Girl Scout Teahouse, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: The Girl Scout Teahouse at Hains Point is significant in that it represents an early park pavilion structure designed to provide food service to visitors who motored to Hains Point by automobile. Since 1920 the Girl Scouts had operated a refreshment concession stand at Hains point. In 1923 and 1924, this elaborate new shelter and comfort station were erected at the Point. The teahouse became and early facility for automobile visitation to the nation's capital when patterns of visitation were changing and the public began visiting Washington by automobile. The teahouse also represents the effective use of a modified classical revival architectural style for a park pavilion building.
Survey number: HABS DC-549
Tags
washington city
girl
scout
teahouse
girl scout teahouse
potomac
east potomac park
washington dc
district of columbia
historic american buildings survey
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
girl scouts
united states history
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
,
38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html