Kalorama

Kalorama (HM24MZ)

Location: Washington, DC 20008
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 54.824', W 77° 3.16'

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Sheridan Kalorama

—Call Box Restoration Project —

Charles Codman's painting depicts Kalorama, the 19th century estate of Joel Barlow. Kalorama (Greek for beautiful view) was extolled by Thomas Jefferson as "a most lovely seat adjoining the city, on a high hill commanding the Potomac River." Kalorama was known as a place of undulating hill and dale and graceful forest. Below the embassies across Massachusetts Ave., Rock Creek was dammed, creating a small lake where paper and grist mills were located. Robert Fulton experimented with his steam boat there. Barlow's estate had commanding views across Georgetown and the Potomac River to Alexandria.

About the artist: Charles Codman (1800-1842) artist. By permission, US Department of State.

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 NumberHM24MZ
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Placed ByCultural Tourism DC
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Date Added Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 at 7:03pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 322032 N 4309206
Decimal Degrees38.91373333, -77.05266667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.824', W 77° 3.16'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 49.44" N, 77° 3' 9.6" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1700-1798 24th St NW, Washington DC 20008, US
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