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Map of
Georgetown in 1899, showing its old street names
The Georgetown street renaming occurred as a result of an 1895 act of the
United States Congress that ended even the nominal independence of
Georgetown from
Washington, D.C. The Act required,
inter alia , that the
street names in Georgetown be changed to conform to the
street-naming system in use in the
Northwest
quadrant of Washington, D.C. However, the old street names were shown on maps as late as 1899.
[1]
The lists below set forth the old and new names of Georgetown's streets.
[2] Because most east–west streets are not continuous across
Wisconsin Avenue , separate lists are provided for those east–west streets that are north of
M Street and either east or west of Wisconsin Avenue.
[3]
North–south streets, east to west
Old name
New name
North Street
26th Street
[4]
Monroe Street
27th Street
[4]
[5]
Montgomery Street
28th Street
[4]
Greene Street
29th Street
[4]
Washington Street
30th Street
[4]
Jefferson Street
Thomas Jefferson Street
Congress Street
31st Street
Valley Street
32nd Street
High Street
Wisconsin Avenue
Potomac Street
not renamed
Market Street
33rd Street
Frederick Street
34th Street
Fayette Street
35th Street
Lingan Street
36th Street
Warren Street
37th Street
East–west streets, south to north
M Street and south
North of M Street
Old name, east of Wisconsin Avenue
Old name, west of Wisconsin Avenue
New name
Olive Street
Prospect Street
not renamed
Gay Street
First Street
N Street
Dunbarton Street
—
spelling changed slightly to Dumbarton Street
Beall Street
Second Street
O Street
West Street
Third Street
P Street
—
Fourth Street
Volta Place
Stoddert (or Stoddard) Street
Fifth Street
Q Street
—
Sixth Street
Dent Place
—
Seventh Street
Reservoir Road
Road Street
Eighth Street
R Street
References
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