18th Street in the
Strivers' Section Historic District .
18th Street Northwest is a prominent north–south
street thoroughfare in the
Northwest
quadrant of
Washington, D.C.
History
The "18th Street" roadway was part of the 1791
L'Enfant Plan for Washington by
Pierre Charles L'Enfant .
In the present day 18th Street also travels through
downtown Washington and the
Dupont Circle and
Mount Pleasant neighborhoods. It is also one of the main streets in the
Adams Morgan neighborhood; the other is
Columbia Road .
It passes through the
Strivers' Section Historic District in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. Many bars,
nightclubs , and restaurants are located on 18th Street in Adams Morgan, and on weekends it is frequently congested with cars and pedestrians, especially at
last call .
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Notable residents
The 1912 home of Margaret Cameron, designed by
Jules Henri de Sibour ; today the
Russian News & Information Agency offices
Margaret Cameron, daughter of
Sir Roderick Cameron , commissioned
Jules Henri de Sibour in 1912 to build her residence at 1706 18th Street. Today, the residence is home to the
Russian News & Information Agency offices (also known as
RIA Novosti Bureau or Information Office for the Embassy of the Russian Federation; former offices of the propaganda
Soviet Life magazine).
John Wingate Weeks , the former
United States Secretary of War ,
U.S. Senator and
U.S. Representative , who also lived at 1706 18th Street.
Albert Lasker , advertising executive, and
Mary Woodward Lasker , the health activist and philanthropist, also lived at 1706 18th Street.
David Aiken Reed , a United States Senator from Pennsylvania who also lived at 1706 18th Street.
William J. French, a physician who lived at 1742 18th Street, N.W.
Kristen Grimm Wolf, former executive vice president of
Fenton Communications and founder of Spitfire Strategies who lived at 1742 18th Street, N.W.
Brigadier General Joseph Green Tilford, who lived at 1743 18th Street, N.W., a home designed by architect
Thomas Franklin Schneider
General Isaac Khan Mofakhamed Douley, followed by his cousin
Mirza
Ali Kuli Khan , who also lived at 1743 18th Street, N.W.
Brigadier General Louis Collardet, a French military
attaché who also lived at 1743 18th Street, N.W.
Henry Glassie , a
folklorist who also lived at 1743 18th Street, N.W.
Francis C. Dart, an attorney who also lived at 1743 18th Street, N.W.
The
Black Panther Party had its national headquarter in 2327 18th Street, N. W. in 1971.
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See also
References
^
Google (March 3, 2019).
"18th Street NW" (Map).
Google Maps . Google. Retrieved March 3, 2019 .
^ Marshall, Ryan (March 1, 2006).
"Welcome to D.C.'s 18th Street" . American Observer . Archived from
the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved January 1, 2007 .
^ Huey P. Newton Papers, Green Library, Stanford, M 864, Series 2, box 1, folder 22
External links
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