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By Craig Swain, August 4, 2007

Historic New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Marker

101 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 326 — Historic New York Avenue Presbyterian Church — American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site —

This church, one of the Nation’s most historic, traces its beginnings to a small group of Scottish stonemasons meeting in a carpenter’s shop on the grounds of the White House during its construction in 1793. Many prominent Americans, including . . . — — Map (db m122257) HM

102 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Jamila El Sahili — Human Being — Reported permanently removed

Human Being is my attempt to break the wall of xenophobia associated with the Arabic language. Over time, the worldwide Arabic population and the Arabic language has increasingly portrayed in a negative light. The media strongly focuses on . . . — — Map (db m164290) HM

103 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church — The National Cathedral of African Methodism —

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church was founded in the District of Columbia in 1838. It is the oldest A.M.E. church and the oldest continuously black-owned property in Washington, D.C. - the Nation's Capital. The church . . . — — Map (db m18028) HM

104 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church —

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church Was organized 1822, rebuilt in 1838 and completed in 1880. This site possess exceptional value in commemorating the Religious Life of the Negro in the United States of America. . . . — — Map (db m10191) HM

105 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Metropolitan AME Church — 1518 M Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

This church started on Capitol Hill in 1821 as Israel Bethel, was founded by African Americans denouncing White racism at Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church. Later, Pastor Henry McNeal Turner helped persuade President Lincoln to accept Black . . . — — Map (db m30056) HM

106 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.4 — New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed

"The churches are needed as never before for divine services." President Abraham Lincoln

So said President Lincoln from his pew in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. While other churches . . . — — Map (db m32926) HM

107 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — W.4 — New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail —

"The churches are needed as never before for divine services.

So said President Lincoln from his pew in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. While other churches were occupied by the federal government and . . . — — Map (db m211822) HM

108 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Nineteenth Street Baptist Church —

The Nineteenth Street Baptist Church building occupied this site from 1871 until 1975. The first Baptist congregation in the city met here in 1802, with both white and black attending services. The "First Baptist Church" moved in 1833 and this . . . — — Map (db m117616) HM

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109 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — 3 — Power Brokers — Midcity at the Crossroads — Shaw Heritage Trail —

A post-Civil War building boom brought grand new houses to this convenient area. By 1881 Blanche Kelso Bruce, the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate, and Major John Wesley Powell, pioneering director of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m130887) HM

110 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — Saint Augustine Catholic Church — Oldest Black Catholic Church in the Nation's Capital — The Site of the Original —

On Trinity Sunday, June 11, 1876 the first Black Catholic Church in Washington District of Columbia was dedicated under the patronage of Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo in Africa. Saint Augustine Church stood on this site until 1947. The present . . . — — Map (db m29509) HM

111 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — St. John's Church — Lafayette Square — Protestant Episcopal —

Every President of the United States since President James Madison has attended occasional services here. Many of them were communicants of the parish. This building was completed in 1816 from plans of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. an adjacent . . . — — Map (db m39126) HM

112 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes — 1217 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest —

The Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes has been designated A National Landmark listed in The National Register of Historic Places under the provisions of the Historic Act of August 1, 1935. This site possesses historic architectural . . . — — Map (db m99179) HM

113 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The Messer Building —

The original Messer Building was developed by James A. Messer and occupied a portion of this site for over half a century until 1989. The Messer family, early Scottish immigrants who settled in the District of Columbia, have left their mark as . . . — — Map (db m88823) HM

114 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church —

Formed by the merger in 1859 of the F Street Church, founded in 1803, and the Second Presbyterian Church, founded in 1819. Present building, dedicated December 20, 1951, is an enlargement of, but a reproduction in design of the building erected . . . — — Map (db m211820) HM

115 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Dewi Saraswati — (Saraswati Goddess) —

Goddess Saraswati is portrayed standing straight, facing forward, looking to the right direction, depicting positive thinking based on the values of truth. Universally, Saraswati is known as the goddess of knowledge and art. Embodied as a . . . — — Map (db m71863) HM

