Bronze on Granite
Gift of District of Columbia, placed during George Washington Bicentennial, 1932
Capitol Plaza fountain terrace

After serving as private homes to successive owners, the houses became hotels and were in greatly altered condition when they were razed in 1913.

Text of the Plaque:

HERE WERE THE LOTS ACQUIRED ON
OCTOBER 3, 1798
BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON
AND ON WHICH HE BUILT
TWO BRICK DWELLINGS
FROM DESIGNS BY DR. WILLIAM THORTON
A DWELLLING REMODELED FROM THE TWO
DWELLINGS WAS OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY
ADMIRAL CHARLES WILKES
THE FAMOUS EXPLORER