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George Washington Vanderbilt II. George Washington Vanderbilt II (November 14, 1862 – March 6, 1914) was an American art collector and member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, which amassed a huge fortune through steamboats, railroads, and various business enterprises. [1] He commissioned the construction of a 250-room mansion, the largest ...
90002154 [1] Added to NRHP. December 27, 1990. The Harry Vanderbilt Wurdemann House, also known as the Wurdemann House, is a private home in Lake Forest Park, Washington. [2] [3] Built in 1914 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, it was one of the first houses in Lake Forest Park. [4]
The Entertainment and Sports Arena is a multi-purpose events facility, located on the St. Elizabeths East Campus, in Congress Heights, a residential neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C. The arena is home to the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. In addition, it houses a practice facility for the ...
February 22, 2007. The Titanic Memorial is a granite statue in Washington, D.C., that honors the men who gave their lives so that women and children might be saved during the sinking of the Titanic. Ten days after the sinking on April 25, 1912, a group of women formed a committee to raise money for a memorial to honor the sacrifice, with a ...
Watch as the 2023 Capitol Christmas tree arrives in Washington DC on Friday, 17 November. This year's tree is a 63-foot-tall Norway spruce from the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia.
The International Student House of Washington, D.C., abbreviated as ISH-DC (pronounced / ɪʃ / ish ), is a residence at 1825 R St. NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., which houses primarily international students and young professionals studying or interning in the city. [3] [4] It is run by a nonprofit organization ...
Nov. 1—The executive director of Horizon Housing Alliance said a family housing project planned for Clarkston is lacking only one thing — the city's approval. John Pilcher, of Spokane, said ...
The District of Columbia Housing Authority is an independent government agency whose mission is to provide affordable housing to extremely low- through moderate-income households, foster sustainable communities, and cultivate opportunities for residents to improve their lives throughout the eight wards of Washington, D.C. [1] One of the ...