Benjamin Banneker: SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone
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| Benjamin Banneker: SW 9 Intermediate Boundary Stone | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | 18th and Van Buren Sts., Arlington, Virginia |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1792 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Designated as NHL: | May 11, 1976[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 11, 1976[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 76002094 |
| Governing body: | Local |
Benjamin Banneker: SW 9 Intermediate Boundary Stone, also known as Intermediate Stone of the District of Columbia, is a surveyors' boundary marker stone. It is a one foot square sandstone block, about 18 inches above ground and probably about 2 feet below ground.[3]
It is one of 40 original boundary stones of the District of Columbia.
It was named and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[1][3]
Perhaps only by its naming in 1976, it is associated with the life of Benjamin Banneker, (1731-1806), a multi-talented man who was a surveyor and one of most well-known black men in colonial America.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Banneker (Benjamin) SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ a b Lynne Gomez Graves (February 3, 1976), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Benjamin Banneker: SW-9 Intermediate Boundary Stone (milestone) of the District of Columbia / Intermediate Stone of the District of ColumbiaPDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying three photos, undatedPDF (32 KB)
- ^ Any historic association with Banneker may not be clear. The NHL nomination for the stone was prepared by the same organization and individual who erroneously identified two other sites, in contemporaneous NHL nominations of other African-Americans. See Denmark Vesey House and Florence Mills House.
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