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Forrest-Marbury House

1788 establishments in MarylandFederal architecture in Washington, D.C.Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)Houses completed in 1788Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
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The Forrest-Marbury House, located at 3350 M Street NW in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and is not far from the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Potomac River. It was the site of a March 29, 1791, meeting between President George Washington and local landowners to discuss the federal government's purchase offer of land needed to build a new capital city for the young United States of America. The meeting was a success, and the land was soon acquired.

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34th Street Northwest 1111
20057 Washington, Georgetown
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