The Woodley Inn

The Woodley Inn (HM24AL)

Location: Washington, DC 20016
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 55.915', W 77° 4.366'

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In the late nineteenth century, a rural retreat called the Woodley Inn rose near what became Massachusetts Avenue and 38th Street. Before the advent of air conditioning, wealthy families summered on the heights overlooking the city to escape the humidity of Washington. The Chevy Chase Hunt occasionally led off from the Woodley Inn, following packs of imported fox hounds. The inn burned down in a spectacular fire in February 1910. Its 35 guests, mostly women and children, escaped in their night clothes. The Tenleytown fire fighting brigade lacked ladders that could reach the third floor of the wooden building. A resident of the tower had to climb to the ground using rope made from sheets and blankets. Ironically, firemen were not summoned using this callbox, which would most likely have been the closest to the inn. Even in 1910, callboxes were already beginning to be outpaced by technology. The $41,000 fire, which started in the kitchen or basement, was reported by telephone.

Artist: Peter Waddell

Repairs and restoration of this callbox were financed by generous contributions to the Washington Art on Call Committee from Cathedral Heights neighbors and from Art on Call, a program of Cultural Tourism DC, with support from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, DC Creates Public Art Program,



the District Department of Transportation, and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.
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HM NumberHM24AL
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Placed ByCultural Tourism DC
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Date Added Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 at 10:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 320335 N 4311264
Decimal Degrees38.93191667, -77.07276667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 55.915', W 77° 4.366'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 55' 54.9" N, 77° 4' 21.96" W
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Area Code(s)202, 703
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3701-3707 Woodley Rd NW, Washington DC 20016, US
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