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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Georgetown, District of Columbia
Washington and Vicinity
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Near Q Street Northwest west of 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
In 1891, women descended from Colonial era leaders founded The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) to preserve and share United States history. Over the next four decades, the NSCDA restored historic properties, raised money . . . — — Map (db m189262) HM
On 28th Street Northwest, 0.1 miles south of R Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Samuel Davidson, a Scot of original character, purchased the site and built Evermay, 1792-1794, with proceeds of the sale of lands he owned which include part of the present site of the White House and Lafayette Square. Davidson was buried in a . . . — — Map (db m33792) HM
On Q Street Northwest just west of 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
On Sunday, May 13, 1951 (Mother's Day), a third term congressman from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy, met his future wife, Jacqueline Bouvier at a dinner party in this Georgetown townhouse hosted by their mutual friend and reporter, Charles . . . — — Map (db m199527) HM
Near Q Street Northwest just west of 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
What is seen, and sometimes not seen, on the landscape informs the process of understanding history and historic preservation. If you look up and around, what do you see?
In 1804, Dumbarton House sat on an urban farm owned by Joseph Nourse . . . — — Map (db m189266) HM
Near Q Street Northwest just west of 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1799, Dumbarton House stands as an example of Federal period architecture, a popular style in the United States from 1780 to 1820. Americans sought inspiration from classical Greece and Rome—in architecture as well as politics—to suggest . . . — — Map (db m226899) HM
On 31st Street Northwest north of M Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
This building dates to the late 1700's and reputedly was constructed from brick which had been used as ballast in a ship from England. Originally the first apothecary store in Washington, it became a sign shop around 1860. In the 1890's, it was . . . — — Map (db m113645) HM
On Wisconsin Avenue Northwest at Dumbarton Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.
A simple corner drug store was a gathering place for famous Georgetowners in the 1970s. "Doc" Dalinsky's drug store at 1344 Wisonsin Avenue was a popular hangout for many notable Georgetowners, especially when Doc hosted brunch on Sunday — the . . . — — Map (db m113651) HM
On O Street Northwest at 31st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on O Street Northwest.
Almost a miniature Gothic cathedral, Christ Church behind you was built in 1885. It is the third building to occupy the spot since a group of Georgetown Episcopalians founded the parish in 1817. Among the founders were Francis Scott Key, author of . . . — — Map (db m113421) HM
On Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath at 31st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath.
…a long stretch of quiet and peace at the capital’s back door…a wilderness area where we can commune with God and with nature.
…a place for boys and girls, men and women…hike 15 or 20 miles on a Sunday afternoon…sleep on high dry ground in . . . — — Map (db m167593) HM
On O Street Northwest west of 29th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Alfred Pope and his mother, Jedidah, moved from South Carolina and lived with Congressman John Carter at 3013 Q Street. Hannah worked as a lady's maid at Tudor Place. She was the daughter of Barbara Cole, whose family was enslaved to George . . . — — Map (db m234906) HM
On 29th Street Northwest at M Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 29th Street Northwest.
Alfred Lee, one of Georgetown's more prosperous African Americans, began operating a store in the center market near Constitution and 7th Street about 1830. In 18670, looking to expand his business, Alfred purchased several M Street properties and . . . — — Map (db m240110) HM
On 37th Street Northwest at O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 37th Street Northwest.
Georgetown University, founded in 1789 by the Reverend John Carroll as a school for students of "Every Religious Profession," is the oldest Catholic university in America, administered by the Jesuits since 1805. According to the 1831 University . . . — — Map (db m121208) HM
Near 34th Street Northwest south of M Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.
If you could have walked along the towpath here in the 19th and early 20th century, your senses would have been overwhelmed by industrial pollution. The dust from coal being unloaded from canal boats fogged the air. The stench of animal fat being . . . — — Map (db m113411) HM
On Old North Way just north of Library Walk, on the left when traveling north.
Anne Marie Becraft (1805-1833) was a 19th-century free woman of color who founded one of the first schools for black girls in the Georgetown neighborhood. In 1831, she joined the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first female religious order in the . . . — — Map (db m212203) HM
On C&O Canal Towpath Northwest west of Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
“It shall be their duty, at all hours, by night as well as by day, to pass all boats and floats presenting themselves at their locks.” —Charles Mercer, President, C&O Canal Company.
