Georgetown Neighborhood

My home in Georgetown
where I have lived since May 1990. It was built in 1820.

Overview of the history of the area around 34th and Prospect Streets.

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• Places of Worship:
  • Roman Catholic:
    • Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
      36th Street, between N & O Streets.
    • Roman Catholic Church of the Epiphany
      Dumbarton Street, between 27th & 28th Streets.
    • Georgetown Convent of the Sisters of the Visitation
      35th Street, between P Street & Volta Place.
    • former Convent of the Sisters of Saint Joseph
      36th & P Streets., formerly on N Street between 35th & 36th Syreets;
      presently the Chapel of Saint Ignatius Loyola
    • former Convent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
      Reservoir Road, between 36th & 37th Streets.
      (Now the Washington International School)
    • Georgetown University Campus Ministries
      37th & O Streets:
      • Jesuit Residence Domestic Chapel
      • Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart
      • Dahlgren Crypt Chapel
      • Saint William Chapel
      • Copley Crypt Chapel of the North American Martyrs
      • Hospital Chapel
    • Convent of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales.
      35th Street, between Volta Place & Q Street.
  • Anglican:
    • Saint John Protestant Episcopal Church
      O Street, between Wisconsin Avenue & Potomac Street.
    • Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
      O Street, between Wisconsin Avenue and 31st Street.
    • Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
      Wisconsin Avenue, between South & M Streets.
    • Christ the King Episcopal Heritage Church.
      O Street, between 27th & 28th Streets.
      (formerly the site of Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church)
  • Lutheran:
    • Georgetown Lutheran Church
      Wisconsin Avenue & Volta Place.
  • Presbyterian:
    • Georgetown Presbyterian Church
      P Street, between 31st & 32nd Streets
    • former Peck Memorial Chapel
      28th Street, between Pennsylvania Avenue & M Street
      (presently xxxx Service Station)
    • former Market Street Chapel
      33rd Street, between Volta Place & Q Street
      (later a Methodist and Episcopalian chapel; presently a private home)
  • Methodist:
    • Mount Zion United Methodist Church
      29th Street, between Dumbarton & O Streets
    • Dumbarton United Methodist Church
      Dumbarton Street, between 31st Street & Wisconsin Avenue
  • Baptist:
    • Georgetown Baptist Church
      31st & N Streets
    • Alexander Memorial Baptist Church
      N Street, between 27th & 28th Streets
    • First Baptist Church of Georgetown
      Dumbarton Street, between Rock Creek & 27th Street
    • Jerusalem Baptist Church
      26th & P Streets?
  • Christian Scientist:
    • Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist
      31st Street, between M & N Streets
  • Jewish:
    • Kesher Israel Orthodox Jewish Congregation
      28th & N Streets
  • Spiritualist:
    • N.S.A.C. Church of Two Worlds
      (formerly the site of _______ Church)
      Q Street, between 31st & 32nd Streets.
    • Divine Science Church of the Healing Christ
      (formerly the site of Saint Luke's United Methodist Church)
      Wisconsin Avenue & 35th Street
• Schools:
  • Georgetown University
    37th & O Streets
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  • The Corcoran School of Art - Georgetown Campus
    Wisconsin Avenue, between Reservoir Road & R Street
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  • Georgetown Studio School
    P Street, between Wisconsin Avenue & 33rd Street.
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  • Georgetown Visitation High School for Girls
    35th Street & Volta Place
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  • Duke Ellington School of the Arts
    [formerly Western High School for Whites]
    35th Street & Reservoir Road
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  • Holy Trinity Grammar School
    36th & N Streets
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  • New Hardy Middle School at the Carlos Rosario Adult Education Center
    (formerly Gordon Junior High School for Whites)
    34th Street & Wisconsin Avenue
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  • Washington International School
    (formerly The Levine School of Music)
    36th Street, between Reservoir Road & R Street
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  • ___________________
    (formerly Fillmore Public Elementary School for Whites)
    35th & S Streets
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  • ____________________________
    (formerly Phillips Public Elementary School for Whites)
    N Street, between 27th & 28th Streets
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  • Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employess International Union
    (formerly Corcoran Public Elementary School for Whites)
    28th Street, between M & Olive Streets
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  • The Corcoran School of Art
    (formerly Jackson Public Elementary School for Whites)
    R Street & Avon Place
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  • Georgetown University Wormley Building
    (formerly Wormley Public Elementary School for Colored)
    Prospect Street, between 33rd & 34th Streets
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  • Georgetown University Walsh Building
    (formerly Threckle Public Ungraded School for Whites)
    36th Street, between Prospect & N Streets
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  • Curtis Public Playground
    (Site of the former Curtis Public Elementary School for Whites)
    O Street, between Wisconsin Avenue & 33rd Street
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  • North Community Mental Health Center
    (formerly Addison Public Secondary (Grades 4-6) Elementary School for Whites)
    P Street, between Wisconsin Avenue & 33rd Street
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  • Anthony Hyde Public Elementary School
    (formerly Anthony Hyde Public Primary (Grades 1-3) Elementary School for Whites)
    O Street, between Wisconsin Avenue & 33rd Street
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• Libraries:
  • Georgetown Public Library
    Wisconsin Avenue & R Street.
  • Peabody Library
    Wisconsin Avenue & R Street.
  • Georgetown University Libraries
    37th & N Streets
    • Joseph Mark Lauringer Memorial Library
    • Science Library
    • Riggs Memorial Library
    • Medical School Library
    • Woodstock Theological Center
  • Harvard University Dumbarton Oaks Garden Library
    R Street, between 31st & 32nd Streets
  • Harvard University Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections
    32nd Street, between R & S Streets