Woodley Park - Hardcover

Williams, Paul K; Alexander, Gregory V

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531610218 ISBN 13: 9781531610210

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2003

Synopsis

Woodley Park celebrates the history of one of Washington D.C.'s most sought-after addresses. Once an area consisting of wooded land and scattered farmsteads, the neighborhood has experienced dramatic changes over the years. In 1797, Francis Scott Key's uncle purchased 250 acres and three years later built "Woodley," a house owned today by the Maret School. A century later, the neighborhood was connected to the city by the "million dollar bridge" over Rock Creek Park, and has since been the home to several U.S. Presidents, statesmen, diplomats, and the working class alike. This volume contains more than 200 images of prominent homes built during the neighborhood's infancy, mills along Rock Creek, the beginnings of the National Zoo, and the construction of the prominent Woodley Park and Shoreham Hotels, constructed by prolific builder and Woodley Park resident Harry Wardman.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1531610218
• ISBN 13: 9781531610210
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130