116 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Foundry United Methodist Church Stormwater Features — Love God. Love each other. Change the world. —

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 m243545) HM

117 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — John Witherspoon — 1722 Scotland – Princeton 1794 —

Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Presbyterian Minister. “For my own part, of property I have some reputation more that reputation staked. That property is pledged on the issue of this contest: and although these gray hairs must . . . — — Map (db m29499) HM

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118 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — National Museum of American Jewish Military History Memorial Garden —

Memorial Garden Light Sponsored by Mathew Millen In Memory of WWII Veterans 1Lt. Edith Millen • 1Lt. Louis Millen • Sgt. Max S. Millen National Museum of American Jewish Military . . . — — Map (db m236367) WM

119 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Nuns of the Battlefield — Civil War Nurses Memorial —

(Upper Inscription): They comforted the dying, Nursed the wounded, carried hope to the imprisoned, gave in His name a drink of water to the thirsty. (Lower Inscription):To the memory and in honor of The Various Orders of Sisters who . . . — — Map (db m10176) HM

120 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Owen D Young Peace Tower — [Universalist National Memorial Church] —

This tower dedicated to the ideal of international justice and world peace is a loving and grateful tribute to Owen D Young who inspired by faith in the constructive power of human brotherhood contributed his rare talents . . . — — Map (db m114772) HM

121 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 1 — See You at the Center — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —

The City's Jewish Community Center opened here in 1926. Its grand presence one mile north of the White House expressed Jewish residents' prosperity and their growing contributions to the federal city and the nation. With American Jews . . . — — Map (db m130847) HM

122 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — St. Luke's Episcopal Church / Alexander Crummel — 1514 15th Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

This was the first independent black Episcopal parish church in the city. It was established in 1879 by a breakaway group from a Foggy Bottom mission church, St. Mary's Chapel for Colored People, led by former St. Mary's pastor, Alexander Crummell . . . — — Map (db m110910) HM

123 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — St. Thomas' Parish Park —

The park you are enjoying today was built on the site of the St. Thomas' Church, a beautiful Gothic structure built in 1893 and destroyed by fire in 1970. This park is intended by the parish to be a place of calm and meditation, as well as joy and . . . — — Map (db m96081) HM

124 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle — 1725 Rhode Island Avenue Northwest —

The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Construction begun 1893, dedicated 1913. Built to replace the . . . — — Map (db m32131) HM

125 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The National Presbyterian Church —

On this site stood the edifice which housed The National Presbyterian Church and its predecessors The Church of the Covenant 1883-1930 The Covenant First Presbyterian Church 1930-1947 — — Map (db m98038) HM

126 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Universalist National Memorial Church Stormwater Features — Saving Mother Earth, One Small Step at a Time. —

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 m240375) HM

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127 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Federal Triangle — Flags of the World —

Lithuania Capital Vilnius Population 2.88 Million Primary Export Refined fuel Flag Fact Lithuania's flag features three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and red. The color yellow symbolizes golden fields, . . . — — Map (db m113333) HM

128 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — Liberty Baptist Church —

In commemoration of Liberty Baptist Church which occupied a building on this site between 1915 and 1960. Formed as an African-American congregation in 1869, the Liberty Baptist Church was originally located at 18 and E Streets, NW, before moving to . . . — — Map (db m115044) HM

129 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — Saint Mary's Episcopal Church —

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was the first Black Episcopal church built in the City of Washington. Saint Mary’s represents a landmark in the history of the Black American struggle for equal rights and human dignity, . . . — — Map (db m182173) HM

130 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — St. Mary’s Episcopal Church — 728 23rd Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

St. Mary’s was the first Episcopal church in Washington where African Americans could worship free of discrimination. It was established in 1867 by 28 men and women, many of them formerly enslaved. Two White congregations, St. John’s Church and . . . — — Map (db m46905) HM

131 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — Statue of St. Stephen Martyr —

