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

Bishop's Gate Condominium

1715 15th Street, N.W.

 
 
Bishop's Gate Condominium Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 25, 2019
1. Bishop's Gate Condominium Marker
Inscription.
1885-1929
Site of the Washington Hospital for Foundlings

1929-1966
St. Augustine Catholic Church constructed a complex consisting of a school, convent and chapel. Early in the 1980's the property was converted to condominiums. Designed by the architectural firm of Michael & Michael of Alexandria, VA.

1994
Property placed on the United States Department of Interior's National Register of Historic Places as part of the Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionEducationNotable BuildingsScience & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
 
Location. 38° 54.801′ N, 77° 2.06′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Logan Circle. Marker is on 15th Street Northwest just north of R Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1715 15th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20009, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Georgia Douglas Johnson Residence (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); This section of 15th St. (about 300 feet
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away); The Hawarden (about 500 feet away); The Dupont Circle area has always been (about 600 feet away); John Wesley Cromwell Residence (about 600 feet away); Facing the Rising Sun (about 700 feet away); Courage • Caring • Compassion (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Bishop's Gate Condominium Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 25, 2019
2. Bishop's Gate Condominium Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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