Roughly bounded by Constitution Ave., F St., 3rd, and 15th Sts. NW, Washington, District Of Columbia. County/parish: District of Columbia.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000865.
84 contributing buildings. 4 contributing sites. 1 contributing structure. 22 contributing objects.
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in the city of Washington, D.C. Established on September 30, 1965, the site is roughly bounded by Constitution Avenue, 15th Street NW, F Street NW, and 3rd Street NW. The historic district includes a number of culturally, aesthetically, and historically significant structures and places, including Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the White House to the United States Capitol, the Treasury Building, Freedom Plaza, Federal Triangle, Ford's Theatre, the Old Patent Office Building, the Old Pension Office Building, which now houses the National Building Museum, Judiciary Square, and the Peace Monument.
Pennsylvania Avenue, the heart of the historic site, is sometimes called "America's Main Street", and the avenue plays a significant part in American political culture. A march or event held on the avenue is infused with a great deal of political meaning.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/117692405