Lewis Giles, Sr.'s Home and Office

Historical marker location:

4428 Hunt Pl NE, Deanwood, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Hunt Place Northeast just west of 46th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling west.)

African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 4428 Hunt Place, NE

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.