Mural Tour

Posted on July 13th, 2020 by Elizabeth Nelson

Capitol Hill is home to many dazzling (some, quite literally) works of art, painted on the exteriors of homes and businesses. Some murals are well known to the community – but we’ve included them because we love them and the Mural Tour wouldn’t be complete without them.  Others may be familiar only to their immediate neighbors. Several of them have been on view for decades but many are more recent, including those that are part of the DC Statehood Murals project.  One is not actually a mural at all but it’s art on the exterior of a structure, so no reason not to give it the attention it deserves.

While the Tour can be enjoyed from the comfort and safety of your home, we hope that many will use this opportunity to walk our streets and alleys. Art is always best appreciated in person; particularly true in this case where the scale and placement of the work made photography a challenge.

Enjoy other walking tours, including the Whimsy of Capitol Hill photo scavenger hunt.

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801 West Virginia Ave. SE, DC Statehood mural

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801 West Virginia Ave. SE, DC Statehood mural

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801 West Virginia Ave. SE, DC Statehood mural

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801 West Virginia Ave. SE

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Underpass on 8th St. SE

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Underpass on 8th St. SE

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Underpass on 8th St. SE

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Underpass on 8th St. SE

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Underpass on 8th St. SE

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Underpass on 8th St. SE

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Underpass on 8th St. SE

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745 8th St. SE

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717 8th St. SE

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726 9th St. SE

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524 8th St. SE

526 8th St. SE

520 8th St. SE

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520 8th St. SE

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516 8th St. SE (rear)

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516 1/2 8th St. SE (rear)

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516 1/2 8th St. SE (rear)

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516 1/2 8th St. SE (rear)

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524 8th St. SE (rear)

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501 8th St. SE

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419 8th St. SE (temporary)

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130 D St. SE

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301 North Carolina Ave. SE

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301 North Carolina Ave. SE

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301 North Carolina Ave. SE

 

317 Pennsylvania Ave. SE

645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE

Eastern Market Metro Plaza

 

323 7th St. SE

323 7th St. SE

212 7th St. SE

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Farmers Line at Eastern Market

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635 North Carolina Ave. SE

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712 East Capitol St. NE

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235 F St. NE

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235 F St. NE

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1106 3rd St. NE

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539 8th St. NE

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920 F St. NE

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640 10th St. NE (rear), DC Statehood mural

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640 10th St. NE (rear), DC Statehood mural

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640 10th St. NE (rear), DC Statehood mural

 

640 10th St. NE (rear), DC Statehood mural

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640 10th St. NE (rear), DC Statehood mural

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506 H St. NE

 

819 6th St. NE

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700 H St. NE

 

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700 block H St. NE (north alley)

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700 block H St. NE (north alley)

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804 8th St. NE (rear)

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901 H St. NE

822 H St. NE

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822 H St. NE

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822 H St. NE

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900 H St. NE

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900 H St. NE

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1010 H St. NE

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1128 H St. NE

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1200 H St. NE

 

1245 H St. NE

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1252 H St. NE

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1257 Wylie St. NE

 

910 13th St. NE

 

1320 H St. NE

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1333 H St. NE, DC Statehood mural

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1333 H St. NE, DC Statehood mura

 

1333 H St. NE, DC Statehood mural

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1333 H St. NE, DC Statehood mural

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1333 H St. NE, DC Statehood mural

 

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1333 H St. NE, DC Statehood mural

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1333 H St. NE, DC Statehood mural

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1333 H St. NE, DC Statehood mural

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1339 H St. NE (rear)

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1339 H St. NE (rear)

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1339 H St. NE (rear)

 

1339 H St. NE (rear)

 

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1335 H St. NE

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515 15th St. NE

 

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515 15th St. NE

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1201 E St. NE (rear)

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1021 E St. NE (rear)

 

1375 E St. NE (14th St. side)

Many Thanks to our House Tour Advertisers:
Borger Management,
Capitol Hill Day School,
Chuck Burger Real Estate (Coldwell Banker),
Gary + Michael Real Estate (Coldwell Banker),
Pettie Tubbs Real Estate (Coldwell Banker),
Congressional Cemetery,
DC Access,
EHT Traceries,
Frager’s Ace Hardware,

1250 Constitution Ave NE (13th St. side)

Meg Jeanne Phil Real Estate (Compass Realty),
Jackie Libby Crystal – JLC Team (Compass Realty),
Michael Halebian & Co. Rugs,
Nishan Halim, DMD,
Heather Schoell (Berkshire Hathaway/PenFed Realty),
Horton’s Kids,
Lawlor Architects,
N&M House Detectives,

101 15th St. NE

Schneider’s of Capitol Hill – Fine Wines and Spirits,
Judi Seiden Group (Berkshire Hathaway/PenFed Realty),
Tech Painting Co.,
Wentworth Architecture Interior Design & Construction,
Wilcox Electric,
Yarmouth Management,
Betsy Rutkowsky (Long & Foster Real Estate)

1518 A St. SE

1314 Independence Ave. SE (rear)

1314 Independence Ave. SE (rear)

29 Kings Ct. SE

Thanks, also, to our many friends:

East City Bookshop,
Labyrinth Games & Puzzles,
Community Forklift,
Eastern Market,

1609 E St. SE (rear), partially visible

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Eastern Market Mainstreet,
Hill Center,
Hill’s Kitchen,
Groovy DC,

500 12th St. SE, Yume Tree

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Capitol Hill Art League,
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop,
Capitol Hill Village,
Joseph Harrison Snyder, Artist

1220 D St. SE, Capitol Hill map

1830 Constitution Ave. NE, Eliot Hine MS – no longer extant

1444 Independence Ave. SE – no longer extant

 

 

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