Washington, DC History Resources


Applewhite, E.J. Washington Itself. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.

Art in the United States Capitol. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1978.

Bowling, Kenneth R. Creating the Federal City, 1774–1800: Potomac Fever. Washington, DC: American Institute of Architets Press, 1988.

Brown, Glenn. History of the United States Capitol. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1970.

Bustard, Bruce I. Washington Behind the Monuments. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1990.

Caemmerer, H.P. Washington: The National Capital. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1932.

Collins, Kathleen. Washingtoniana Photographs. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1989.

Finley, David Edward. A Standard of Excellence. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1973.

Goode, James M. Best Addresses. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989.

Gutheim, Frederick. Worthy of a Nation: The History of Planning for the National Capital. Washington, DC: National Capital Planning Commission and Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977.

Junior League of Washington. An Illustrated History: The City of Washington. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.

Lee, Antoinette J. and Pamela Scott. Buildings of the District of Columbia. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.

Longstreth, Richard, ed. The Mall in Washington, 1791–1991. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1991.

Maddex, Diane. Historic Buildings of Washington, DC. Pittsburgh: Ober Park Associates, Inc., 1973.

Smith, Kathryn Schneider, ed. Washington at Home. Washington, DC; Columbia Historical Society, 1988.

Weeks, Christopher. AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, DC. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Reprint, 1994.

Williams, Paul K. Images of America: Dupont Circle. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing Company, 2000.