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Webster, Daniel, Memorial
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National Register of Historic Places

Webster, Daniel, Memorial

On the National Register since 200719 years
NeoclassicismListed 2007Washington
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About Webster, Daniel, Memorial

Webster, Daniel, Memorial, at Reservation 62, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves. at Scott Cir. NW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 12, 2007. The Register lists it for its art, at the national level. It describes its style as Neoclassicism, as it does for 2 other District of Columbia listings. It was listed as part of Memorials in Washington, D.C.. 15 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isArtwork by Gaetano Trentanove. 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 · 7 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1898 to today

  1. 1898Built
  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 5 minutes

Reservation 62, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves. at Scott Cir. NW, Washington · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Webster, Daniel, MemorialStart here
  2. 2Sixteenth Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Early Republic · next door
  3. 3Hahnemann, Samuel, MonumentNeoclassicism · Built 1896 · next door
  4. 4Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of WashingtonBeaux Arts · Built 1910 · next door
  5. 5St. Luke's Episcopal ChurchEnglish Gothic · next door
Around it

58 more Register listings within half a mile

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

★Robert Simpson Woodward HouseBuilding0.1 miBSumner, Charles, SchoolSecond Empire Style · Built 18720.2 mi★Elliott Coues HouseBuilt 18800.2 mi★General Federation of Women's Clubs HeadquartersLate Victorian Renaissance0.2 miBTabard InnBuilding0.2 miOLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth, MemorialNaturalism · Built 19080.2 miBGrace Reformed Church, Sunday School and Parish HouseLate Gothic Revival0.2 mi★McCormick ApartmentsBeaux Arts · Built 19170.2 miBAlma Thomas HouseItalianate · Built 18750.2 miBCairo Apartment BuildingMoorish Revival · Built 18940.2 mi★Charlotte Forten Grimke HouseEnglish Regency · Built 18810.2 miBMayflower HotelBeaux Arts0.3 miBUniversity Club of Washington, DCBuilding0.3 miBElizabeth Arden BuildingGeorgian Revival0.3 miBNational Geographic Society HeadquartersBuilding0.3 miBMetropolitan African Methodist Episcopal ChurchVictorian Gothic · Built 18380.3 miBLuther Place Memorial ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18700.3 miDFourteenth Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.3 mi
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BSulgrave ClubEclectic0.3 miBWashington ClubNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miDDupont Circle Historic District (Boundary Increase)Eclectic Beaux-Arts0.3 miBWhittemore HouseEnglish Arts and Crafts0.3 miBPerry Belmont HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19060.3 miBWardman RowNeo Classical Revival0.3 miBThomas Nelson Page HouseGeorgian Revival0.3 miBGladstone and Hawarden Apartment BuildingsLate Victorian · Built 19000.3 miDSixteenth Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBThe EthelhurstBuilt 19030.4 miBBarr BuildingAcademic Gothic Revival0.4 miBWaggaman-Ray Commercial RowClassical Revival0.4 miBPeyser Building-Security Savings and Commercial BankClassical Revival · Built 19280.4 miBMary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic SiteVictorian · Built 18750.4 miBChristian Heurich MansionRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18920.4 miBEuram BuildingBuilding0.4 miDLogan Circle Historic DistrictHigh Victorian0.4 miBOld Korean LegationBuilding0.4 miDDupont Circle Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 mi★Zalmon Richards HouseVictorian0.4 miDDupont Circle Historic District (Boundary Increase)Second Empire0.4 mi★United Mine Workers of AmericaItalian Renaissance Revival0.5 miBGen. Robert Macfeely HouseVictorian Eclectic0.5 miBB.F. Saul BuildingBuilt 19240.5 miBSouthern Railway BuildingBuilt 19280.5 miBCarlton HotelBeaux Arts · Built 19260.5 miBDavidson BuildingBuilt 19170.5 miBChamplain Apartment BuildingBeaux Arts0.5 miBWire BuildingMid-Century Modern0.5 miBDenrike BuildingBuilt 19250.5 miBEngine Company 16-Truck Company 3Georgian Revival0.5 miBPenland, W. H., & CompanyLate Victorian0.5 miBBrigadier Gen. George P. Scriven HouseBuilding0.5 miDFourteenth Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 miBIndonesian EmbassyRenaissance0.5 miBDuncan Phillips HouseBuilt 18970.5 miBFraser MansionBeaux Arts · Built 18900.5 miBFounding Church of Scientology, Washington DCBuilding0.5 miDStrivers' Section Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBYouth Pride, Inc. (aka Pride, Inc.)Building0.5 mi
More like it

Neoclassicism style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Neoclassicism.

Hahnemann, Samuel, MonumentBuilt 1896 · 0.1 mi away
de San Martin, General Jose, MemorialBuilt 1862 · 1 mi away

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Questions about Webster, Daniel, Memorial

Is Webster, Daniel, Memorial on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 12, 2007 (Register number 07001063).

Is Webster, Daniel, Memorial a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Administration Building, Carnegie Institute of Washington, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Webster, Daniel, 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 Webster, Daniel, Memorial?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 7 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 117691765 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.