The Montrose Park is a public park, located in the 3000 block of R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood.
It is located between Dumbarton Oaks Park

Dumbarton Oaks Park

The Dunbarton Oaks Park is a public park, located in the 3100 block of R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood. Access is via...

, and Oak Hill Cemetery.
It was owned by ropemaker Robert Parrott, who allowed the community to use it as a picnic

Picnic

In contemporary usage, a picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors , ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a park, beside a lake or with an interesting view and possibly at a public event such as before an open air theatre performance,...

ing ground. Sarah Louisa Rittenhouse led a group to lobby Congress to acquire the property as an addition to Rock Creek Park.

External links

• http://www.montrosepark.org/