The White House    - Official site. Features a virtual historical tour, history of American presidents and their families, and selected exhibits of art in the White House.

President's Park (White House) - National Park Service official site gives a history and visitor information.

White House Collection of American Crafts - Part of the National Museum of American Art

White House Historical Association - A nonprofit that helps conserve and interpret the White House. The site features virtual tours, history lesson plans, official White House Christmas ornaments, books, and gifts.

Adolf Cluss - German-born, he became the most influential architect in Washington, DC, in the late 19th century. Includes biography, photos and information on a centenary exhibition and other events planned in 2005. English and German.

Art Deco Society of Washington - Supports the preservation of Art Deco architecture. Membership, events, preservation news, description and history.

Emporis: Washington - Focusing on city architecture, especially tall buildings (over 12 stories tall), this site has basic facts and data on notable structures in the DC metro area, searchable by building name, type or locality.

Great Buildings Online: Architecture of Washington, DC - Basic information on notable structures and their architects, with photos, commentary and bibliography.

Latrobe Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians - Metropolitan Washington, DC, chapter of the national organization devoted to the study of architectural history. Includes membership and events information.

L'Enfant Trust - Promotes Washington's historic architectural heritage through a program of conservation easements, educational programs, preservation assistance, and tree planting. Includes information about conservation easements and a list of properties on which easements are currently held.

National Register Travel Itinerary - Virtual tour of historic buildings via clickable map or list from the National Parks Service. Photographs and histories with visitor information.

Anderson Cottage - News links about the history and restoration of this summer home Abraham Lincoln used at the Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C.

The Brewmaster's Castle - The 1894 mansion built by brewer Christian Heurich is today the most intact late Victorian home in the country. Includes history and photos of the house and tour and rental information.

The Capitol - Synopsis of a dissertation by Daniel Frydman 'The Great American Architectural Experiment: The United States Capitol Building: 1792-1868', with bibliography.

Carter G. Woodson Home Special Resource Study - Learn more about this study used by the National Park Service to evaluate this home for national significance and to assess its suitability and feasibility for inclusion into the National Park System.

Decatur House - 1819 home of naval hero Stephen Decatur. Teacher's lesson plan prepared by the National Register of Historic Places.

Decatur House - Describes the house (built for naval hero Stephen Decatur in 1819), its furnishings, and its residents over the years.

District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites - Lists and describes properties designated as historic landmarks. Alphabetical list, indexed by property type and street address. [PDF]

Eisenhower Executive Office Building - Historical tour of the building that was formerly known as the Old Executive Office Building, begun in 1871 to house the State, War and Navy departments

Ford's Theatre National Historic Site - The site of President Lincoln's assassination in 1864. Includes history of the theater and of the assassination.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site - Douglass, a former slave, became one of the pre-eminent crusaders against slavery as a speaker, writer and publisher. His home in Washington, where he lived from 1877 to 1895, is now a National Park Service site.

A Gateway Restored - 1988 article describes the design and history of Union Station, which opened in 1907 and was restored in 1988.

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital - Volunteer organization supporting preservation of the historic Civil War era hospital on Capitol Hill and its future use as a community center, childhood learning center and library. Has information on the history and current status of the building and plans for its future.

History of the Kennedy Center - History of efforts to create a national performing arts center. Text of 1980 article by Roger Meersman.

History of the Main Treasury Building - Short history.

Holt House - History of the house, built in the early 1800s, and of efforts to preserve it as a historic reminder of the legacy of slavery.

House of the Temple - National headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Site includes a text-and-photo virtual tour of the building.

736 Jackson Place - History of the 1870 Marcy/Townsend house on Lafayette Square and of its occupants.

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House - Home in the 1940s to Bethune (1875-1955), black educator and activist, and today the headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women. Site includes information on Bethune, the house, and on the National Archives for Black Women's History.

Military Road School - Dedicated to interpret, preserve and protect the school's culturally rich heritage, landmarks and original Civil War fort site. Includes history.

National Register of Historic Places: District of Columbia - List of local buildings and historic districts on the National Register.

Office of Planning: Historic Preservation Design Guidelines - Guidelines on historic building alterations and maintenance. PDF files.

Sewall-Belmont House - Built in 1800, this historic Capitol Hill house has been headquarters of the National Woman's Party since 1929. Includes history of the party and of the house, news, listing of events and information on special event rentals.

Take Action: Carter G. Woodson Home - Information on the efforts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation to save this home to the "father of African-American history," including details on the history, threats, and solution.

The United States Capitol - Official site maintained by the Architect of the Capitol provides historic and current information on the function and architecture of the Capitol, House and Senate buildings, and surrounding grounds.

Washington Navy Yard History - The U.S. Navy's oldest shore establishment, dating from 1799, was a shipbuilding center, then an ordnance plant and is now the ceremonial and administrative center for the Navy.

Woodrow Wilson House - President Wilson's home from 1921 until his death in 1924 is Washington's only Presidential museum.