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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 3, 2022

Broken Buttresses! Marker

201 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Broken Buttresses! — Earthquake! — August 23, 2011 — Reported permanently removed

The August 23, 2011, magnitude 5.8 earthquake left the flying buttresses in bad shape. The shaking cracked buttress flyers, twisted buttresses pinnacles and shook stones apart. To stabilize the stones and prevent major damage in the case of a future . . . — — Map (db m203134) HM

202 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Damage Alert! — Earthquake! — August 23, 2011 — Reported permanently removed

The massive 50-ton, 40+-foot tall grand pinnacles at the top corners of the central tower sustained some of the worst earthquake damage—cracking, twisting and literally popping the top off one of the pinnacles. The eight smaller intermediate . . . — — Map (db m203127) HM

203 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Damage Alert! — Earthquake! — August 23, 2011 — Reported permanently removed

Look up—can you find our decapitated gargoyle? Only the stump of his neck remains after the head was removed for safety reasons. Only one gargoyle was damaged in the August 23, 2011, magnitude 5.8 earthquake. This gargoyle, known as the . . . — — Map (db m203130) HM

204 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Damage Alert! — Earthquake! — August 23, 2011 — Reported permanently removed

Carvings of 16 Old Testament prophets decorate the grand pinnacles of the south transept. The south transept withstood some of the worst damage in the August 23, 2011, magnitude 5.8 earthquake. Since the earthquake, the western grand pinnacle was . . . — — Map (db m203132) HM

205 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Damage Alert! — Earthquake! — August 23, 2011 — Reported permanently removed

The buttresses that run along the north and south nave generally sustained less damage than the freestanding flying buttresses of the east end, as the lower portions of these buttresses are "engaged" in the lower part of the nave exterior walls. . . . — — Map (db m203141) HM

206 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Damage Alert! — Earthquake! — August 23, 2011 — Reported permanently removed

The north side did not come through unscathed on August 23, 2011. Like the corresponding grand pinnacles on the south transept, the grand pinnacles of the north transept also cracked and twisted. Several of the delicate spires of the secondary . . . — — Map (db m203142) HM

207 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Earthquake Update —

The Earthquake On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the East Coast, causing over $34 million in damage to Washington National Cathedral. While the Cathedral withstood the quake largely intact, buttresses cracked, large . . . — — Map (db m203126) HM

208 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Herb Cottage — "Old Baptistry" —

The Herb Cottage was built as the temporary baptistry of Washington National Cathedral. The first Bishop of Washington, Henry Yates Satterlee, commissioned this building from architect T. Henry Randall (1862-1905). It was begun in 1903 and completed . . . — — Map (db m40993) HM

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209 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Cornerstone —

The cornerstone of the cathedral was laid by Dwight D. Eisenhower President of the United States with His Eminence Michael Archbishop of North and South America officiating on the thirtieth day of September in the year of . . . — — Map (db m31262) HM

210 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — The Road to Fort Duquesne — [National Cathedral] —

This memorial was erected in 1907 by the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia to mark the road over which on April 14, 1755 a division of the British Army under General Braddock marched on its way to Fort Duquesne. — — Map (db m55534) HM

211 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Twisted Pinnacles! — Earthquake! — August 23, 2011 — Reported permanently removed

Energy from the 2011 earthquake traveled upward, like the energy traveling to the tip of a cracked whip. Most of the worst damage therefore took place at the tops of towers and buttresses. On the west towers the damage was mostly limited to the . . . — — Map (db m203138) HM

212 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — 10 — Washington National Cathedral —

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 . . . — — Map (db m87907) HM

213 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Why Are These Stones Here? — [Washington National Cathedral] —

The limestone pinnacles were damaged in the August 23, 2011, earthquake here. The ground shook for less than a minute but caused the 301-foot central tower of Washington National Cathedral to whip back and forth. Some of the 50-ton pinnacles . . . — — Map (db m71202) HM

214 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Pleasant — 5 — Avenue of Churches — Village in the City — Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail —

To your left is Canaan Baptist Church. Its relocation here from Georgia Avenue in 1963 was the fulfillment of pastor Rev. M. Cecil Mills's dream to preside over the first African American church on this avenue of churches. The congregation . . . — — Map (db m130869) HM

215 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Pleasant — 1 — Fashionable 16th Street — Village in the City — Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail —

