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Columbia Heights and Park View on an 1892 Map

Lot lines, buildings and woods fill this map of Columbia Heights, Park View and part of Mount Pleasant.

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Detail of a topographic map showing roads, buildings, property lines and wooded areas. Source: Library of Congress.

What a cool map. We posted one last week showing the area around Tenleytown as it looked on an 1892 map. The area covered in the map includes today’s Columbia Heights, Park View, and a little Mt. Pleasant.

Topographic map showing lot lines, buildings, and woods. Covers District of Columbia outside former Washington city limits (Florida Avenue).
Topographic map showing lot lines, buildings, and woods.
Covers District of Columbia outside former Washington city limits (Florida Avenue). (Library of Congress)

Also, check out this cool 1904 book entitled A statement of some of the advantages of beautiful Columbia Heights: a neighborhood of homes.

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Topics1890s · Columbia Heights · Mt. Pleasant

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