DC History Center Walks: Mount Vernon Square

700 M St NW,Washington DC 20001

19 March, 2022

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Join us in exploring the history of Mount Vernon Square during this two-hour walking tour. Walking tours aren’t only for tourists! See DC through new eyes on a two-hour walking tour with the DC History Center and Washington Walks. Whether you’ve lived in the District for four months or forty years, there’s something new to learn about Mount Vernon Square. In 1903, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie gifted a public library to the citizens of the District of Columbia that for over 60 years served Black and White patrons in the city. Today, the old Carnegie Library is home to the DC History Center and an Apple store and remains a complex symbol of philanthropy and diffusion of knowledge. Beyond the building, learn how this Historic District in Downtown Washington, DC remains a crossroads and meeting point, how it changed, and more, including: Where Black veterans protested for equal rights upon their return from World War I.How the Pentecostal Holiness church helped the neighborhood resist urban renewal.The tour concludes at the DC History Center, where we view: Exterior and interior views of the renovated and restored Carnegie Library.Breathtaking panoramic photographs that relay DC history in captivating detail. RESERVATIONS: Required and limited to fifteen (15) participants, who must be masked indoors. LOCATION : Walk departs from outside the Mount Vernon Square-Convention Center Metro station, concluding with the DC History Center’s exhibits. DURATION: Approximately two (2) hours. REFUNDS: By request only. TOUR GUIDE: Carolyn Crouch Carolyn Crouch founded her tour company, Washington Walks, in 1999 after a visit to London, England. So captivated was she by the information gleaned on London Walks tours she took, that on the flight home to Washington, DC she decided she would tell the story of her home city through walking tours. Washington Walks specializes in deeply researched and contextualized tours that showcase DC neighborhoods and off-the-beaten path places. Carolyn is the author of Frommer’s “24 Great Walks in Washington, DC” and has been the updater for “Fodor’s 25 Best: Washington, DC” She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the DC History Center and lives in DC's Southwest neighborhood. THE DC HISTORY CENTER is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization that deepens understanding of our city's past to connect, empower, and inspire. As the only community-based nonprofit focused on the District’s history, our vision is to reach into all eight wards to preserve and elevate the stories of Washington's diverse people, neighborhoods, and institutions. Visit us at www.dchistory.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @dchistory. WASHINGTON WALKS was founded in 1999, specializing in deeply researched and contextualized tours that showcase DC neighborhoods and off-the-beaten path places. --------------------------------------------------- The DC History Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization that deepens understanding of our city's past to connect, empower, and inspire. As the only community-based nonprofit focused on the District’s history, our vision is to reach into all eight wards to preserve and elevate the stories of Washington's diverse people, neighborhoods, and institutions. Visit us at www.dchistory.org and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @dchistory. The DC History Center gratefully recognizes the support of the DC Historic Preservation Office and Office of Planning; the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities; and Humanities DC, as part of the "SHARP Grant Program," an initiative funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.