The Presidents

The Presidents (HM24MI)

Location: Washington, DC 20008
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 55.016', W 77° 3.042'

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Sheridan Kalorama

—Call Box Restoration Project —

Five presidents lived in Sheridan-Kalorama between 1916 and 1930. Warren G. Harding lived at 2314 Wyoming Avenue while a senator from Ohio. William Howard Taft lived across the street at 2215 Wyoming Avenue while Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after leaving the presidency. Herbert Hoover occupied the house at 2300 S Street while Secretary of Commerce and until his inauguration as President. Woodrow Wilson lived at 2340 S Street after his presidency. And Franklin D. Roosevelt resided at 2131 R Street while Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

About the artist: Peter Waddell, artist, specializes in images of the 18th and 19th century Washington.

Art on Call, a program of Cultural Tourism DC, funded in part by the Commission on Arts and Humanities, the Department of Transportation, and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.

Call box locator map: Decatur Pl. and 22nd St.

www.shericankaloramacallbox.org
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HM NumberHM24MI
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Placed ByCultural Tourism DC
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 322210 N 4309557
Decimal Degrees38.91693333, -77.05070000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 55.016', W 77° 3.042'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 55' 0.95999999999989" N, 77° 3' 2.52" W
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Area Code(s)202
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1930-1998 23rd St NW, Washington DC 20008, US
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