North American Sundial Society

Washington  

• Montrose Park on R Street NW, opposite Avon Place

• Very nicely armillary sphere about 3 ft. diameter, with equatorial, meridional and hour circles. Roman hour numerals from 5 AM to 7 PM. One of Washington DC's cleanest examples of a working armillary sphere. Erected by the Georgetown Garden Club in 1956 in tribute to Sarah Louisa Rittenhouse. Dial is placed atop a sandstone pillar.

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• Inscribed "In tribute to Sarah Louisa Rittenhouse 1845-1942, Through her vision and perseverance this land became Montrose Park"

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• Construction Date: 1956

• Geo. McDowell, Twelve Sundials of Washington, nr. 9