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Sign: Washington D.C. - A historic building in Georgetown


Address:
1218 31st St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
Washington, D.C. For all manhole covers in Washington, D.C.
Country:
USA For all manhole covers in USA
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence
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On the sign:
5 CONGRESS AT OAK ALLEY
OLD GEORGETOWN

THIS BUILDING DATES TO THE LATE 17OO’S AND REPUTEDLY WAS CONSTRUCTED FROM BRICK WHICH HAD BEEN USED AS BALLAST IN A SHIP FROM ENGLAND ORIGINALLY THE FIRST APOTHECARY STORE IN WASHINGTON, IT BECAME A SIGN SHOP AROUND 186O IN THE 1890’S, IT WAS PURCHASED FOR AN OFFICE BY L.P. SEIBOLD, WHO HAD BEEN APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMS BY PRESIDENT HARRISON. IT REMAINED IN HIS FAMILY’S OWNERSHIP UNTIL THE MID-1900’s

SOURCE: JACKSON, THE CHRONICLES OF GEORGETOWN D.C. FROM 1751 TO 1878.
Photography:
2024
Ariel Rubinstein
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Comments:
The sign depicts a late 18th century building that was the first pharmacy in Washington

The building was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image


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