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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 Custom House and Post Office: This historic Custom House is an important building in Georgetown and the District's history.
The Georgetown Custom House and Post Office, designed by Ammi B. Young and built between 1857 and 1858, is one of several standardized types of custom houses developed under Young's supervision. The…
Foxall-McKenney House: This large Federal house was built by Henry Foxall for his daughter Mary Ann on her marriage to Samuel McKenney.
Built in 1819, the Henry Foxall (McKenney) House is an outstanding example of the transition between the architecture of the late Federal period and the popularization of the early Classical Revival…
Forrest-Marbury House: Constructed between 1788 and 1790, the Forrest-Marbury House is one of DC's few remaining 18th-century buildings.
The Forrest-Marbury House is the District's only building whose documented history is intertwined with the founding of the national capital. It was in this house that George Washington dined with the…
Evermay (Samuel Davidson House): This old Georgetown mansion has long been a part of DC's prominent high society.
Constructed between 1801 and 1804 and designed by architect Nicholas King, The Evermay is a Federal-style mansion built by Samuel Davidson, a real estate speculator and owner. Evermay, from its…
Duvall Foundry: This canal-era warehouse was built and operated as a foundry by William T. Duvall until about 1870.
During the early and mid-Victorian period, Georgetown grew extensively, leaving an indelible mark on the built environment of the former port town. According to a 1993 survey, 175 buildings within the…
Dumbarton Oaks Park: Dunbarton Oaks Park occupies 27 acres of a valley through which flows a small, unnamed tributary stream of Rock Creek.
Dumbarton Oaks Park, part of the National Park System, is a park in the Georgetown neighborhood, administered by the Rock Creek Park unit of the National Capital Region of the National Park Service.…
Dumbarton House (National Society of the Colonial Dames of America; Bellevue): Since 1932, Dumbarton House has operated as a museum, modeling life in Georgetown in the early Federal period.
Dumbarton House is a Federal-style house in Georgetown, completed around 1800. An outstanding example of American architecture of the early Federal period, Dumbarton House has retained much of its…
Dodge Warehouses (and Adjacent Structures): The Dodge Warehouse is a historic utilitarian building, a remnant of the Federal era in Georgetown.
The Dodge Warehouse is among the last Federal-era commercial buildings on the Georgetown waterfront. It was owned from 1807 to 1851 by Francis Dodge, a native of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and…
Robert Dodge House: This Italianate style home was designed by the influential team of Downing & Vaux.
Designed by Andrew Jackson Downing and Calvert Vaux in 1852, the Robert Dodge House is the second in a pair of homes that were built for the Dodge brothers, the other being the Francis Dodge House…