Georgetown

Welcome to Georgetown. As you stand here near the banks of the Potomac River, taking in the gentle breeze coming off the water and the distant hum of rowers cutting through the current, I want you to mentally erase the grand…

We have now arrived at the bustling intersection of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Stand on the corner for a moment and simply observe the choreography of the crowds and the steady flow of traffic. …

Just a short walk down M Street brings us to a remarkable architectural anomaly. Before you stands the Old Stone House, a simple, sturdy structure built from local blue granite and fieldstone. …

We now descend slightly from the commercial ridge to find a ribbon of green water cutting through the brick landscape. This is the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, an engineering marvel that speaks to the soaring ambitions of the young…

As we move further up the hill into the quiet, affluent residential blocks, we approach a true Georgetown institution: the seventeen eighty nine Restaurant. Housed in a beautifully restored Federal period home, its exterior…

Just a short distance from the refined dining rooms of the neighborhood, we arrive at a site defined by its steep descent and its eerie place in popular culture. Before you is a narrow, precipitous stone staircase plunging down…

Continuing our ascent, we reach the crowning jewel of the neighborhood, the magnificent campus of Georgetown University. Founded in seventeen eighty nine by Bishop John Carroll, this is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution…

As we conclude our walk, we find ourselves among the grand, quiet estates of upper Georgetown, near the historic Tudor Place. The tree canopy here is dense, and the roar of the city feels miles away. …