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Welcome
and thank you for visiting CapitolHillDC.com, a guide to Capitol
Hill for residents and visitors. Capitol Hill is the oldest and largest
residential historic district in the
District
of
Columbia.
Capitol
Hill's landmarks include not only the United States Capitol, but
also the Senate and House office buildings, the Supreme Court building,
the Library of Congress, the Marine Barracks, the Washington Navy
Yard,
and
Congressional Cemetery.
It is, however, largely a residential neighborhood composed predominantly of
rowhouses of different stylistic varieties and periods. Side by side exist
early 19th century manor houses, Federal townhouses, small frame dwellings,
ornate
Italianate bracketed houses, and the late 19th century press brick rowhouses
with their often whimsical decorative elements combining Richardsonian Romanesque,
Queen Anne, and Eastlakian motifs.
The main
non-residential corridor of Capitol Hill is Pennsylvania Avenue, a
lively commercial street
with shops, restaurants and bars. Eastern Market is a public market
, where vendors sell fresh meat and produce. It is also the site of
an outdoor flea
market every weekend. Barracks
Row, so called because of its proximity to the U.S. Marine Barracks,
is one
of the city's oldest commercial corridors.
The Capitol
Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) is a community-based, not-for-profit organization
created for those who are interested in sharing their artistic expertise
with children and adults.A new addition
to Capitol Hill is the Community Center aptly named Hill Center. Hill
Center is a vibrant
space for cultural, educational, and civic life on Capitol Hill.
Recent estimates suggest as many as a third
of all Members of Congress live on Capitol Hill while in Washington.
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