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 Lincoln Memorial and Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge.
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.
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
The Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge conveys Pennsylvania Avenue across Rock Creek and the adjoining Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, between the neighborhoods of Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Northwest Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge is situated 410 feet north of Godey Lime Kilns.
John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, commonly known as the Kennedy Center, is the national cultural center of the United States, serving as a "living memorial" to John F. John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is situated 2,800 feet 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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