Massachusetts Heights in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Washington National Cathedral

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 15, 2015

1. Washington National Cathedral Marker

Inscription. Pierre L'Enfant's plan for the Federal City in 1791 included a church, “for national purposes,” but it was not until 1893 that the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation was given a charter to establish a cathedral. Located on Mount Saint Alban and modeled after 14th century English Gothic, the cathedral was designed by British church architect George Frederick Bodley with American architect Henry Vaughn and completed by American architect Philip Hubert Frohman. President Theodore Roosevelt participated in laying the foundation stone in 1907, and President George H. W. Bush presided at the cathedral's completion in 1990.

Artist: Diana Cook

Erected by Cultural Tourism DC. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the DC, Art on Call, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.

Location. 38° 55.899′ N, 77° 4.197′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Massachusetts Heights. Marker is on Woodley Road Northwest west of 35th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 3510 Woodley Road Northwest, Washington DC 20016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Broken Buttresses! (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Damage Alert! (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Damage Alert! (about 500 feet away); Twisted Pinnacles! (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Damage Alert! (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Damage Alert! (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Damage Alert! (about 600 feet away); Earthquake Update (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 15, 2015

2. Washington National Cathedral Marker

Washington National Cathedral Marker<br>(Reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 15, 2015

3. Washington National Cathedral Marker
(Reverse)

Art on Call is program of
Cultural Tourism DC, with support from: DC Creates Public Art Program, District Department of Transportation and Office of the Deputy Mayor For Planning and Economic Development.

The organization sponsor of the
Cleveland Park Call Box Restoration Project
is: Cleveland Park Historical Society
Call Box Locator Map: Porter Street
And 35th Street Intersection.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 15, 2015

4. Washington National Cathedral Marker

In front of Beauvoir the National Cathedral Elementary School.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 30, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.