| 736 Jackson Place: History of the 1870 Marcy/Townsend house on Lafayette Square and of its occupants. |
| A Gateway Restored: 1988 article describes the design and history of Union Station, which opened in 1907 and was restored in 1988. |
| Carter G. Woodson Home Special Resource Study: Learn more about this study used by the National Park Service to evaluate this home for national significance and to assess its suitability and feasibility for inclusion into the National Park System. |
| Decatur House: Describes the house (built for naval hero Stephen Decatur in 1819), its furnishings, and its residents over the years. |
| Decatur House: 1819 home of naval hero Stephen Decatur. Teacher's lesson plan prepared by the National Register of Historic Places. |
| 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: Douglass, a former slave, became one of the pre-eminent crusaders against slavery as a speaker, writer and publisher. His home in Washington, where he lived from 1877 to 1895, is now a National Park Service site. |
| History of the Kennedy Center: History of efforts to create a national performing arts center. Text of 1980 article by Roger Meersman. |
| 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. |
| House of the Temple: National headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Site includes a text-and-photo virtual tour of the building. |
| 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. |
| Military Road School: Dedicated to interpret, preserve and protect the school's culturally rich heritage, landmarks and original Civil War fort site. Includes history. |
| National Register of Historic Places: District of Columbia: List of local buildings and historic districts on the National Register. |
| Office of Planning: Historic Preservation Design Guidelines: Guidelines on historic building alterations and maintenance. PDF files. |
| President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument: The cottage in which President Lincoln spent part of each year during the Civil War, on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Washington, DC. Has a history of the site and information on its restoration. |
| Sewall-Belmont House & Museum: Built in 1800, this historic Capitol Hill house has been headquarters of the National Woman's Party since 1929. Includes history of the party and of the house, news, listing of events and information on special event rentals. |
| The Brewmaster's Castle: The 1894 mansion built by brewer Christian Heurich is today the most intact late Victorian home in the country. Includes history and photos of the house and tour and rental information. |
| The Capitol: Synopsis of a dissertation by Daniel Frydman 'The Great American Architectural Experiment: The United States Capitol Building: 1792-1868', with bibliography. |
| The Old Naval Hospital: Describes the history and current restoration of this historic Civil War-era hospital on Capitol Hill. Has historic photos, plus description, photos, articles and documents relating to the restoration. Web site of Friends of the Old Naval Hospital. |
| The United States Capitol: Official site maintained by the Architect of the Capitol provides historic and current information on the function and architecture of the Capitol, House and Senate buildings, and surrounding grounds. |
| Treasury Building: A history and tour of the U.S. Treasury Building. |
| 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. |
| Woodrow Wilson House: President Wilson's home from 1921 until his death in 1924 is Washington's only Presidential museum. |
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