Harewood (historic WW Corcoran) House threatened with destruction by Basilica
Should this historic house be razed? Photo via raze application Location: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9324858,-77.0014591,3a,75y,328.51h,86.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1si5qsOsddXp3Ik05bFE3Q2Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 The former country residence of William Corcoran, one of the founders of Riggs Bank and the Corcoran Gallery of … Continue reading
Online Washington DC history resources – City directories online
A list Link here More: 1822 directory – first Washington directory 1846 – Washington directory an national register — another copy 1846 Hathi 1850 – The Washington directory, and Congressional and executive register, … Continue reading
Washingtoniana re-opens (by appointment) at the Newseum on Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Visit During the three-year modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washingtoniana archival materials are available by appointment at the Library of Congress. Due to renovations of the … Continue reading
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity: Ninety years of manufactured weather in Washington
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity: Ninety years of manufactured weather in Washington By Matthew B. Gilmore* COMPLETE COLUMN HERE: http://intowner.com/2017/09/01/its-not-the-heat-its-the-humidity-ninety-years-of-manufactured-weather-in-washington/ August 1, 2017 marked the 91st anniversary of the … Continue reading
Washington DC History Resources 