Tenleytown in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
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Reno City
Tenleytown, DC
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Fort Reno is located at the highest elevation in D.C. A city water reservoir was constructed in the 1890s to serve the city's growing population. The red brick water tower (pictured here) was built in 1903 to provide water pressure to the immediate Tenleytown area. A stone water tower was constructed in 1929. Reno City was a mostly African-American community, home to emancipated slaves, which was built on the grounds of Fort Reno after the Civil War. By the 1960s, the last remaining homes had been demolished.
Erected by Cultural Tourism DC.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the DC, Art on Call, and the Defenses of Washington series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 38° 57.041′ N, 77° 4.651′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Tenleytown. It is on Chesapeake Street Northwest east of Fort Drive Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3815 Chesapeake Street Northwest, Washington DC 20016, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Also see . . . Tenleytown Historical Society. (Submitted on January 2, 2018.)
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2019
2. Reservoir/Reno City Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, May 17, 2019
4. Lena Frumin '04
Signature on Red Brick Water Tower, 2004.Close-up of image on marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 851 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 1, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on May 18, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on January 1, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on May 18, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
