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Georgetown Historic District: One of DC's oldest neighborhoods, Georgetown Historic District encompasses a complete historic town, and was the District's first designated historic district.
Georgetown was founded by an Act of the Maryland Assembly in 1751 and incorporated with an elected government in 1789. It became part of the District of Columbia upon its establishment in 1791,…
Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory: The third observatory founded in the United States, this building was part of pioneering work in astronomy.
Georgetown University's Greek Revival astronomical observatory is located on a knoll in the southwest corner of the campus, south of Kehoe Field and north of McDonough Memorial Gym. The observatory is…
Georgetown Visitation Academy Historic District: The Georgetown Visitation Convent is the oldest Catholic girls' school in the United States.
Originally established as the Georgetown Academy for Young Ladies, the Georgetown Visitation Convent was the first Catholic girls’ school in America. It was established by religious women in 1799 and…
Glenwood Cemetery Historic District: Glenwood Cemetery is one of DC's longest-running cemeteries and its first for-profit graveyeard.
Chartered by Congress in 1852, Glenwood Cemetery was the first for-profit cemetery in the District, and among the first nationwide. This business model, initially disdained as disrespectful to the…
Glover-Archbold Park Historic District: Glover-Archbold Park contains a network of trails and a variety of wildlife as one of DC’s urban forest environments.
Charles C. Glover, a former Riggs Bank executive, and Anne Archbold, an heiress of Standard Oil of New Jersey, donated Glover-Archbold Park’s 221.62 acres to Washington, D.C., in 1924 to be used as a…
Grant Circle Historic District: The Grant Circle Historic District represents a core part of the carefully planned Petworth subdivision.
Grant Circle is a major urban and visual feature of the Petworth neighborhood, marking the intersection of Fifth and Varnum Streets and Illinois and New Hampshire Avenues, N.W. These parks are defined…
Grant Road Historic District: The Grant Road Historic District encompasses a distinctive remnant of the settlement that once stretched out along the country roads crisscrossing Washington County.
The Grant Road Historic District consists of a two-block remnant of a major east-west connector road that historically led from Tenleytown (formerly Tenallytown), on the important Frederick Road…
Greater Fourteenth Street Historic District: This former streetcar neighborhood reflects great development during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Fourteenth Street Historic District is a diverse mid-city neighborhood with origins in the post-Civil War development boom along one of the city's first streetcar lines. The historic district…
Greater U Street Historic District: The Greater U Street Historic District is a model of a Victorian-era community, developed mainly between 1862 and 1900.
The residential and commercial center of Washington’s African American community between 1900 and 1950, this “city within a city” shows how African Americans responded to intense racial segregation…
Healy Building (Georgetown University): Located on a bluff overlooking the Potomac River, Healy Hall is the main symbol of Georgetown University.
Named for Patrick Francis Healy, then the President of Georgetown University, Healy Hall began construction in November 1877 and was largely finished by 1879. Reverend Healy consulted with a number of…