add to lightbox	Hurst Hall (also known as the College of History,) The American University - first building at AU, completed in 1897. Note: 1897 is the year in which the first homes were built in AU Park Helm, p. 166/7) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: "Suburban Washington as a Place of Residence" year: 1901
add to lightbox	Top left: Dumbarton, east of Connecticut Avenue, NW. Razed Top right: The Highlands, now Sidwell Friends School, Wisconsin Avenue, NW Center: Peirce Shoemaker House, T ilden Street Bottom left: Peirce's Mill, Tilden Street Bottom right: Clifton Manor, Peirce Mill Road. Razed (Helm, p. 144) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: "Suburban Washington as a Place of Residence" year: 1901
add to lightbox	Looking west from Fort Reno. (Helm, p. 64) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Washingtoniana Collection, DC Public Libraries year: 1902
add to lightbox	St. George's, the Episcopal mission for African Americans was established in 1899 in Reno City. It was first housed in the center building in the picture. (Helm, p. 90-91) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: St. Alban's Chronicle year: 1902
add to lightbox	Plans for remodeling Tenallytown Inn ,located on southwest corner of River Road/Wisconsin Avenue intersection, for Christian Heurich in 1904. (Helm, p. 87) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Unknown year: 1904
add to lightbox	Tenleytown mounted police with new police bldg. under construction in the background. This bldg. was on the east side of Wisconsin Avenue facing the beginning of River Road. (Helm, p. 120) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Mrs. James L. Giles year: 1904
add to lightbox	The Vineyard, built by John Adlum, who cultivated 22 varieties of grapes for winemaking on his estate. Land acquired in 1906 for the Bureau of Standards. (Helm, p. 30-31) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Washingtoniana Collection, DC Public Libraries year: 1906
add to lightbox	John Murdock's house at Friendship, built ca. 1760. Site of American University Chancellor's house. (Helm, p. 8) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: American University Courier year: 1908
add to lightbox	Jesse Reno Elementary School built in 1903 for African American children. (Helm, p. 138) Named for Civil War Major General Jesse Reno, and on the Fort Reno reservation. At the time it was built, it was on the eastern edge of the integrated subdivision of Reno City. source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Washingtoniana Collection, DC Public Libraries year: 1908
add to lightbox	Called the Tennally Town Car Barn, as it was the first carbarn and powerhouse for The Tennallytown line. Was located at what is now intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Calvert Street. (Helm, p. 97) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: LeRoy O. King year: 1909

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