Mason Mansion about 1900 Marker

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Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mason Mansion about 1900

By Craig Swain, August 8, 2008

1. Mason Mansion about 1900 Marker

Inscription. John Mason* had an elegant summer home on the small rise you see behind the sign. From about 1792 to 1830 it was a center of Washington and Georgetown society. A few bricks are all that remain of its former splendor.

* Son of George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights.

Location. 38° 53.685′ N, 77° 3.753′ W. Marker is in Theodore Roosevelt Island, District of Columbia, in Washington. Marker can be reached from George Washington Parkway, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Located along a foot trail in Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20037, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Mason Estate (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Theodore Roosevelt (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Indian Villages and Captain John Smith (approx. 0.2 miles away in Virginia); Fort Haggerty (approx. 0.3 miles away in Virginia); A Canal to the West - Tide Lock (approx. 0.4 miles away); Herring Highway (approx. half a mile away); History Of The U. S. Marine Corps (approx. half a mile away in Virginia); The Battle For Iwo Jima (approx. half a mile away in Virginia). Click for a list of all markers in Theodore Roosevelt Island.

By Craig Swain, August 8, 2008

2. Mason Mansion about 1900 Marker

View of the Trail, the Marker, and the Rise Where the House Stood Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, August 8, 2008

3. View of the Trail, the Marker, and the Rise Where the House Stood

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 15, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 558 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.