The building on this corner

The building on this corner (HM24MR)

Location: Washington, DC 20037
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 54.439', W 77° 2.923'

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Dupont Circle

—Diverse Visions, One Neighborhood —

Police Call Boxes such as this one (originally painted blue) were installed in the District after the Civil War. Officers on foot patrol used this secure telegraph system to contact the station, accessing the box with a now highly collectible "gold key." This system was used until the late 1970s when it was abandoned in favor of more modern communication methods.

The building on this corner is part of an attractive six-residence row that was built in the 1860s and restored in the 1970s and 1980s. A block north lies the one-block Newport St (left). Newport was once an alleyway, lines with modest homes built in the early 1900s to house domestic workers employed in nearby mansions. The worker's houses remain, but most of the grand mansions have been demolished for modern office buildings.

Carol Popper Galaty loves people watching, sun bathing, coffee sipping, reading, and attending political rallies around Dupont Circle. After a long career in health policy and delivery, she returned to art and illustration.
Artist, Carol Popper Galaty

Tour guide, map and artist information for all 22 boxes available at: www.DupontCircleCallBox.com
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HM NumberHM24MR
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Placed ByCultural Tourism DC
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Date Added Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 322358 N 4308486
Decimal Degrees38.90731667, -77.04871667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.439', W 77° 2.923'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 26.34" N, 77° 2' 55.38" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1317 22nd St NW, Washington DC 20037, US
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