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Meridian Hill Park is one of Washington, D.C.'s most beautiful public parks, located between the vibrant city neighborhoods of Columbia Heights and Adams Morgan. The park preserves the site of John Porter's 1819 Meridian Hill mansion, which is best known as the 1829 home of President John Quincy Adams and is a designated National Historic Landmark. The estate was converted into a Neoclassical-style public park between 1912 and 1940, home to North America's longest cascading fountain, extending 13 basins. Other beautiful features include a spectacular Joan of Arc statue and lower-level landscaped formal gardens, traversed by patterned concrete walkways and visitor benches. The free-admission park is open to the public daily during daylight hours and is the site of popular Sunday afternoon drum circles, held each week since the 1950s.
16th St NW &, W St NW, Washington, DC 20009, Phone: 202-895-6000
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