NRHP Reference # 67000028 Area 11 ha Phone +1 202-895-6000 Architect Beatrix Farrand | Address Washington, DC 20007, USA Year built 1932 Added to NRHP 28 May 1967 | |
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Location R Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Hours Closed now Tuesday2–5PMWednesday2–5PMThursday2–5PMFriday2–5PMSaturday2–5PMSunday2–5PMMondayClosed Similar Montrose Park, Dumbarton Oaks, Dumbarton House, Glover‑Archbold Park, Battery Kemble Park | ||
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The Dumbarton Oaks Park is a public park, located in the 3100 block of R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood. Access is via Lovers' Lane from R Street, east of 32nd Street. It is located near Dumbarton Oaks, Montrose Park, and Oak Hill Cemetery. It is part of the Georgetown Historic District.
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History
Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss purchased the Dumbarton Oaks estate in 1920, and established the garden. The park is a naturalistic streamside garden area of 27 acres, beyond the 10 acre formal garden, designed by Beatrix Farrand. In 1940, the Blisses gifted Dumbarton Oaks Park to the National Park Service, turning over creative control and upkeep of the plantings located there. In 1998 and 1999, Student Conservation Association groups restored the south stream path. Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy has been formed to provide restoration.