Poulton Hall

Historical marker location:

1419 37th Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 37th Street Northwest and O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 37th Street Northwest.)

Built 1947

The city was built on a swamp: The area that is now Washington, D.C. was originally a swampy, marshy region along the Potomac River. The construction of the city involved extensive drainage and landfill projects to make the land suitable for building.