This ceramic Statue of St. Stephen Martyr, the first Christian martyr, is the work of the nationally known sculptor Felix G. W. deWeldon who is best known for the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia — — Map (db m114045) HM

132 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — The United Church / Die Vereinigte Kirche — United Methodist Church United Church of Christ —

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, December 14, 1978. Dedicated May 15, 1892, this was the second church built on this site by the Concordia Lutheran Evangelical German congregation, founded January 17, 1833; the lot was sold to . . . — — Map (db m47539) HM

133 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — Union Methodist Church —

• 1846, July 1 - cornerstone laid for the Union Methodist Church, founded February 13, 1846, in the Union Fire Hall, that stood on the southeastern corner of 19th and H Street, N.W. • 1862 - served as a hospital during the Civil War, and in 1863, . . . — — Map (db m111949) HM

134 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — A Georgetown "Cathedral" —

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

135 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Alfred and Hannah Pope — Georgetown African American Historic Landmark — 2020 —

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

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136 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — America's Oldest Catholic University —

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

137 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Anne Marie Becraft Hall — The Oldest Building on Campus 1792 —

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

138 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Dedicated to the Memory —

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

139 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Dumbarton United Methodist Church — One of America's Oldest Methodist Societies —

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

140 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Early African American Georgetown —

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

141 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Epiphany Catholic Church — Est. 1925 —

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

142 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — First Baptist Church, Georgetown — 2624 Dumbarton Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

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

143 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Herring Hill —

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

144 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Holy Hill —

"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

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145 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Holy Trinity Church — [Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola] —

Erected 1792 First place for public Catholic worship in what is now the District of Columbia — — Map (db m22075) HM

146 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Holy Trinity Parish — 1790 —

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

147 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — John Carroll — (1735-1815) —

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

148 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — John Fitzgerald Kennedy — Church of the Holy Trinity —

[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

149 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J., Hall — Georgetown University — Southwest Quadrangle 2003 —

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

150 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Mahmoud Yarrow or Yarrow Mamout — Georgetown African American Historic Landmark —

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

151 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Martin J. O'Gara, S.J. — The O'Gara Terrace — Georgetown University —

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

152 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Mount Zion United Methodist Church and Heritage Center, and the Female Union Band Cemetery — 1334 29th Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

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

153 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Mt. Zion Cemetery / Female Union Band Society Cemetery — 2527 Q Street Northwest —

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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154 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Mt. Zion United Methodist Church — 1313 29th Street Northwest —

Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, the First Black Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., founded October 16, 1816, is designated a District of Columbia Historic Landmark. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1975. — — Map (db m177949) HM

155 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Parsonage —

Erected 1897 Birthplace of Leontine Turpeau C. Kelly March 5, 1920 First African-American Woman Bishop of the United Methodist Church, 1984 — — Map (db m97731) HM

156 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Poulton Hall — Built 1947 —

The building commemorates Father Ferdinand Poulton, S.J. a founding member of the American Jesuit Community, who arrived in Maryland in 1638. The building was acquired under the College Building Program of the Federal Works Agency. — — Map (db m110020) HM

157 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Reverend Royden B. Davis, S.J. Teaching Garden —

Father Davis (C'47, L'49, H'85) served as dean of Georgetown College from 1966 to 1989, a period of great change at Georgetown. During his tenure, women entered the College and the curriculum grew with the expansion of the fine arts, the . . . — — Map (db m212207) HM

158 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — September 11, 2001 Memorial —

On the Fifth Anniversary of September 11, 2001 the Georgetown University Community offers this remembrance in love and with a prayer for peace. — — Map (db m211971) WM

159 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Simplicity, Gentleness, Humility —

Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, straight ahead in the next block, is one of the oldest Catholic institutions in America. It was founded in 1799 by three pious ladies under the spiritual guidance of the president of Georgetown College, . . . — — Map (db m112132) HM

160 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — St. John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown Parish —

