Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sheridan-Kalorama, District of Columbia

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sheridan-Kalorama, District of Columbia

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1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Alberto Santos-Dumont —

. . . — — Map (db m99363) HM

2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — American News Women's Club — Historic Site in Journalism — Society of Professional Journalists —

The American News Women's Club was founded on April 4, 1932, as the Newspaper Women's Club, with membership limited to women reporters and writers employed by newspapers. Today, the ANWC embraces a diverse group of journalists, independent . . . — — Map (db m112623) HM

3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Anthony Holmead Site — National Register of Historic Places — District of Columbia Landmark —

Mitchell Park was the site of the two-story brick Holmead farmhouse built in 1795 by Anthony Holmead. The house remained in the hands of the Holmead descendants until the 20th century. In 1929 the house was razed by the German government which . . . — — Map (db m113372) HM

4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 9 — Architects and Architecture — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

Sheridan-Kalorama's grand mansions, in a variety of architectural styles, are the work of many prominent architects. In 1910 Jules Henri de Sibour designed the stately mansion at 2221 Kalorama Rd. for a mining magnate. It is now the home of the . . . — — Map (db m112607) HM

5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes —

2223 R Street Site of Residence of Charles Evans Hughes Chief Justice of the United States — — Map (db m99348) HM

6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 12 — Chief Justices — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project — Reported damaged

Three chief justices of the Supreme Court lived in Sheridan-Kalorama. William Howard Taft, appointed Chief Justice after his presidency, lived at 2215 Wyoming Ave. Charles Evans Hughes, a U.S. Secretary of State and an unsuccessful candidate for . . . — — Map (db m112605) HM

7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 16 — Diplomacy — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

Surrounding you are some of the 75 embassies, chanceries and diplomatic residences that lend a vibrant international presence to Sheridan-Kalorama. The practice of diplomacy — the conduct of relations among nations that involves negotiating . . . — — Map (db m113371) HM

8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Dr. Philip Jaisohn — 1864 - 1951 — The First Korean American 🇰🇷 🇺🇸 —

Dr. Philip Jaisohn was a pioneer of independence, democracy and public awakening for the Korean people. After the failed 1884 reformation movement, he was exiled to the United States, where he became the first Korean-born to become an American . . . — — Map (db m39925) HM

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9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Dr. Philip Jaisohn —

서재필 선생 Philip Jaisohn 1864 - 1951 The First Korean American Pioneer for the Korean Independence and Democracy Philip Jaisohn loved his native land, Korea Shook it from its . . . — — Map (db m223330) HM

10 ► 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

11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Eleftherios Venizelos — 1864-1936 —

Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer One of the most prominent Greek and European Leaders of the 20th Century. He marked the modernization of Greece with his political initiatives — — Map (db m39924) HM

12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — General Manuel Belgrano — 1770 — 1820 —

Statesman, Leader and Forerunner of the Independence Movement in Latin America. Promoter of the economy and education, mentor of the principles of freedom that burst onto the Argentine early political scene in May 1810. An exemplary soldier, he . . . — — Map (db m74989) HM

13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 4 — George Washington — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

Here is an elegant George Washington trotting on his handsome horse. Our first president never lived in the city that bears his name, but in the late 1700s you might have glimpsed Washington riding along the Post Road, a highway that connected . . . — — Map (db m112624) HM

14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 1 & 2 — History of Sheridan-Kalorama — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

The area known as Sheridan-Kalorama was patented to John Langsworth by King Charles II in 1668. It was later sold to Anthony Holmead who in turn willed it to his nephew. in 1791, as L'Enfant laid out his plans for the boundaries of the new . . . — — Map (db m112621) HM

15 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Jeju Dol Hareubang / 제주 돌 하르방 —

While wooden carved statues called Jangseung traditionally stood near villages on the Korean mainland, stone statues called Dol Hareubang are native to the volcanic island of Jeju, off Korea's southern coast. Historically, Dol Hareubang were . . . — — Map (db m113369) HM

16 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 7 — Joel Barlow — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

Joel Barlow (1754-1812) served in the American Revolution and was a businessman, diplomat and published poet. In 1796-97 he negotiated the release of Americans held for years by the Turkish regent of Algiers. Thomas Jefferson urged Barlow to settle . . . — — Map (db m129820) HM

17 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 6 — Kalorama — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

Charles Codman's painting depicts Kalorama, the 19th century estate of Joel Barlow. Kalorama (Greek for beautiful view) was extolled by Thomas Jefferson as "a most lovely seat adjoining the city, on a high hill commanding the Potomac River." . . . — — Map (db m112615) HM

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18 ► 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

19 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 10 — Little Friar — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

Paz, paix, shalom, esaalam, are words from several foreign languages spoken in Sheridan-Kalorama, each meaning peace. This representation of a benevolent friar welcomes you in peace. We share, too, works of "America's poet" Walt Whitman, who spent . . . — — Map (db m112601) HM

20 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Philip H. Sheridan — General of the Army of the United States —

SHERIDAN — — Map (db m22046) WM

21 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Philippine Ambassador's Residence in the United States —

Built by William P. Lipscomb as residence of General Charles and Emma Fitzhugh following the design of Wood, Donn & Deming Firm, 1904. Served as temporary residence of Czechoslovakian Legation, 1928 - 1929. Purchased by Representative Frederick and . . . — — Map (db m201253) HM

22 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Robert Emmet —

[front (south) face of statue base: Robert Emmet Irish Patriot 1778-1803 [Coat of arms of "The United Irishmen"] [plaque on north face of the statue base:] "I wished to procure for my country the guarantee which . . . — — Map (db m30850) HM

23 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Robert Emmet: Irish Patriot — Rock Creek Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

"I wished to procure for my country the guarantee which Washington procured for America"

The centerpiece of this small park is a sculpture of Irish patriot Robert Emmet that serves as a tribute to how American . . . — — Map (db m112614) HM

24 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) —

Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) Libertador de Venezuela, Colombia Panamá, Perú, Ecuador y Bolivia. English translation: Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) Liberator of Venezuela, Colombia Panama, Peru, . . . — — Map (db m113370) HM

25 ► 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

26 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 3 — The Arts in Sheridan-Kalorama — Sheriden Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

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; . . . — — Map (db m99362) HM

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27 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 13 — The Lindens — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

At 2401 Kalorama Road stands an elegant Georgian frame house, The Lindens. This is Washington's oldest house, yet it is not "of" the District. Built in 1754, in Danvers, Massachusetts, by Robert "King" Hooper a wealthy merchant, The Lindens once . . . — — Map (db m112603) HM

28 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 11 — The Presidents — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project — Reported damaged

Five presidents lived in Sheridan-Kalorama between 1916 and 1930. Warren G. Harding lived at 2314 Wyoming Avenue while a senator from Ohio. William Howard Taft lived across the street at 2215 Wyoming Avenue while Chief Justice of the Supreme Court . . . — — Map (db m112606) HM

29 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 14 — Women of Influence — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

Sheridan-Kalorama has been home to many influential women. While she lobbied our political leaders to support Nationalist China, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek lived nearby at 2443 Kalorama Rd. Others include presidential wives Eleanor Roosevelt, a wise . . . — — Map (db m112604) HM

30 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — Woodrow Wilson House —

Woodrow Wilson House 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 m112613) HM

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