LEARN ABOUT CHEVY CHASE

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How well do you know the history of the community? Take our quiz and find out!

The family of a famous American folksinger lived on West Kirk Street. His recording of the song “Freight Train,” which the family learned from their housekeeper, Libba Cotton, became a favorite of children and adults. Who is he?
Pete Seeger

How long was the trolley ride from Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th Street to Chevy Chase Circle?
35 minutes

What was the original use of the building that is now the Chevy Chase Village Hall and Post Office?
Library

What was the original sporting activity of the Chevy Chase Club?
Foxhunting

Until recently, what type of business stood on the corner of Brookville Road and Turner Lane?
A gas station

The bicycle path that intersects Connecticut Avenue at Chevy Chase Lake was originally a rail line. Which one?
B&O

What year was the Chevy Chase Circle fountain completed?
1933

The oldest structure in Chevy Chase is No Gain farmhouse, built in the pre-revolutionary war period. Where is this located?
Thornapple Street

Arthur Heaton was a famous architect who designed the Chevy Chase Library, the fire house, the Village Hall, and numerous Chevy Chase homes. However, Heaton is best known for his design of a famous religious landmark on Wisconsin Avenue in the District. What is it?
National Cathedral

In 1893, there was only one telephone installed in Chevy Chase so if you wanted to make a phone call you had to…
Ask the streetcar Superintendent if you could borrow his phone

In the early 1900s it was not uncommon to have unpaved roads in the neighborhood. Today, the Village still boasts one. Which road is it?
East Kirke St.

The name “Ishpiming” in Chippawa means “high place” and is the nickname for which tall landmark on Chevy Chase Circle?
Corby Mansion the big Tudor Revival Mansion. Before it was renovated by William Corby in 1912, Francis Newlands lived in the home.

Where was the first Post Office in Chevy Chase?
In a private house on Connecticut Avenue near Chevy Chase Circle

Which year did the Trolley car stop running on Connecticut Avenue?
1935

How much did it cost to ride the trolley from downtown DC to Chevy Chase?
5 cents

Which was the first church to be built in Chevy Chase?
All Saint’s

How did Brookville road get its name?
Because it ran continuously from the District out to the town of Brookeville.

What was Cummings Lane called before it got its present name?
Cedar Lane: because it had a lot of cedar trees

Who is Bradley Lane named for?
Abraham Bradley, the Assistant Postmaster General of the US when the Capital moved to Washington, DC