— Georgetown Historic District —
Samuel Davidson, a Scot of original character, purchased the site and built Evermay, 1792-1794, with proceeds of the sale of lands he owned which include part of the present site of the White House and Lafayette Square. Davidson was buried in a corner of Evermay which now belongs to Oak Hill Cemetery. His estate passed to a nephew in Scotland, Lewis Grant, who accepted the condition that he move to Georgetown and assume the Davidson surname, F. Lammot Belin, the fifth owner of the property, restored Evermay in 1924.| HM Number | HMMK8 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1950 |
| Placed By | National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the District of Columbia |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 7:51pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 321646 N 4309033 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.91210000, -77.05706667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 54.726', W 77° 3.424' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 54' 43.56" N, 77° 3' 25.44" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1623-1699 28th St NW, Washington DC 20007, US |
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