Dumbarton Oaks Park
The Dumbarton Oaks Park is a public park, located in the 3100 block of R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood. Access is via Lovers' Lane from R Street, east of 32nd Street. It is located near Dumbarton Oaks, Montrose Park, and Oak Hill Cemetery. It is located in the Georgetown Historic District. Now part of Rock Creek Park, it originally belonged to the Dumbarton Oaks estate. In the 2020's the National Park Service worked with the estate to restore and preserve the landscape architecture of Beatrix Farrand in the park.
Dumbarton Oaks Park | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property | |
Dumbarton Park Bridge in 2011 | |
| Location | R Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°54′55″N 77°3′44″W |
| Area | 27 acres |
| Built | 1932 |
| Architect | Beatrix Farrand and James Berrall |
| NRHP reference No. | 67000028 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1967 |
| Designated DCIHS | March 3, 1979 |
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