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Dumbarton Oaks Park
Dunbarton Park Bridge
Location: R Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Coordinates: 38°54′55″N 77°3′44″W / 38.91528°N 77.06222°WCoordinates: 38°54′55″N 77°3′44″W / 38.91528°N 77.06222°W Area: 27 acres Built: 1932 Architect: Beatrix Farrand and James Berrall Governing body: National Park Service NRHP Reference#: 67000028 [1] Added to NRHP: May 28, 1967 The Dunbarton Oaks Park is a public park, located in the 3100 block of R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood. Access is via Lovers' Lane from R Street, east of 32nd Street. It is located near Dumbarton Oaks, Montrose Park, and Oak Hill Cemetery. It is part of the Georgetown Historic District.[2]
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History
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss purchased Dumbarton Oaks House in 1920, and established the garden.[3] The park is a naturalistic streamside garden area of 27 acres, beyond the 10 acre formal garden, designed by Beatrix Farrand. In 1998 and 1999, Student Conservation Association groups restored the south stream path.[4] Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy has been formed to provide restoration.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/67000028.pdf
- ^ http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc11.htm
- ^ http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/67000028.pdf
- ^ http://paw.princeton.edu/issues/2011/10/05/pages/6487/index.xml
External links
- http://tclf.org/landscapes/dumbarton-oaks-park
- http://paw.princeton.edu/issues/2011/10/05/pages/3547/index.xml
- Conservancy formed to rescue Dumbarton Oaks Park
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