M Street High School was one of the first high schools for Black students in the nation that was constructed with public funds. M Street produced national leaders and sent an unusually large number of its graduates to the nation’s leading colleges and universities despite the Black population's restricted access to equal education opportunities. The ... Read more
Ruppert House, courtesy of HABS. Established in 1933 as a work relief program for unemployed architects during the Great Depression, the Historic American Buildings Survey is the federal government’s oldest historic preservation program. Documentation produced by HABS, consisting of architectural measured drawings, photographs, and historical reports, is housed at the Prints and Photographs Division ... Read more
Army Medical Museum, demolished 1969. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. Join some of DCPL's staff members for a Community Photo Meet-Up, beginning at the Hirshhorn Museum on Independence Avenue & 7th Street NW. This event will begin at 2:00 PM EST and will cover a span of 1.5 to 2 miles (walking). Individuals will ... Read more
Hay-Adams Hotel, courtesy of the Library of Congress. "Carrying the Spirit Forward” – the last updated edition of Capital Losses was published in 2003. If a new and expanded version appeared tomorrow, what lost buildings should it include? Join the DC Preservation League for a panel discussion about DC's lost buildings and their ongoing legacy. Hear from four ... Read more
