Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Cornerstone

Historical marker location:

2815 36th Street Northwest, Massachusetts Heights, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 36th Street Northwest north of Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1956

The District was originally much larger: The District of Columbia originally included land from both Maryland and Virginia, but in 1846, the portion of the District that had been taken from Virginia was returned to the state.