[2] Landmark name Image Date designated [3] Location Description 1 Cleveland Abbe House Cleveland Abbe House May 15, 1975 (# 69000289 ) NW 38°54′05″N 77°02′46″W / 38.901444°N 77.046167°W / 38.901444; -77.046167 (Cleveland Abbe House ) Cleveland Abbe , a prominent meteorologist who became known as the father of the National Weather Service , lived in this house from 1877 to 1909. Previous occupants in the early decades of the 19th century included James Monroe and the British legation . Built ca. 1802 to 1805, this is a fine example of the Federal style of residential architecture . 2 Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington June 23, 1965 (# 66000959 ) NW 38°54′39″N 77°02′07″W / 38.910838°N 77.035167°W / 38.910838; -77.035167 (Administration Building, Carnegie Institution of Washington ) 3 American Federation of Labor Building American Federation of Labor Building May 30, 1974 (# 74002154 ) NW 38°54′12″N 77°01′28″W / 38.903333°N 77.024444°W / 38.903333; -77.024444 (American Federation of Labor Building ) 4 American Peace Society American Peace Society May 30, 1974 (# 74002155 ) NW 38°53′58″N 77°02′19″W / 38.8994°N 77.0386°W / 38.8994; -77.0386 (American Peace Society ) Headquarters of the American Peace Society from 1911 to 1948, in LaFayette Square Historic District . 5 Anderson House Anderson House June 19, 1996 (# 71000993 ) NW 38°54′39″N 77°02′53″W / 38.91075°N 77.047944°W / 38.91075; -77.047944 (Anderson House ) 6 Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library, Howard University Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library, Howard University January 3, 2001 (# 01000070 ) NW 38°55′23″N 77°01′15″W / 38.9231°N 77.0207°W / 38.9231; -77.0207 (Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, Founders Library, Howard University ) Three Howard University buildings: Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel , Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall , and Founders Library . 7 Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution November 11, 1971 (# 71000994 ) SW 38°53′13″N 77°01′29″W / 38.886944°N 77.024722°W / 38.886944; -77.024722 (Arts and Industries Building, Smithsonian Institution ) 8 Ashburton House Ashburton House November 7, 1973 (# 73002071 ) NW 38°54′01″N 77°02′09″W / 38.900278°N 77.035833°W / 38.900278; -77.035833 (Ashburton House ) House on Lafayette Square that was site of 10 months of U.S.-British negotiations leading to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. This settled U.S.-Canada border disputes and ended the Aroostook War . 9 Newton D. Baker House Newton D. Baker House December 8, 1976 (# 76002126 ) NW 38°54′25″N 77°03′37″W / 38.906944°N 77.060278°W / 38.906944; -77.060278 (Newton D. Baker House ) 10 Blair House Blair House October 26, 1973 (# 66000963 ) NW 38°53′56″N 77°02′19″W / 38.898889°N 77.038611°W / 38.898889; -77.038611 (Blair House ) 11 William E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge William E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge December 8, 1976 (# 76002134 ) NW 38°55′03″N 77°02′57″W / 38.9175°N 77.049167°W / 38.9175; -77.049167 (William E. Borah Apartment, Windsor Lodge ) The home of William E. Borah , a United States Senator from Idaho and a noted isolationist. 12 Blanche K. Bruce House Blanche K. Bruce House May 15, 1975 (# 75002046 ) NW 38°54′21″N 77°01′29″W / 38.905833°N 77.024722°W / 38.905833; -77.024722 (Blanche K. Bruce House ) A home of Blanche K. Bruce , who was an African American Senator from Mississippi . 