D.C. Mondays: Hotels and Boardinghouses of the President’s Neighborhood
Virtual, Monday, September 15, 2025, 12-1 p.m. EDT
The Arlington House and its Connections, Washington, D.C., published by The Daily Graphic, 1873, AS 488.
While many of Washington’s landmark hotels once lined Pennsylvania Avenue, others stood just off Lafayette Square — sharing a powerful neighbor in the White House. Join author John DeFerrari for a journey through the president’s neighborhood, featuring stories of the Wormley Hotel, the Hotel Arlington and some of the area’s lesser-known accommodations.
About John DeFerrari
John DeFerrari is a native Washingtonian with a lifelong passion for D.C. history. He is the author of four books, including Sixteenth Street NW: Washington, DC's Avenue of Ambitions (2022), co-authored with D. Peter Sefton. He also writes the popular "Streets of Washington" Substack. DeFerrari is currently at work on his fifth book — a comprehensive history of Washington, D.C.’s hotels — to be published by Georgetown University Press.
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