Halcyon House
Halcyon House is a Federal-style home in Washington, D.C. Located in the center of Georgetown, the house was built beginning in 1787 by the first Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddert.Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic building in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Benjamin Stoddert House”
- Address: 3400 Prospect Street Northwest, DC
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Georgetown University and Francis Scott Key Memorial.
Georgetown University
University
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university. Georgetown University is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Halcyon House.
Francis Scott Key Memorial
Park
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Francis Scott Key Memorial is a park and memorial located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., at the intersection of 34th and M Streets, NW.
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Trinity Catholic Church is a Catholic church run by the Jesuit order that is located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. Holy Trinity Catholic Church is situated 730 feet northwest of Halcyon House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Rosslyn.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Rosslyn
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized neighborhood in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
Halcyon House
- Category: house
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90565° or 38° 54′ 20″ northLongitude
-77.06812° or 77° 4′ 5″ westElevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
87C4WW4J+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 66348333OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
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- French: “Halcyon House”
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