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The building on this corner is part of an attractive six-residence row that was built in the 1860s and restored in the 1970s and 1980s. A block north lies one-block Newport St (below). Newport was once an alleyway, lined with modest homes built in the early 1900s to house the domestic workers employed in nearby mansions. The worker’s houses remain, but most of the grand mansions have been demolished for modern office buildings.
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 Carol Popper Galaty loves people watching, sun bathing, coffee sipping, reading, and attending political rallies around Dupont Circle. After a long career in health policy and delivery, she returned to art and illustration. More info: carolgalaty@speakeasy.net |
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POLICE CALL BOXES such as this one (originally painted blue) were installed in the District after the Civil War. Officers on foot patrol used this secure telegraph system to contact the station, accessing the box with a now highly collectible “gold key.” This system was used until the late 1970s when it was abandoned in favor of more modern communication methods. |
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| Art on Call is a program of Cultural Tourism DC with support from DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development District Department of Transportation.
This community project is also supported by Dupont Circle Citizens Association and The Dupont Circle Conservancy, Inc. and generous donations from community residents and businesses. ©2005 Dupont Circle Call Box Project No reproduction or distribution of any site content without consent of author.Links to this or any other page on the site are permitted. No hyperlinks to pictures are permitted, query info@dupontcirclecallbox.com for copying permission. |
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