1307 New Hampshire Ave., NW
The Heurich House Museum remains one of the most intact Victorian houses in the country, and a Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places. Built of poured concrete and reinforced steel by a German immigrant and local brewer and Christian Heurich, a philanthropist, between 1892-1894, it is also the city’s first fireproof home. Heurich was Washington’s second largest landowner and the largest private employer in the nation’s capital. As the world’s oldest brewer, he ran the Christian Heurich Brewing Company until his death at 102-years-old. A visit to the “Brewmaster’s Castle” will send you back to the late-19th century — a time when the Heurich family resided in Washington’s premiere residential neighborhood, Dupont Circle.
1600 21st Street, NW
The Phillips Collection is an exceptional collection of modern and contemporary art. The artwork is set in a dynamic environment for collaboration, innovation, engagement with the world, scholarship, and new forms of public participation. Visit to encounter superb works of modern art in an intimate setting. The Phillips Collection first opened to the public in 1921 and houses paintings by Renoir and Rothko, Bonnard and O’Keeffe, van Gogh and Diebenkorn, as well as many other stunning impressionist and modern artists. Its distinctive building combines extensive new galleries with the former home of its founder, Duncan Phillips. The collection continues to develop with selective new acquisitions, many by contemporary artists.
NE Corner of 15th and H Streets, NW
The St. Matthew the Apostle was the fourth parish established in the District of Columbia. It was dedicated on November 1, 1840 and served its parishioners through the 1890s. In 1892, its then-pastor, Monsignor Thomas Sim Lee, purchased the land on which the current church structure is located on Rhode Island Avenue, NW. He commissioned the architect Christopher Grant LaFarge to work on the design of the new church structure. The cornerstone was laid and blessed in 1893 and the first Mass celebrated in 1895. Construction continued in various stages with the dome put in place in 1913. In 1947, Pope Pius XII separated Washington from Baltimore and made Washington an independent Archdiocese. At the same time, St. Matthew’s was named the Cathedral and Mother Church of the new archdiocese. In 1974, the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. On November 25,1963, the funeral of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy was celebrated in the Cathedral and is memorialized by a marble plaque imposed in the floor immediately before the gates of the sanctuary commemorating the place where his casket was placed for the funeral Mass and rites.
2016 O St. NW, Washington, DC, 20036
The only museum of its kind, O Street Museum Foundation has always been dedicated to exploring the creative process. The collection rotates and changes daily, allowing you to witness new art, music and surroundings; no visit is ever the same. From artist’s letters, to animation stills, to written manuscripts, to one of the largest “raw and exposed” music collections, the galleries at the Mansion on O Street are not limited to one genre. Check out an immersive, tactile experience where you will hear rare studio cuts, leaf through manuscripts, touch sculpture and tour through a multitude of architectural styles. In addition, there are a wide range of programs including artist-in-residence, live concerts, art-leasing, songwriter’s workshop and kids programs to see.