This historic plaque reads as follows: "Long a Georgetown landmark, this building was occupied from 1826 by Miss Lydia English's Georgetown Female Seminary, whose patrons and frequent visitors included Martin Van Buren, James Buchanan, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Andrew Johnson, general Fremont, and other notables of the era. Following the defeat of Union forces at the first Battle of Bull Run, this building was commandeered for use as an army general hospital during the remainder of the Civil War, after which it was converted into apartments."