Southwest Histories & Studies
Historical Context Study: Southwest Washington, DC 1791-1973
Overview context study prepared by QED Associates LLC examining the built environment of Southwest DC, commissioned in 2014 by SWNA. The study is linked below in seven parts as PDFs.
Southwest Washington, Urban Renewal Area
(2004, Historic American Building Survey)
PDF | HABS Southwest Washington Urban Renewal Area
More at the Library of Congress
This is one of several surveys done by the Heritage Documentation Programs of the National Park Service, more surveys on subjects in Southwest are available in the Library of Congress’ HABS/HAER/HALS Collection.


How The Railroad Changed Food & Diet In Washington DC (2017)

Planning and Constructing Public Landscaping in Washington D.C.’s Southwest Urban Renewal Area (2012)
PDF | Planning SW Landscapes

Southwest Washington, D.C. (1998, Urban Land Institute)
PDF | Southwest Washington, DC

Midcentury Modern Churches of Southwest Washington (2015)

Buzzard Point, DC: A Brief History of a Brief Neighborhood (2014)

The Old Southwest (2005, Univ. of Maryland Historic Preservation Studio)

Urban Design Studio: Southwest Washington, D.C. (2001, MIT School of Architecture)
PDF | Southwest DC, MIT Studio