Dumbarton Bridge (Washington, D.C.)
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Dumbarton Bridge
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One of four buffalo sculptures on the Dumbarton Bridge, created by Alexander Phimister Proctor
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| Location: | Q Street, Northwest over Rock Creek Park Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates: | 38°54′38″N 77°3′5″W / 38.91056°N 77.05139°WCoordinates: 38°54′38″N 77°3′5″W / 38.91056°N 77.05139°W |
| Built: | 1915 |
| Architect: | Glenn Brown Alexander Proctor |
| Architectural style: | Romanesque Revival |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73002080[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 16, 1973 |
The Dumbarton Bridge, also known as the Q Street Bridge and the Buffalo Bridge, is a historic masonry arch bridge in Washington, D.C. Designed by architect Glenn Brown, It was built in 1914-15 to convey Q Street Northwest across Rock Creek Park between the city's Dupont Circle and Georgetown neighborhoods. The bridge is famed for its four buffalo sculptures by Alexander Phimister Proctor.[2]
The bridge is curved because the section of Q Street NW in Dupont Circle is slightly north of the section in Georgetown. To accommodate the bridge’s approach on the Georgetown side, the Dumbarton House was moved a few blocks westward, from its original site next to Rock Creek to its present position on the north side of the 2700 block of Q Street.[2]
The Dumbarton Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1973.[1]
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- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
- National Register of Historic Places listings in the District of Columbia
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Paul Kelsey Williams (May 2005). "Scenes from the Past: Dumbarton Bridge". The InTowner. http://washingtonhistory.com/ScenesPast/images/SP_0505.pdf. Retrieved July 16, 2009.[dead link]
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