Portal:National Register of Historic Places/Did you know/17


 * ...that Madeleine L'Engle ran writers' workshops and retreats every January at Holy Cross Monastery (pictured) in West Park, New York?
 * ...that the Smith Point Light at the mouth of the Potomac River was preceded by four other lighthouses and three lightships at the same site?
 * ...that the Hudson River Historic District is, at 35 square miles (89 km²), the largest Registered Historic District in the contiguous United States?
 * ...that the Solomon Courthouse has twice served as a post office, and was the setting for a courtroom scene in The Hunted?
 * ...that the T.G. Richards and Company Store is the oldest brick building in Washington?