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Mitchell Park is a public park in Washington, D.C. 's Kalorama Heights neighborhood, in the United States. It includes the Anthony Holmead Archeological Site .

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5-590: Anthony Holmead Archeological Site , at Mitchell Park , is a historic site located at 1801 23rd Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. , in the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood. Anthony Holmead II built a two-story brick house at the site in 1795. The house was seized for use as a Union hospital during the Civil War and accidentally set on fire in 1865. The house was rebuilt, then sold in 1894. The German government bought it in 1904 to use as an embassy, which

10-607: A garden, and an area for dogs. The park has hosted film screenings and other programming. According to Thrillist , "This postage-stamp sized park in the middle of Kalorama is a green square of respite in the otherwise busy neighborhood. After years of decline, the park underwent a major fundraising effort—and archeological dig—before reopening to the public in 2004 as an oasis with nearly 25,000 plantings (trees, shrubs, flowers, etc.). Mitchell Park remains an 'if you know, you know' spot for picnics and peaceful hangs." Town & Country said in 2017, "The annual fund-raiser to benefit

15-690: The Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District. The 2009 property value of the site (park included) is $ 6,956,490. This article about a property in the District of Columbia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mitchell Park (Washington, D.C.) Mitchell Park is in the Kalorama Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It has a fountain,

20-638: The park is the best-attended neighborhood event of the year; this past March it was held at the French ambassador's residence." Valerie Paschall included the park in Curbed 's 2013 list of ten "secret or underrated" parks and gardens in Washington, D.C. Paschall recommended Mitchell Park for a dog walk or a picnic and wrote, "Hidden in Kalorama, Mitchell Park is another neighborhood park unfrequented by

25-502: Was seized by the US government during World War I. In 1922, the German government purchased the house once again and demolished it, but lost the property during World War II before constructing another building. The land was then donated to the city of Washington for use as a park. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 1995, and is a contributing property to

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