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A Thanksgiving Look Back: Photos of Peirce Mill and Spring House in Rock Creek Park, DC Taken in 1910

This Thanksgiving, take a look back at historical photos of Peirce Mill and the Rock Creek Park spring house in 1910. Amazingly, the structures look almost exactly the same today!

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View of south and west elevations of Peirce Mill, to the left of Tilden Street NW as it rises to cross Rock Creek.
View of south and west elevations of Peirce Mill, to the left of Tilden Street NW as it rises to cross Rock Creek.

It looks almost exactly the same today! The photos were taken on November 24th, 1910 … Happy Thanksgiving!

View of south and west elevations of Peirce Mill, to the left of Tilden Street NW as it rises to cross Rock Creek.
View of south and west elevations of Peirce Mill, to the left of Tilden Street NW as it rises to cross Rock Creek. (Dig DC)
Close up view of east and north elevations of the Rock Creek Park spring house. Affixed to the building door is a sign that reads "This spring house is more than 100 years old having been built in 1801 by Isaac Pierce as per inscription on front."
Close up view of east and north elevations of the Rock Creek Park spring house. Affixed to the building door is a sign that reads “This spring house is more than 100 years old having been built in 1801 by Isaac Pierce as per inscription on front.” (Dig DC)

Nearby, at 2400 Tilden Street NW, the old Peirce Still House was home to Eisenhower’s chief of staff. Here is the whiskey still where Sherman Adams lived.

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Topics1910s · Landmarks · Rock Creek Park

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