |
|
residential |
| Bleak House
porter's lodge |
1873 |
1916 |
|
residential |
| Bancroft
House |
1851 |
1922 |
|
residential |
| Brentwood |
1817 |
1919 |
|
residential |
| Burnes House |
1750 |
1894 |
|
residential |
| Butler House |
1874 |
1929 |
|
residential |
| Caldwell
House |
1809 |
1933 |
|
residential |
| Cameron Row |
ca 1848 |
1941 |
|
residential |
| Carbery House |
1818 |
1903 |
|
residential |
| Carroll Row |
ca 1800 |
1887 |
|
residential |
| Casanave
House |
1802 |
1913 |
|
residential |
| Chase House |
1851 |
1936 |
|
residential |
| Childs House |
1894 |
1930 |
|
residential |
| Church Row |
1871 |
1958 |
|
residential |
| Corcoran
House |
1828 |
1922 |
|
residential |
| DeKrafft
House |
ca 1820 |
1872 |
|
residential |
| Douglas House |
1905 |
1949 |
|
residential |
| Douglas Row |
1857 |
1934,
1950, 1965 |
|
residential |
| Duddington |
1793 |
1886 |
|
residential |
| Dumbarton
Oaks |
ca 1801 |
extant |
|
residential |
| Elkins House |
ca 1892 |
1937 |
|
residential |
| F Street row
houses |
ca 1825 and ca 1845 |
1884/5,
1917 |
|
residential |
| Foraker House |
1897 |
1960 |
|
residential |
| Foxall House |
ca 1802 |
ca
1925 |
|
residential |
| Franklin
Terrace |
ca 1875 |
1934 |
|
residential |
| Goode House |
1880 |
ca
1920 |
|
residential |
| Grant's Row |
1871 |
1929 |
|
residential |
| Guggenheim
House |
1906 |
1956 |
|
residential |
| Hale House |
189? |
1941 |
|
residential |
| Hay-Adams
Houses |
1884 |
1927 |
|
residential |
| Hearst House |
1883 |
1964 |
|
residential |
| Henderson's
Castle |
1888 |
1949 |
|
residential |
| Hitt House |
1908 |
1970 |
|
residential |
| Hopkins-Miller
House |
1880 |
1948
and 1912 |
Hopkins
(1948), Miller (1912) |
residential |
| Jackson House |
1802 |
1906 |
|
residential |
| Judiciary
Square row houses |
1854, 1859 |
1965,
1969 |
|
residential |
| Kalorama |
1807 |
1887 |
|
residential |
| Kendall Green |
ca 1850 |
1964 |
|
residential |
| Leiter House |
1896 |
1947 |
|
residential |
| Lindsay House |
1856 |
1925 |
|
residential |
| Lowery House |
1875 |
1936 |
|
residential |
| McLean House |
1860 |
1939 |
|
residential |
| Meigs House |
1869 |
1962 |
|
residential |
| Montrose |
ca 1810 |
1911 |
|
residential |
| Mount
Pleasant |
1840 |
1925 |
|
residential |
| Mount Vernon
Row |
1873 |
1940,
1969 |
|
residential |
| Myer House |
1858 |
1911 |
|
residential |
| Noble House |
1880 |
1915 |
|
residential |
| Oak Lawn |
ca 1820 |
1952 |
|
residential |
| Palmer House |
1884 |
1927 |
|
residential |
| Peale House |
ca 1840 |
ca
1888 |
|
residential |
| Pendleton |
1881 |
1940 |
|
residential |
| Phillips Row |
1878 |
1948 |
|
residential |
| Red Top |
1868 |
1927 |
|
residential |
| Riggs House |
1856 |
1936 |
|
residential |
| Ringgold
House |
1812 |
1914 |
|
residential |
| Robert Dodge
House |
1850 |
extant |
|
residential |
| Rodgers House |
1831 |
1894 |
|
residential |
| Ruppert House |
ca 1775 |
1938 |
|
residential |
| Sargent House |
1883 |
1966 |
|
residential |
| Schneider
House |
1890 |
1957 |
|
residential |
| Scott House |
1853 |
1955 |
Octagonal
house in Hyattsville |
residential |
| Seven
