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: Religion & Religious Structures. 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. It is on Woodley Road Northwest west of 35th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3510 Woodley Road 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.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Earthquake Update (about 700 feet away); Why Are These Stones Here? (about 700 feet away); All Hallows Guild (about 700 feet away); Herb Cottage (about 800 feet away); Bishop's Garden (about 800 feet away); George Washington Equestrian Statue (about 800 feet away); Site of Red Top (about 800 feet away); The Nourse Farm (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Other markers no longer nearby. Broken Buttresses! (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Damage Alert! (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Damage Alert! (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); Twisted Pinnacles! (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Damage Alert! (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Damage Alert! (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed); a different marker also named Damage Alert! (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).

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 832 times since then and 20 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.