Francis Scott Key Park
Francis Scott Key Park The park is located at 34th and M Street, NW, Washington DC, in the Georgetown Historic District. Francis Scott Key lived in house at this location from 1803 until 1833. The house was dismantled and stored at this location in 1947 for the construction of the Whitehurst Freeway. The park and memorial to Francis Scott Key was built by the Francis Scott Key Foundation and donated the National Park Service in 1993. 
Francis Scott Key House painting |
Did You Know?
At least two men laid the flooring for the second floor of the house. One of the carpenters was right-handed, while the other was left-handed. Evidence for this is seen in the tool marks left by the craftsmen on the underside of the floor.