Ballard House
Historical marker location:
800 Florida Avenue Northeast, Gallaudet, District of Columbia
( Marker is on Faculty Row Northeast west of Lincoln Circle Northeast, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2001
("House #2")
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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.