St. Patrick's Parish

Historical marker location:

619 10th Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 10th Street Northwest south of G Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1953

Erected about 1792

The District was the site of a major earthquake in 2011: On August 23, 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the East Coast of the United States, with its epicenter located in Mineral, Virginia. The quake was felt strongly in Washington, D.C., causing damage to several buildings, including the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral.