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30-479: Mount Vernon Square is bounded on the east by 7th Street NW, on the west by 9th Street NW, on the north by Mount Vernon Place, and on the south by a two-block section of K Street NW that is slightly offset from the rest of K Street. In the center of the square is the Carnegie Library of Washington D.C. , finished in 1903, as a gift of industrialist Andrew Carnegie . The white marble Beaux-Arts building

60-474: A diagonal and continues as Georgia Avenue . Between Pennsylvania Avenue and Mount Vernon Square, 7th Street has a northbound bus / bicycle lane. The corresponding southbound lane is on 9th Street. 7th Street begins again at Quincy Street NW extending north about 3 miles (4.8 km) to near the Maryland border, passing through Sherman Circle . North of Independence Avenue , 7th Street/Georgia Avenue

90-654: A joint venture by the Atlanta -based architecture firm Tvsdesign , Washington, D.C.–based architects Devrouax & Purnell Architects Planners PC and Mariani and Associates, the convention center is located in a superblock bounded by Mount Vernon Square and 7th , 9th and N streets, N.W. It is served by the Mount Vernon Square station on the Yellow and Green lines of the Washington Metro . It

120-525: A sculpture was installed on the lawn at the south side of the square - "The Hand" created by Jim Fauntleroy in the 1960s for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ’s Poor People’s Campaign. The Washington Convention and Sports Authority took over the library building in 2011, renting it out for events. The building underwent significant renovations in 2018, to accommodate a new Apple Store and exhibit space for

150-497: A solo press conference to assure Democratic politicians, voters, and European allies that he had the energy and leadership to beat Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election . The previous Washington Convention Center was located one block southwest at 909 H Street NW, occupying the city block bounded by New York Avenue , 9th Street, H Street and 11th Street. Construction on the center began in 1980, and it opened on December 10, 1982. At 800,000 square feet (74,000 m ), it

180-515: Is the city's historic retail shopping district with its large department stores and specialty stores. Seventh Street forms major intersections at Pennsylvania Avenue, E Street NW, H Street NW, K Street NW, and Massachusetts Avenue . 7th Street SW begins at Water Street, near the banks of the Washington Channel . It crosses above Interstate 395 approximately two blocks before it intersects with Maryland and Virginia avenues near

210-659: Is part of the National Highway System . A second set of 7th Streets lie in the eastern quadrants of the city, parallel to the western ones, in several discontinuous segments. The longest section begins at M Street SE , just north of the Washington Navy Yard . It continues north through the neighborhood of Capitol Hill . When 7th Street SE crosses East Capitol Street it becomes 7th Street NE and continues due north, ending at Florida Avenue, just south of Gallaudet University . Shorter segments of

240-582: The 7th Street shopping district , most of which was in the neighborhood now known as Mount Vernon Square. Further south, just below today's Chinatown, the 7th Street corridor met the F Street corridor with its more upscale apparel and department stores. In 1999, the library became the headquarters for the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. The City Museum of Washington opened in the library in May 2003, but closed less than two years later. In 2008,

270-669: The American Federation of Labor Building . The Mount Vernon Place church was built in 1917, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South . The Labor building was built in 1916 as the headquarters for the American Federation of Labor . 7th Street (Washington, D.C.) There are two north–south arteries in Washington, D.C. named 7th Street that are differentiated by the quadrants of the city in which they are located. Historically, 7th Street

300-604: The Great Depression , when the area went into a steep decline. During the 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. riots , the area around the square suffered rioting, arson, and extensive vandalism. In the 1980s, 7th Street was shut down for several years during the construction of the Green Line (Washington Metro) - the Mount Vernon Square station opened in 1991. The boundaries of the neighborhood are; In 1977,

330-733: The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development buildings, which are located across the street from each other on 7th Street SW. Continuing north, 7th Street crosses the National Mall , where it becomes 7th Street NW . In this southernmost segment of 7th Street NW, it is the main north–south thoroughfare in Penn Quarter and Chinatown . Farther north, it crosses New York Avenue at Mount Vernon Square and then crosses Rhode Island Avenue where it also becomes U.S. Route 29 . North of Florida Avenue , 7th Street remains U.S. 29 but becomes

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360-506: The 10 official balls of the 2009 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama took place there, including the first-ever Neighborhood Ball. The center was the principal site of the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit hosted by President Barack Obama. On November 10, 2011, ground was broken on the 14-story Washington Marriott Marquis , a $ 520 million, four-star, 1,175-room "convention center headquarters hotel" with more than 100,000 square feet (9,300 m ) of meeting room space. Also in 2011,

390-592: The 2005 second inauguration of George W. Bush were held at the convention center. In 2006, the Council of the District of Columbia approved legislation naming the then-Washington Convention Center in honor of the city's first home rule mayor, the late Walter E. Washington . In 2008, the WCSA Board of Directors agreed to expand the newly built convention center by 75,000 square feet (7,000 m ). Six of

420-525: The 7th Street SE exist south of the Anacostia River , while parts of 7th Street NE are further north in the Brookland neighborhood. Walter E. Washington Convention Center The Walter E. Washington Convention Center is a 2.3-million-square-foot (210,000 m ) convention center located in Washington, D.C. , owned and operated by the city's convention arm, Events DC . Designed in

