The house was sold in 1893 to George von Lingen, the German consul in Baltimore. He is credited with bringing in German craftsmen to create a second-floor library with intricate carvings, built-in ...

Mayor Brandon Scott swore in new members of the Public Art Commission, a civic panel that oversees the city’s vast inventory ...

Mount Vernon Place, with its iconic Washington Monument (the first monument to George Washington in the United States, predating the one in DC), offers lovely gardens and green spaces if you just want ...