Tenleytown, DC

—Country Village to City Neighborhood —

As an early country village, Tenleytown inhabitants held occupations such as farmers, millers, tavern owners and shopkeepers. Since horses provided the primary method of transportation until the early 1900s, blacksmithing was a popular occupation in Tenleytown's crossroads location. One such blacksmith shop (pictured here) was located at the present day intersection of Wisconsin Avenue, Brandywine Street and 41st Street. Tenleytown was named after John Tennally who settled here in 1735. His tavern was located at the current 4539 Wisconsin Avenue site.

Call box drawings by Lena Frumin.
This call box is part of Art on Call, a program of Cultural Tourism DC, funded in part by the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities, the District Department of Transportation, and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. Neighborhood Sponsors are the Tenleytown Neighbors Association and Tenleytown Historical Society. A list of call box locations can be found at-
www.tenleytownhistoricalsociety.org
www.tenleytowndc.org

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