The Lockkeeper’s House, the oldest structure on the National Mall, is reopening to the public on Saturday after a $6 million renovation.
Back in the mid-1800s, the area that’s now the National Mall in Washington, DC, was mostly underwater—part of a canal system used to transport goods in and out of the nation’s capital.
The canal system eventually grew obsolete, and the canals were filled in. Meanwhile, the circa 1837 Lockkeeper’s house has stood silent witness to history for 185 years—only the bottom of the Washington Monument, though not the finished monument, predates it. The house was at one point used as a tool shed for the National Park staff, at another time as a holding cell for the Park Police. For much of the past 40 years, it sat empty and fell into disrepair.
The Lockkeeper’s House, prior to its recent renovation. Photos courtesy of the Trust for the National Mall.renovation by the Trust for the National Mall that included moving the structure approximately 36 feet to the south and 35 feet to the west, so that it sits farther back from Constitution Avenue on its own plaza. The Trust embarked on the renovation in 2017, and briefly opened the house to the public in the fall of 2018 with limited hours.
The visitor experience now includes a six-minute film about the history of the house and the Mall. Photo by Stephen Bobb, courtesy of the Trust for the National Mall.
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