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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Frances Perkins House
A home of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve in the United States Cabinet.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Congressional Cemetery
Burial place of early city residents and many members of Congress who died in office.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Blair House
An image of the Blair House.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: 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.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Library of Congress
An image of the Library Of Congress.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington Dc: Mary Ann Shadd Cary House
A home of writer and abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd Cary.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Hiram W. Johnson House
An image of the Hiram W. Johnson House.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Carter G. Woodson House
A home of Carter G. Woodson, the "Father of Black History".
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: 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...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Woodrow Wilson House
A home of Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Sequoia (Yacht)
The former Presidential yacht, moored at the Washington Marina.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Washington Navy Yard
An image of the Washington Navy Yard.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Renwick Gallery
An image of the Renwick Gallery.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Old Patent Office
Current home of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Franklin School
A nineteenth-century school, site of Alexander Graham Bell's experiments with the photophone.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Zalmon Richards House
A home of National Education Association founder Zalmon Richards.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington Dc: 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....
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Octagon House
Plantation owner's home lent to President Madison after the Burning of Washington in 1814.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: 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...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Lafayette Building
Home of Reconstruction Finance Corporation which helped finance the buildup for World War II.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: St. John's Church
An image of the St. John's Church.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Sewall Belmont House
Headquarters of the National Women's Party and home to a museum of the Suffrage movement.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Gallaudet College
The world's first college for the education of the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Old Naval Observatory
The original US Naval Observatory, current home of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; closed to the public.