Under the tilted lawn is the root cellar where they keep their possum.

I'm confused about which corner I'm looking at. Where was this photo taken from? There is a ledge of some kind in the lower left corner. Is that a window sill? Is it a roof? Also, at the end of the street heading off to the right there is a huge building that looks kind of like the National Building Museum. And what are the minaret-looking towers off to the left?

What would be great is if there was a way to "tag" DC landscape photos like this one to tell us what else is in the picture. Thanks!

[On the left is Ninth Street heading north; to the right is F Street heading east toward the Pension Office, now the National Building Museum. Click below to zoom. - Dave]

Ahh... The old Patent Office is one of the great architectural buildings in the district. The recent renovations included covering over the interior courtyard into a fantastic covered atrium. Visible on the right of this photo is the grandest brick edifice in D.C.: the old Pension Bureau, now the National Building Museum. I strongly recommend both sites to any visitors to the area.

Also to the right of the photo is the now razed Barrister Building.

Office Structure Begun

Foundations for another nine-story office building for Washington are being laid at 635 F street northwest, and within the next week or two the public will be able to obtain a general idea as to how large the structure will be when it is completed. The building will be called the Barrister building, and will be a modern fireproof structure, with a 29-foot frontage and a depth of 120 feet. ...

Lincoln's second inaugural ball took place in this building, in the gallery on the east side (not visible in this shot). It's a great 19th century public space.

"Which, after a zillion-dollar makeover, is now Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and Museum of American Art."

At least they didn't raze the building to build a parking lot...

The ghosts are cool, and there's a lot of them in this one!

[Probably would have been harder to get a $250 million appropriation for a parking lot. - Dave]

Can anyone explain why that one section of the yard is inclined? Is there some sort of room under it?

[A good question. There were a number of roof and basement skylights covered over after the building was electrified. Or it could have been a driveway ramp. - Dave]

Behind the clock on the left, is that a Horse Drawn Carriage without a horse, or is that an automobile that would be considered an antique even in 1920?

I mean, those are solid rim wheels!

[That's a runabout. And I'd imagine the four legs belong to a horse. - Dave]