Not
only has our building served the DAR for many years and is an integral part of
our story, but our building is also an integral part of America’s story as well.
Our building has been used by Presidents
to entertain foreign dignitaries, as the home of symphony orchestras, by the
Red Cross during times of war, as sets for movies, television shows, and game
shows, and as a concert hall for famous entertainers and shows. There was one event held at Memorial
Continental Hall, however, that would enable it to be named a National Historic
Landmark!
On Armistice Day, November 12, 1921, the five principal naval powers of the world at that time—the United States, Great Britain, Italy, France, and Japan—as well as Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, China, and the British Colonies—convened at Memorial Continental Hall to discuss disarmament as well as issues in the Pacific and Far East. The agreements they reached would become the first arms limitation treaty ever signed.
Based on this historic occasion, the U.S. Department of
the Interior designated Memorial Continental Hall a National Historic Landmark
with a plaque presented to Eleanor Washington Spicer, President General, at
opening night of the 82nd Continental Congress, April 16, 1973. The
plaque stands permanently affixed on the north corner of Memorial Continental
Hall on 17th Street.
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