Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project & Tour
Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project & Tour

Site List and Narratives

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Photo by Bob Rives

1. 2735 Olive Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

2. 2709 N Street

2624 Dumbarton St." class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="3. 2624 Dumbarton Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

3. 2624 Dumbarton Street

2712 Dumbarton Ave." class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="4. 2712 Dumbarton Avenue" />
Photo by Bob Rives

4. 2712 Dumbarton Avenue

2727 O Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="5. 2727 O Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

5. 2727 O Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

6. 1334 29th Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

8. 27th and Q Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

9. 2900 O Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

10. 2902 O Street

2906 O Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="11. 2906 O Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

11. 2906 O Street

26th and O Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="13. 26th and O Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

13. 26th and O Street

2600 P Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="14. 2600 P Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

14. 2600 P Street

3500 R Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="15. 3500 R Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

15. 3500 R Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

16. 3324 Dent Place

1552 33rd Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="18. 1552 33rd Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

18. 1552 33rd Street

37th and O Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="19. 37th and O Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

19. 37th and O Street

3331 Prospect Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="22. 3331 Prospect Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

22. 3331 Prospect Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

23. 2126 Wisconsin Avenue

37th and O Street NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="24. 37th and O Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

24. 37th and O Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

25. 3206 O Street

37th and O Street NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="26. 37th and O Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

26. 37th and O Street

3410 Volta Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="27. 3410 Volta Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

27. 3410 Volta Street

2710 O Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="28. 2710 O Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

28. 2710 O Street

3100 Dumbarton Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="29. 3100 Dumbarton Street" />
Photo courtesy of Andrena Crockett

29. 3100 Dumbarton Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

30. 2715 Q Street

Tudor Place." class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="31. 1644 31st Street" />
Photo courtesy of Library of Congress

31. 1644 31st Street

1351 Wisconsin Avenue, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="32. 1351 Wisconsin Avenue" />
Photo by Bob Rives

32. 1351 Wisconsin Avenue

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

33. 1363-1365 Wisconsin Avenue

2900 M Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="34. 2900 M Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

34. 2900 M Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

36. 2512 East Place

2710 and 2712 P Street (Residence and Office)" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="37. 2710 and 2712 P Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

37. 2710 and 2712 P Street

Q St. Bridge" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="38. Q Street Bridge" />
Photo by Andrena Crockett

38. Q Street Bridge

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Public domain photo

39. 37th Street and P Street

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Photo by Daderot, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11595

40. 37th and O Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

42. 3276 M Street

3044 P Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="44. 3044 P Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

44. 3044 P Street

3500 R Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="45. 35th Street and Reservoir Road" />
Photo by Bob Rives

45. 35th Street and Reservoir Road

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Photo by Bob Rives

46. 1208 30th Street

4928 Reservoir Road" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="47. 4928 Reservoir Road" />
Photo by Bob Rives

47. 4928 Reservoir Road

1421 27th Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="48. 1421 27th Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

48. 1421 27th Street

• Suter Tavern, K Street at 31st, Washington, DC, 1 1850 – 1880. Photograph shows a tavern originally called the Fountain Inn in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building was razed in the mid-19th century. (Source: Historical Dictionary of Washington (Part 3), Robert Benedetto." class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="49. 3111 K St" />
Photo courtesy of Georgetown Neighborhood Library Peabody Room

49. 3111 K St

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Photo courtesy of D.C. Historical Society

50. 30th and M Streets

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

53. 3210 M Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

55. Corner of 27th and P Street

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

58. 2729 P Street

1628 32nd Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="59. 1628 32nd Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

59. 1628 32nd Street

2703 Dumbarton Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="60. 2703 Dumbarton Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

60. 2703 Dumbarton Street

SunTrust Bank" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="62. 2921 – 2927 M Street" />
Photo by Andrena Crockett

62. 2921 – 2927 M Street

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Photo courtesy of Georgetown Neighborhood Library Peabody Room

63. John Ferguson (Barber and Activist)

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Courtesy of Andrena Crockett

64. O Street and Wisconsin Avenue

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

65. 3524 P Street

1423 28th Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="66. 1324 28th Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

66. 1324 28th Street

2624 P. Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="67. 2622-2624 P. Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

67. 2622-2624 P. Street

1334 28th Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="68. 1334 28th Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

68. 1334 28th Street

2800 Dumbarton St." class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="69. 2800 Dumbarton Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

69. 2800 Dumbarton Street

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

70. 2704 N Street and 2447 P Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

71. 2701 Dumbarton Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

72. 2722 P Street

1417 28th Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="74. 1417 28th Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

74. 1417 28th Street

1421 28th Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="75. 1421 28th Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

75. 1421 28th Street

2724 P Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="76. 2724 P Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

76. 2724 P Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

77. 1407 28th Street

2727 P Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="78. 2727 P Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

78. 2727 P Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

79. 2708 O Street

2722 P Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="80. 2722 P Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

80. 2722 P Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

81. 2457 P Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

82. 2719 P Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

83. 2731 P Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

84. 2711 P Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

85. 2715 P Street

1505 26th Street, NW" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="86. 1505 26th Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

86. 1505 26th Street

2819 26th Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="87. 2819 26th Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

87. 2819 26th Street

3300 M Street" class="attachment-tc-grid tc-thumb-type-thumb czr-img wp-post-image" alt="88. 3300 M Street" />
Photo by Bob Rives

88. 3300 M Street

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Photo by Bob Rives

89. 1343 Wisconsin Avenue

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

90. 2725 P Street

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Photo courtesy of D.C. Historical Society

43. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

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54. Edmonson Sisters

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

91. 3138-3146 O Street

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41. Boston/Potomac Street

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93. 1337 27th Street

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

94. 1515/1517 26th Street

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

95. 1523 26th Street

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

96. 2709 P Street

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92. K Street Overpass

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

73. 1028 Wisconsin Avenue

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

51. 3007-3011 30th Street

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Photo by Andrena Crockett

97. 2512 Q Street