This first Episcopal congregation in Georgetown was founded in 1796 by the Reverend Walter Dulany Addison. Other founders and benefactors include Thomas Hyde, Thomas Corcoran, Benjamin Stoddert, and Francis Scott Key. President Thomas Jefferson . . . — — Map (db m113951) HM

161 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — St. John's: 200 Years of History —

Step across the cobblestone street and trolley tracks of a bygone era and look up at the façade of St. John's Church, Georgetown Parish, designed in the Federal style by William Thornton, architect of the Capitol. This Episcopal parish, . . . — — Map (db m112133) HM

162 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — St. Mary's — Built 1956 — North Entry —

This building is named in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was dedicated to Our Lady of Victory. Originally built as a combined Nursing School and Nurses Dormitory. The building is home to the School of Nursing and Health Studies although it no . . . — — Map (db m110854) HM

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163 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — St. Mary's Hall — Built 1956 — East Entry —

The building is named in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was dedicated to Our Lady of Victory. Originally built as a combined Nursing School and Nurses Dormitory. The building is still home to the School of Nursing and Health Studies although . . . — — Map (db m199525) HM

164 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — 12 — Sustainability at Georgetown University — A LEED Gold Residence Hall —

Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Hall is a LEED registered residence hall with a certification goal of gold. Some of the green design strategies features in the building include indoor bicycle parking to support sustainable transportation, a green roof to help . . . — — Map (db m211969) HM

165 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — 2 — Sustainability at Georgetown University — A LEED Gold Residence Hall —

Ida Ryan Hall and Isaac Hawkins Hall is a LEED Gold certified residence hall that is home to the Spirit of Georgetown Residential Academy. This site exemplifies adaptive reuse: the process of repurposing an existing building for a use other . . . — — Map (db m212201) HM

166 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — The Cornerstone of the Original Christ Church —

This, the cornerstone of the original Christ Church, was placed here on May 5, 1968 during services commemorating the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the parish. — — Map (db m113423) HM

167 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — The Freddy and Diana Prince Labyrinth — Be mindful. Be moving. Be well. —

In October of 2014, the artists of the Georgetown Lombard ARts and Humanities Program painted a navy blue labyrinth on the round outside of the 2CCC Surgery Center Waiting Room. The labyrinth is based on a 13th century design from the Cathedral of . . . — — Map (db m146575) HM

168 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — The Pilgrim — By Vicki Winters Reid —

St. Ignatius of Loyola 1491-1556 Founder of the Society of Jesus 1540 — — Map (db m110019) HM

169 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — The Presbyterian Congregation in George Town —

The Presbyterian Congregation in George Town, founded in 1780 and chartered by Congress in 1806, has the longest unbroken ministry in Washington. This building was erected in 1821 at what is now 30th and M, was moved to this site in 1873 and altered . . . — — Map (db m97747) HM

170 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Volta Place: A Place in History —

The first house of worship in Georgetown — a town dominated by Presbyterian Scots — was a log church built in 1769 by a Lutheran congregation where the present Lutheran church now stands (opposite). The Presbyterian Burial Ground, once . . . — — Map (db m120508) HM

171 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Volunteerism and Valor —

Before there was a DC Fire Department, companies from two then-separate towns — Georgetown and Washington — provided local fire protection. In 1789, Georgetown citizens purchased a hand-pumped engine and fire buckets with funds raised . . . — — Map (db m113420) HM

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Funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Public Art Building Communities Grant Program DC Commission on The Arts & Humanities The name Glover Park which first appeared in advertisements in 1926, honors the . . . — — Map (db m113383) HM

173 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Glover Park — Holy Rood Cemetery — Established 1832 — Reported permanently removed

Originally known as the Upper Graveyard, Holy Rood Cemetery was established by Holy Trinity Catholic Church in 1832. In 1853, the cemetery was expanded, and in the years following the Civil War improvements were made. A house was added for the . . . — — Map (db m112149) HM

174 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Glover Park — Holy Rood Cemetery — Established 1832 —

