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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24AN_temple-of-learning-and-talent_Washington-DC.html
Front of marker:
Temple of Learning and Talent
The imposing classic revival building on the hill is the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, formerly Western High School. It was completed in 1898 as a "temple of learning" and was among the first…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24AM_holy-rood-cemetery_Washington-DC.html
Originally known as the Upper Graveyard, Holy Rood Cemetery was established by Holy Trinity Catholic Church in 1832. In 1853, the cemetery was expanded, and in the years following the Civil War improvements were made. A house was added for the sex…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24AC_let-the-good-times-roll_Washington-DC.html
Georgetown has been a performance hub for musicians in a wide range of popular genres — jazz, folk, blues, bluegrass, country, and rock.
During the 1960s and 1970s the Cellar Door, at the corner of 34th and M Streets, featured artists suc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24AB_stephen-bloomer-balch-d-d_Washington-DC.html
This tablet marks the last home of
Stephen Bloomer Balch, D.D.
an officer in the Revolution
1747-1833
To the youth under his academic guidance he gave
military training and led them in active service.
For fifty years he was a leader in the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24A9_president-john-f-kennedy_Washington-DC.html
In the cold winter of 1960-61
this house had an important role
in history. From it was flashed to
the world news of pre-Inaugural
announcements by
President John F. Kennedy
Presented by
The grateful newsmen who were
given warm haven he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24A8_holy-hill_Washington-DC.html
"Holy Hill," the site of Georgetown University, the Convent of the Visitation, and Holy Trinity Church, has been the center of Catholic spiritual life in the nation's capital since its beginnings in the late-18th century.
Shortly after the plat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24A4_simplicity-gentleness-humility_Washington-DC.html
Front of marker:
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, straight ahead in the next block, is one of the oldest Catholic institutions in America. It was founded in 1799 by three pious ladies under the spiritual guidance of the president of Ge…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24A1_st-johns-200-years-of-history_Washington-DC.html
Front of marker:
St. John's: 200 Years of History
Step across the cobblestone street and trolley tracks of a bygone era and look up at the façade of St. John's Church, Georgetown Parish, designed in the Federal style by William Thornton, arch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24A0_in-memory-of-grosvenor-chapman_Washington-DC.html
His half-century of articulate, constructive and untiring activism on behalf of urban planning and historic preservation helped shape the face of Georgetown and the City of Washington.
President and Fellow, Washington Chapter of the AIA
Presid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM249W_freed-slave-and-future-president_Washington-DC.html
At the turn of the 19th century, Yarrow Mamout, a slave granted his freedom a few years earlier, amassed $200 and purchased a piece of property and a house at what is now 3330-3332 Dent Place. Born in West Africa, Yarrow worked for 50 years for Ge…