Exhibition Program: Walking Tour of the Foggy Bottom Neighborhood
Join us for a walking tour of D.C.’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood, where local industry, immigration and a university have transformed residents' lives across centuries. Organized in conjunction with the exhibition A Tale of Two Houses, this tour offers a close look at Foggy Bottom's built environment, with stops at St. Mary's Church and the Woodhull House, now home of the museum’s Albert H. Small Center for National Capital Area Studies.
There is a second tour at 2 p.m.
About the Exhibition
Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the museum at GW, A Tale of Two Houses explores the histories of two D.C. residences central to its story. In Foggy Bottom, the Woodhull House was home to notable figures in university and national history before its renovation as a museum space. In the Kalorama neighborhood, founder George Hewitt Myers recruited architect John Russell Pope to design his residence, which, together with the adjoining building, housed The Textile Museum for nearly 90 years. Learn more about the exhibition
About the Guides
Frank Leone and Denise Vogt are co-founders and co-chairs of the Foggy Bottom Association History Project. Leone and Vogt recently co-authored chapters on Foggy Bottom and the White House neighborhoods for the sixth edition of Washington on Foot (Smithsonian Books, 2024). Leone is a licensed tour guide and serves on the DC History Center's board of trustees and on the DC Preservation League's committees on landmarks and historic districts. Vogt is a former member of the Foggy Bottom Association's board and serves on the DC History Center’s community council.
Kasey Sease, Ph.D., is curator of the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection and the exhibition A Tale of Two Houses.
How to Participate
The tour will meet at just outside entrance to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station (the corner of 23rd and I Streets NW). Please wear comfortable shoes and plan to be walking for about two hours. The tour will continue in light rain, but in case of inclement weather, we will reschedule. Space is limited, so please register in advance.