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

South Lawn, Tudor Place Mansion, Georgetown. In 1816, your view from this sweeping lawn included the bustling tobacco port of Georgetown, the Potomac River, and, to the east, the growing city of Washington DC.
Then a hay field, sheep and cows grazed on the law. By the beginning of the 1900s the view was starkly different with a series of row houses built along the surrounding streets. For 200 years the sloping lawn has maintained its pastoral, naturalistic elements in harmony with the architecture of the house.

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The Georgetown waterfront, early 1790s, courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

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John Lackett was hired in 1862 during the Civil War and remained as the gardener for 44 years. This photograph was taken in 1899.

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South façade and lawn with haystack, 1900. Hay grown on the South Lawn was harvested and sold by the Peter family.

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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