National Historic Landmark · boundary marker · Arlington, Virginia

Benjamin Banneker: Sw 9 Intermediate Boundary Stone

United States historic place in Arlington, Virginia. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Boundary Stone (District of Columbia) SW 9aBoundary Stone (District of Columbia) SW 9bDC Boundary Stone SW 9 (Columbia Historical Society, 1907)DC Boundary stone SW9 (Banneker), 21 Oct 2012
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What it is

Wikipedia · Benjamin Banneker: SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone

Benjamin Banneker: SW 9 Intermediate Boundary Stone, also known as an Intermediate Stone of the District of Columbia, is a surveyors' boundary marker stone. The stone is located on the original boundary of the District of Columbia The stone is now on the boundary of Arlington County, Virginia and the City of Falls Church. It is within the two jurisdiction's Benjamin Banneker Park at 6620 18th Street North, Arlington.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeObject
Address18th and Van Buren Sts., Arlington, VA
CountyArlington County
ListedMay 11, 1976
Reference number76002094
Type of placeboundary marker
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 objects

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address18th and Van Buren Sts., Arlington, VA
Coordinates38.89211, -77.15917 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitArlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial · 5 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCarderock Recreation Area Pavilion 6 mi · Marsden Tract Group Campsite 7 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 8 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76002094. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.