A suggestion for those especially lovely spring or fall days - stop at Neam's Market at the corner of Wisconsin and P Sts, N.W., pick and choose from their wonderfully varied selections of gourmet foods and wines, and have dinner at Montrose Park. Bring your own candles. Alexander Graham Bell established the Volta Bureau for the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf. Funds received from the Volta Prize led to the construction of this imposing building completed in 1894. The Volta Bureau houses the Association's archives and library.
Tours are available but please call first.
The trellis arch over the front walk of this house actually figured in Congressional testimony concerning him. The wife of his main accuser, Whittaker Chambers, whom he claimed not to have had dealings with at this time, testified that she had visited the Hisses in this home at a particular time and that the forsythia covering the trellis was in bloom. Hiss countered that it was too early for forsythia to be in bloom. The arched trellis is still in front of the house but it appears that the forsythia is gone. Volta Place - This interesting house is believed to be two slave cabins that have been joined.