Author: Katja Sipple, MA, MIS

Sixth & I Historic Synagogue

Originally built in 1906 to house the Orthodox Adas Israel congregation, the building was left empty for…

(202) 408-3100
600 I Street Northwest

Segment of the Berlin Wall (Ronald Reagan Building)

"Donated by the citizens of Berlin and the employees of Daimler- Benz, a large section of the Berlin Wall was…

(202) 759-0074
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest

Turnhalle

Meeting place of the Columbia Turn Verein and the 8 Batallion German Veterans.

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928 M Street Northwest

Joseph P. Herman Store and Residence

"In 1870, Herman commissioned Cluss to design a three-story brick building with a store on the first floor…

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324 4th Street Southwest

Kennedy Center Jürgen Weber Sculptures

"In the entrance plaza of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts stand two large bronze panels by…

(202) 416-8000
2700 F St NW

Kloeppinger's Bakery

William C. Kloeppinger’s Confectionery and Bakery was located on the corner of G and 6th Streets NW. Today,…

6th Street Northwest & G Street Northwest

Lansburgh's Department Store

"The Lansburgh's department store was founded by brothers, Gustav and James, whose parents emigrated from…

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420-426 7th Street Northwest

Leutze Park

"Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze, son of Emanual Leutze, noted painter of American Revolutionary War scenes, was…

800 Tingey Cresent Southeast

Original Adas Israel Synagogue Site

First site of the Adas Synagouge, the first synagouge in Washington DC and a synagouge founded by…

(202) 789-0900
701 3rd Street Northwest

Oscar S. Straus Memorial Fountain

"The fountain, designed by German-American architect Adolph Alexander Weinman and constructed in 1947, was…

14th Street