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Gompers, Samuel, Memorial
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National Register of Historic Places

Gompers, Samuel, Memorial

On the National Register since 200719 years
Beaux ArtsListed 2007Washington
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About Gompers, Samuel, Memorial

Gompers, Samuel, Memorial, at Massachusetts Ave., 10th & L Sts. NW, Reservation 69, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 11, 2007. The Register lists it for its art, at the national level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 31 other District of Columbia listings. It was listed as part of Memorials in Washington, D.C.. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isArtwork by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 8 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1933 to today

  1. 1933Built
  2. 2007Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 19 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Massachusetts Ave., 10th & L Sts. NW, Reservation 69, Washington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Gompers, Samuel, MemorialStart here
  2. 2The PlymouthNeo-Classical · next door
  3. 3Penland, W. H., & CompanyLate Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Engine Company 16-Truck Company 3Georgian Revival · next door
  5. 5Church of the AscensionHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 1874 · next door
Around it

55 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BMorrison and Clark HousesItalianate0.1 mi★Blanche K. Bruce HouseFrench Second Empire · Built 18650.1 miOCivil War Monuments in Washington, DCObject0.2 miBAsbury United Methodist ChurchEnglish Gothic Revival0.2 miBUnited Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners-Local 132Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Chicago0.2 mi★American Federation of Labor BuildingBuilt 19160.2 miBImmaculate Conception ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miDMount Vernon West Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 mi★Franklin SchoolBuilding0.3 miBCentral Public Library (Additional Documentation)Beaux Arts · Built 19020.3 miBBuildings at 1000 Block of Seventh Street, and 649-651 New York Avenue NWItalianate0.3 miBLuther Place Memorial ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18700.3 miBSeventh Street Savings BankClassical Revival0.3 miBMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic SiteVictorian · Built 18750.3 miDLogan Circle Historic DistrictHigh Victorian0.3 miDFourteenth Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 mi★Carter G. Woodson HouseVictorian · Built 18900.3 miBMasonic TempleBuilt 19080.4 mi
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BTower BuildingArt Deco · Built 19290.4 miBMary E. Surratt HouseEarly Republic · Built 18430.4 miBChamplain Apartment BuildingBeaux Arts0.4 miDCivil War Fort SitesDistrict0.4 miDFourteenth Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.4 miBO Street MarketVictorian · Built 18810.4 miBBarker, George M., Company WarehouseBuilding0.4 miBOld Korean LegationBuilding0.4 miDBlagden Alley-Naylor Court Historic DistrictMid-19th Century0.4 miBMcLachlen BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBKing, Martin Luther, Memorial LibraryInternational Style · Built 19720.5 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Old Main BuildingItalian Renaissance0.5 miBChesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company BuildingArt Deco · Built 19270.5 miBWestory BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism0.5 miBOn Leong Chinese Merchants AssociationBuilding0.5 miBReal Estate Trust Building-Continental Trust BuildingBuilt 19130.5 miBWheatley, Phyllis, YWCA (Additional Documentation)Colonial Revival · Built 19200.5 miBHamilton HotelBuilt 19220.5 miBGen. Robert Macfeely HouseVictorian Eclectic0.5 miBB.F. Saul BuildingBuilt 19240.5 miBSouthern Railway BuildingBuilt 19280.5 miBDavidson BuildingBuilt 19170.5 miBWire BuildingMid-Century Modern0.5 miBDenrike BuildingBuilt 19250.5 miBThe EthelhurstBuilt 19030.5 miDMount Vernon Triangle Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 miBPeyser Building-Security Savings and Commercial BankClassical Revival · Built 19280.5 miBYale Steam LaundryGeorgian Revival0.5 miBUniversity Club of Washington, DCBuilding0.5 miBMetropolitan African Methodist Episcopal ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18380.5 miDMount Vernon Square Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBGrace Reformed Church, Sunday School and Parish HouseLate Gothic Revival0.5 mi★Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of WashingtonBeaux Arts · Built 19100.5 miBThird Baptist ChurchLate Gothic Revival · Built 18930.5 miBLafayette Apartment BuildingLate Victorian0.5 mi★Zalmon Richards HouseVictorian0.5 miBLincoln Industrial Mission-Lincoln Memorial Congregational ChurchMediterranean Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Beaux Arts style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Beaux Arts.

Central Public Library (Additional Documentation)Built 1902 · 0.3 mi away
Champlain Apartment Building0.4 mi away
Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of WashingtonBuilt 1910 · 0.5 mi away
Bond BuildingBuilt 1901 · 0.6 mi away

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Questions about Gompers, Samuel, Memorial

Is Gompers, Samuel, Memorial on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 11, 2007 (Register number 07001054).

Is Gompers, Samuel, Memorial a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Blanche K. Bruce House, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Gompers, Samuel, Memorial?

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 Gompers, Samuel, Memorial?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 8 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 117691609 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.