Georgetown Private Architecture Tour

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 of DC's most exclusive neighborhood while learning about Georgetown's transformation in this rags to riches tale. The tour begins outside the coffee shop Baked & Wired, at 1052 Thomas Jefferson St NW. The tour takes about 2 hours and covers about 2 miles of walking. Sights we discuss include: 

• Chesapeake & Ohio Canal

• Old Stone House

• Laird-Dunlop House

• Newton D. Baker House

• Lydia English Seminary School for Girls

• Grafton Tyler Double House

• Christ Episcopal Church

• Hyde-Addison School

• Yellow Tavern

• Pomander Walk

• Volta Labratory

• Georgetown Prepatory School

• Georgetown University Healy Hall

• Georgetown University Library

• The Tombs

• Georgetown Car Barn

• Francis Scott Key Memorial

• Cady's Alley

• Georgetown Waterfront