Lockkeeper's House, C&O Canal Extension (Washington, D.C.)

USA / District of Columbia / Washington / Washington, D.C.
 house, place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, 1830s construction
Much of the National Mall is landfill. This building was originally a lock keeper's house at the eastern end of the Washington branch of the Cheasapeake and Ohio Canal. The house, which was built in 1835, was near the outflow of the canal to the Potomac River and the western end of the Washington City Canal, which was constructed on the route of Tiber Creek.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockkeeper's_House,_C_&_O_Canal_Extension
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Coordinates:   38°53'30"N   77°2'23"W

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  • Our tour guide in DC said the lock keeper and his wife raised 13 kids in this little stone house!!
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