The Colonial

Historical marker location:

1311 30th Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 30th Street Northwest north of N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

Erected 1820 · Restored 1953

The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.