National Register of Historic Places listings in Southeast Quadrant, Washington, D.C.
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This is a list of properties and districts in the Southeast quadrant of Washington, D.C. that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Current listings
[edit][1] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[2] | Location | Neighborhood | Description |
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1 | Anacostia Historic District | October 11, 1978 (#78003050) |
Roughly bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue; Good Hope Road; 16th Street; Fendall Street; V Street; 15th Street and the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site; Maple View Place 38°51′53″N 76°59′08″W / 38.864722°N 76.985556°W | Anacostia | Comprises approximately 20 squares and about 550 buildings built between 1854 and 1930 | |
2 | Capitol Hill Historic District | August 27, 1976 (#76002127) |
Roughly bounded by Virginia Ave., SE., S. Capitol St., F St. NE., and 14th Sts. SE & NE.; also roughly bounded by 7th St. NE, I-295, M St. SE and 11th St. SE 38°53′13″N 76°59′51″W / 38.886944°N 76.9975°W | Capitol Hill | Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of July 3, 2003 | |
3 | Christ Church | ![]() |
May 25, 1969 (#69000291) |
620 G St., SE. 38°52′53″N 76°59′52″W / 38.881389°N 76.997778°W | Capitol Hill | |
4 | Civil War Fort Sites | ![]() |
July 15, 1974 (#74000274) |
Arc of sites surrounding central Washington in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. 38°52′00″N 76°57′06″W / 38.866667°N 76.951667°W | All quadrants | At the outset of the Civil War in 1861, Washington became a critical target for rebel attacks but was virtually without protection. The Union Army hastily began construction of a fortified defense line around the city, the physical remnants of which encompass these 19 earthwork forts, including Fort Chaplin, Fort Dupont, Fort Davis, Battery Ricketts, Fort Stanton, and Fort Carroll.[3] See also National Register listings in central D.C., western NW D.C., upper NW D.C., NE D.C., Prince George's County, Maryland, and Fairfax County, Virginia. |
5 | Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC | ![]() |
September 20, 1978 (#78000257) |
Various parks within the original boundaries of city 38°53′23″N 76°59′25″W / 38.889722°N 76.990278°W | Various | 18 statues about people and topics related to the Civil War, including 1 in Lincoln Park (NE & SE quadrants), 6 in the upper NW quadrant, and 11 in central Washington. |
6 | Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard | ![]() |
August 14, 1973 (#73002077) |
Montgomery Sq. and Dahlgren Ave., SE. 38°52′23″N 76°59′43″W / 38.873056°N 76.995278°W | Navy Yard | |
7 | Congressional Cemetery | ![]() |
June 23, 1969 (#69000292) |
1801 E St., SE. 38°52′52″N 76°58′38″W / 38.881111°N 76.977222°W | Barney Circle | Designated a National Historic Landmark June 14, 2011[4] |
8 | Frederick Douglass National Historic Site | ![]() |
October 15, 1966 (#66000033) |
1411 W St., SE. 38°51′45″N 76°59′04″W / 38.8625°N 76.984444°W | Anacostia | Boundary increase approved December 30, 2022. |
9 | Duvall Manor Apartments | ![]() |
June 1, 2018 (#100002480) |
3500-3510 Minnesota Ave SE. 38°53′11″N 76°57′20″W / 38.8863°N 76.9555°W | Greenway | |
10 | Eastern Market | May 27, 1971 (#71000998) |
7th and C Sts., SE. 38°53′11″N 76°59′48″W / 38.886389°N 76.996667°W | Capitol Hill | Badly damaged by an early-morning fire on April 30, 2007; reopened on June 26, 2009 | |
11 | East Corner Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | ![]() |
November 1, 1996 (#96001249) |
100 feet east of the junction of Eastern and Southern Aves. 38°53′35″N 76°54′34″W / 38.893056°N 76.909444°W | NE and SE | See List of Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia |
12 | Engine Company No. 19 | May 10, 2010 (#10000238) |
2813 Pennsylvania Ave., SE 38°52′18″N 76°58′01″W / 38.871567°N 76.967052°W | Randle Highlands | ||
13 | Engine Company No. 25 | ![]() |
June 27, 2007 (#07000593) |
3203 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave SE 38°50′35″N 77°00′03″W / 38.843056°N 77.000833°W | Congress Heights | |
14 | Folger Shakespeare Library | June 23, 1969 (#69000294) |
201 E. Capitol St., SE. 38°53′22″N 77°00′11″W / 38.889444°N 77.003056°W | Capitol Hill | ||
15 | Friendship House-The Maples | ![]() |
January 18, 1973 (#73002086) |
619 D St., SE., or 630 South Carolina Ave., SE. 38°53′02″N 76°59′53″W / 38.883889°N 76.998056°W | Capitol Hill | |
16 | The Furies Collective | ![]() |
May 2, 2016 (#16000211) |
219 11th St., SE 38°53′13″N 76°59′29″W / 38.887024°N 76.991494°W | Capitol Hill | |
17 | Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward | ![]() |
February 27, 1989 (#89000074) |
Reservation 13, 19th St. and Massachusetts Ave., SE 38°53′04″N 76°58′37″W / 38.8844°N 76.9769°W | Barney Circle | |
18 | Main Gate, Washington Navy Yard | ![]() |
August 14, 1973 (#73002098) |
8th and M Sts., SE. 38°52′35″N 76°59′43″W / 38.8764°N 76.9953°W | Navy Yard | More commonly known as the Latrobe Gate. |
