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The Everglades
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National Register of Historic Places

The Everglades

Listed as “Everglades, The” · Also known as Fulbright Hall

On the National Register since 201016 years
Modern MovementListed 2010Washington
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About The Everglades

The Everglades, at 2223 H St, NW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 18, 2010. The Register lists it for its architecture and art, at the local level. It describes its style as Modern Movement, as it does for 14 other District of Columbia listings. It was listed as part of Apartment Buildings in Washington, DC, MPS. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 35 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

2223 H St, NW, Washington · about 0 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1The EvergladesStart here
  2. 2Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse and Repair FacilityArt Deco · next door
  3. 3John J. Earley Office and StudioClassical Revival · Built 1907 · next door
  4. 4The FlaglerClassical Revival · next door
  5. 5The KeystoneModern Movement · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMilton HallModern Movement<0.1 miBMunson HallModern Movement<0.1 miBFletcher ChapelBuilt 18540.2 miBWoodward and Lothrop Service WarehouseModerne · Built 19390.2 miBChapman Coal Company Garage and StableBuilding0.2 miBWashington Animal Rescue League Animal ShelterBuilding0.2 miBSt. Aloysius Catholic ChurchRenaissance Revival · Built 18590.3 miBUline Ice Company Plant and Arena ComplexModern Movement0.3 miBAugusta Apartment BuildingTudor Revival0.3 miBM Street High SchoolRomanesque0.3 miB2nd Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBEmily Wiley HouseLate Victorian0.4 miBArmstrong Manual Training SchoolClassical Revival · Built 19020.4 miBLangston, John Mercer, SchoolBuilding0.4 miBSlater, John Fox, Elementary SchoolBuilding0.4 miBEngine Company 12Colonial Revival0.4 miBJefferson Apartment BuildingLate Victorian0.5 miDMount Vernon Triangle Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 mi
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BYale Steam LaundryGeorgian Revival0.5 miDMount Vernon Square Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 mi
More like it

Modern Movement style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Modern Movement.

The Keystone0 mi away
Milton Hall0 mi away
Munson Hall0 mi away
Uline Ice Company Plant and Arena Complex0.3 mi away

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Questions about The Everglades

Is The Everglades on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 18, 2010 (Register number 10000368).

Is The Everglades a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Gallaudet College Historic District, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit The Everglades?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of The Everglades?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 35 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 117691581 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.