13 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Carnegie Endowment for International Peace May 30, 1974 (# 74002156 ) NW 38°53′56″N 77°02′19″W / 38.898889°N 77.038611°W / 38.898889; -77.038611 (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ) 14 Mary Ann Shadd Cary House Mary Ann Shadd Cary House December 8, 1976 (# 76002128 ) NW 38°55′09″N 77°01′58″W / 38.919191°N 77.032913°W / 38.919191; -77.032913 (Mary Ann Shadd Cary House ) A home of writer and abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd Cary . 15 City Hall / D.C. Courthouse City Hall / D.C. Courthouse December 19, 1960 (# 66000857 ) NW 38°53′43″N 77°01′04″W / 38.895278°N 77.017778°W / 38.895278; -77.017778 (City Hall / D.C. Courthouse ) Also known as the Old Courthouse, it was renovated and rededicated on June 17, 2009 as the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. 16 Congressional Cemetery Congressional Cemetery June 14, 2011 (# 69000292 ) SE 38°52′52″N 76°58′38″W / 38.881111°N 76.977222°W / 38.881111; -76.977222 (Congressional Cemetery ) Burial place of early city residents and many members of Congress who died in office. 17 Constitution Hall Constitution Hall September 16, 1985 (# 85002724 ) NW 38°53′38″N 77°02′24″W / 38.894°N 77.04°W / 38.894; -77.04 (Constitution Hall ) 18 Corcoran Gallery and Corcoran School Of Art Corcoran Gallery and Corcoran School Of Art April 27, 1992 (# 71000997 ) NW 38°53′45″N 77°02′24″W / 38.89578°N 77.039899°W / 38.89578; -77.039899 (Corcoran Gallery and Corcoran School Of Art ) 19 Elliott Coues House Elliott Coues House May 15, 1975 (# 75002049 ) NW 38°54′25″N 77°02′24″W / 38.906944°N 77.04°W / 38.906944; -77.04 (Elliott Coues House ) Elliott Coues , a leading 19th century ornithologist , led great expansions of the knowledge of North American bird life , helped found the American Ornithologists' Union in 1883, edited approximately 15 volumes of journals, memoirs, and diaries by famous Western explorers and fur traders . He lived in this house from 1887 until his death in 1899. 20 Decatur House Decatur House December 19, 1960 (# 66000858 ) NW 38°53′59″N 77°02′20″W / 38.899706°N 77.038897°W / 38.899706; -77.038897 (Decatur House ) Federal Style house designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for naval hero Stephen Decatur across Lafayette Square from the White House . During 1827-1833 was home to successive Secretaries of State Henry Clay , Martin Van Buren , and Judah P. Benjamin . 21 Franklin School Franklin School June 19, 1996 (# 73002085 ) NW 38°54′08″N 77°01′47″W / 38.902222°N 77.029722°W / 38.902222; -77.029722 (Franklin School ) A nineteenth-century school, site of Alexander Graham Bell's experiments with the photophone. 22 Gallaudet College Historic District Gallaudet College Historic District December 21, 1965 (# 66000856 ) NE 38°54′26″N 76°59′35″W / 38.907222°N 76.993056°W / 38.907222; -76.993056 (Gallaudet College Historic District ) The world's first college for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing. 23 General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters December 4, 1991 (# 91002057 ) NW 38°54′25″N 77°02′25″W / 38.906944°N 77.040278°W / 38.906944; -77.040278 (General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters ) 24 General Post Office General Post Office November 11, 1971 (# 69000311 ) NW 38°53′48″N 77°01′22″W / 38.896667°N 77.022778°W / 38.896667; -77.022778 (General Post Office ) This post office is a fine example of restrained Neoclassical design . Built in phases between 1839 and 1866, the building features beautiful scaling and fine details. 