Washington Monument
Background The large monument built between 1815 and 1829, in the heart of Baltimore, was designed by Robert Mills, prior to the construction of the monument that we know today as the Washington Monument on the National Mall. The monument is comprised of a square ground-level building Read More »
Sagamore Pendry Hotel
Background The Sagamore Pendry Hotel project involved the restoration of an early-20th-century pier and warehouse building in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood. Historically known as the Recreation Pier, and once used in a Baltimore-based television show, the building is a well-known city landmark originally built in 1914. Starting in 2010, Read More »
National Gallery Of Art
Background The original west building of the National Gallery of Art is a 1930s neoclassical structure by John Russel Pope, which borders the National Mall. On the Constitution Ave side of the building, NGA also maintains a memorial fountain dedicated to former Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon, who Read More »
DAR National Headquarters
Background Memorial Continental Hall is the original building of the National Association of the Daughters of the American Revolution complex in northwest Washington, DC. The marble Beaux-Arts building was designed by Edward Pierce Casey in 1905 and completed in 1910. It was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architectural legacy, Read More »
Cosmos Club
Background The Townsend House was constructed ca. 1900 as a residence for Mary Scott Townsend by the architectural firm of Carrere and Hastings. The Baux Arts style mansion is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and a District of Columbia Landmark. The Cosmos Club, a private social club, purchased the mansion in 1950 Read More »
655 New York Avenue
Background Worcester Eisenbrandt’s project at 655 New York Avenue was a major undertaking that involved the restoration and relocation of seventeen late 19th – early 20th century storefront properties in Washington D.C.’s Mount Vernon Square neighborhood. The historic buildings Read More »
Archbishop Of Baltimore Residence
Background The property is a three-story residential building, used exclusively as home of the Archbishop; owned by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, dates back to the first American Archbishop of the Roman Catholic church in the United States: John Carroll. (1735-1815). The residence includes such architectural features as projecting oriel/bay window, one topped with balustrade, as Read More »