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

The Arts in Sheridan-Kalorama

Sheriden Kalorama

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The Arts in Sheridan-Kalorama Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 17, 2016

1. The Arts in Sheridan-Kalorama Marker

Inscription. Writers, sculptors, painters, and collectors made Sheridan-Kalorama their home: best-selling mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart at 2419 Massachusetts; classicist Edith Hamilton at 2448 Massachusetts; poet/novelist Elinor Wylie at 2153 Florida; Willem de Looper, Dutch-born abstract painter, and Frederick Hart, sculptor of the National Cathedral's Creation Series, at 2219 California. Alice Pike Barney conducted an arts salon in her Waddy Wood-designed home at 2306 Massachusetts. The modern art collection of Joseph and Olga Hirshhorn, 2241 Bancroft, became the foundation of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Erected by Cultural Tourism DC. (Marker Number 3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the DC, Art on Call series list.

Location. 38° 54.76′ N, 77° 2.935′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Sheridan-Kalorama. It is at the intersection of R Street Northwest and 22nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on R Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2201 R Street Northwest, Washington DC 20008, 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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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alberto Santos-Dumont (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Alberto Santos-Dumont (a few steps from this marker); Vassil Levsky / Васил Левски (within shouting distance of this marker); 2131 R Street N.W. (within shouting distance of this marker); American News Women's Club (within shouting distance of this marker); Juan Pablo Duarte y Diez (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Sheridan-Kalorama (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

The Arts in Sheridan-Kalorama Marker reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 17, 2016

2. The Arts in Sheridan-Kalorama Marker reverse

As mentioned on the marker: Alice Pike Barney conducted an arts salon in her Waddy Wood-designed home at 2306 Massachusetts...here depicts the interior of the Barney Studio.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 17, 2016

3. The Arts in Sheridan-Kalorama Marker

A view of the marker towards the south along 22nd Street, NW.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, September 17, 2016

4. The Arts in Sheridan-Kalorama Marker

A view to the north of the marker across R Street, NW.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 568 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 4, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.