Christ Church, 620 G Street Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: Though Washington was a full fledged city in 1794, and Georgetown has been municipality for many years they were still in Maryland, and it was necessary to apply to the Maryland legislature for the establishment of new parish that might be wanted.
At the session of the Maryland Assembly of 1794, there was accordingly passed on December 26th no act o form a new parish by the name of Washington Parish, "to include the city of Washington and Georgetown on the Potomac."
Survey number: HABS DC-48
Building/structure dates: ca. 1807 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Ralph, George
Madison, James
Jefferson, Thomas
Adams, John Quincy
Clagget, Thomas John
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90216, -77.03696
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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