Holy Trinity Catholic Church established Holy Rood Cemetery as its parish cemetery on high ground above Georgetown in 1832. The cemetery was expanded in 1853 to the 6.5 acres it is today. Originally known as the Upper Graveyard, in 1886 the . . . — — Map (db m155228) HM

175 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Glover Park — Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas — Washington, D.C. — [Saint Nicholas Cathedral - Orthodox Church in America] —

This parish was founded in 1930 for the purpose of religious worship, and to perpetuate the memory of all Russians who gave their lives for their country and their faith during the tragic years of World War I and the Russian Revolution. — — Map (db m31265) HM

176 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Glover Park — St. Vladimir Millennial Bell Tower — Saint Nicholas Cathedral — "988 - 1988" / St. Vladimir Medallion —

[Marker Plaque 1:] "988 - 1988" The year 1988 marks the 1000th anniversary of the baptism of Rus’ in the year 988 by decision of the Prince of Kiev, St. Vladimir the Great. This monument was erected by the American Spiritual Children of . . . — — Map (db m31271) HM

177 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Glover Park — The Georgetown Departed —

Ahead on the hill is Holy Rood Cemetery, the first Catholic parish cemetery in Washington. Established by Georgetown's Holy Trinity Church in 1832, the cemetery contains the remains of more than 7,300 whites and African Americans, both enslaved and . . . — — Map (db m113385) HM

178 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Glover Park — The National War Memorial Shrine of the Russian Orthodox Church of America — Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas —

This church has been built to serve as a house of worship to the glory of God and as a memorial to honor those Orthodox Christians who lost their lives in the cause of freedom Consecrated: November 25, 1962 Metropolitan Leonty Primate of . . . — — Map (db m31266) WM

179 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — Cristoforo Colombo — Holy Rosary Church —

This monument, erected on the occasion of the 1992 Quincentennial Jubilee celebrating the discovery of America, pays tribute to Cristoforo Colombo and his seafaring companions. Their bold voyage led to a historic encounter between the European . . . — — Map (db m209469) HM

180 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.8 — Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum — Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington — Civil War to Civil Rights, Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported missing

“The neighborhood was our whole life.” Albert Small, born in the neighborhood in 1902. This is the oldest surviving synagogue building in Washington. Constructed in 1875 by Adas Israel Congregation, and . . . — — Map (db m29761) HM

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181 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — Original Adas Israel Synagogue — Dedicated 1876 - Restored 1975 — Reported missing

Listed on the United States Register of Historic Places and an officially designated Landmark of the District of Columbia Maintained by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington as the Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum . . . — — Map (db m29797) HM

182 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.1 — Senator Daniel Webster — Civil War to Civil Rights — Downtown Heritage Trail — Reported permanently removed

"Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable," Senator Daniel Webster, January 1830

Senator Daniel Webster, eloquent advocate for the preservation of the Union and a political . . . — — Map (db m182451) HM

183 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Judiciary Square — e.3 — Senator Daniel Webster —

"Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable," Senator Daniel Webster, January 1830

Senator Daniel Webster, eloquent advocate for the preservation of the Union and a political . . . — — Map (db m211839) HM

184 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, LeDroit Park — 5 — Griffith Stadium — "Lift Every Voice" — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail —

“I used to come home every night, get a quarter from my mother, run to Griffith Stadium, and sit in the bleachers,” Abe Pollin once said. “I would look out at these good seats and say, ‘Some day, maybe I will get a good seat.’ . . . — — Map (db m130756) HM

185 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 2 — Advancing the Race — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —

Across the street is St. Luke's Episcopal Church, completed in 1880 by DC's first black Episcopalian congregation. Founding pastor Alexander Crummell was a prominent African American intellectual. After 20 years as a missionary in Liberia, . . . — — Map (db m130848) HM

186 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 3 — Automobile Row — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —

Etched into the corner of the building next to this sign are the names of cars and trucks sold here back when showrooms lined this stretch of 14th Street. Hurley Motor Company, which opened here in 1920, sold Milwaukee-made Nash cars and . . . — — Map (db m110913) HM

