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The Highlands
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National Register of Historic Places

The Highlands

Listed as “Highlands, The” · Also known as Zartman House,Sidwell Friends School

On the National Register since 197254 years
Late GeorgianListed 1972Washington
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About The Highlands

The Highlands, at 3825 Wisconsin Ave., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 16, 1972. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. The listing covers 8 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPrivate, day, college-prep school in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington, D.C. 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 · 30 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1883 to today

  1. 1883Built
  2. 1972Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 54 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

3825 Wisconsin Ave., NW., Washington · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1The HighlandsStart here
  2. 2Equitable Life Insurance BuildingBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3National Presbyterian ChurchDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, Cleveland-Emerson ExchangeBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Immaculata Seminary Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSpringland Springhouse-Springland (Boundary Increase)Stone Springhouse0.2 miBSpringlandEarly Republic0.2 miBRosedaleFederal0.4 miBWilliam L. Slayton HouseModern0.4 miDMount Vernon Seminary for GirlsDistrict0.5 mi

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Questions about The Highlands

Is The Highlands on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 16, 1972 (Register number 72001423).

Is The Highlands a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Tudor Place, 2 miles away.

Can you visit The Highlands?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of The Highlands?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 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 117692216 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.