Sundial Registry

	Washington	Sundial: 205

	State/Province: District of Columbia	Country: USA
	Dial Type: Armillary	Condition:
	Latitude: 38° 55' N	Longitude: 77° 04' W
Location:
Montrose Park on R Street NW, opposite Avon Place

Description:
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.

General Information:	Inscription:
Owner:	Inscribed "In tribute to Sarah Louisa Rittenhouse 1845-1942, Through her vision and perseverance this land became Montrose Park"
Designer:
Builder:
Construction Date: 1956

References:
Geo. McDowell, Twelve Sundials of Washington, nr. 9

North American Sundial Society