Jun 14, 2022BlogFB Historic Preservation Updates: GWU's Staughton Hall Gone and a New House for Snows CourtGWU’s Staughton Hall – 1916-2022 Last Fall, we posted a Funkstown article on GWU’s Staughton Hall – the building, named for the first...
Jun 14, 2022BlogFunkstown: The Watergate Break-In at 50By Frank Leone June 17, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Nixon campaign break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices at...
May 28, 2022HistoryFunkstown: Foggy Bottom’s Monumental Northwest RectangleBy Frank Leone The Federal Triangle gets all the attention. That sliver of federal buildings (15th to 6th Streets, where Constitution...
May 17, 2022BlogFunkstown – Asian Americans in Foggy Bottom – The Manila HouseBy Frank Leone One of the oldest buildings in the Foggy Bottom Historic District is a distinctive Italian Villa style house, which is...