Dumbarton Oaks Park
4.7 (256)park
4.7 (256)A secluded Georgetown valley shaped by Beatrix Farrand into a romantic landscape of stone bridges, streams, and woods.
Description
This 27-acre preserve forms the naturalistic stream-valley portion of the historic Dumbarton Oaks estate. Developed between 1926 and 1941 by Beatrix Farrand—America's first female landscape architect—the grounds showcase a wild-garden landscape design that turned the rugged terrain into sweeping meadows of wildflowers alongside native woodland.