Every time his boat passed through a lock, a . . . — — Map (db m128) HM
On K Street Northwest just west of 31st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
When President George Washington commissioned Andrew Ellicott to mark the boundaries of the nation's capital in 1791, Ellicott chose Benjamin Banneker as his assistant. One of Maryland's most illustrious free African Americans, Benneker was a . . . — — Map (db m237623) HM
Near 31st Street Northwest north of Avon Lane Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
The original Box Knot, located on the east side of the Center Walk, fell into disrepair during the Civil War. The garden's design was lost until 1929, when Armistead Peter 3rd "rediscovered" it in the book Historic Gardens of Virginia, . . . — — Map (db m241125) HM
On 35th Street Northwest at Reservoir Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 35th Street Northwest.
When Western High School—today the Duke Ellington School for the Arts—was built in 1898. African Americans in the Old Brinetown neighborhood around 35th Street and Reservoir Road were displaced to create housing for white families. The expansion of . . . — — Map (db m198645) HM
On Grace Street Northwest at Paper Mill Court Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Grace Street Northwest.
The original Canal House was built in 1878 to store the feed and horses of the Georgetown Railroad Company. In the 1890's it was converted into a power generating plant for public transit. Today the Canal House stands as another example of the . . . — — Map (db m121206) HM
On Wisconsin Avenue Northwest at C&O Canal Towpath Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Commenced at Georgetown. July 4th 1828. Chief Engineer Benjamin Wright.
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Company, 1850. President James M. Coale. Directors William A. Bradley, Henry Daingerfield, Wm. Cost Johnson, John . . . — — Map (db m118) HM
Near Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Northwest south of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
One of the best preserved and least altered of old American canals, the Chesapeake and Ohio grew from Washington's vision of linking the valleys of the early west with the east by “ties of communication.”
The Potomac Company . . . — — Map (db m97477) HM
Near 31st Street Northwest north of Avon Lane Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
In the early 20th century, cold frames were used in the Tudor Place garden to grow vegetables and herbs. These structures, with origins in the 18th century, extend the growing season by creating a raised and enclosed bed in which seeds can be . . . — — Map (db m241128) HM
On Potomac Street Northwest south of O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Born Scotland 1625 - Died Maryland 1717
Patentee of Rock of Dunbarton
Member of the House of Burgesses
Commander in Chief of Provincial Forces of Maryland
In grateful recognition of his services "upon all incursions and disturbances of . . . — — Map (db m110022) HM
On C&O Canal Towpath Northwest west of Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
“It is a refuge, a place of retreat, a long stretch of quiet and peace at the Capital's back door . . .” —William O. Douglas
Look around you. The park you stand in exists because people cared. In January 1954, Justice William O. . . . — — Map (db m129) HM
On Wisconsin Avenue Northwest at M Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.
You are standing at what has been the crossroads of Georgetown since Colonial times. George Town was laid out on the bluffs above the harbor on either side of Wisconsin Avenue. The avenue then was called Frederick Town Rolling Road because it was . . . — — Map (db m113647) HM
On 35th Street Northwest just north of Reservoir Road Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Original plaque presented to Western High School by Ezra Meeker representing the Daniel Boone Association on May 11, 1926. This granite monument was presented by the Western High School History Club on June 4, 1934. Monument restored in 2014 with . . . — — Map (db m211968) HM
Near N Street Northwest just west of 35th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to the memory of those unknown who were enslaved and buried in the Archdiocese of Washington
The souls of the just are in the hand of
God, and no torment shall touch them
Wisdom 3:1
[Additional sign to . . . — — Map (db m147417) HM
On Q Street Northwest east of 28th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
The site was part of a tract called “The Rock of Dumbarton” patented 1703 by Ninian Beall.
The house was probably started 1799 by Samuel Jackson. It was completed 1805 by Joseph Nourse, first Registrar of the Treasury. He sold the . . . — — Map (db m95765) HM
In 1702 The Rock of Dumbarton was granted by Queen Anne to Colonel Ninian Beall — In 1717 Colonel George Beall - his son - added to his lands - In 1780 Thomas Beall - his son - sold the property to William Dorsey and in 1801 William Hammond . . . — — Map (db m101367) HM
On Dumbarton Street Northwest east of Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
First organized in a cooper's shop in 1772. Bishop Asbury preached here. This church was built in 1849 and renovated tin 1898. It served as a Civil War Hospital in 1862. President Lincoln attended this church on March 8, 1863 to hear Bishop Simpson . . . — — Map (db m113904) HM
On N Street Northwest at 29th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on N Street Northwest.
