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The White House ("President's House") Washington, D.C. South front elevation
Benjamin Henry Latrobe is given credit as one of the key early architects of Washington D.C. Most famous for his work on the Capitol, he also had a…
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Visualizing the White House
This represents a few of the prominent imaginings of what the Presidents home was like prior, during and after the...
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Map of the War of 1812
This map highlights the major areas in which the war was fought around Washington D.C. in 1814. It shows the place of the most prominent battles, and…
The War of 1812 - Crash Course US History
A brief, comedic, look at the entirety of the War of 1812. It briefly summarizes all the major events in the war, and offers commentary on it.
A Digital Reconstruction of the Capital ca. 1814
This video highlights the use of primary source maps to recreate, digitally, Washington D.C. as it was in 1814.