Today's 16th Street from the White House to Silver Spring, Maryland is one of the city's key gateways. But through the 1890s it jogged left where Mt. Pleasant Street runs today and then dead-ended at the edge of today's Rock Creek Park. . . . — — Map (db m130861) HM

216 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Pleasant — Francis Asbury — 1745-1816 — Pioneer Methodist Bishop in America —

His continuous journey through cities, villages and settlements from 1771 to 1816 greatly promoted patriotism, education, morality, and religion in the American Republic—Act of Congress The Prophet of the Long Road If you seek for the . . . — — Map (db m111856) HM

217 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Pleasant — 3 — Mount Pleasant Library — Village in the City — Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail —

When the Mount Pleasant Library, behind you, opened in 1925, crowds flocked to the Classical style building. Many had campaigned long and hard for this community centerpiece. The Carnegie Corporation, funder of public libraries in Mount Vernon . . . — — Map (db m130864) HM

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218 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Pleasant — 16 — The First Bodega — Village in the City — Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail —

The 1960s saw this neighborhood develop a Latino presence, and this became its Main Street. The storefront at 3161 Mt. Pleasant Street once housed Casa Diloné , the first bodega (grocery) here. From 1962 until 1998, Casa Diloné sold . . . — — Map (db m130882) HM

219 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Pleasant — 2 — Upheaval and Activism — Village in the City — Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail —

Beginning in the late 1950s, the community leadership of Mount Pleasant changed from the exclusive Citizens Association to an array of new players. Mount Pleasant Neighbors Association was the first alternative group. It presented festivals and . . . — — Map (db m148598) HM

220 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Pleasant — 10 — Voices at Vespers — Village in the City — Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail —

This secluded building on the edge of Rock Creek Park was built in 1911 as the House of Mercy. It provided, as its founders wrote "a refuge and reformatory for outcast and fallen women," especially unwed mothers and girls entangled in . . . — — Map (db m130874) HM

221 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — 13 — "Sweet Daddy" Grace — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —

Along this block is the world headquarters of the United House of Prayer for All People. Founded in 1919 in Massachusetts by Charles M. “Sweet Daddy” Grace, the church moved its headquarters to Washington in 1926. Soon after, it purchased a . . . — — Map (db m130896) HM

222 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — Bishop Smallwood Edmond Williams, D.D. —

Mighty Man of God Bishop Smallwood Edmond Williams, D.D. Founder • Pastor • Apostle — — Map (db m182323) HM

223 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — 2 — For the Working People — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —

"There is not a wrong too long endured that we are not determined to abolish." Samuel Gompers.

This large office building opened in 1916 as the headquarters of the American Federation of Labor. With 2.5 . . . — — Map (db m130886) HM

224 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — 14 — History in a House — Midity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —

If a house could talk, what tales would it tell? The private residence at 415 M Street, to your left, would tell of hundreds of Shaw residents who came here to play and worship. The house at 415 was built in the 1860s for Joseph Prather, . . . — — Map (db m130897) HM

225 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — 15 — On the Path — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —

The wooden chapel here was completed in 1857 as a mission of the McKendree Methodist Church. Known as Fletcher Chapel, it may have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Washington's Anti-Saloon League began meeting at Fletcher Chapel . . . — — Map (db m130898) HM

226 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — Roots of Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral / Remembering "the Village" — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —

Roots of Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral In 1904 members of Washington, DC's "Greek Colony" — mostly recently arrived immigrant men — held the city's first Greek Orthodox church service above a warehouse on Indiana . . . — — Map (db m130901) HM

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227 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — Second Baptist Church — 816 Third Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Second Baptist Church was organized in 1848 by seven members of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. Under the leadership of the Reverend Sandy Alexander — eventually one of the country's best-known black Baptist ministers — the church purchased . . . — — Map (db m152617) HM

228 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Vernon Square — 11 — Seventh Street Develops — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —

In 1864 St. Patrick’s parish opened an Immaculate Conception Church for Catholics living far from its downtown F Street home. This imposing Gothic style building was completed a decade later. Renowned actress Helen Hayes was baptized here in . . . — — Map (db m130894) HM

229 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, NoMa/Sursum Corda — Gonzaga College High School — A.M.D.G. — [Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam] —

Established in 1821 by the Society of Jesus — — Map (db m212959) HM

230 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, NoMa/Sursum Corda — Saint Aloysius Church —

