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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B9J_cortelyou-house_Washington-DC.html
This residence was designed by architect Appleton P. Clark, Jr. and built in 1891 for Daniel Birtwell. In 1900, George Bruce Cortelyou occupied the house when he became secretary to President McKinley. Cortelyou continued to serve in public office…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B91_alva-belmont-house_Washington-DC.html
Of this House
The oldest part is one of the earliest buildings in this region.
Robert Sewall bought the property and enlarged the house in 1799, and rebuilt and greatly altered it after war damage in 1814.
Residence and office of Albert …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B90_little-church-of-fort-lincoln_Washington-DC.html
This church considered a gem of design and construction, won the architectural award presented by the Washington Board of Trade, in competition with over 400 other buildings in the Washington area, the year it was built. It is laid out in the form…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B8U_frederick-douglass_Washington-DC.html
Orator - Publisher - StatesmanPrecursor of the Civil Rights MovementAn ex-slave who rose to world renown as an abolitionist and who served in high government posts under presidents Grant through Cleveland, Frederick Douglass resided in this buildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B4U_carl-lutz_Washington-DC.html
Here LivedCarl Lutz (1895-1975)Swiss diplomat, Righteous Among the NationsWho represented the interests ofthe United States of Americain Budapest, Hungaryduring World War IIand saved the lives of thousands of Jews. ✯Carl Lutz FoundationGove…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B1U_walter-reed-memorial_Washington-DC.html
[Front]Walter Reed 1851 - 1902Bacteriologist - Research ScientistIn Honor of his great work in the fight for the eradication of yellow Fever.
[Back:][Insignia of the Army Medical Corps]In recognition of the high public service of Major Walter R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AVL_lillie-mackall_Washington-DC.html
In memory of Ann Lillie Mackall,friend of Rose O'Neal Greenhowand brave-hearted Confederatecourier, who Died December 12, 1861,Aged 22 years
District Of ColumbiaUnited Daughters Of The Confederacy
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AVA_mount-pleasant-the-immigrants-journey_Washington-DC.html
Low cost housing in Mount Pleasant in the decades following World War II made it an ideal place for immigrants to the area. Refugees fleeing World War II and the Cold War in Eastern Europe were the first group to arrive. A small Czech community li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AUY_sacred-heart-academy_Washington-DC.html
Set back from the Street at 1621 Park Road, to your left, is an elegant old house, once the all-girls Sacred Heart Academy. The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters of Wisconsin founded the Academy in 1905 and went on to operate it with Sacred Heart parish…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AUR_parrott-ropewalk_Washington-DC.html
Here the Richard Parrott Ropewalk manufactured rope and rigging used on sailing vessels that plied their trade in old Georgetown through the early 19th Century.
The ropewalk receives its name from the long path used for the laying out of indivi…