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.

Waterfront mall
How The Railroad Changed Food & Diet In Washington DC

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)

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

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

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

PDF | Midcentury SW Churches Study

Midcentury Modern Churches of Southwest Washington (2015)

PDF | Buzzard Point, DC History

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

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

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

rban Design Studio: Southwest Washington, D.C. (2001, MIT School of Architecture)

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