Godey Lime Kilns
The Godey Lime Kilns, also known as Washington Lime Kilns, are an historical industrial building ruin, located beside the interchange of Rock Creek Parkway and Whitehurst Freeway, near the western end of L Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of Mongolia and Embassy of Spain.
Embassy of Mongolia
Government office
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mongolian Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Mongolia to the United States. It is located at 2833 M Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Georgetown neighborhood. Mongolia and the United States established diplomatic relations in 1987, and the embassy was opened in 1989. Embassy of Mongolia is situated 860 feet northwest of Godey Lime Kilns.
Embassy of Spain
Government office
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Spain to the United States It is located at 2375 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in the West End neighborhood. Embassy of Spain is situated 1,400 feet east of Godey Lime Kilns.
Lincoln Memorial
Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. Lincoln Memorial is situated 1 mile south of Godey Lime Kilns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and Georgetown.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
Photo: bootbearwdc, CC BY 2.0.
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 D.C.
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
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Godey Lime Kilns
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: lime kiln, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.9035° or 38° 54′ 13″ northLongitude
-77.05618° or 77° 3′ 22″ westOpen location code
87C4WW3V+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1475392302OpenStreetMap feature
historic=lime_kilnWikidata ID
Q5576342
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