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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 00:52:00

The cornerstone was laid with the same trowel George Washington used at the Capitol in 1793, and the hall it anchors became both Washington's largest concert stage and the backdrop to one of the defining civil-rights stories in American music. DAR Constitution Hall at 1776 D Street NW - a street number no one believes is a coincidence - was built by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house their annual convention after delegations outgrew Memorial Continental Hall. Ground broke on 22 Ju...