Sunday Georgetown Architecture Tours
Established fifty years before Washington DC, Georgetown began as a gritty port city on the banks of the Potomac River, described by Abigail Adams as a "dirty little hole". Despite its modest start, Georgetown is now home to palatial mansions, elegant cemeteries, stately churches, and a world class University. Explore the highlights and secrets of DC's most exclusive neighborhood while learning about Georgetown's transformation in this rags to riches tale. DC Design Tours has organized Sunday tours through the fall.
Sights include:
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
- Old Stone House
- Laird-Dunlop House
- Newton D. Baker House
- Miss Lydia's English Seminary School for Girls
- Grafton Tyler Double House
- Christ Episcopal Church
- Yellow Tavern
- Pomander Walk
- Volta Laboratory
- Georgetown Preparatory School
- Georgetown University
- Georgetown Car Barn
- Cady's Alley
- Georgetown Waterfront
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This tour meets outside the coffee shop Baked and Wired at 1052 Thomas Jefferson St NW. The tour takes 2-2.5 hours and covers approximately 2 miles, ending at the Georgetown Waterfront.
Purchase tickets here.