19 | Main Sewerage Pumping Station, District of Columbia | ![]() |
May 24, 2012 (#12000297) |
125 O St., SE 38°52′26″N 77°00′12″W / 38.8738°N 77.0034°W | Navy Yard | |
20 | Old Naval Hospital | ![]() |
May 3, 1974 (#74002171) |
921 Pennsylvania Ave., SE. 38°52′58″N 76°59′36″W / 38.8828°N 76.9933°W | Capitol Hill | |
21 | Quarters A, Washington Navy Yard | ![]() |
August 14, 1973 (#73002111) |
East of the main gate and south of M St., SE., in the navy yard 38°52′34″N 76°59′41″W / 38.8761°N 76.9947°W | Navy Yard | |
22 | Quarters B, Washington Navy Yard | ![]() |
August 14, 1973 (#73002112) |
Charles Morris Ave., SE. 38°52′32″N 76°59′39″W / 38.8756°N 76.9942°W | Navy Yard | |
23 | St. Elizabeths Hospital | ![]() |
April 26, 1979 (#79003101) |
1100 Alabama Ave., SE.[5] 38°51′01″N 76°59′40″W / 38.8503°N 76.9944°W | SE | |
24 | St. Mark's Church | May 8, 1973 (#73002117) |
3rd and A Sts., SE. 38°53′18″N 77°00′06″W / 38.8883°N 77.0017°W | Capitol Hill | ||
25 | Saint Paul African Union Methodist Church | ![]() |
July 28, 2011 (#11000481) |
401 I St., SE. 38°52′45″N 77°00′02″W / 38.8792°N 77.0006°W | Navy Yard | |
26 | Seafarers Boat Club | May 2, 2022 (#100007666) |
1950 M St. SE 38°52′44″N 76°58′29″W / 38.8790°N 76.9747°W | |||
27 | John Philip Sousa Junior High School | August 7, 2001 (#01001045) |
3650 Ely Place, SE. 38°53′01″N 76°57′08″W / 38.8835°N 76.9522°W | Fort Dupont | In 1950, eleven African American 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. The defeat of the legal doctrine "separate but equal" was a significant landmark in the modern Civil Rights Movement. | |
28 | Southeast Branch Library | ![]() |
June 14, 2021 (#100006651) |
403 7th St. SE 38°53′03″N 76°59′47″W / 38.8841°N 76.9963°W | ||
29 | Southeast No. 1 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | ![]() |
November 1, 1996 (#96001248) |
30 feet south of the junction of Southern Ave. and D St., SE 38°52′58″N 76°55′20″W / 38.8828°N 76.9223°W | Marshall Heights | |
30 | Southeast No. 2 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | ![]() |
November 1, 1996 (#96001247) |
4345 Southern Ave. 38°52′20″N 76°56′09″W / 38.8722°N 76.9358°W | Fort Davis | |
31 | Southeast No. 3 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | ![]() |
November 1, 1996 (#96001246) |
3908 Southern Ave. 38°51′43″N 76°56′55″W / 38.8619°N 76.9486°W | Fairfax Village | |
32 | Southeast No. 5 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | ![]() |
November 1, 1996 (#96001245) |
280 feet northeast of the junction of Southern Ave. and Valley Terrace 38°50′31″N 76°58′29″W / 38.8419°N 76.9747°W | Shipley Terrace | |
33 | Southeast No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | ![]() |
November 1, 1996 (#96001244) |
901 Southern Ave. 38°49′54″N 76°59′17″W / 38.8317°N 76.9881°W | Washington Highlands | |
34 | Southeast No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia | ![]() |
November 1, 1996 (#96001243) |
25 feet northeast of the junction of Southern Ave. and Indian Head Rd. 38°49′17″N 77°00′05″W / 38.8214°N 77.0014°W | Bellevue | |
35 | U.S. Marine Corps Barracks and Commandant's House | ![]() |
December 27, 1972 (#72001435) |
8th and I Sts., SE 38°52′48″N 76°59′41″W / 38.88°N 76.9947°W | Capitol Hill | |
36 | Suitland Parkway | ![]() |
June 2, 1995 (#95000604) |
From the Anacostia River in the District of Columbia to Pennsylvania Ave. in Prince George's County, Maryland 38°51′12″N 76°59′00″W / 38.8533°N 76.9833°W | Various | |
37 | Texas Gardens Apartments | ![]() |
June 1, 2018 (#100002481) |
1741 28th St SE 38°52′04″N 76°58′04″W / 38.8679°N 76.9678°W | Randle Highlands | |
38 | Washington and Georgetown Railroad Car House | ![]() |
November 14, 2006 (#06000516) |
770 M St. SE 38°52′44″N 76°59′45″W / 38.8789°N 76.9958°W | Navy Yard | Commonly known as the Blue Castle |
39 | Washington Navy Yard | ![]() |
June 19, 1973 (#73002124) |
8th and M Sts., SE, also 200 Tingey St. SE 38°52′25″N 76°59′47″W / 38.8736°N 76.9964°W | Navy Yard | Boundary increase approved June 29, 2023. |
40 | Washington Yacht Club | ![]() |
October 2, 2020 (#100005305) |
1500 M St. SE. 38°52′33″N 76°59′09″W / 38.8759°N 76.9858°W | ||
41 | Watterston House | ![]() |
January 17, 1992 (#91001942) |
224 2nd St., SE. 38°53′11″N 77°00′13″W / 38.8864°N 77.0036°W | Capitol Hill | |
42 | Woodlawn Cemetery | ![]() |
December 20, 1996 (#96001499) |
4611 Benning Rd., SE 38°53′06″N 76°56′19″W / 38.885°N 76.9386°W | Benning Ridge |
References
[edit]- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Dillon, James (July 30, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form for Federal Properties: Defenses of Washington (Civil War) (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on February 15, 2017, retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places listings - Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 6/13/11 through 6/19/11". June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ^ District of Columbia Department of Mental Health. "About St. Elizabeths Hospital". Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2009-12-23.