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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

White House

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A landmark on 17th St NW, in the middle of things: 498 places within a five-minute walk. One of 496 history & landmarks in Washington.

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On the National Register since 1969

Renwick Museum

Renwick Museum

Renwick Museum was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 24, 1969, and named a National Historic Landmark on Nov 11, 1971. It is significant for its architecture at the national level. Its architecture is described as French Renaissance.

The Renwick Gallery is a branch of the Smithsonian American Art Museum located in Washington, D.C. that displays American craft and decorative arts from the 19th to 21st century. The gallery is housed in a National Historic Landmark building that was opened in 1859 on Pennsylvania Avenue and originally housed the Corcoran Gallery of Art. When it was built in 1859, it was called "the American Louvre", and is now name…

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498 places within a five-minute walk of White House.

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600 17th St NW

The nearest neighbor is Wells Fargo, 1 min walk away.

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Address600 17th St NW · 20508-0001
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NeighborhoodGWU
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Address
600 17th St NW
Hours
Not set
Phone
(202) 395-3000
Website
http://whitehouse.gov
Status
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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