Sundial 205
- Dial City: Washington
- Dial State/Province: District of Columbia
- Dial Country: USA
- Lat: 38° 54.785 N
- Dial Nr: 205
- Dial Type: Armillary Sphere
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 77° 3.666' W
- Dial Owner:
- Dial Designer:
- Dial Maker:
- Dial Date: 1956
- 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.
- Inscription:
- Inscribed "In tribute to Sarah Louisa Rittenhouse 1845-1942, Through her vision and perseverance this land became Montrose Park"
- Other References:
- Geo. McDowell, Twelve Sundials of Washington, nr. 9
Last Update:
2021-07-07 18:57