Burleith is a moderately upscale neighborhood in Washington, DC. It is bordered by Wisconsin Avenue to the East, Reservoir Road and the Georgetown University campus to the south, Whitehaven Park to the North and Glover Archbold Park to the West. The neighborhood is home to many Georgetown students. Relations between the student community and year-round residents have been somewhat strained in recent years. Burleith is also home to the Embassy of France. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Wisconsin Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Washington, D.C., and its Maryland suburbs. ... Georgetown University should not be confused with the University of Georgetown in Georgetown, Guyana or Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Georgetown University is one of the preeminent and most prestigious research universities in the United States. ... France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
In Burleith's early days, Georgetown was regarded as run-down and lower-class, and Burleith was the glamorous suburb (an early advertisement for Burleith homes omits Georgetown from its map altogether).
Burleith is also distinct from its larger neighbor to the north, Glover Park, and from the gated community to the west, Hillandale, both of which are much younger.
The name Burleith was taken from an estate built on the site of the Visitation Convent about 1716 by Henry Threkeld (this estate included most of the present Georgetown Visitation School and the present campus of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and was home to John Cox, Mayor of Georgetown from 1823–1845).
From his father Richard Cox inherited Burleith, 55 acres north of New Cut Road (now Reservoir Road), of which approximately 45 acres lay in Washington County, and about ten in Georgetown.
According to one local historian, he produced wine at Burleith, and kept eighteen hogs.
Richard Cox was also a colonel of the District of Columbia militia, and on March 4, 1861 his regiment was part of the presidentÂ’s escort as Abraham Lincoln rode to his inauguration in an open carriage.
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