Kalorama
Joel Barlow named the estate he purchased in 1807 Kalorama for the expansive
views to be had from its place overlooking today’s Rock Creek Park. No more
exquisitely beautiful enclave exists in America’s capital. Kalorama has always
been a prime residential area, its glory the urban mansions located on the high
ground between Massachusetts and Connecticut Avenues. We’ll start by ascending
the “Spanish Steps” to reach the heights where Washington’s diplomatic community
is evident everywhere you look, many of the original single family homes now
occupied by ambassadors or embassy offices. Former police and fire call boxes
punctuate the neighborhood as imaginative works of public art as does a brightly
colored panda. See if you can identify the oldest house in the District. The
walk will conclude at the Woodrow House Museum where you can pay tribute to the
only U.S. president to retire in D.C. Like him, once you’ve sampled the
architectural and natural radiance that is Kalorama, you won’t want to leave!
Led by Carolyn
