A guide to the architecture of Washington, D.C

It was said of the first edition of this Guide that the buildings admitted belonged to an "exclusive club." This was true in a sense, but the "club" was, quite simply, made up of buildings which were selected exclusively because of their architectural merit or distinction, rather historic associations, prominence or any other combination of reasons.

This book was the first compilation of significant Washington structure prepared both for the architectural profession and for those interested in the history of the city as told by its architecture. The second edition has been expanded to describe over a hundred buildings which were not in the earlier volume. There have been a few deletions because of reappraisal and others to make room for more important new entries. Of the buildings previously described during the past nine years. Of this number, the loss of the National Presbyterian Church of the Covenant at Connecticut Avenue and N Street and the Tuckerman house at 16th and I Streets were most regrettable.

The book has been arranged into walking and motoring tours, and includes an index of buildings and architects, as well as a pictorial history of the city's growth and change.