101 ► 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

102 ► 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

103 ► 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

104 ► 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

105 ► 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

106 ► 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

107 ► 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

108 ► 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

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109 ► 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

110 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Tenleytown — Fort Reno — Tenleytown, D.C. — Country Village to City Neighborhood —

At an elevation of 410 feet, Fort Reno is located at the highest point in DC. The fort, originally named Fort Pennsylvania, was well situated to provide defense of the Nation's Capital during the Civil War as one of the Circle of Forts (pictured . . . — — Map (db m20628) HM

111 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Tenleytown — Reservoir / Reno City — Tenleytown, DC — Country Village to City Neighborhood —

Fort Reno is located at the highest elevation in D.C. A city water reservoir was constructed in the 1890s to serve the city's growing population. The red brick water tower (pictured here) was built in 1903 to provide water pressure to the immediate . . . — — Map (db m112184) HM

112 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 8 — Strivers' Section — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

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 m129486) HM

113 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 253 — This is part of the Shaw neighborhood — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood — Reported unreadable

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 m112665) HM

114 ► 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

115 ► 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

116 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, West End — Before the 1800s — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

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 m112629) HM

117 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, West End — During the years following the Civil War — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

Fire Fact, June 25, 1925 The era of horse-drawn fire apparatus ends with a ceremonial "final run" with Barney, Gene and Tom pulling a 1905 Steam Pumper belonging to Engine Company 19. Fire Department information and images courtesy . . . — — Map (db m112631) HM

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118 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — A Long and Winding Road —

The first map of Woodley Park, called Kervand's Woodley and dated 1875, shows Woodley Lane (now called Woodley Road) as the only road through the area and the heart of the new subdivision. As recently as 1887, Woodley Lane was described as "a . . . — — Map (db m112395) HM

119 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — From Woodley to Woodley Park — Reported missing

The first development called “Woodley” named after the Woodley estate (now home to the Maret School), was owned by Mrs. A. E. Kervand and was first recorded as a subdivision in 1875. Winding Woodley Lane was its main street. By 1878 . . . — — Map (db m112394) HM

120 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — Harry Wardman —

The name Harry Wardman (1872 - 1938) is practically synonymous with Woodley Park, having built numerous houses and apartments in the neighborhood. Wardman built his own home on the corner of Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road in 1909. He later . . . — — Map (db m87503) HM

121 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — Long & Winding Woodley Road —

The first map of Woodley Park, called Kervand's Woodley, and dated 1875, shows Woodley Lane (now called Woodley Road) as the only road through the area and the heart of the new subdivision. As recently as 1887, Woodley lane was described as . . . — — Map (db m87536) HM

122 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — Mihran Mesrobian —

Woodley Park’s most prolific architect, Mihran Mesrobian (1889-1975) started his career as a palace architect in Constantinople during the twilight of the Turkish sultans. The Turkish-born Beaux-Arts trained Armenian worked on the restoration of . . . — — Map (db m87506) HM

123 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — Million Dollar Bridge —

Developers first plotted the residential neighborhood of Woodley Park in 1875, attached to this high land overlooking Rock Creek, where Philip Barton Key had built an estate that he named Woodley. (You can see the Woodley mansion on the campus of . . . — — Map (db m87471) HM

124 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — Redwood —

The Woodley Park neighborhood that is now home to several thousand residents as well as the National Zoo was once sparsely settled countryside. The farmhouse shown here, known as Redwood, was built around 1819 on a hill that rose 40 feet above . . . — — Map (db m67828) HM

125 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Woodley Park — Woodley Estate —

The neighborhood of Woodley Park owes its name to the Woodley estate of Philip Barto Key (1767-1815). Key, uncle of Francis Scott Key, who wrote “Star Spangled Banner”, was an officer on the British side during the Revolutionary War. . . . — — Map (db m87469) HM

126 ► 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

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127 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — 20th Anniversary of ADA July 24, 2010 — Southwest DC Honors Justin Dart, Jr. and the Americans With Disabilities Act —

Justin Dart Jr. moved to Southwest Washington to work for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As an energetic neighbor rushing through the lobby in his wheelchair, his Southwest DC neighbors fondly remember Justin. Never . . . — — Map (db m142878) HM

128 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Can you identify these famous Civil Rights leaders? — All four lived in this Southwest DC neighborhood! — Reported unreadable

Who are these famous Civil Rights leaders? Barbara Jordan (upper left)(some text missing due to illegibility) Patsy Mink (wearing...    (some text missing due to illegibility) ... supporter of civil rights . . . — — Map (db m130649) HM

129 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Dr. Dorothy Height —

Dr. Dorothy Height worked to advance women's, civil, and human rights with many of our nation's leaders. How many can you recognize? Back Dr. Dorothy Height Has lived at 700 7th Street, SW since 1983. As President Emmerita . . . — — Map (db m112797) HM

130 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Thurgood Marshall —

"The legal-system can force open doors, and sometimes even knock down walls, but it cannot build bridges. That job belongs to you and me. The country can't do it. Afro and white, rich and poor, educated and illiterate, our fates are bound . . . — — Map (db m147019) HM

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