Georgetown's first African Americans were brought as slaves to labor for the tobacco industry and for domestic service in the houses of wealthy tobacco merchants. Others came as freed men and women before and after the Civil War. Over time, in . . . — — Map (db m113639) HM
On 31st Street Northwest north of Avon Lane Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
In the early 19th century, the northeast portion of the garden was an orchard with pears, apples, and other fruits. By the 1880s, this area was leveled and converted into a lawn tennis court used by Britannia's grandchildren. They formed the . . . — — Map (db m241127) HM
On P Street Northwest east of 31st Street Northwest.
Emma V. Brown (1840-1902) was an accomplished poet and the first African American teacher to be employed by the DC Public Schools. Educated at Myrtilla Miner's school on N Street, NW, and at Oberlin College, native Washingtonian Brown opened a . . . — — Map (db m97745) HM
On Dumbarton Street Northwest east of 28th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
In 1923 the Archbishop authorized the establishment of the Epiphany Mission where African Americans created a new community under the leadership of the Josephite Fathers. In 1925 the church was built and the mission became Epiphany Parish — — Map (db m113637) HM
On Dumbarton Street Northwest at 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Dumbarton Street Northwest.
The first Baptist church established in Georgetown was funded in 1862 by the Reverend Sandy Alexander (1818-1902), a former slave who led the church until 1889. Among the founding members was Collins Williams, a preacher from Fredericksburg, . . . — — Map (db m33773) HM
On Library Walk west of West Road, on the left when traveling north.
For God And Country
[Left plaque on bottom of memorial:]
In memory of all those
who have given their lives
for their country
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Presented by . . . — — Map (db m117950) WM
On M Street Northwest east of 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
• Site of a dinner hosted by General Uriah Forrest for his old friend and former commander, President George Washington, on March 29, 1791. Landowners of Carrollsburg and George town attended. An agreement was reached for the sale of half of . . . — — Map (db m82654) HM
On M Street Northwest at 34th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on M Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
The author of our National Anthem was a lawyer, patriot, community leader and poet. His home and law office stood approximately 100 yards west of here. Francis Scott Key lived there from 1803 to about 1833 with his wife, the former Mary Taylor Lloyd . . . — — Map (db m120) HM
On Key Bridge (U.S. 29) south of M Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
This Bridge is named in honor of
Francis Scott Key
Author of the Star Spangled Banner
September 14, 1814
Then conquer we must for our cause it is just
And this be our Motto In God is our Trust
Erected by the National Society . . . — — Map (db m111006) HM
On M Street Northwest at 34th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on M Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.
Before 1620 the area of the Francis Scott Key Park was inhabited by members of the Algonquian, Nacostine, Nacotchatank, Piscatoway and Patawomeke tribes. In 1634 it became part of the English Colony of Maryland.
Beginning in the 18th . . . — — Map (db m119) HM
On M Street Northwest at 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on M Street Northwest.
What is the best form of memorial? A historic home? A monument? A park?
Francis Scott Key's home, like his fame, declined after his death. It went through a series of owners who altered the structure and ran different businesses on site, . . . — — Map (db m237624) HM
On Dent Place Northwest at 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Dent Place Northwest.
At the turn of the 19th century, Yarrow Mamout, a slave granted his freedom a few years earlier, amassed $200 and purchased a piece of property and a house at what is now 3330-3332 Dent Place. Born in West Africa, Yarrow worked for 50 years for . . . — — Map (db m112139) HM
On K Street Northwest east of Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
During America's early days, the Georgetown waterfront thrived as a port lined with wharves and seagoing vessels. It later became an industrial site. Now it is a National Park. How does an old port and industrial site become a National Park? In . . . — — Map (db m83864) HM
Near 31st Street Northwest north of Avon Lane Northwest, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
In the 1800s, a barn stood to the right of the building you see today. The garage, the left hand portion of the building ahead, was built in 1913-1914 to house the family’s automobile and to provide an apartment for the chauffeur. The last . . . — — Map (db m95957) HM
Near 31st Street Northwest at Avon Lane Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
The Garage was constructed in 1913 by Armistead Peter Jr. It was designed by his brother, Washington architect Walter G. Peter, and featured three automobile bays, second-floor housing for staff, a laundry, and a basement steam boiler to heat . . . — — Map (db m241124) HM
Near C&O Canal Towpath Northwest east of Thomas Jefferson Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
Left panel: Georgetown became a port city soon after its 1751 founding. Located on the Potomac River, it was the logical choice for the canal’s terminus. Canal activity further spurred Georgetown’s economic growth. By the late 1800s, it was . . . — — Map (db m97762) HM
Near 30th Street Northwest near C&O Canal Towpath Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Georgetown
Historic District
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and . . . — — Map (db m130) HM
On Q Street Northwest at 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Q Street Northwest.
