- Montrose Park
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Montrose Park
Location: R Street and Lovers' Lane, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Coordinates: 38°54′50.6″N 77°3′42.48″W / 38.914056°N 77.0618°WCoordinates: 38°54′50.6″N 77°3′42.48″W / 38.914056°N 77.0618°W Built: 1911 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 07001178 [1] Added to NRHP: November 15, 2007 The Montrose Park is a public park, located in the 3000 block of R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood. It is located between Dumbarton Oaks Park, and Oak Hill Cemetery. It was owned by ropemaker Robert Parrott, who allowed the community to use it as a picnicing ground. Sarah Louisa Rittenhouse led a group to lobby Congress to acquire the property as an addition to Rock Creek Park. [2]
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://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc11.htm
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