Buffalo House Zoo Park

ID: 2668 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Date: [between 1918 and 1920]

This file appears in: National Zoological Park Historic District: Established in 1889, the National Zoo has occupied a picturesque spot in Rock Creek Valley for over a century.

This file appears in: National Zoological Park Historic District: Established in 1889, the National Zoo has occupied a picturesque spot in Rock Creek Valley for over a century.

National Zoological Park Historic District: Established in 1889, the National Zoo has occupied a picturesque spot in Rock Creek Valley for over a century.

By The DC Historic Sites team

The National Zoological Park was established by an Act of Congress in 1889. By 1900, the Zoo's size had increased significantly due to three successive additions, which were followed by additional…