Old Stone House
The Old Stone House is one of the oldest structures in Washington, D.C. The house is also the last pre-revolutionary colonial building in Washington, D.C.Photo: Hu Totya, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Opening hours: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic house museum in Washington, DC
- Also known as: “Christopher Layman House”
- Address: 3051 M Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20007
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Georgetown University and Customhouse and Post Office.
Georgetown University
University
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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 4,100 feet west of Old Stone House.
Customhouse and Post Office
Post office
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The Customhouse and Post Office in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., was completed in 1858 in a Renaissance Revival–Italian Palace style. Construction cost was $55,468.
Lock 3
Canal
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Lock 3 is a canal, which is situated 550 feet southeast of Old Stone House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and West End.
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.
West End
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The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown.
Old Stone House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90539° or 38° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
-77.06036° or 77° 3′ 37″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
87C4WW4Q+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 66693149OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Old Stone House” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Old Stone House”
- French: “Old Stone House”
- Urdu: “اولڈ اسٹون ہاؤس (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
- Urdu: “اولڈ اسٹون ہاؤس”
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