District of Columbia War Memorial

District of Columbia War Memorial
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
District of Columbia War Memorial
Location	Independence Ave. between 17th & 23rd Sts., Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates	38°53′15.32″N 77°02′36.6″W / 38.8875889°N 77.043500°W / 38.8875889; -77.043500
Built	1931
Architect	Frederick H. Brooke, Horace W. Peaslee, Nathan C. Wyeth
Architectural style	Doric order
NRHP reference No.	14000388
Added to NRHP	July 11, 2014

The District of Columbia War Memorial commemorates the more than 26,000 "residents and citizens" of the District of Columbia who performed military service in World War I, including the 499 who gave their lives in that service. Located on the National Mall, it was constructed in 1931 as a domed, peristyle Doric temple designed to serve as a bandstand for public events. In a practice unusual for the time, the names are listed in alphabetical order, without regard to rank, gender, race, or national origin.^[1]