Saint Aloysius Church 1859 Washington, D.C. 1959 Under direction of the Society of Jesus Dedicated October 16, 1859 Oldest church edifice within limits of original Federal City A. M. D. C. presented to the pastor Rev. . . . — — Map (db m129062) HM

231 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Discover DC / Gallery Place —

Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign. Sites described clockwise from top left Old Post . . . — — Map (db m113218) HM

232 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Discover DC / Gallery Place / Arena —

Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign. Chinatown Arch Chinatown, centered on Seventh and H . . . — — Map (db m113226) HM

233 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Discover DC / Metro Center —

Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign. Clockwise from top left: St. John's Church Every . . . — — Map (db m113345) HM

234 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Discover DC / Metro Center —

Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites in the vicinity of this sign. [Clockwise from top left:] Old Post Office Pavilion The . . . — — Map (db m114658) HM

235 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Discover DC / Metro Center —

Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign. [Clockwise from top left:] Old Post Office Pavilion . . . — — Map (db m226269) HM

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236 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — 5850-2019 — Flora Molton — 1908 - 1990 —

Flora Molton (1908-1990) was a blues and gospel musician whose primary stage was the street, first at Seventh and F, and later 11th and F. Born visually impaired in Louisa County, Virginia, Molton moved to Washington in 1937 and soon began relying . . . — — Map (db m141271) HM

237 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Foundry Methodist Church —

Original site of Foundry Methodist Church 1815 - 1902 — — Map (db m211559) HM

238 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929 - 1968 — The Extra Mile — Points of Light Volunteer Pathway —

In founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave momentum to the civil rights movement. Dr. King’s persistent efforts, inspiring oratory and non-violent protests, despite physical attacks, death threats and . . . — — Map (db m91920) HM

239 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — Site Of The Old Carroll Hall — 1865 - 1904 —

. . . — — Map (db m87121) HM

240 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — St. Patrick's Parish — Erected about 1792 —

First church to be erected in the "Federal City" outside the limits of "George Towne." First pastor, Rev. Anthony Caffrey, brought from Dublin at suggestion of James Hoban, architect of the "Presidential Palace." March 17, 1953. — — Map (db m15936) HM

241 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — The Christian Index —

America's oldest existing religious newspaper was first published on this city block at 925 E Street on February 2, 1822. Founded by the legendary Baptist leader Luther Rice, the paper was originally known as The Columbian Star and utilized . . . — — Map (db m28559) HM

242 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — W.1 — The Church of the Epiphany — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed

“Carpets, cushions, and hymnbooks were packed away… ambulances began to stop… lastly come the surgeons....” Margaret Leech, Reveille in Washington.

Church spires dominated the . . . — — Map (db m131862) HM

243 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — W.1 — The Church of the Epiphany — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —

"Carpets, cushions, and hymnbooks were packed away… ambulances began to stop… lastly come the surgeons…" Margaret Leech, Reveille in Washington

Church spires dominated the . . . — — Map (db m211561) HM

244 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Penn Quarter — The Northern Baptist Convention —

In This Building On May 16-17, 1907 —The— Northern Baptist Convention was Formed and the Hon. Charles Evans Hughes elected Its First President — — Map (db m227490) HM

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245 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — Faith Assembly of Christ, Inc. — Organized 1971 - Erected 1985 —

Bishop Alfonso Way & Mother Helen C. Way, founders

Upon this rock will I build my church and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18

— — Map (db m243815) HM

246 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — First Baptist Church —

Formerly of S.W. Organized Nov. 1863 Relocated May 1958 — — Map (db m243810) HM

247 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — First Church of Seventh-day Adventists — 810 Shepherd Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Adventism arrived in Washington in 1886 in the form of a mission – which three years later became the Seventh-day Adventists Church of Washington, D.C. From the start, racial equality was a central doctrine of the racially mixed congregation. . . . — — Map (db m187421) HM

248 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — Gethsemane Baptist Church —

Organized Aug. 22, 1912 Rev. J.T. Harvey founder Relocated 1961 Rev. G.R. Yancey minister — — Map (db m243544) HM

249 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — Nazareth Baptist Church —

Founded and organized by Rev. William A. Randolph, DD 1941 - 1975 Rebuilt 1976 Pastor: Rev. Robert J. Anderson, Sr. DD Dedicated to the Glory of God and the uplifting of humanity. — — Map (db m243812) HM

250 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — Rivers Connect Us — St. Gabriel Catholic Church —

A true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. From Laudato Si, by Pope . . . — — Map (db m240376) HM

