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The Washington DC Area 

The District of Columbia, named after Columbus, is the capital of the United States. It is located between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River. Its history began in 1790 when Congress directed selection of a new capital site, 100 square miles, along the Potomac. When the site was determined, it included 30.75 square miles on the Virginia side of the river. In 1846, however, Congress returned that area to Virginia, leaving the 68.25 square miles ceded by Maryland in 1788. The seat of government was transferred from Philadelphia to Washington on Dec. 1, 1800, and President John Adams became the first resident in the White House. 

In 1814, during the War of 1812, a British force burned the capital including the White House. 

A petition asking for the district's admission to the Union as the 51st state was filed in Congress on Sept. 9, 1983. The district is continuing this drive for statehood. 

The federal government and tourism are the mainstays of the city's economy, and many unions, business, professional, and nonprofit organizations are headquartered there.  

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You can request a number of DC services, including abandoned vehicle towing, with this form from the District's website:
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Sightseeing 

There are a number of excellent attractions: the National Zoo; the National Mall and Smithsonian Museums; the Capitol building; the Corcoran and Renwick Galleries; the Holocaust Museum; National Geographic's Explorers Hall; religious landmarks like the Washington National Cathedral and the National Shrine; numerous foreign embassies; and dozens of memorials.  

There are also numerous attractions and historic sites in easy driving range of the city. Consider day trips to Annapolis for small-town charm and rich maritime history, Gettysburg or Manassas for Civil War history, Harpers Ferry for scenic beauty and historical significance, and Mount Vernon or Monticello for presidential history and stunning architecture. 

Art in Washington DC 

From Renaissance masterpieces to Impressionist ones, Washington's art museums offer astounding variety.  

The city's foremost art institution, the National Gallery of Art consists of an East Wing and West Wing. Beginning at the West Wing, cast a lingering look at "Ginevra de' Benci," the only Leonardo da Vinci in America. Other highlights include Augustus Saint-Gaudens's "Shaw Memorial" and works by Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Claude Monet, and Paul Cezanne.  

The Smithsonian Institution oversees four museums on the National Mall exclusively dedicated to art. The modern and contemporary art showcase of the Smithsonian is the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Instantly recognizable for its ring-shaped design by architect Gordon Bunshaft, the Hirshhorn houses painting, sculpture, photography and multi-media works by a variety of artists. The range of the collection runs from modern masterworks by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse to contemporary pieces by Bruce Naumann and Damien Hirst. Be sure to stroll through the Sculpture Garden and catch Auguste Rodin's "Burghers of Callais" alongside works by David Smith and Henry Moore.  

Two museums, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art hold the Smithsonian's vast collection of Asian Art. Popular works at the Sackler include sculpture from South and Southeast Asia; Islamic arts; and Chinese paintings, bronzes and lacquerware. The Freer's collection features Chinese paintings, Korean ceramics and Persian manuscripts. In addition, the Freer maintains the world's largest collection of works by American painter and designer James McNeill Whistler, including the gilded and glorious Peacock Room, an 1876 London town house dining room reinstalled within the museum.  

Next door to the Sackler, find the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art, dedicated to the arts of Africa from the ancient to the contemporary. Highlights include an elaborately carved palace door by Olowe of Ise, a Bamum royal figure, masks, figurative sculptures and the ceramic and contemporary art galleries.  

Just off the Mall, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery are closed for renovations until 2003. Still open to the public is the crafts wing of the American Art Museum, the Renwick Gallery, half a block from the White House. Around the corner from the Renwick stands the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the oldest art museum in the city. The Corcoran's collection reflects its 19th-century origins, including the grand landscapes of Frederick Edwin Church and Albert Bierstadt. At the same time, its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions serve as some of the best sources for contemporary art in the city. The museum recently commissioned prize-winning architect Frank O. Gehry to design its newest wing.  

Just north of Dupont Circle is the Phillips Collection, a museum smaller in scale, but no less in stature. The Phillips began as the private holdings of Washingtonian Duncan S. Phillips, who later turned his home and collection into a museum featuring impressionist masterpieces such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir's famous "Luncheon at the Boating Party" and works by modern masters Georgia O'Keeffe, Mark Rothko and Richard Diebenkorn among others.  

 

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First Time Buyers >Your Principal Residence

The Federal Tax Code allows married taxpayers to exclude from capital gains taxes up to $500,000 in profits from selling a home (singles can exclude $250,000). In order to qualify for this exemption, you must prove that that the home has been your principal residence for at least two out of the last five years. The establishment of the home as a principal residence depends on the facts of each homeowner's circumstance. Here are two cases to consider.

Homeowner A has lived at 25 Pine Drive for 12 years. Although he stays at his vacation cottage in another town for up to three months out of each year (sometimes more), 25 Pine Drive is his principal residence, where he lives most of the time. When he sells the home, Homeowner A (filing as a single individual) can keep up to $250,000 in tax-free profit.

Homeowner B buys 108 Maple Street, intending to live there. He rents it out while waiting to sell his current home, where he has lived for six years. His principal residence sells at the end of two years. Homeowner B moves into his new house, lives there for three months, and then decides to travel. After a six-month trip, he regrets buying 108 Maple Street and sells it. Even though he has owned the house on Maple Street for over two years, it won't qualify as "owner-occupied", because he only lived in it for a few months. Thus Homeowner B is not eligible to claim the tax exemption when he sells the house on Maple Street.

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Cornelius Vanderbilt's "Breakers" Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, named for the waves crashing along the cliff that separates the property from the ocean.
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Linda is one of the premier real estate agents in the Washington, DC area. She has been ranked consistently in the top twenty for the area in residential sales. She has lived in the District for 30 years and knows the DC and nearby Virginia and Maryland markets cold. Her love of houses, previous career as an historic preservation consultant, and her 20 years of dramatic success in real estate sales allows her clients to benefit from her unsurpassed expertise and service. Linda and her team produce stellar results. They will maximize the sales price of the house you're selling and/or help you buy your ideal home. Linda's satisfied clients return to her again and again and are her primary source of business. If you're looking for a true DC Metro real estate expert with a great supporting team, you've found them!

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