Theme Week Washington, D.C. – Georgetown
Friday, 15 April 2016 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika Category/Kategorie: General
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Healy Hall at Georgetown University © Daderot
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Georgetown is a historic neighborhood, commercial, and entertainment district located in northwest
Washington, D.C. , situated along the
Potomac River . Founded in 1751 in the
Province of Maryland , the port of Georgetown predated the establishment of the federal district and the City of Washington by 40 years. Georgetown remained a separate municipality until 1871, when the
United States Congress created a new consolidated government for the whole District of Columbia. A separate act passed in 1895 specifically repealed Georgetown’s remaining local ordinances and
renamed Georgetown’s streets to conform with those in the City of Washington. Georgetown is home to the main campus of
Georgetown University . Many D.C.’s politicians and lobbyists are at home in Georgetown.
Georgetown is bounded by the Potomac River on the south, Rock Creek to the east, Burleith and Glover Park to the north, with Georgetown University on the west end of the neighborhood. Much of Georgetown is surrounded by parkland and green space that serve as buffers from development in adjacent neighborhoods, and provide recreation. Rock Creek Park , the Oak Hill Cemetery , Montrose Park and Dumbarton Oaks are located along the north and east edge of Georgetown, east of Wisconsin Avenue. The neighborhood is situated on bluffs overlooking the Potomac River. As a result, there are some rather steep grades on streets running north-south. The famous “Exorcist steps” connecting M Street to Prospect Street were necessitated by the hilly terrain of the neighborhood. The primary commercial corridors of Georgetown are M Street and Wisconsin Avenue , whose high fashion stores draw large numbers of tourists as well as local shoppers year-round. There is also the Washington Harbour complex on K Street , on the waterfront, featuring outdoor bars and restaurants popular for viewing boat races. Between M and K Streets runs the historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal , today plied only by tour boats; adjacent trails are popular with joggers or strollers.
Georgetown University © Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz/cc-by-sa-3.0
Georgetown is home to many historic landmarks, including:
Canal Square Building, 1054 31st Street, NW, former home of the The Tabulating Machine Company , a direct precursor of IBM .
The City Tavern Club , built in 1796, is the oldest commercial structure in Washington, D.C.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal , begun in 1829.
Dumbarton Oaks , 3101 R Street, NW, former home of John C. Calhoun , U.S. vice president, where the United Nations charter was outlined in 1944.
Evermay, built in 1801 and restored by F. Lammot Belin
The Forrest-Marbury House , 3350 M Street, NW, where George Washington met with local landowners to acquire the District of Columbia. Currently the Embassy of Ukraine.
Georgetown Lutheran Church was the first church in Georgetown, dates back to 1769. The current church structure, the fourth on the site, was built in 1914.
Georgetown Presbyterian Church was established in 1780 by Reverend Stephen Bloomer Balch . Formerly located on Bridge Street (M Street), the current church building was constructed in 1881 on P Street.
Healy Hall on Georgetown ‘s campus, built in Flemish Romanesque style from 1877 to 1879 was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
Mount Zion United Methodist Church and Mount Zion Cemetery
The Oak Hill Cemetery , a gift of William Wilson Corcoran whose Gothic Revival chapel and gates were designed by James Renwick , is the resting place of Abraham Lincoln ‘s son Willie and other figures.
The Old Stone House , built in 1765, located on M Street is the oldest original structure in Washington, D.C.
Tudor Place and Dumbarton Court
The Volta Laboratory and Bureau , created by Alexander Graham Bell as his first formal research laboratory, the profits from which were used to create a research and educational institution devoted to serving the deaf, which operates today as the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing , also known as the ‘AG Bell’.
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