Judiciary Square Historic District

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Judiciary Square Historic District is a historic civic and judicial area in Washington, D.C., known for its concentration of important government buildings, courthouses, and monuments.

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Judiciary Square Historic District canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
historic neighborhood
adjacentTo Capitol Hill area
Mount Vernon Square area
linked to: Mount Vernon Square

Penn Quarter
contains Civil War memorials
District of Columbia Court of Appeals building
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse
Government Accountability Office Building
linked to: GAO Building

H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse
Henry J. Daly Building (Metropolitan Police Headquarters)
Judiciary Square (park and plaza)
linked to: Judiciary Square

National Building Museum
Pension Building (National Building Museum building)
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (courthouse)
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (courthouse)
Various D.C. municipal office buildings
law enforcement memorials
public plazas
country United States
eraOfSignificance 19th century
early 20th century
governingBody District of Columbia government
hasFunction civic center
judicial center
hasLandmarkType Beaux-Arts public buildings
civic architecture
monumental government complexes
hasPrimaryTheme federal government presence
law and justice
hasTransportation Judiciary Square Metro station
heritageDesignation local historic district (Washington, D.C.)
jurisdiction District of Columbia
locatedIn Northwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
metroLine Red Line (Washington Metro)
namedAfter Judiciary Square
notableFor concentration of courthouses
concentration of government buildings
monuments and memorials
partOf Downtown Washington, D.C.
National Capital Region (United States)
primaryUse government
legal services
office
region Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
streetGrid centered around Judiciary Square
urbanContext federal city core

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District of Columbia Court of Appeals building partOf Judiciary Square Historic District