251 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — Saint Paul's Church Rain Garden — A Tool for Stormwater Management —

Stormwater runoff is rainwater that flows off impervious surfaces such as rooftops, roads, and sidewalks. Runoff causes erosion in streambeds and displaces harmful pollutants such as oil, sediment, trash, and pet waste. This rain garden is . . . — — Map (db m242284) HM

252 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — St. Paul's Episcopal —

Here, the first church edifice within the future district of Columbia was erected in 1719; a "chapel of ease" of St. John's Church, Broad Creek. It was built of wood with earthen floor. The 100 acre tract named "Generosity" (Comprising the church . . . — — Map (db m70948) HM

253 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — St. Paul's Episcopal Church — Rock Creek Parish —

This plaque recognizes the designation of St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Rock Creek Parish) and its churchyard known as Rock Creek Cemetery, in the National Register of Historic Places. Founded originally as a preaching mission, with first . . . — — Map (db m70947) HM

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254 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Petworth — St. Paul's Episcopal Church and Rock Creek Cemetery —

Washington's Oldest Church and Cemetery Since 1712 — — Map (db m178077) HM

255 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Andrew F. Hilyer Residence Site — 2352 Sixth Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Andrew F. Hilyer (1858-1925) fought racism and promoted the "moral, material, and financial interests" of African Americans through the Union League of the District of Columbia, which he co-founded in 1892. Hilyer's Union League Directory . . . — — Map (db m111803) HM

256 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — Rankin Chapel — Commemorating the Centennial Year, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated —

Site of the Founder's Window erected in honor of the Sixteen Pillars of ΑΚΑ, January 14, 1978. — — Map (db m15659) HM

257 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Pleasant Plains — 9 — Teachers and Preachers — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —

As the Civil War was ended in 1865, most formerly enslaved African Americans arriving in the District could not read or write. The following year members of the First Congregational Society considered organizing a school to train teachers and . . . — — Map (db m130765) HM

258 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — 4 — Armed Resistance — Lift Every Voice — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —

Shortly before midnight on July 22, 1919, James Scott, a black army veteran, boarded a streetcar at the corner and nearly lost his life. A few days before, a white mob, including many veterans of World War I, had terrorized Southwest DC, . . . — — Map (db m130772) HM

259 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Immaculate Conception Catholic Church — 1315 8th Street Northwest —

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior September 17, 2003 Cornerstone - November 13, 1870 Construction - 1870-1874 . . . — — Map (db m21773) HM

260 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Immaculate Conception Catholic School — Center City Public Charter Schools - Shaw Campus — 711 N Street Northwest —

Immaculate Conception Catholic School has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior September 23, 2003 First school built in 1864 Present school built in 1908 B. . . . — — Map (db m27549) HM

261 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — 7 — Like a Village — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

Churches have deep roots in the life of this historic African American community. A number of congregations in this immediate area, including Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ on this corner and Vermont Avenue Baptist Church just one . . . — — Map (db m145331) HM

262 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — 8 — Reading and 'Riting and 'Rithmetic — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —

Wrapping the corner across Rhode Island Avenue is Asbury Dwellings for senior citizens. In 1901 it opened as the city's white-only McKinley Technical School, memorializing slain President William McKinley (1843-1901). In 1928 the "colored" . . . — — Map (db m130845) HM

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263 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — 5 — Spiritual Life — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —

Washington’s first black Muslim temple opened in 1940 when the Nation of Islam established Temple No. 4 at 1525-1527 Ninth Street. The Nation of Islam’s second national leader, Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975), presided over the event. Founded in . . . — — Map (db m130889) HM

264 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Third Baptist Church — 1546 5th Street Northwest —

Third Baptist Church 2008 Historic Landmark Calvin Brent, Architect has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m245018) HM

265 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — 9 — When Gordon Met Ella — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —

Ella Watson, the subject of photographer Gordon Parks's famous and pointed portrait "American Gothic, Washington, D.C.," rented rooms on this block at 1433 11th Street. Watson worked as a cleaning woman in the headquarters of the Farm . . . — — Map (db m130853) HM

266 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shepherd Park — Marvin Caplan 1919 - 2000 —

This park is dedicated to the memory of Marvin Caplan, whose singular spirit defied bigotry and promoted neighborhoods open to all, regardless of race, religion, or culture. In both his personal and professional life, he used his organizational . . . — — Map (db m227147) HM

