Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building

Historical marker location:

1610 Pennsylvania Ave Northwest, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest east of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

The White House. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

The District was the site of one of the first major race riots in U.S. history: The Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 was sparked by tensions between white and black residents and lasted for several days. It resulted in 15 deaths and over 100 injuries.