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STORIED GEORGETOWN S toried: the word conjures up images of moats, castles, towers with maidens in pointy hats leaning out of high windows toward the handsome troubadour below. While there are a surprising number of turrets in Georgetown, there are no castles nor moats, no unicorns and few troubadours. But storied nevertheless, and full of history. 38 Figure 1: “George Town and Federal City, or City of Washington” by T. Cartwright (London) after George Beck of Philadelphia, published by Atkins & Nightingale, 1801. Aquatint of Georgetown, looking east from the north bank of the Potomac River. From a color transparency, courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (reproduction number LC- USZC4-530). Figure 2: Northwest corner of Smiths’ Row houses, June 14, 1942. These six houses were built in 1815 by brothers Clement and Walter Smith and are distinctive for their unity as an unbroken block. Photographed by Charles E. Peterson (1906–2004), the pioneering preservationist who created the Historic Architecture and Buildings Survey. Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, HABS (HABS DC, GEO, 53-1). This page is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Baldwin, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Gregory May