District Of Columbia Inventory Of Historic Sites 2002 - H-Net

Jefferson Memorial
West Potomac Park
National memorial to the third U.S. President; major component of the city's monumental plan; Neoclassical
rotunda by noted architect John Russell Pope, inspired by Roman Pantheon; caused controversy over design
and construction on Tidal Basin; promoted by Franklin Roosevelt; Memorial Commission established 1934,
initial design 1935-36, groundbreaking 1937, cornerstone laid by Roosevelt 1938, execution finished after
architect's death in 1937 by Otto R. Eggers and Daniel P. Higgins; completed 1942; exterior of Vermont white
marble on granite steps and terrace; bronze statue by Rudulph Evans commissioned 1941, erected 1947;
pediment sculpture by Adolph A. Weinman, landscaping by F.L. Olmsted, Jr.; DC listing 3/7/68, NR listing
10/15/66 (documented 5/9/81); within Potomac Park; US ownership
Hiram Johnson House: see Bayly House
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove
On Columbia Island in Lady Bird Johnson Park
National memorial to the 36th U.S. President; commemorates Johnson's lifelong interest in the land, and his
administration's conservation and environmental accomplishments; illustrates 20th century concept of "living
memorials" which embody ideals in a place of civic activity; exemplifies modern landscape design; red granite
megalith set in a grove of white pines; 17-acre park also includes grass meadow and plantings; authorized by
Congress 1973, built 1974-77 (Meade Palmer, landscape architect; Harold Vogel, sculptor; Mills & Petticord
Partnership, architects); NR listing 12/28/73, additional documentation 7/14/98; DC listing 3/3/79
John Paul Jones Monument: see American Revolution Statuary
Judiciary Square: see L'Enfant Plan
Junior League of Washington: see Loughborough-Patterson House
Justice Department: see Federal Triangle
2521 and 2523 K Street, NW: see Sweeney-Plowman Houses
Kalorama Triangle Historic District
Roughly bounded by Columbia Road on the east and south, Connecticut Avenue and Rock Creek Park on the west,
and the rear of properties on the north side of Calvert Street on the north
DC listing 11/8/64 (preliminary identification), designated 11/22/86 (effective 4/27/87); NR listing 5/4/87;
contains approximately 350 buildings built c. 1893-1931
Keith's Theatre and Albee Building: see Riggs Building
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Anacostia Avenue & Douglas Street, NE
This unique feature of Washington's park system holds important collections of water plants, fish, reptiles, and
amphibians; associated with the botanical study and development of water plants; site of early experiments in
hybridization; purchased as farm after Civil War by W.B. Shaw, war veteran and civil servant; operated as
commercial operation (Shaw Gardens) by Shaw and daughter Helen Shaw Fowler from 1882 to 1938;
purchased by National Park Service in 1938; 9-acre gardens include water lilies and other species in series of
irregular ponds, dikes, and marshes on the Anacostia River floodplain; also includes board-and-batten
Administration Building, built 1912, and two greenhouses built 1913; DC listing 3/7/68, NR listing 8/25/78
Kennedy-Warren Apartment Building
3133 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Among the city's finest luxury apartment buildings, distinguished by its majestic siting and visual prominence;
buff brick Art Deco facade with pyramidal tower, Aztec motifs, aluminum decorative panels and entrance
marquee; major public spaces include two-story lobby, lounges, dining room, and ballroom; architect's most
notable work; built 1931, Joseph Younger, architect; DC designation 1/17/90, NR listing 9/7/94
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