Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Washington, D. C. It became a distinct community between 1799 and 1810 as the federal government became a major employer. In 1976, the Capitol Hill Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
About Capitol Hill in brief
Capitol Hill is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Washington, D. C. It is the largest historic residential neighborhood in the District of Columbia. The Capitol building has been the home of the Congress of the United States since 1800. The name Capitol Hill is often used to refer to both the historic district and to the larger neighborhood around it. It became a distinct community between 1799 and 1810 as the federal government became a major employer. In 1976, the Capitol Hill Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood began to divide along racial and economic class lines in the 1890s, and the first modern conveniences were available in the downtown areas of the city in the 1920s and 1930s. It was a real estate boom between 1890 and 1910, including Capitol Hill as the first of these neighborhoods to have these modern convenience conveniences, including electricity, plumbing, and piped water. In the 1960s and 1970s, Capitol Hill was the first neighborhood to have modern plumbing and water, and in the 1990s, it became the first to have electricity and plumbing in downtown Washington.
It has a population of roughly 35,000 people in just under 2 square miles, making it one of Washington’s most densely populated neighborhoods. It straddles two quadrants of theCity, Southeast and Northeast. A large portion of the neighborhood is now designated as the CapitolHill Historic District. To the east of Capitol Hill lies the Anacostia River, to the north is the H Street corridor,. to the south are the SoutheastSouthwest Freeway and the Washington Navy Yard. to the west are the National Mall and the city’s central business district. The neighborhood that is now called Capitol Hill started to develop when the government began work at two locations, theCapitol and theWashington Navy Yard, in 1799. In 1801, Thomas Jefferson selected the location of the Washington Barracks, near the Capitol, to be within marching distance of both the Capitol and the White House.
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