Posts by Jacqueline Drayer — Contributor
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Take a look at the exceptionally designed Kreeger Museum
Nestled among the spacious homes of Foxhall Crescent is the Kreeger Museum. This hidden gem’s genre-defying architecture is as unique as its art collection. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: St. Coletta of Greater Washington
With its attention to color and accessibility, the lesson from St. Coletta's careful planning is clear: we should pay more attention the needs of users during a building's design process. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: Kreeger Museum
Nestled among the spacious homes of Foxhall Crescent is the Kreeger Museum. This hidden gem is worth visiting for its genre-defying architecture as much as its art collection. That’s why it’s our Building of the Week. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: River Park
Washington is home to myriad mid-century residential buildings by nationally known architects. The most unique among these is the River Park development, located on 4th Street SW between N and O Streets. Its aluminum details and barrel-roofed townhouses stand out in a sea of concrete and brick boxes. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: Eastern Market
Many Washingtonians are familiar with Eastern Market, a hodgepodge of farmer’s market, prepared food and handmade craft vendors, and flea market. The building at the core of this market was part of a thriving city-wide market system 140 years ago. Learn more about Eastern Market's history with this post! Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: Pierce School
Over the past two decades, turning old school buildings into homes has become increasingly common. Pierce School Lofts, at Maryland Avenue and G Street NE, has one of the most colorful histories, having served as a segregated school, venue for dogfights, and homeless center before becoming luxury loft apartments. Keep reading…
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This great tool will teach you about historic buildings
Historic preservation is constantly battling a reputation for being low-tech, but two weeks ago, DC’s Historic Preservation Office took a major technological step forward. HistoryQuest DC, an interactive map from HPO, provides detailed and valuable information about more than 125,000 Washington buildings. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: The Wonder Bread Factory
If you walk down S Street in Shaw, you’ll pass the Wonder Bread Factory between 7th and 6th Streets NW. Though its façade still boasts “Wonder Bread” and “Hostess Cake,” today the building is full of retail space and offices. It’s a great example of adaptive reuse, which is repurposing a historic building for a new function. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: Francis A. Gregory Library
Some of DC’s most interesting architecture is hiding in its least-visited neighborhoods. The dynamic glass and timber Francis A. Gregory Library, which was designed by the same architect that brought DC the new African American history museum, sits on Alabama Avenue SE, near the Maryland border. Keep reading…
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Building of the Week: Downtown’s Woodward & Lothrop building
Located 11th Street NW between G and F Streets, DC’s Woodward and Lothrop building is iconic: it appears in books and as a case study for developers, and we’ve even featured it ourselves (twice!). But while most of the attention focuses on the famous department store that lived in it, the building itself tells the story of how fast fashion eclipsed department store retail in the United… Keep reading…