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The Politics of Brutalism in DC
Could architecture be having an influence on White House actions?
Apr 19
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Stephen Hansen
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The Washingtonians on the RMS Titanic
Five boarded the ship for its maiden voyage; only two survived.
Apr 6
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Stephen Hansen
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March 2025
The Knickerbocker Theater: From Upscale Cinema to Psychedelic Dance Hall
Updated and Expanded: March 25, 2025
Mar 25
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Stephen Hansen
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The History of Washington's "Six Buildings"
Once Home to the Navy and State Departments, as well as the Circle Theatre
Mar 21
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Stephen Hansen
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A Tarnished Saber: General Azor Nickerson’s Four Marriages
A Man on the Run from Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
Mar 15
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Stephen Hansen
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The Wadsworths Move to Washington. Their Gilded Age Mansion Now the Sulgrave Club
In the 1890s, millionaire gentleman farmer Herbert Wadsworth and his wife Martha Blow Wadsworth were enjoying country living on their estate “Ashantee…
Mar 14
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Stephen Hansen
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Charles “Crazy Horse” Van Wyck
Eccentric Politician and War Hero
Mar 14
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Stephen Hansen
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February 2025
The Seven Buildings: Some of Washington DC’s Earliest Townhouses
Now Just an Historic Billboard
Feb 28
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Stephen Hansen
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Julia Grant Returns to Washington
Former First Lady Tires of New York City
Feb 26
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Stephen Hansen
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Levi and Mary Leiter: Quintessential Parvenus and Buccaneers
The current site of the large International-style hotel at 1500 New Hampshire Avenue was once home to one of the largest and grandest mansions in…
Feb 5
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Stephen Hansen
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January 2025
William Hemsley Emory Jr.
The Rescuer of the Greely Expedition
Jan 28
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Stephen Hansen
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Hamilton Stuyvesant Fish III
Captain of the Harlem Hellfighters
Jan 24
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Stephen Hansen
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