Georgetown Walking Tours: Georgetown Heights

Explore the neighborhood surrounding Dumbarton House on Saturday, June 27, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Meander through this historical neighborhood and let Dwane Starlin, member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides, show you the mansions, servants quarters and cemeteries of the apogee of Georgetown.

See the neighborhood the way Joseph Nourse – first resident of Dumbarton House– would have viewed it atop Cedar hill. We begin at the Mt. Zion Methodist & Female Union Band Cemeteries which provided the servants & slaves of the area with a resting place as well as serving as a station along the Underground Railroad System. Next we go to Herring Hill which was the nucleus of the commerce for slaves and servants during the Ninteenth Century. Specifically viewed will be the oldest school building along with several churches and homes that are still primarily attended by the local African-American community. We will stop at Rose Park which was created the residents during the late 1800s and which still thrives today. Observe the smallest home in Georgetown which is a stark contrast to the huge mansions near by such as Evermay & the Washington-Beall House (former home of Katherine Graham). Also on our route will be Montrose Park & Oak Hill Cemetery.