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The Lockkeeper's House is the oldest building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. [2] It was built in 1837 [2] at what is now the southwest corner of 17th Street, NW and Constitution Avenue, NW, near Constitution Gardens . The building dates to a period when the south end of 17th Street, NW was a wharf and Constitution Avenue, NW was the ...
1815. Date closed. 1871. The Washington City Canal was a canal in Washington, D.C., that operated from 1815 until the mid-1850s. The canal connected the Anacostia River, termed the "Eastern Branch" at that time, to Tiber Creek, the Potomac River, and later the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal. The canal fell into disuse during the late 19th ...
River system. Potomac River. Tiber Creek or Tyber Creek, originally named Goose Creek, is a tributary of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It was a free-flowing creek until 1815, when it was channeled to become part of the Washington City Canal. Presently, it flows under the city in tunnels, including under Constitution Avenue NW.
[30] [31] [32] A lock keeper's house at the eastern end of this Washington Branch of the C&O Canal remains at the southwest corner of Constitution Avenue and 17th Street, N.W., at the edge of the National Mall. [33] [34] C&O Canal in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
A lock keeper's house built in 1835 at the eastern terminal of the C&O Canal (where the C&O emptied into Tiber Creek and the Potomac River) remains at the southwest corner of Constitution Avenue, NW, (formerly B Street, NW) and 17th Street, NW (see: Lockkeeper's House, C & O Canal Extension). [81]
The District of Columbia's at-large congressional district is a congressional district encompassing all of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. Article One of the United States Constitution instructs that only "States" may be represented in the United States Congress. Because the District of Columbia does not meet that ...
6. Historic American Buildings Survey Albert S. Burns, Photographer c. 1934-35 TOLL KEEPERS LODGE - Lock Keeper's House, Seventeenth Street & Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
4 Removal of incorrect claim that the Lockkeeper's House is the oldest building on the National Mall. 1 comment. 5 Requested move 20 August 2023. 4 comments.