Garage Tudor Place - Washington, DC - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

Garage, Tudor Place Mansion, Georgetown- In the 1800s, a barn stood to the right of the building you see today. The garage, the left hand portion of the building ahead, was built in 1913-1914 to house the family’s automobile and to provide an apartment for the chauffeur. The last owner’s 1919 Pierce-Arrow still resides in the garage. The right hand side of the building was added in 1968 to house an artist’s studio and a bomb shelter for the last owner. Two small white buildings are, on the left, the restored Smokehouse, moved from its original location, and, on the right, a utility shed built by the last owner.

(Inscription under the image in the lower left)
Joe Little lived nearby and worked for the Peter family as a coachman driving horse drawn carriages and then as chauffeur of the family’s Pierce-Arrow cars in the 1920s.
(Inscription under the image in the upper right)
A barn housing cows, sheep, and other small farm animals was demolished to make way for a new garage built in 1914.
(Inscription under the image in the lower right)
Garage addition under construction, 1967.

Group that erected the marker: Tudor Place House and Garden, Inc. URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 1644 31st Street Northwest Washington, DC USA 20007

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Date Logged Log   09/25/2021 Don.Morfe visited it