Traffic circle and park on the Washington, D.C. – Maryland border
Chevy Chase Circle is a
traffic circle (or roundabout) straddling the border of
Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C. , and
Chevy Chase, Maryland . It sits upon the convergence of
Western Avenue , Grafton Street, Magnolia Parkway, Chevy Chase Parkway NW, and
Connecticut Avenue (signed as
Maryland Route 185 in Maryland).
Garden Club of America entrance marker in Chevy Chase Circle. The stone pylon was made in 1933.
In 1938,
Francis Griffith Newlands Memorial Fountain was erected in the center of the Circle, commemorating Representative and Senator
Francis Newlands of
Nevada .
[1]
[2] The east and west sides of a grassy ring within the Circle's interior each contain a
Garden Club of America entrance marker that denotes Connecticut Avenue's entry into the District of Columbia.
[3]
[4]
All Saints' Episcopal Church opened on Chevy Chase Circle on December 1, 1901.
[5] It was built in the
Gothic style of architecture
[5] on land donated by
The Chevy Chase Land Company .
[6] Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Childs was its first pastor.
[5]
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, also on Chevy Chase Circle, was built in 1911.
[7] Rev. Dr. Hubert Rex Johnson was its first pastor.
[7]
The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church was canonically established in 1911. A simple, temporary church was built at that time, with construction of the present church beginning in 1925.
[8] The cornerstone was blessed by
Bishop
Thomas J. Shahan ,
rector of the
Catholic University of America .
[8] The new Church opened on November 6, 1927.
[9]
Archbishop
Michael Joseph Curley officiated at the dedicatory service.
[9]
See also
References
^
"Chevy Chase Circle" (PDF) . Town of Chevy Chase. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2013 .
^ Sisson, Edward Hawkins (26 February 2009).
"Chevy Chase Circle Fountain: A Call To Rededicate a Memorial to Racism" . newgeography.com.
Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2013 .
^ Williams, Kim, District of Columbia Historic Preservation Office, Washington, D.C. (October 2006).
"Garden Club of America Entrance Markers at Chevy Chase Circle" (PDF) .
United States Department of the Interior :
National Park Service :
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . Historic Washington. Archived from
the original (PDF) on December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020 . {{
cite web }}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link ) .
^ Coordinates of Garden Club of America entrance markers: (1) West side of grassy ring:
38°58′03″N 77°04′38″W / 38.967624°N 77.077353°W / 38.967624; -77.077353 (Garden Club of America entrance marker in west side of Chevy Chase Circle ) (2) East side of grassy ring:
38°58′03″N 77°04′37″W / 38.967589°N 77.076948°W / 38.967589; -77.076948 (Garden Club of America entrance marker in east side of Chevy Chase Circle )
^
a
b
c "
Opened a New Church: Pretty House of Worship at Chevy Chase Circle [
permanent dead link ] ". The Washington Post . December 2, 1901. p. 12.
^ French, Roderick S. (1973).
"Chevy Chase Village in the Context of the National Suburban Movement, 1870-1900" . Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C . 49 : 300–329.
ISSN
0897-9049 .
Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-24 .
^
a
b "
Dedicate New Church: Hundreds Attend Services at Chevy Chase Edifice [
permanent dead link ] ". The Washington Post . January 9, 1911. p. 5.
^
a
b "
Three Brothers Officiate At Cornerstone Laying [
permanent dead link ] ". The Baltimore Sun . November 2, 1925. p. 3.
^
a
b "
Prelate Dedicates Sacrament Shrine with Solemn Pomp: Archbishop Curley Presides at Services in New Chevy Chase Church [
permanent dead link ] ". The Washington Post . November 7, 1927. p. 18.
External links
Villages Town Other Schools†
Roads Footnotes †Inclusion on this list means that residents are zoned to these schools, not necessarily that these schools are in Chevy Chase. ‡School is private.
38°58′3.40″N 77°4′37.74″W / 38.9676111°N 77.0771500°W / 38.9676111; -77.0771500