loading…loading…loading…landmark and historical building · Constitution Ave NW & 17th Street Northwest
The oldest building on the Mall feels like stepping into the 1830s, when this corner was a working waterfront and this tiny house held the keys to the city's commerce. Go here if you want to understand DC before it became a capital of monuments.
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