Sundial   206

  • Dial City:    Washington
  • Dial State/Province:    District of Columbia
  • Dial Country:    USA
  • Lat:  38° 56.000' N
  • Dial Nr:    206
  • Dial Type:    Vertical Dial
  • Dial Access:    Public
  • Lon:  77° 4.000' W
  • Dial Owner:    Washington International School
  • Dial Designer:   
  • Dial Maker:   
  • Dial Date:    1912
  • Location:
  • Washington International School 3100 Macomb St. NW
  • Description:
  • Sandstone Vertical declining dial, with gnomon offset to account for it. Above doors to rear terrace of admissions building. Arabic hour numerals with half hour lines. Carved hourglasses on both sides frame the dial. Brass compass rose set into the brick terrace below suggests the general alignment of both house and dial.
  • Inscription:
  • Horam sole nolente nego. (I deny the hour if the sun is unwilling.)
    Other References:
  • Geo. McDowell, Twelve Sundials of Washington, nr. 7
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