Prospect House

Prospect House is a historic building, located at 3508 Prospect Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood.

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Type: Building
Description: historic house in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Also known as: “General James Lingan House” and “Lingan-Templeman House”
Address: DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Trinity Catholic Church and Francis Scott Key Memorial.

Holy Trinity Catholic Church

Church

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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 450 feet north of Prospect House.

Francis Scott Key Memorial

Park

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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.

Lauinger Library

Library

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The Joseph Mark Lauinger Library is the main library of Georgetown University and the center of the seven-library Georgetown library system that includes 3.5 million volumes. Lauinger Library is situated 790 feet west of Prospect House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Georgetown and Burleith.

Georgetown

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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.

Burleith

Neighborhood

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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.