187 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Bishop's Gate Condominium — 1715 15th Street, N.W. —

1885-1929 Site of the Washington Hospital for Foundlings 1929-1966 St. Augustine Catholic Church constructed a complex consisting of a school, convent and chapel. Early in the 1980's the property was converted to condominiums. . . . — — Map (db m140139) HM

188 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 12 — Care for the City — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —

Luther Place Memorial Church has been a neighborhood fixture since 1873, when the Maryland Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church established it as a "memorial to God's goodness in delivering the land from slavery and from war." It quickly . . . — — Map (db m130857) HM

189 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Charles M. “Sweet Daddy” Grace Residence — 11 Logan Circle Northwest — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Charles M. “Sweet Daddy” Grace (1881-1960) brought his United House of Prayer for All People of the Church on the Rock of the Apostolic Faith to Washington in 1927, eight years after founding the charismatic Christian denomination in Massachusetts. . . . — — Map (db m79318) HM

190 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church — 15th and R streets, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

The Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church has been a vital religious, educational, and social center since 1841. It was founded by John F. Cook, Sr. (ca. 1810-1855), who rose from slavery to run Union Seminary and become Washington's first black . . . — — Map (db m112661) HM

191 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church — 1616 14th Street Northwest —

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church "The National Church of Zion Methodism" 14th and Corcoran Streets, NW Washington, . . . — — Map (db m110914) HM

192 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 4 — Paying Attention — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —

By the 1970s, nearby Dupont Circle's counterculture and gay businesses extended into Logan Circle, making Logan an attractive place to live for members of DC's gay and lesbian communities. Political collectives and individuals acquired . . . — — Map (db m184989) HM

193 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 13 — The Presidents' Church — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail — Reported damaged

Through The 1960s President Lyndon B. Johnson and his family worshipped across the street to your left at National City Christian Church. The First Family sat near the front in the pew deemed safest by their Secret Service agents. The church . . . — — Map (db m130858) HM

194 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Theodore Roosevelt Worshiped Here Regularly — Grace Reformed Church —

Theodore Roosevelt worshiped here regularly from 1901 to 1909 while Vice President and President of the United States. On July 1, 1902 he laid the cornerstone and on June 7, 1903 delivered an address at the dedication of this . . . — — Map (db m70144) HM

195 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Vermont Avenue Baptist Church — 1630 Vermont Avenue, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Vermont Avenue Baptist Church was formed in 1866 by seven formerly enslaved men and women meeting in the home of John and Amy Slaughter. They joined the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church for assistance in organizing their own church. Then, led by . . . — — Map (db m145601) HM

196 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Manor Park — St. Mark's Baptist Church — Washington D.C. —

Founded, July 1958, Rev. S.M. Moss, B.T.H. Built, Aug. 1970 Rev. Everett Doster, A.B. Rededicated to the Glory of God, Sept. 1974 Rev. Wilborn Gilmore, B.T.H., D.D. Pastor — — Map (db m243577) HM

197 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — All Hallows Guild — Washington National Cathedral —

In recognition of the contributions made by generations of All Hallows Guild members since 1916 to the gardens, oak grove, and grounds of Washington National Cathedral a haven of peace and refreshment a revelation of God’s beauty and a . . . — — Map (db m71205) HM

198 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Bishop Aimilianos Laloussis —

[ Top of monument :] His Grace, Bishop Aimilianos Laloussis - 1902-1992 In celebration of his life and work, this park is lovingly dedicated. [Image of His Grace] [ Monument Panels 1 and 2 :] This park is . . . — — Map (db m31261) HM

199 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Bishop's Garden —

The overall inspiration for the Bishop's Garden is a 14th century monastic garden, in keeping with the gothic design of the Cathedral. However, this small garden room — called the Hortulus or "little garden" — is anchored firmly in the 9th century . . . — — Map (db m203137) HM

200 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Massachusetts Heights — Broken Buttresses! — Earthquake! — August 23, 2011 —

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

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