In 1814 this was the home of the Charles Carroll family, fiends of President James Madison and his wife, Dolley. Carroll came to the President’s House on August 24, as Madison was returning from the defeat at Battle of Bladensburg. Soon word arrived . . . — — Map (db m95914) HM
On O Street Northwest at Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling east on O Street Northwest.
From 1760 to 1850, at 1351 Wisconsin Avenue stood John Beattie's slave auction house—one of the more humiliating and degrading sites in slavery. (It's the old Georgetown Theater, formerly the Dumbarton Theater.) Beattie's slave pen was nearby, at . . . — — Map (db m234903) HM
On M Street Northwest at Potomac Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on M Street Northwest.
The citizens of Georgetown were already raising money for good causes two centuries ago. In 1796 the Mayor of Georgetown, Daniel Reintzel, was authorized to demolish a frame market house that stood on this site and erect a new brick market . . . — — Map (db m146212) HM
On Wisconsin Avenue Northwest at N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.
Among the first businesses in historic Georgetown were its inns and taverns. They not only offered food, drink and lodging, but were focal points of community life where political debate and civic meetings took place and business deals were made. . . . — — Map (db m121195) HM
On 34th Street Northwest south of Prospect Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Home of the first Secretary of the Navy
Benjamin Stoddert
Built 1783 - 1789
Restoration & Rehabilitation
of the estate & gardens
by
Prospect Associates
Edmund W. Dreyfuss A.I.A.
Lorraine S. Dreyfuss
1982 - 1992
Historic . . . — — Map (db m211966) HM
On Reservoir Road Northwest at 39th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Reservoir Road Northwest.
Georgetown University Hospital, set atop a row of hills along Reservoir Road, promotes good health through patient care, research and education. Founded in 1898 and shaped by Georgetown's Catholic Jesuit heritage, the hospital consistently has . . . — — Map (db m113906) HM
Near Carroll Walk south of Old N Way, on the right when traveling south.
[Panel 1:]
Healy Hall bears the name of
the Reverend Patrick F. Healy, S.J. 1834-1910 the University's twenty-ninth president 1873-1882
The first Black American to hold a doctorate and the first to serve as president of a major university in . . . — — Map (db m127948) HM
On 31st Street Northwest at C&O Canal Towpath Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 31st Street Northwest.
In this building, Herman Hollerith perfected his pioneering punched card tabulating machines -- the forerunners of today's computer systems. Hollerith moved his business here in 1892 while his early machines were at work on the U.S. census of 1890, . . . — — Map (db m97678) HM
On Virginia Avenue Northwest west of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Each spring a miraculous journey begins in the Atlantic Ocean. Blueback herring, Alewife, and other migratory fish swim to Rock Creek by way of the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River. Members of the herring family come to Rock Creek to spawn. Since . . . — — Map (db m40381) HM
On P Street Northwest at 27th Street Northwest on P Street Northwest.
You are standing in the heart of a once thriving African American community. At the time of the American Revolution in 1776, one third of Georgetown's population was African American. By the time of the Civil War in the 1860s, many former slaves . . . — — Map (db m110018) HM
On Reservoir Road Northwest at 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Reservoir Road Northwest.
Welcome to "Hilleary's Smiling Corner," named for Albert and Flora Hilleary, who ran the corner grocery store here from about 1919 to 1961. Like many other corner stores in Georgetown, this was a gathering place for the neighborhood. Children played . . . — — Map (db m98978) HM
On 31st Street Northwest at N Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 31st Street Northwest.
