Georgetown Waterfront Park

Park in Washington, D.C., U.S.

Georgetown Waterfront Park

Georgetown Waterfront Park with the Francis Scott Key Bridge and Whitehurst Freeway in the background in 2008

Location of Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington, D.C.

Location| Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates| 38°54′08″N 77°03′43″W﻿ / ﻿38.902155°N 77.061893°W﻿ / 38.902155; -77.061893
Area| 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Website| www.georgetownwaterfrontpark.org

Georgetown Waterfront Park is a national park completed in Washington, D.C. in the fall of 2011. Part of the Georgetown Historic District, the park stretches along the banks of the Potomac River from 31st Street, NW to the Key Bridge. The result of many years of advocacy and fundraising, the site features several notable design elements. Now complete, the park links 225 miles (362 km) of parkland along the Potomac River stretching from Cumberland, Maryland to Mount Vernon, Virginia. The park was designed to passively complement the natural curve of the river.

## History

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The park has been in various stages of planning and development for several decades. In 1968, the National Capital Planning Commission identified the Georgetown Waterfront as future parkland. An agreement was reached between the National Park Service and the mayor of the District of Columbia to transfer 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land for the proposed park.

In recent years, the Georgetown waterfront has been redeveloped from industrial blight to a thriving commercial and residential destination. Parts of the park site had served as a parking lot before construction began. The Washington Harbour complex and a movie theater on the Georgetown Incinerator site regularly draw crowds down to the waterfront.

## Design elements

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The park features gently sloping grass hills and shade trees. The landscape blends with mixed-use paved pathways. The promenade provides panoramic views of Theodore Roosevelt Island, the Key Bridge, and the Kennedy Center. Several distinctive design elements include an interactive fountain, river stairs, and scenic overlooks. This part of the park, known as the Wisconsin Avenue Plaza, serves as a gateway to the Potomac River.

## References

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* A Short History of the Park
* Georgetown Historic District
* Historical Planning Document - Georgetown Waterfront Park
* Kaplan, Peter "City seeks plans for Georgetown incinerator", Washington Business Journal, Friday, June 28, 1996

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georgetown Waterfront Park.

* Georgetown Waterfront Park - A National Park on the Potomac
* Lucas, Phillip "Phase 2 construction restarts at Georgetown Waterfront Park," The Washington Post, August 6, 2010
* Dvorak, Petula "Hope for the Waterfront at Last?", The Washington Post, May 11, 2006
* The Capital Crescent Trail
* Current Construction Wisconsin to 31st Street

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Protected areas of the District of Columbia

Federal|

| National Historic Sites and Historical Parks|

* Carter G. Woodson Home
* Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
* Ford's Theatre
* Frederick Douglass
* Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
* Pennsylvania Avenue

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National Memorials|

* Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Franklin Delano Roosevelt
* Korean War Veterans
* Lincoln
* Lyndon Baines Johnson Grove
* Martin Luther King, Jr.
* Theodore Roosevelt Island
* Thomas Jefferson
* Vietnam Veterans
* Washington Monument
* World War I
* World War II

National Monuments|

* Belmont–Paul Women's Equality
* President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home

National Parkways|

* Baltimore–Washington
* Clara Barton
* George Washington Memorial
* Rock Creek and Potomac

National Trails|

* Potomac Heritage
* Captain John Smith Chesapeake
* Star-Spangled Banner
* Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

President's Park|

* The Ellipse
* Lafayette Square
* White House

National Capital Parks-East|

* Anacostia
* Fort Circle
* Fort Dupont
* Fort Stanton
* Kenilworth
* Oxon Run Parkway
* Shepherd Parkway

Rock Creek Park|

* Rock Creek
* Barnard Hill
* Bryce
* Dumbarton Oaks
* Fort Slocum
* Georgetown Waterfront
* Glover-Archbold
* Little Forest
* Meridian Hill
* Montrose
* Old Stone House
* Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway

Other|

* National Historic Landmarks
* National Register of Historic Places

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Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

History|

* Organic Act of 1801
* Organic Act of 1871
* Street renaming
* Washington County, D.C.
* Washington and Georgetown Railroad

Historic sites|

* 1222 28th Street NW
* Car Barn
* Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
* City Tavern Club
* The Corcoran School
* Customhouse and Post Office
* Dumbarton House
* Dumbarton Oaks
* Evermay
* Exorcist steps
* Farmers and Mechanics Bank
* Forrest-Marbury House
* Georgetown Market
* Georgetown Neighborhood Library
* Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory
* Halcyon House
* John Stoddert Haw House
* Healy Hall
* Laird-Dunlop House
* Lauinger Library
* McDonough Gymnasium
* Old North
* Old Stone House
* Isaac Owens House
* Newton D. Baker House
* Prospect House
* Quality Hill
* Smith Row
* Statue of John Carroll
* Three Sisters
* Tidewater Lock
* Tudor Place
* Van Ness Mausoleum
* Vigilant Firehouse
* Volta Laboratory and Bureau

Houses of worship|

* Christ Church
* Dahlgren Chapel
* Georgetown Visitation Monastery
* Grace Episcopal Church
* Holy Trinity Catholic Church
* Kesher Israel
* Mount Zion United Methodist Church
* Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel
* St. John's Episcopal Church

Streets and bridges|

* Aqueduct Bridge
* Dumbarton Bridge
* K Street Bridge
* Key Bridge
* L Street Bridge
* M Street
* M Street Bridge
* P Street
* P Street Bridge
* Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
* Whitehurst Freeway
* Wisconsin Avenue

Education|

* British International School of Washington
* Duke Ellington School of the Arts
* Georgetown Female Seminary
* Georgetown University
* Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School
* Holy Trinity School

Parks and
cemeteries|

* Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
* Dumbarton Oaks Park
* Georgetown Waterfront Park
* Francis Scott Key Memorial
* Glover-Archbold Park
* Georgetown University Jesuit Community Cemetery
* Montrose Park
* Mount Zion Cemetery
* Oak Hill Cemetery
* Presbyterian Burying Ground

Establishments|

* Baked & Wired
* Bridge Street Books
* Embassy of France
* Embassy of Mongolia
* Embassy of Thailand
* Embassy of Ukraine
* Embassy of Venezuela
* Executive Branch
* Filomena Ristorante
* Four Seasons Hotel
* Georgetown Cupcake
* Georgetown Park
* Georgetown Visitation Monastery
* House of Sweden
* Martin's Tavern
* MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
* Potomac Boat Club
* Ritz-Carlton
* Suter's Tavern
* The Tombs
* Washington Canoe Club
* Washington Harbour

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