450-748: The Hill women's gymnastics tournament is held at the convention center. In December 2022, President Biden hosted delegations from 49 African nations at the Convention Center for the United States–Africa Leaders Summit 2022 . From July 9 to 11, 2024, the center hosted the 2024 Washington summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization . Following the NATO summit, U.S. President Joe Biden hosted

480-503: The Historical Society. Mount Vernon Square also refers to the neighborhood northeast of the square (though the official name for this neighborhood is Mount Vernon Triangle ), extending north to O Street and east to New Jersey Avenue. In the early 20th century, Victorian -style townhomes occupied the area, and the 7th Street shopping district was the city's vibrant commercial strip (along with more upscale F Street ), until

510-634: The annual event has grown to become one of the largest fan conventions on the East Coast of the United States. The 2013 event drew about 7,000 attendees. The 2017 event hosted 70,000 attendees. Celebrity guests have included David Tennant , John Boyega , Stan Lee , Alex Kingston , William Shatner , George Takei and many others. Since 2014 the National Book Festival has been held at the center. The Frederick Classic on

540-443: The city used eminent domain to purchase several blocks southwest of Mount Vernon Square. Over the next few years, the homes and businesses on these blocks were razed. The old Washington Convention Center was constructed on the area block bounded by New York Avenue NW, 9th Street NW, H Street NW, and 11th Street NW. Construction on the center began in 1980, and it opened on December 10, 1982. At 800,000 square feet (74,000 m), it

570-733: The convention center hosted a major fight card with a welterweight championship match between Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. In 2013, it was announced that the Walter E. Washington Convention Center would be the 5-year host of Otakon , the Japanese and East Asian culture convention that was held since 1999 in the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland , starting with Otakon 2017 and going at least until Otakon 2021. It

600-708: The headquarters of law firm Arnold & Porter (opened 2016), and the headquarters for the Association of American Medical Colleges and the American Dental Education Association (opened 2014). On the south side is the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel (opened 1986), and the Techworld plaza office development (opened 1989), which is undergoing redevelopment and re-branding as "Anthem Row." Across from

630-539: The northwest corner of the square is the Washington Marriott Marquis , the largest hotel in the city, which opened in 2014. The lot at the southwest corner of the square was the former site of the old Washington Convention Center , now the CityCenterDC development, which opened in 2015. There are two historic buildings northwest of the square, Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church and

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660-599: Was a main north–south road in Washington, D.C., and the main route for travelers and farmers coming into the city from the north. This is evident in its intersection with Mount Vernon Square, a historically important public space, and the original Central Market, located at the intersection of Seventh, Pennsylvania , and Indiana Avenues. The space occupied by this Central Market is now the Navy Memorial . The corridor from here west along F Street and north along Seventh

690-491: Was completed in 2003, and renamed the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in 2007. Many small businesses existed around Mount Vernon Square before the construction of the convention centers. One of the last businesses to exist on the west side of the square was a Chinese restaurant named Nan King (which was one of the first restaurants in the city to serve dim sum ), which was open until 1979. By 2004, Alperstein's Furniture

720-412: Was completed in 2003. The center is noted for its extensive permanent collection of contemporary art, the largest of any convention center in the United States and one of the largest public art collections in Washington, D.C., outside of a museum, including works by Sam Gilliam , Sol LeWitt , Jaune Quick-to-See Smith , Sarah Sze , and Carrie Mae Weems . Six of the nine official inaugural balls for

750-440: Was considered to be a "great win" for Washington, D.C.'s convention business with an estimated $ 25 million annual revenue for D.C. and over 30,000 visitors expected during the time Otakon is in D.C. Otakon announced in 2016 that they would remain at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center through Otakon 2024. The pop culture convention Awesome Con debuted at the center in 2013. After a successful debut (and some growing pains),

780-399: Was demolished by Governor Alexander Shepherd in a night raid with two to 300 men. The roadways were removed in 1882 at the request of residents who complained that "in its former condition the constant passage of vehicles of all descriptions through the park made it unpleasant and oftentimes dangerous for those frequenting it." The Carnegie Library of Washington D.C. was built in 1903. It

810-410: Was originally the central library for Washington, D.C. The building now houses the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. , and an Apple Store . The square was in the original L'Enfant Plan for the city but in the early 1800s was divided into four triangles by the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and New York Avenue. The old Northern Liberty Market stood along Seventh Street until 1872, when it

840-547: Was the central library for the city until 1972, when the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library was completed. The library sat abandoned for a decade until it was renovated as a library for the University of the District of Columbia . In the late 19th and early 20th century, the city's furniture stores and more economical department stores such as Goldberg's and Kaufman's were located along 7th Street NW in

870-503: Was the fourth largest facility in the United States at the time. However, during the 1980s and 1990s, numerous larger and more modern facilities were constructed around the country, and by 1997 the Washington Convention Center had become the 30th largest facility. In 1998, construction began on a new larger convention center, occupying several blocks directly north of Mount Vernon Square. The new convention center

900-467: Was the only store on 7th Street to survive through the construction of the Metro station and the new convention center. It closed in 2014, with a restaurant moving into its building. On the west side of the square is the 901 New York Avenue office building (headquarters of law firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner ), completed in 2003. On the east are two large office buildings, including

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