Georgetown citizens have been central to preserving Georgetown's important historic houses. Three of these houses, built at the turn of the 19th century on large plots of land overlooking the port, are now accessible to the public and are . . . — — Map (db m113643) HM
Near Reservoir Road Northwest just west of 38th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
A renowned hospital with a place in history and a vision for the future
Founded in 1898, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is one of the oldest academic teaching hospitals in the national capital region. Through MedStar Health's . . . — — Map (db m193620) HM
On K Street Northwest at 30th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on K Street Northwest.
Georgetown began in the 1740s as a tobacco port, where ships departed for Britain, Europe and the West Indies filled with flour, lumber, coal, grain and, above all, tobacco. The fine harbor brought visitors and goods and, with them, prosperity . . . — — Map (db m113415) HM
On Prospect Street Northwest at 36th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on Prospect Street Northwest.
Think of Georgetown as the real life equivalent of the MGM back lot. Hollywood has used Georgetown as a backdrop for drama, comedy, intrigue, romance, crime, disaster — and horror. You are standing near the 75 steps that figured prominently in . . . — — Map (db m146211) HM
On N Street Northwest at 36th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on N Street Northwest.
"Holy Hill," the site of Georgetown University, the Convent of the Visitation, and Holy Trinity Church, has been the center of Catholic spiritual life in the nation's capital since its beginnings in the late-18th century.
Shortly after the . . . — — Map (db m112129) HM
On 36th Street Northwest north of N Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
Founded by the Jesuit community of George-town College.
This church was first dedicated 15 June 1851. Restored and re-dedicated 23 September 1979
The original church, to the rear, was dedicated 1792 and remains the oldest standing . . . — — Map (db m22077) HM
On Prospect Street Northwest at 34th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on Prospect Street Northwest. Reported damaged.
The early mansions of wealthy ship owners, merchants and land speculators in this part of Georgetown were built high above the Potomac River with fine views, or prospects, of the harbor filled with ships and the wilds of Virginia on the other . . . — — Map (db m113401) HM
On Water Street Northwest west of 33rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
The structure to the right contains a streamgage that records water levels (stage) in the Potomac River. Water levels at this site are measured by sensing the air pressure required to force air bubbles into the river. The water in the river at . . . — — Map (db m113413) HM
On K Street Northwest at 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on K Street Northwest.
The structures to your right contains a streamgage that records water levels in the Potomac River. The hydrograph below shows the Potomac River reached flood levels in June 2018. Water levels at this site are measured by sensing the air pressure . . . — — Map (db m237621) HM
On Q Street Northwest just west of 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Erected by
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
In Grateful Commemoration of the Signing of the Constitution
by the following delegates in Philadelphia September 17, 1787
Attest: William Jackson, Secretary . . . — — Map (db m189261) HM
Near Q Street Northwest east of 34th Street Northwest.
His half-century of articulate, constructive and untiring activism on behalf of urban planning and historic preservation helped shape the face of Georgetown and the City of Washington.
President and Fellow, Washington Chapter of the AIA
. . . — — Map (db m112136) HM
Near R Street Northwest just east of 30th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
First State Regent of Indiana - 1891
Charter Member, NSDAR - 1891
Vice President General NSDAR - 1892
Historian General NSDAR - 1893 — — Map (db m189272) HM
Near 37th Street Northwest at P Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
Messenger of the Polish People to Their Government in Exile
Messenger of the Jewish People to the World
The Man Who Told of the Annihilation of the Jewish People
While There Was Still Time To Stop It.
Named by the State of Israel,
. . . — — Map (db m25069) HM
On Tondorf Road north of Prospect Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Since the year 1808 this site has served as the final resting place for members of the Jesuit community at Georgetown University For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, . . . — — Map (db m93102) HM
Near Carroll Walk south of Old N Way, on the left when traveling south.
First Archbishop of Baltimore Founder of Georgetown University
By Sculptor Jerome Connor commissioned by alumni, faculty and Jesuits
To ensure that this University treasure, placed here on May 4, 1912, will forever survive to greet all . . . — — Map (db m190027) HM
On 36th Street Northwest north of N Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
[Rendering of the Seal of the President of the United States]
In Memoriam
Within the hallowed walls of the historic Church of the Holy Trinity in
Georgetown, D.C. worshipped the late President of the United States, John
Fitzgerald . . . — — Map (db m193433) HM
Near 31st Street Northwest at Avon Lane Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
In the early 19th century, this area was a hub of domestic activity with a detached kitchen, laundry, and smokehouse. Archaeological excavations in 2017 revealed an assortment of objects related to the uses of the space, including animal bone, . . . — — Map (db m241122) HM
On 36th Street Northwest just south of O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
In 2016 La Casa Latina was established with the support of the Latinx Leadership Forum. La Casa Latina is a space for community building, identity exploration and advocacy. — — Map (db m118012) HM
On Tondorf Road Northwest north of Prospect Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Compassionate Jesuit, gifted scholar
generous friend, loyal alumnus (c' 56)
distinguished 47th President of Georgetown University
given by friends in loving honor
— — Map (db m114041) HM
On Prospect Street Northwest at 33rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Prospect Street Northwest.