267 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shepherd Park — Shepherd Park Christian Church Stormwater Features — God has given us the stewardship of the earth. —

What's happening Here? Stormwater runoff (rainwater that flows off surfaces such as rooftops and parking lots) causes erosion in streambeds and carries harmful pollutants such as oil, sediment, trash and animal waste. The rain garden and . . . — — Map (db m240350) HM

268 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shepherd Park — St. Mary's Baptist Church — Washington D.C. —

Organized April 15, 1950 Re-dedicated to the Glory of God April 15, 1972 Rev. Louis A. McCombs founder & pastor — — Map (db m243833) HM

269 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 8 — Educational Institutions — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

Educational institutions are part of Sheridan-Kalorama's history. Across the street is Our Lady Queen of the Americas Catholic Church. Built in 1904, it housed St. Rose's Industrial School, where orphaned girls were taught home economics. Later St. . . . — — Map (db m112608) HM

270 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Khatchkar Sculpture —

This sculpture, a Khatchkar/Cross Stone, is dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of proclamation of Christianity as state religion in Armenia (301 A.D.) The inscription on the Khatchkar is "Let there be light, and there was light" /Genesis . . . — — Map (db m223334) HM

271 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — St. Jerome the Priest —

St. Jerome the Priest A.D. 341 — 420 Greatest Doctor of the Church I. Mestrovic Croatian Sculptor 1883 — 1962 — — Map (db m112616) HM

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272 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Smithsonian National Zoo — Easter Monday — Smithsonian's National Zoo — 125 Years —

For well over a century, the Monday following Easter has been an African American family celebration at the Zoo. Rich in culture and history, Easter Monday continues as a Washington tradition, with music, games and family-focused activities. . . . — — Map (db m111651) HM

273 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — John Fletcher Hurst —

"It is highly proper that our group of noble edifices should begin with the College of History. This science takes the first place...in the development of a great educational scheme—a modern, a complete, and an American University." . . . — — Map (db m117832) HM

274 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — John Wesley —

John Wesley, founder under God of World Methodism, being an exact copy of the statue standing in the forecourt of Wesley’s Chapel, Bristol, England, presented by the Right Hon. the Lord Rank on behalf of the Methodist Church, Great Britain, to the . . . — — Map (db m17871) HM

275 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — Mary Eliza Graydon —

"I prefer to put the money into brains rather than stone and mortar." Mary Eliza Graydon (d. 1926) was The American University's most generous early benefactor. A devout Methodist, she was inspired by Bishop Hurst's plan for a Methodist . . . — — Map (db m117834) HM

276 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Spring Valley — School of International Service —

"…the waging of peace demands the best we have, the best young men and women that we can find to put in this great effort which must go on around the world all the time." (President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the . . . — — Map (db m117828) HM

277 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Takoma — Promised Land Baptist Church —

Founded Jan. 29, 1968 by Rev. H. Ellis Turner Dedicated to the Glory of God May 8, 1982 — — Map (db m244057) HM

278 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Live Oaks: A Gathering Place —

Welcome to the Reading Grove This space provides a place to meet, rest, read, and reflect. Live oaks have long harbored gatherings, from religious services and classes to community celebrations. Witness Trees Trees that were . . . — — Map (db m143315) HM

279 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Sheltering Branches —

The Live Oak Look up. The branches above you belong to the Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), also known simply as the live oak. This tree gets its name because it's evergreen; unlike other oaks, it doesn't lose its leaves in . . . — — Map (db m143309) HM

280 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Sheltering Branches —

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281 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — A Place to Grow — Anthony Bowen YMCA — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

You are standing at the fourth home of the Anthony Bowen YMCA, named for the formerly enslaved minister who founded the nation's first independent "colored" YMCA. As the YMCA opened in Washington in 1853, slavery was legal. Yet the majority . . . — — Map (db m149453) HM

282 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 11 — A Shared Neighborhood — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

Although Washington, D.C., has been a racially segregated city for much of its history, black and white Washingtonians have shared parts of this neighborhood. The modern building across 15th Street sits on the site of Portner Flats, . . . — — Map (db m130802) HM

283 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church — 1425 V Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church began in 1858 when African American congregants of the Saint Matthew's Church departed to organize their own day school. The group raised funds -- even held an event on the White House lawn -- and eventually . . . — — Map (db m154001) HM

284 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Wakefield — John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg — 1746-1807 —

