Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain
Background The Mellon Fountain was dedicated in 1952 in recognition of former Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew W. Mellon. The fountain is composed of four broad basins stacked in a tiered fashion ranging from 55 feet across at the bottom to 5 feet […]
Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
Background WEI played many parts in the renovation of the current MCAAD, including restoration of both aluminum and wood windows, restoration of the monumental exterior doors, eagle medallion, lampposts, and lastly, the stained glass laylight. WEI removed and documented all 190 historic glass panels from the laylight frame and […]
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Background Dedicated in 1995, on the 42nd anniversary of its armistice, the Korean War Veterans Memorial honors those who fought in what is sometimes called the “forgotten war.” Alongside a reflecting pool and a granite wall etched with photographs of veterans of the war, the Field of Service is […]
International Hall of Flags
Background While the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has existed since 1912, they did not occupy the current building at Lafayette Park until 1925. Construction began in 1922 on the Beaux-Arts building by skyscraper pioneer Cass Gilbert, who is the architect of the Woolworth Building and Rockefeller Center […]
Washington National Cathedral
Background The Cathedral Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, commonly known as Washington National Cathedral, is a Neo-Gothic cruciform plan church constructed between 1907 and 1976. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and dedicated in 1976 during the U.S. Bicentennial. The […]
Annapolis Post Office
Background The main building of the Historic Annapolis Post Office was built in 1901 in the Georgian revival style. To keep up with the expanding city, a large rear addition was constructed in 1939. However, in 2017, the USPS moved its 21st century operations to a new site; the state of Maryland purchased the building […]