A Fortress of Finance: The US Treasury Building

Historical marker location:

1500 Pennsylvania Ave Northwest, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest west of 15th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.)

The White House

The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.