Commodore John Rodgers House

Historical marker location:

1510 H St NW, Downtown Washington, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Madison Place Northwest, 0.1 miles south of H Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1902

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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.