In association with Fathom Creative, Fathom Gallery is a multi-level, flexi-use space supporting a community-wide effort to foster appreciation for local arts, culture, digital and interactive art and design, and general community involvement. Located on 14th Street in the heart of Logan Circle (just south of Rhode Island Ave.), the newly-renovated Fathom Gallery combines the classical elegance of old 14th Street with a hint of modern sophistication—its refreshing interpretation of the building’s original design is a welcomed addition to the Logan Circle community, the District’s ever-growing creative hub. Won’t you join us?
We offer Fathom Gallery to the local community as the perfect venue for hosting art shows, exhibitions, fund raising events, cocktail receptions and special celebrations.
Recent events of note: Postcards to my Parents art showing, Stirling Emldorf’s art showing, Kirsty Takes a Bow book release, monthly DC PHP Developer’s Group meetings, monthly DC WordPress Developer’s Group meetings, Washington Opera and Transformer’s Hamlet roundtable and reception.
Upcoming events. All Fathom Gallery sponsored events are invitation only. To see any upcoming events and to be invited to the next interesting art or community-related event, join our mailing list.
Spanning an area of roughly 24 city blocks, the Greater 14th Street Historic District serves as one of the city’s main artistic and cultural hubs and lies within the boundaries of L’Enfant’s original city layout.
In the years following the Civil War, the District was defined by a period of rapid urban expansion. To accommodate the masses, District Commissioner Alexander “Boss” Shepherd introduced public sewer systems, street grading, and the first streetcar lines to the Greater 14th Street Area, transforming the otherwise unassuming district into an attractive destination for Washingtonians from all walks of life.
Products of late 19th century urban development, the first commercial and residential buildings to line 14th Street represent the area’s diverse social makeup and embody a period creative design that draws from a number of architectural styles, including Second Empire, Queen Anne, Romanesque, and the ever-popular Victorian.
With the advent of the automobile, the wide, freshly paved roads of
14th Street became the clear choice for dealerships and garages at the turn of the century, and soon gained the name “Automobile Row.” A former break shop, the Gallery has maintained much of the building’s original architecture and signage.
Sparked by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the years following infamous 1968 riots marked a low point in the area’s otherwise pleasant history. Though the riots caused citywide devastation, much of the animosity and the destruction was focused on the 14th Street corridor. The 14th Street you know today is a result of the local community’s effort to reestablish the area as a creative and cultural hub.
The timely push towards modernization combined with loose developmental practices encouraged a funky mix of economic and social diversity that has defined the 14th street area for over a century. After spending its first years as a local fine wines and groceries distributor, our location on 1333 14th Street spent the first half of the early 20th century as a fixture on old “automobile row” before its most recent renovation by proprietors Bill Fischer and Drew Mitchell in 2006.
