Image goes here
Who Is That Man, Anyway?
 
Search Quadrant:
     Northwest DC
     Northeast DC
     Southwest DC
     Southeast DC
 
Search by Subject:
     Subjects A - F
     Subjects G - L
     Subjects M - R
     Subjects S - Z
 
Search by Sculptor:
     Sculptors A - F
     Sculptors G - L
     Sculptors M - R
     Sculptors S - Z
 
Site Credits
ThatMan Home
KittyTours Home

Statue / monument of  Lockkeeper's House in Washington DC by Sculptor  Unknown  Subject:  Lockkeeper's House
 Year: 0
 Sculptor:  Unknown
 Location: Constitution Gardens
( Constitution Avenue & 17th )
 

The small stone house was once the home of the lockkeeper for this branch of the C&O Canal. Lock B once stood at what is now the intersection of 17th Street and Constitution Avenue. Boats would arrive at the lock, pay a toll to the lockkeeper, wait for the water levels to be adjusted and then travel from the B Street Canal to the City Canal or vice versa.

It's not clear when the lockkeeper's house was built, but the National Park Service certifies that it was in existence by 1833.



Photos and text copyright © 2001 Jean K. Rosales and Michael R. Jobe, All Rights Reserved

Database Integration by SurreyWebDesign.co.uk