Washington D.C
The nation’s capital is showcased in striking detail in this collection. From the buildings representing our three branches of government to the monuments of some of our well-loved founding fathers, Sue Kerr’s D.C. collection features thirteen of the most distinguished landmarks in the ‘City of Magnificent Intentions’ (phrase coined by Charles Dickens.)
Classic Box Sets
Special hand-curated set(s) of cards based on architecture themes and building types.
Special hand-curated set of thirteen cards based on architecture themes and building types.
Click on each box and you will see all the thumbnail drawings, with accompanying descriptions and purchase options.
Featuring The White House, The United States Capitol building, The United States Supreme Court, The Pentagon, The Washington Monument, The Jefferson Memorial, The Lincoln Memorial, The WWII Memorial, The Iwo Jima Memorial, The Smithsonian Institution ‘Castle’, The National Cathedral, Northwest Stadium/FedEx Field, the Skyline
Holiday Card Box Sets
Whimsical Christmas and holiday cards for our city-dwellers, with a touch of color and seasonal playfulness.
Please note that for holiday cards in cities other than Chicago, there is a 6-8 week turnaround time because they’re custom orders.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Fa la la la la la la la la The Christmas collection is here to cheer.
Five cards, two of each, featuring Christmas-themed drawings of D.C., bundled by a red ribbon
Five cards, two of each, featuring Holiday-themed drawings of D.C., bundled by a red ribbon.
Five cards, two of each, featuring Holiday-themed drawings of D.C., bundled by a red ribbon.
Thank You Card Set
Our favortite piece from this city with an extra “Thank You” note worked into the drawing.
Ten cards per box. Each drawing of the city’s skyline
Better than a text or email, a thank you note by its very nature is more heartfelt–unless you’re a kid being forced to do it.* Even then, it may be creating good habits into adulthood.
A view of the Washington D.C. skyline, including The White House, The Washington Monument, the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, and the Capitol Building, with a tiny bit of artistic license used to fit everything on one card!
*A suggestion: grandparents could gift a box of them to their grandchildren in order to insure receiving thank you notes from them. (Maybe you could include stamps with the gift.)
Explore all Landmarks in Washington D.C
Browse all drawings for city and buy bulk orders of one card or even prints. Click any drawing to learn more about the location.
Statue outside Arlington National Cemetery
The Marine Corps War Memorial
Based on Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthals’s iconic photograph of second flag-raising during Battle of Iwo Jima
1954, constructed
Inscription: In honor and memory of the men of the United States Marine Corps who have given their lives to their country since November 10 1775
“Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue” (tribute by Admiral Chester Nimitz to the fighting men on Iwo Jima)
Also included in the gift box
900 Ohio Dr SW
Dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father, third American President
Neoclassical style, architect John Russell Pope of Eggers & Higgins
1939, construction began
1943, completed
1947, bronze statue of Jefferson added
Portion of inscription: “God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever.”
Also included in the gift box
On the National Mall
National monument honoring the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln
Architect Henry Bacon, Sculptor of the primary statue – Abraham Lincoln
1920– Daniel Chester French, Painter of the interior murals Jules Guerin
1922, dedicated
Inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address
1966, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER
Also included in the gift box
National World War II Memorial—Mall between Lincoln and Washington Monuments
Dedicated to Americans serving in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II
1997, initial design selected
Architect Friedrich St. Florian‘s
56 pillars and a pair of small triumphal arches–crafted by Rock of Ages Corporation—surrounding plaza and fountain
2004, opened
Two “Kilroy was here“ engravings included in the memorial acknowledging the significance of the symbol to American soldiers during World War II, representing their presence and protection wherever it was inscribed
Message in front of The Freedom Wall, west side of the memorial: “Here we mark the price of freedom”
Sculptor Raymond Kaskey created the bronze eagles and wreaths under the arches, as well as 24 bronze bas-relief panels depicting wartime scenes of combat and the home front
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1600 Fedex Way, Landover, MD
1997, opened as Redskins Stadium, home of the Washington Redskins football team
2022 team renamed Washington Commanders
2024 stadium renamed Northwest Stadium
Architecture firm: HOK Sport, now Populous
Also included in the gift box
Skyline includes views of The White House, The Lincoln Memorial, The Jefferson Memorial, The Washington Monument and The Capitol Building (tiniest bit of artistic license to fit all of these landmarks on one card)
“The Federal City”
“The American Rome”
“A Capital City”
“The Capital of the World ”
“City of Magnificent Intentions ” (first coined by Charles Dickens)
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First St SE–sits atop Capitol Hill, eastern end of the National Mall
Meeting place of the United States Congress, legislature of U.S. federal government
Origin by which quadrants of District divided and city planned
1793, construction began
Neoclassical architecture
Architects include Thornton, Bullfinch, Walter, Schoenborn, Clark
1800, first session of both Houses
On Sundays during administrations Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809) and James Madison (1809–1817) the Capitol building used as a church
Christian services regularly held there–a practice that continued until after the Civil War
Capitol Dome Central dome above Rotunda in central section of the structure
All addresses in D.C. designated N.E., N.W., S.E., or S.W. in relation to the Rotunda
1855, original dome torn down, replaced with the “wedding-cake style” cast-iron dome that stands today
Designed by Thomas U. Walter
Statue on top of dome, “Statue of Freedom“
1865, fresco painted on interior of Capitol’s dome titled “The Apotheosis of Washington“
Painter Constantino Brumidi
1878-1953, “Frieze of the United States History”
Artists: Brumidi, Filippo Costaggini, Charles Ayer Whipple, and Allyn Cox.
