Dupont Circle Historic District South
- Vicinity: Bounded by Massachusetts Ave NW, 15th St NW, M St NW, 22nd St NW, P St NW and 23 St NW
- Neighborhood of Dupont Circle DC in Washington, DC
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1896/02/00 | John Dos Passos | Home | Lucy Madison hires a nanny to help with her at 1201 19th Street NW, Washington, with a new born son, John, who she calls Jack. | |||
1896/02/00 | Lucy Sprigg Madison Dos Passos | Home | After an absence of several months, Lucy Madison buys her first house, 1201 19th Street NW in Washington, DC. She tells people that she adopted an infant, John, from an unwed mother at a Chicago hotel. | |||
1896/05/00 | Edith Wilson | Home | Edith and Norman Galt first live at the groom's father brownstone before they move into a modest brick house in the Dupont Circle neighborhood at 1404 21st St. | |||
1901/06/30 | Maj Carroll Mercer | Home | Carroll Mercer receives an honorable discharge. Due to a dwindling fortune, the Mercer family moves to 1761 N Street in Washington, DC. | |||
1904/00/00 | Edith Wilson | Life | Norman Galt gives his wife, Edith Galt, an Columbia Elberon Victoria Mark XXXI. As the first woman in DC to drive an electric car, Mrs Galt will enjoy the independence of movement that provides over the other womanly conveyance, a bicycle. |
Particulars for Dupont Circle Historic District South: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Architectural Style | Late 19th and 20th century revivals |
Architectural Style | Late Victorian |
Historic Use | Multiple dwelling |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Area of Significance | Social History |
Historic Use | Specialty Store |
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