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"The Old Stone House. The oldest building in Washington, D.C., on its original foundation — and it's only still standing because of a lie. In seventeen sixty-five, a man named Christopher Layman bought this lot and started building a house out of Potomac bluestone. He died before he finished it. His wife Rachel completed the construction. Which — honestly — is a whole mood."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at The Old Stone House
This is just one of 9 stops on the Georgetown Was Here First tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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