Also included in the gift box
1400 Defense Pentagon, Arlington, VA
Headquarters United States Department of Defense
Symbol U.S. military power
Architect George Bergstrom, classical revival style
1943, dedicated
Also included in the gift box
1000 Jefferson Dr SW located near the National Mall
Nicknamed The Castle
Houses the Smithsonian Institution‘s administrative offices and information and welcome center
Faux Norman style (a 12th-century combination of late Romanesque and early Gothic motifs)
1965, designated a National Historic Landmark
First Smithsonian building, designed by architect James Renwick, Jr
The Smithsonian Institution: “the nation’s attic”
1846, established “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge”
World’s largest museum and research complex, many buildings of which are historical or architectural landmarks
Complex consists of nineteen museums and galleries, seventeen of which located in Washington D.C., eleven of those located on the National Mall.
Administered by the United States government
Founders Joseph Henry, James Smithson, Joel Roberts Poinsett
Also included in the gift box
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
1789, following inauguration, President George Washington occupied two executive mansions in New York City
1790, capital moved to Philadelphia a 10-year temporary capital)
1792-1800, the current house, built, designed by Irish-born James Hoban
Neoclassical style
1800 The White House the official residence and principal workplace of every U.S. president since John Adams
1801, expanded by Thomas Jefferson, architect Benjamin Latrobe
John Adam’s prayer for the House carved into the mantel in the State Dining Room while Theodore Roosevelt was in office):“I pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this House, and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.”
Also included in the gift box
Across from the Capitol Building
1789, Supreme Court, SCOTUS, established in the United States Constitution as highest federal court
Final interpreter of federal constitutional law
1790, met in Merchants’ Exchange Building New York City
Designer of present building, Cass Gilbert, classical style
1935, Completed
1987, designated a National Historic Landmark
James Earle Fraser’s statues: (Left) Contemplation of Justice, a book of laws supporting her left arm and a figure of blindfolded Justice is in her right hand
(Right) Authority of Law, holding in left hand tablet of laws, backed by the sheathed sword, symbolic of enforcement through law. The Latin word for law, LEX, inscribed on the tablet.
Also included in the gift box
On the National Mall, east of Reflecting Pool and Lincoln Memorial
Obelisk to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the early Continental Army, first American President
1840s, original design by architect Robert Mills
1848, construction began, cornerstone laid July 4, halted 1854 to 1877
1884, completed, capstone set
1885, dedicated
1888, opened
On the interior, 193 commemorative stones, donated by numerous governments and organizations from all over the world
East face inscription: Laus Deo (Latin for “praise be to God”)
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Stands at Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, northwest quadrant
Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City, an Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Washington D.C.
Neo-Gothic design closely modeled on English Gothic style of late fourteenth century
1893, erected under a charter passed by the United States Congress
1907, construction started, with address by President Theodore Roosevelt and the laying of the cornerstone
Head architect, George Frederick Bodley, Britain’s leading Anglican church architect
1912, Bethlehem Chapel opened for services–which have continued daily–in the unfinished cathedral Construction resumed after World War I, Gen. John J. Pershing leading fundraising efforts
American architect Philip Hubert Frohman principal architect
During World War II, monthly services held “on behalf of a united people in a time of emergency”
Construction ended 1990,”final finial” placed in the presence of President George H. W. Bush
2011, ongoing decorative work, such as carvings and statuary
Designated the “National House of Prayer” by Congress
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Also included in the gift box
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