The Rest

The Rest (HM24D3)

Location: Washington, DC 20016
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 56.784', W 77° 4.615'

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Tenleytown, DC

—Country Village to City Neighborhood —

Designated a D.C. Landmark in 1960, the Rest (pictured here) is Tenleytown's oldest residence (built around 1800) and is located at the corner of Windom Place and 39th Street. Local legend maintains that the bricks for the house were brought over from England but the "English" description more likely refers to the size of the brick. Another myth asserts that The Rest provided secret tunnels for escaping slaves and was used as a station on the Underground Railroad. The early owners were not abolitionists and no tunnels have been found.

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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HM NumberHM24D3
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Placed ByCultural Tourism DC
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Date Added Friday, January 5th, 2018 at 7:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 320012 N 4312879
Decimal Degrees38.94640000, -77.07691667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 56.784', W 77° 4.615'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 56' 47.04" N, 77° 4' 36.9" W
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Area Code(s)202, 703
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4413 39th St NW, Washington DC 20016, US
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