File:Looking W along south side of Volta Park - Washington DC.jpg
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English: Looking west along the north side of Volta Place NW in Washington, D.C., in the United States.
This was the location of the "Twenty Buildings" -- a famous set of 20 narrow townhouses constructed in Georgetown about 1795. They were built by Scottish workmen, who were employed to construct the U.S. Capitol, and were occupied by middle-class families. At the time, the land here sloped sharply downward from the center of the block to the south. The area deteriorated (as did much of Georgetown) in the 1850s. In what is a typical D.C. story, middle-class whites fled the area and poor African American families moved in after the Civil War. The area became known for its extensive crime. (It seems the "Twenty Buildings" didn't make it much past 1901...) To the right, up the stairs, is Volta Park. Volta Park was created in 1909 on top of the Prebyterian Burying Ground. (Some 2,000 bodies remain there.) The park was created at a time when there was a national movement to create playgrounds and parks in cities throughout the United States in the belief that "cities were bad for you" and "you needed to commune with nature in order for democratic values to be instilled in you". The city paid $30,000 ($787,000 in 2014 dollars) for the land and another $5,000 ($131,2500 for playground equipment. A 2,441-square-foot recreation center with small swimming pool was built there in 1949, and in 1979 two basketball courts and two tennis courts were added. In 2004, the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) rebuilt the rec center for about $400,000. In July 2013, a new $400,000 playground opened in the park. |
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Author | Tim Evanson |
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