add to lightbox	The Belt Road Market in old Tenleytown. Located between Ellicott Street and Donaldson Place, this was the only butchershop in Tenleytown. It later moved from this site first to to a site at 41st and Chesapeake and then to the first floor of the Masonic Lodge on Wisconsin Avenue. (Helm p115) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: National Park Service year: 1920s
add to lightbox	Father and son, Henry T. and Samuel R. Burrows raised chickens in Tenleytown and sold them at their store at Riggs Market, 14th and P Streets. (Helm, p. 112) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Hattie Burrows Porter year: 1920s
add to lightbox	1926 cornerstone laying of the current St. Columba's Church building at 42nd and Albemarle Streets, NW. (Helm, p. 216) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: George Eiker year: 1920s
add to lightbox	Mount Vernon Seminary on grounds of old Grasslands estate on the east side of Loughborough Road. When school for young ladies opened in 1917, address was 3801 Nebraska Avenue. Campus taken over by US Navy at the onset of WWII. At top of picture in center can see "Grassland" estate and barn. (Helm, p. 169) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Mount Vernon College year: 1920s
add to lightbox	Tenley Elementary School, built in 1882. An addition was added in 1896. The bldg. was later used by St. Ann's School. Streetcar in foreground. (Helm, p. 93) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Estate of Marjorie Scholl year: 1920s
add to lightbox	The second building for St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 42nd and Albemarle Streets. (Helm, p. 131) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Leila Poore Spandau year: 1922
add to lightbox	Tenleytown policmen in front of their station on Wisconsin Avenue. (Helm, p. 184) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Mrs. James L. Giles year: 1924
add to lightbox	The first water tower, 60' high, at Fort Reno, as well as a residence for supervising engineer, built in 1903. (Helm, p. 163) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: National Park Service year: 1926
add to lightbox	Wisconsin Market, operated by the Tievsky family, at 4909 Wisconsin Avenue . (Helm, p. 187) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Marvin Tievsky year: 1926
add to lightbox	Harry Rinis operated Frieindship Cleaners & Dyers, est. 1920, on southeast corner of 41st and Chesapeake Sts. (Helm, p. 191) source: Tenleytown, DC - Country Village Into City Neighborhood c/o: Rosalie Miller year: 1927

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