Georgetown has been a performance hub for musicians in a wide range of popular genres — jazz, folk, blues, bluegrass, country, and rock.
During the 1960s and 1970s the Cellar Door, at the corner of 34th and M Streets, featured artists . . . — — Map (db m112123) HM
Near R Street Northwest east of 29th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
In memory of Ann Lillie Mackall, friend of Rose O'Neal Greenhow and brave-hearted Confederate courier, who Died December 12, 1861, Aged 22 years — — Map (db m68745) HM
On Olive Street Northwest west of 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
c. 1869 Erected by Edgar Murphy, prominent African-American carpenter.
1948 - 1961 Home of Julia Child, famous chef, author and television personality.
1970 Renovated by Hugh Newell Jacobson, renowned architect. . . . — — Map (db m241118) HM
On M Street Northwest at 30th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on M Street Northwest.
M Street has always been heavily traveled. In 1795 this prompted passage of the first local speeding law, making it illegal to gallop horses on M Street. Back in 1634, things were quieter. Then, Englishman Henry Fleet wrote of finding "deer, . . . — — Map (db m97704) HM
On Dent Place Northwest just west of 33rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Yarrow Mamout, born in 1736, arrived in Annapolis in 1752 on the Elijah and served the Beall family until 1796. His name indicates he was Fulani, an educated devout Muslim, he could read and write in Arabic. Freed at age 60, he used money . . . — — Map (db m187427) HM
On 36th Street Northwest south of P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
In 1821, George MaHorney, a bricklayer, built this two room, two story frame "laborer's cottage." William W. Corcoran, a founder of the Corcoran and Riggs Bank and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, owned the property from 1853, through the Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m112144) HM
Near O Street Northwest west of 26th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
The families of the Peters Sisters, Friends of Rose Park, DC Department of Parks & Recreation, and the City of Washington, DC are proud to name the Rose Park Tennis Courts after the Peters Sisters who grew up in this neighborhood on O Street, NW. . . . — — Map (db m97732) HM
Near Dumbarton Street Northwest just east of 27th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
We honor Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker, two sisters who grew up around the corner in the 2700 block of O Street, NW, and who played tennis on these courts from the 1930s through the 1980s.
The Peters Sisters taught tennis to . . . — — Map (db m198643) HM
Near Old North Way north of Library Walk, on the right when traveling south.
Chaplain (Captain) Martin J. O'Gara, S.J., a native of Brooklyn, NY, joined the Georgetown University faculty in 1940 as Assistant Professor of Religion. While at Georgetown, he gave freely of his time and talents to the students both inside and . . . — — Map (db m212202) HM
On O Street Northwest just east of Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.
Capable of housing over 300 horses in its stables in the rear, Montgomery Tavern, at 1363-1365 Wisconsin, catered to farmers looking to buy the enslaved at John Beattie's Auction. The enslaved were held in a pen on O Street that stretched from the . . . — — Map (db m234905) HM
Near R Street Northwest at Avon Place Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
About the Boxwood:
The boxwood gardens and boxwood walk are thought to be originally designed and planted around 1850 by garden designer John Henry Small for the Boyce family, who owned the estate where Montrose Park now stands. After the . . . — — Map (db m159620) HM
On 29th Street Northwest north of Dumbarton Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Mount Zion United Methodist Church is Washington’s oldest Black congregation. It was established in 1816 by Shadrack Nugent and 125 other congregants who split from nearby Montgomery Street Methodist Church (now Dumbarton United Methodist) over its . . . — — Map (db m32930) HM
On 27th Street Northwest, 0.1 miles north of Q Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Old Methodist Burial Ground)
1809 - 1950s
Female Union Band Society
Cemetery
1842 - 1950s
have been listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the
United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m189267) HM
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