Buildings |
ca 1796 |
1959 |
|
residential |
| Shepherd's
Row |
1873 |
1952 |
|
residential |
| Slidell House |
1845 |
1922 |
|
residential |
| Southworth
cottage |
ca 1855 |
1941 |
|
residential |
| Stewart's
Castle |
1873 |
1901 |
|
residential |
| Stone House |
ca 1849 |
1906 |
|
residential |
| Summy House |
1856 |
1922 |
Octagonal
house |
residential |
| Taylor House |
1876 |
1926 |
|
residential |
| Treasury
Square row houses |
ca 1800 |
1889 |
|
residential |
| Tuckerman
House |
1886 |
1967 |
|
residential |
| Tuttle House |
1865 |
1950 |
Octagonal
house |
residential |
| Tyler House |
ca 1840 |
1931 |
|
residential |
| Upper
Gisborough |
1735 |
1888 |
|
residential |
| Van Ness
House |
1813 |
1908 |
|
residential |
| Wardman House |
1909 |
1928 |
|
residential |
| Westover |
1896 |
1967 |
|
residential |
| Williams
House |
1907 |
1965 |
|
residential |
| Wisteria
House |
ca 1863 |
1924 |
|
residential |
| Wylie House |
1843 |
1947 |
|
residential |
| |
|
|
|
|
| "Grape
and Ivy" Lampposts |
ca 1855 |
ca
1923 |
|
street furniture |
| Bulfinch Oil
Lamps, US Capitol |
ca
1825 |
ca
1848 |
|
street furniture |
| Bulletin
Boards, National Woman's Party Building |
ca 1913 |
1929 |
|
street furniture |
| Display
Horse, WH Stombock & Son |
ca 1930 |
1970 |
|
street furniture |
| F Street
Electric Arc Street Lamp |
ca 1885 |
ca
1923 |
|
street furniture |
| Friendship
gates |
ca 1905 |
1942 |
|
street furniture |
| Humane
Society horse trough |
ca 1900 |
1960 |
|
street furniture |
| Hutchins
watering trough |
ca 1892 |
ca
1959 |
|
street furniture |
| Meigs public
pump |
1858 |
ca
1925 |
|
street furniture |
| New York
Avenue streetcar tracks |
ca 1895 |
ca
1949 |
|
street furniture |
| Scott Circle
hitching post |
ca 1880 |
ca
1942 |
|
street furniture |
| Semaphore
traffic signal |
ca 1915 |
ca
1925 |
|
street furniture |
| Streetcar
switch tower |
ca 1907 |
ca
1940 |
|
street furniture |
| Thomas Circle
Gas Street Lamps |
ca 1880 |
ca
1923 |
|
street furniture |
| Willard Hotel
clock |
ca 1902 |
1942 |
|
street furniture |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Garfield
inaugural arch |
1881 |
1881 |
|
temporary |
| Navy and
Munitions Buildings |
1918 |
1971 |
|
temporary |
| Pershing
Victory Arch |
1919 |
1919 |
|
temporary |
| Presidential
inaugural stands--US Capitol |
various |
various |
|
temporary |
| Presidential
inaugural stands--White House |
various |
various |
|
temporary |
| Union Plaza
dormitories |
1918 |
1930 |
|
temporary |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Albaugh's
Opera House |
1884 |
1918 |
|
Theater |
| Apex Theater |
1940 |
1977 |
|
Theater |
| Avenue Grand
Theater |
1910 |
1973 |
|
Theater |
| Belasco
Theater |
1895 |
1964 |
|
Theater |
| Dumbarton
Theater |
ca 1880 |
extant |
|
Theater |
| Fox Theater |
1926 |
1980 |
|
Theater |
| Howard
Theater |
1910 |
extant |
|
Theater |
| Knickerbocker
Theater |
1915 |
1922 |
rebuilt,
razed 1969 |
Theater |
| Lincoln Hall |
1867 |
1886 |
|
Theater |
| Manassas
Panorama Building |
1885 |
1918 |
|
Theater |
| Metropolitan
Theater |
1917 |
1968 |
|
Theater |
| National
Theater |
1873 |