25 Georgetown Historic District Georgetown Historic District May 28, 1967 (# 67000025 ) NW [4] 38°54′34″N 77°03′54″W / 38.909444°N 77.065°W / 38.909444; -77.065 (Georgetown Historic District ) 26 Samuel Gompers House Samuel Gompers House May 30, 1974 (# 74002161 ) NW 38°55′08″N 77°00′44″W / 38.918833°N 77.012225°W / 38.918833; -77.012225 (Samuel Gompers House ) Samuel Gompers was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 until his death in 1924. Gompers helped found the AFL, and vigorously pursued its three goals of higher wages , shorter hours , and better working conditions for American workers . He lived in this three-story brick rowhouse from 1902 to 1917. 27 Charlotte Forten Grimke House Charlotte Forten Grimke House May 11, 1976 (# 76002129 ) NW 38°54′45″N 77°02′13″W / 38.9125°N 77.036944°W / 38.9125; -77.036944 (Charlotte Forten Grimke House ) A home of Charlotte Forten Grimke , a prominent Abolitionist and educator. 28 Healy Hall, Georgetown University Healy Hall, Georgetown University December 23, 1987 (# 71001003 ) NW [4] 38°54′26″N 77°04′23″W / 38.907242°N 77.072981°W / 38.907242; -77.072981 (Healy Hall, Georgetown University ) This large-scale High Victorian Gothic structure is the most prominent building on the Georgetown University campus and a picturesque landmark for all Georgetown . Built from 1877 through 1879, its construction marked the evolution of the school toward true university status. 29 General Oliver Otis Howard House General Oliver Otis Howard House May 30, 1974 (# 74002163 ) NW 38°55′23″N 77°01′20″W / 38.923056°N 77.022222°W / 38.923056; -77.022222 (General Oliver Otis Howard House ) Located on Howard University campus, a home of Union general and Howard founder Oliver O. Howard . 30 Charles Evans Hughes House Charles Evans Hughes House November 28, 1972 (# 72001424 ) NW 38°54′45″N 77°02′58″W / 38.9125°N 77.049444°W / 38.9125; -77.049444 (Charles Evans Hughes House ) Charles Evans Hughes was a leader in the progressive movement , and 1916 presidential candidate . He held office as Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States , as well as multiple executive positions under several Presidents . He lived in this house from 1930 until his death in 1948. 31 Hiram W. Johnson House Hiram W. Johnson House December 8, 1976 (# 73002072 ) NE 38°53′29″N 77°00′18″W / 38.891389°N 77.005°W / 38.891389; -77.005 (Hiram W. Johnson House ) 32 Lafayette Building Lafayette Building September 1, 2005 (# 05001205 ) NW 38°54′03″N 77°02′04″W / 38.900767°N 77.034536°W / 38.900767; -77.034536 (Lafayette Building ) Home of Reconstruction Finance Corporation which helped finance the buildup for World War II . 33 Lafayette Square Historic District Lafayette Square Historic District August 29, 1970 (# 70000833 ) NW [4] 38°53′59″N 77°02′12″W / 38.899694°N 77.036528°W / 38.899694; -77.036528 (Lafayette Square Historic District ) District including LaFayette Square Park , surrounding but excluding the White House . 34 Library Of Congress Library Of Congress December 21, 1965 (# 66000000 ) SE 38°53′20″N 77°00′16″W / 38.888841°N 77.004531°W / 38.888841; -77.004531 (Library Of Congress ) The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress 35 Andrew Mellon Building Andrew Mellon Building May 11, 1976 (# 73002100 ) NW 38°54′33″N 77°02′30″W / 38.909167°N 77.041667°W / 38.909167; -77.041667 (Andrew Mellon Building ) A residence of Andrew W. Mellon . 