Congress Heights on the Rise

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Congress Heights Photo History/Historical Society of Washington DC

Take a visit over to The Historical Society of Washington DC and check out some of their wonderful photos, exhibits and pieces of local history. You can do a search by neighborhood, street, key word, etc. A really great rescource.

801 K Street, NW at Mount Vernon Square Washington, DC 20001 202.383.1850 info@HistoryDC.org

Including some really amazing photographs of Congress Heights.


Congress Heights Baptist Church, Esther Place and Raleigh Street SE. April 16, 1950
Izzy Neumeyer, fireman at Company 25, Congress Heights fire station, with firehorses. (1914)



Commercial buildings on South Capitol Street SW between Chesapeake and Atlantic Streets.
Houses in the 500 block of Newcombe Street SE. (April 1950)
Buildings in the 2900 block of Nichols Avenue SE north of Portland Street.