The Randle Highlands School, built between 1911 and 1912, is strongly associated with the history of the District’s public schools, and its construction in the early 20th century was due to the need for new schools to accommodate the city’s growing population.Towards the end of the 19th century, there was a movement to improve and modernize schools in Washington, DC, which had undergone significant growth following the Civil War. As part of this movement, the education system was reorgani...| DC Historic Sites
Located at the intersection of Independence Avenue and 7th Street SW, immediately south of the National Mall, these two rectangular office buildings, Federal Office Buildings (FOBs) 10A and 10B, were designed in the International Style and completed in 1963 to house the Federal Aviation Agency (later Administration) (FOB 10A, FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (FOB 10B, NASA). In 2004, the two federal buildings were named for aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur...| DC Historic Sites
The Hubert H. Humphrey Building exemplifies Brustalist architecture, which first developed in the 1950s, and is also a significant work by a major architect, Marcel Breuer. Brutalism is known for its use of exposed, rough concrete surfaces, heavy massing, recessed windows, and stark appearance. The style also developed as the need for energy efficiency was becoming a greater concern.Completed in 1976, the Humphrey Building was designed by Marcel Breuer and Associates — with Marcel Breuer as...| DC Historic Sites
This building's historic landmark designation recognizes Youth Pride, Inc., which was located here from 1968 to 1981. Pride, Inc. was an important organization within the Black Power Movement and was funded through the War on Poverty, which had started under President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. Pride adhered to the Black Power Movement's tenet of self-determination and was an important institution at a time of disinvestment, unemployment, and police brutality in the District.As the first...| DC Historic Sites
In 1852, Congress chartered Saint Elizabeths Hospital as the Government Hospital for the Insane, with a mission of providing “the most humane care and enlightened curative treatment” for patients from the Army, Navy, and District of Columbia. The hospital opened in 1855, and shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, it became a general hospital for sick and wounded combatants. It was these wartime patients who originated the use of the name Saint Elizabeths, after the property’s 17th...| DC Historic Sites