36 Memorial Continental Hall Memorial Continental Hall November 28, 1972 (# 72001427 ) NW 38°53′37″N 77°02′25″W / 38.893611°N 77.040278°W / 38.893611; -77.040278 (Memorial Continental Hall ) 37 Meridian Hill Park Meridian Hill Park April 19, 1994 (# 74000273 ) NW 38°55′16″N 77°02′08″W / 38.921236°N 77.035611°W / 38.921236; -77.035611 (Meridian Hill Park ) 129 National Archives National Archives December 11, 2023 (# 100009816 ) Constitution Ave. between 7th and 9th Sts., NW. 38°53′33″N 77°01′24″W / 38.8925°N 77.023333°W / 38.8925; -77.023333 (National Archives ) 38 National Training School For Women And Girls National Training School For Women And Girls July 17, 1991 (# 91002049 ) NE 38°53′46″N 76°55′48″W / 38.896092°N 76.930031°W / 38.896092; -76.930031 (National Training School For Women And Girls ) 39 National War College National War College November 28, 1972 (# 72001535 ) SW [5] 38°51′48″N 77°01′01″W / 38.863333°N 77.016944°W / 38.863333; -77.016944 (National War College ) Listing is for Roosevelt Hall, which houses the National War College . 40 Octagon House Octagon House December 19, 1960 (# 66000863 ) NW 38°53′46″N 77°02′30″W / 38.896089°N 77.041675°W / 38.896089; -77.041675 (Octagon House ) Plantation owner's home lent to President Madison after the Burning of Washington in 1814. 41 Old Naval Observatory Old Naval Observatory January 12, 1965 (# 66000864 ) NW 38°53′42″N 77°03′07″W / 38.895°N 77.051944°W / 38.895; -77.051944 (Old Naval Observatory ) The original US Naval Observatory, current home of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ; closed to the public. 42 Old Patent Office Old Patent Office January 12, 1965 (# 66000902 ) NW 38°53′52″N 77°01′23″W / 38.89778°N 77.022936°W / 38.89778; -77.022936 (Old Patent Office ) Current home of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum . 43 Pan American Union Headquarters Pan American Union Headquarters January 13, 2021 (# 10000625 ) 17th St. between C St. and Constitution Ave., NW. 38°53′34″N 77°02′27″W / 38.892778°N 77.040833°W / 38.892778; -77.040833 (Pan American Union Headquarters ) 44 Pension Building Pension Building February 4, 1985 (# 69000312 ) NW 38°53′51″N 77°01′05″W / 38.8975°N 77.018056°W / 38.8975; -77.018056 (Pension Building ) 45 Frances Perkins House Frances Perkins House July 17, 1992 (# 91002048 ) NW 38°54′55″N 77°03′07″W / 38.915278°N 77.051944°W / 38.915278; -77.051944 (Frances Perkins House ) A home of Frances Perkins , Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve in the United States Cabinet. 46 PHILADELPHIA (Gundelo) PHILADELPHIA (Gundelo) January 20, 1961 (# 66000852 ) NW 38°53′28″N 77°01′46″W / 38.891222°N 77.029472°W / 38.891222; -77.029472 (PHILADELPHIA (Gundelo) ) Philadelphia , the only remaining American gunboat from the Revolutionary War , sank in a battle on Lake Champlain in 1776. It was salvaged in remarkably good condition in 1935 and now resides at the National Museum of American History .47 Red Cross (American National) Headquarters Red Cross (American National) Headquarters June 23, 1965 (# 66000853 ) NW 38°53′41″N 77°02′26″W / 38.894722°N 77.040556°W / 38.894722; -77.040556 (Red Cross (American National) Headquarters ) 48 Renwick Gallery Renwick Gallery November 11, 1971 (# 69000300 ) NW 38°53′56″N 77°02′22″W / 38.898867°N 77.039447°W / 38.898867; -77.039447 (Renwick Gallery ) 49 Zalmon Richards House Zalmon Richards House December 21, 1965 (# 66000866 ) NW 38°54′42″N 77°01′49″W / 38.911667°N 77.030278°W / 38.911667; -77.030278 (Zalmon Richards House ) A home of National Education Association founder Zalmon Richards . 