★ Serving His Church His Country His State See photos for additional text — — Map (db m112502) HM

285 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Wakefield — Schools — Tenleytown, DC — Country Village to City Neighborhood —

Tenleytown's earliest elementary school, located where Saint Anne's School is today, first welcomed students in 1882. The Jesse Reno School for African-American children was built in 1903 on the grounds of Fort Reno. The Immaculata Preparatory . . . — — Map (db m112531) HM

286 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, West End — Across 23rd St. and Rock Creek — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood — Reported damaged

Police Call Boxes such as this one (originally painted blue) were installed in the District after the Civil War. Officers on foot patrol used this secure telegraph system to contact the station, accessing the box with a now highly collectible . . . — — Map (db m112627) HM

287 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — Walsh Memorial — 1913 - 1964 —

It was on this site that the Reverend Thomas A. Walsh, the founder and first pastor of this parish, erected its first church. This plaque is in memory of him and all those parishioners, living and dead, who supported him in this undertaking. . . . — — Map (db m87963) HM

288 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — Woodley Road Neighbors —

An Irish priest and the Duchess of Windsor each separately played a part in Woodley Park's history. In 1912 Father Thomas A. Walsh bought the present site of St. Thomas Apostle Church and Rectory on Woodley Road for $16,750. It was here that he . . . — — Map (db m87535) HM

289 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Anacostia — 19 — Mother Churches and Their Daughters — An East-of-the-River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —

Across This Intersection is St. Teresa of Avila, the first Catholic Church east of the Anacostia River. It is called the “mother church” because many area congregations are its offshoots. As Uniontown grew, so did its Catholic . . . — — Map (db m130719) HM

290 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Anacostia — 11 — Transit and Trade — An East-of-the-River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —

The arrival of modern transportation after the Civil War transformed Anacostia. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad opened a branch line along the river here in 1874, bringing industry. Two years later businessman and developer Henry Griswold . . . — — Map (db m130721) HM

291 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Barney Circle — Fourth Street M.E. Church Memorial —

Erected by the Board of Trustees of Fourth Street M.E. Church July 1, 1893, in memory of the dead removed from the old Methodist Burial Ground, formerly called "Our [unreadable] Well"

"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord . . . — — Map (db m211920) HM

292 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Barney Circle — September 11 Healing Poles —

The totem pole you see here was carved by the Lummi Nation of Washington State in remembrance of those that lost their lives during the tragic events of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Located along the Ward Six 9-11 memorial path, . . . — — Map (db m211918) HM WM

293 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Barry Farm — Campbell African Methodist Episcopal Church — 2562 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Campbell AME, established in 1867 as Mount Zion AME, was an outgrowth of its overcrowded parent church, Allen Chapel AME, founded in 1850. When it moved to a location near the present one in 1890, Mount Zion was renamed for AME Bishop Jabez B. . . . — — Map (db m33749) HM

294 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Benning Ridge — First Rock Baptist Church Rain Garden — A Tool for Stormwater Management — Reported damaged

295 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Buena Vista — Bethlehem Baptist Church —

Rebuilt A.D. 1954 Organized by Rev. Henry Scott A.D. 1876 — — Map (db m244056) HM

296 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Buena Vista — 2 — Faith and Action — An East-of-the-River View — Anacostia Heritage Trail —

You are standing at the main crossroads of Barry Farm, a post-Civil War (1861-1865) village settled by the formerly enslaved. Some Barry Farm-era churches still serve the neighborhood. Macedonia Baptist Church, about a block to your . . . — — Map (db m100825) HM

297 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church —

The Presbytery of the Potomac organized the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church on April 11, 1864 and installed its organizing pastor, the Reverend John Chester, D.D. This gothic style building was designed by Washington architect Emil . . . — — Map (db m116128) HM

298 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Christ Church —

. . . — — Map (db m39163) HM

299 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 12 — Christ Church and Its Parishioners — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

This is Christ Church, Washington Parish, the first Episcopal church established in Washington City (1794), and attended by Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams. At first Christ Church met in a nearby tobacco warehouse. In . . . — — Map (db m130727) HM

300 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Ebenezer United Methodist Church — 400 D Street, SE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Ebenezer United Methodist Church is Capitol Hill’s oldest independent Black congregation. Ebenezer UMC was founded in 1827 by African Americans who left a biracial church on Capitol Hill because the White congregants practiced segregation. The new . . . — — Map (db m30053) HM

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