Discover how the White House East Wing transformed from Theodore Roosevelt's democratic cloakroom in 1902 to Trump's $250 million ballroom. Explore 123 years of presidential renovations, including Wilson's garden tent, FDR's secret bunker, and the site's fascinating evolution through detailed historical documents and photographs.
Explore the history of the Old Glass House, Washington D.C.'s first glass factory established in 1807, and its impact on early American industry and community development.
Take a rare look at Union soldiers guarding the Potomac River in Washington, DC in 1861. Georgetown University is visible in the background. Photo by George Barnard.
Harry Wardman was a prolific developer of Northwest in the 1920s. This ad from The Evening Star shows some of his homes on Cathedral Ave. in Woodley Park.
This is one of the more fascinating maps we have come across. It shows every single location George Washington visited during his life, all up and down the east coast. From Savannah in the south to Kittery, Maine in the north. The map below was done by the National Geographic Magazine in honor of the first president's 200th birthday.
Take a look at this historic map of the Washington streetcar system from 1912, courtesy of the Library of Congress! Click to see a bigger, detailed version of this fascinating map.
Digging up a wild story from The Washington Post in 1908, read about the beer bottle-hurling and pistol-wielding fight between Walter and Edward Bryant. Who do you think won?
Take a look back at the Washington Senators team during spring training of 1920. They came in sixth place that year, but a few years later they would become world champs!
On December 28, 1925, a spectacular five-alarm fire broke out in the wholesale candy plant of George J. Mueller on 336 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. It caused $50,000 worth of damage, injured one fireman, and was witnessed by a crowd that overflowed the sidewalks for more than a block. Read this article from The Washington Post for more.
We need some help figuring out the dates of these photos from the Library of Congress. They were labeled 1905 to 1945, but could they be from the 1930s? Let's explore the clues and see what we can discover!
Explore the history of Washington, DC and take a look at a cool old photo of 7th and G St. NW from 1911. See what the area looked like back then with this amazing image.
Take a look back in time to explore DC in 1903 with this map of the Department of State! See the dog pound at 23rd and C St. and the Herdic-Phaeton building at 19th and E St.