50 St. Elizabeth's Hospital St. Elizabeth's Hospital December 14, 1990 (# 79003101 ) SE 38°50′57″N 76°59′23″W / 38.8492°N 76.9896°W / 38.8492; -76.9896 (St. Elizabeth's Hospital ) 51 St. John's Church St. John's Church December 19, 1960 (# 66000868 ) NW 38°54′01″N 77°02′07″W / 38.900278°N 77.035278°W / 38.900278; -77.035278 (St. John's Church ) Popularly nicknamed the "Church of the Presidents". 52 St. Luke's Episcopal Church St. Luke's Episcopal Church May 11, 1976 (# 76002131 ) NW 38°54′37″N 77°02′05″W / 38.910278°N 77.034722°W / 38.910278; -77.034722 (St. Luke's Episcopal Church ) The first African-American Episcopal church in Washington, DC. 53 SEQUOIA (Yacht) SEQUOIA (Yacht) December 23, 1987 (# 87002594 ) SE 38°52′32″N 77°01′20″W / 38.875667°N 77.022361°W / 38.875667; -77.022361 (SEQUOIA (Yacht) ) The former Presidential yacht, moored at the Washington Marina. 54 Sewall–Belmont House Sewall–Belmont House May 30, 1974 (# 72001432 ) NE 38°53′31″N 77°00′13″W / 38.891944°N 77.003611°W / 38.891944; -77.003611 (Sewall–Belmont House ) Headquarters of the National Women's Party and home to a museum of the Suffrage movement. 55 Smithsonian Institution Building Smithsonian Institution Building January 12, 1965 (# 66000867 ) SW 38°53′19″N 77°01′35″W / 38.888589°N 77.026392°W / 38.888589; -77.026392 (Smithsonian Institution Building ) 56 John Philip Sousa Junior High School John Philip Sousa Junior High School August 7, 2001 (# 01001045 ) SE 38°53′01″N 76°57′09″W / 38.8837°N 76.9524°W / 38.8837; -76.9524 (John Philip Sousa Junior High School ) In 1950, eleven black students were denied admission to the newly constructed all-white Sousa school . This action was eventually overturned in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision in Bolling v. Sharpe , which made segregated public schools illegal in the District of Columbia . This defeat of the principle of "separate but equal " was a significant landmark in the modern Civil Rights Movement . 57 State, War, And Navy Building State, War, And Navy Building November 11, 1971 (# 69000293 ) NW 38°53′51″N 77°02′21″W / 38.897567°N 77.039147°W / 38.897567; -77.039147 (State, War, And Navy Building ) 58 Supreme Court Building Supreme Court Building May 4, 1987 (# 87001294 ) NE 38°53′27″N 77°00′16″W / 38.890833°N 77.004444°W / 38.890833; -77.004444 (Supreme Court Building ) 59 Mary Church Terrell House Mary Church Terrell House May 15, 1975 (# 75002055 ) NW 38°54′56″N 77°01′00″W / 38.915556°N 77.016667°W / 38.915556; -77.016667 (Mary Church Terrell House ) A home of Mary Church Terrell , abolitionist and first African-American woman to serve on a school board. 60 Tudor Place Tudor Place December 19, 1960 (# 66000871 ) NW 38°54′39″N 77°03′48″W / 38.910808°N 77.063339°W / 38.910808; -77.063339 (Tudor Place ) A home, designed by Capitol designer Dr. William Thornton , and containing a collection of artifacts of George Washington and Martha Washington . 61 Twelfth Street YMCA Building Twelfth Street YMCA Building October 12, 1994 (# 83003523 ) NW 38°54′54″N 77°01′42″W / 38.914950°N 77.028276°W / 38.914950; -77.028276 (Twelfth Street YMCA Building ) NRHP 83003523. The earliest "Y" built by and expressly for African Americans . 62 Oscar W. Underwood House Oscar W. Underwood House December 8, 1976 (# 76002132 ) NW 38°53′53″N 77°02′43″W / 38.898056°N 77.045278°W / 38.898056; -77.045278 (Oscar W. Underwood House ) A home of Oscar W. Underwood , United States Senator from Alabama. 63 United Mine Workers of America Building United Mine Workers of America Building April 5, 2005 (# 00001032 ) NW 38°54′06″N 77°02′05″W / 38.901543°N 77.034758°W / 38.901543; -77.034758 (United Mine Workers of America Building ) 64 United States Capitol United States Capitol December 19, 1960 (# 19600002 ) NW , NE , SE , SW [4] 38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W / 38.889722°N 77.008889°W / 38.889722; -77.008889 (United States Capitol ) 65 United States Department of the Treasury United States Department of the Treasury November 11, 1971 (# 71001007 ) NW 38°53′51″N 77°02′03″W / 38.8975°N 77.0343°W / 38.8975; -77.0343 (United States Department of the Treasury ) 66 United States Marine Corps Barrack and Commandant's House United States Marine Corps Barrack and Commandant's House May 11, 1976 (# 72001435 ) SE 38°52′49″N 76°59′38″W / 38.88039°N 76.99386°W / 38.88039; -76.99386 (United States Marine Corps Barrack and Commandant's House ) 67 United States Soldier's Home United States Soldier's Home November 7, 1973 (# 74002176 ) NW 38°56′30″N 77°00′42″W / 38.941667°N 77.011667°W / 38.941667; -77.011667 (United States Soldier's Home ) 68 Volta Bureau Volta Bureau November 28, 1972 (# 72001436 ) NW 38°54′34″N 77°04′09″W / 38.909444°N 77.069167°W / 38.909444; -77.069167 (Volta Bureau ) Founded in 1887 by Alexander Graham Bell "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge relating to the Deaf "; merged with the American Association for the Promotion and Teaching of Speech to the Deaf in 1908, and operates today as the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing . 69 Washington Aqueduct Washington Aqueduct November 7, 1973 (# 73002123 ) NW 38°56′15″N 77°06′51″W / 38.9375°N 77.114167°W / 38.9375; -77.114167 (Washington Aqueduct ) Extends into Montgomery County , Maryland . 70 Washington Navy Yard Washington Navy Yard May 11, 1976 (# 73002124 ) SE 38°52′24″N 76°59′49″W / 38.873333°N 76.996944°W / 38.873333; -76.996944 (Washington Navy Yard ) 71 White House White House December 19, 1960 (# 19600001 ) NW 38°53′52″N 77°02′12″W / 38.89767°N 77.03655°W / 38.89767; -77.03655 (White House ) Residence of the president of the United States. 72 David White House David White House January 7, 1976 (# 76002133 ) NW 38°55′32″N 77°02′04″W / 38.925556°N 77.034444°W / 38.925556; -77.034444 (David White House ) Geologist David White of the United States Geological Survey lived in this house from 1910 to 1925. His researches into the distribution of petroleum resources became essential to the oil industry . 73 Woodrow Wilson House Woodrow Wilson House July 19, 1964 (# 66000873 ) NW 38°54′51″N 77°03′05″W / 38.9141°N 77.05141°W / 38.9141; -77.05141 (Woodrow Wilson House ) A home of Woodrow Wilson , 28th President of the United States. 74 Carter G. Woodson House Carter G. Woodson House May 11, 1976 (# 76002135 ) NW 38°54′36″N 77°01′27″W / 38.91°N 77.024167°W / 38.91; -77.024167 (Carter G. Woodson House ) A home of Carter G. Woodson , the "Father of Black History". 75 Robert Simpson Woodward House Robert Simpson Woodward House January 7, 1976 (# 76002136 ) NW 38°54′32″N 77°02′11″W / 38.908889°N 77.036389°W / 38.908889; -77.036389 (Robert Simpson Woodward House ) From 1904 to 1914, this was the home of Robert Simpson Woodward , the first President of the Carnegie Institution during the same period. Woodward had made his name as a leading geologist and mathematician .