Marcia Burnes Van Ness was the wife of John Peter Van Ness & the daughter of David and Anne Wight Burnes. She inherited land from her father in 1799 that became the downtown area of D.C., as her father inherited from his father. First woman to have a public funeral in D.C.
The Gettysburg Times, March 14, 1955
Marcia Burns: The Story of Washington's First Belle and Hostess by Leighton C. Taylor,
Marcia Burns Van Ness died in 1832. She and her husband [John Peter Van Ness] built a mausoleum for their daughter, Ann Albertina (Van Ness) Middleton, at a cost of $30,000, modeled after the circular Temple of Vesta in Rome. It was located first on H Street, between Ninth and Tenth, where it remained until 1872 when the city's growth necessitated its removal to Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown. In the meanwhile, [John Peter] Van Ness died, and his body was placed in the building by the side of his wife.
The Gettysburg Times, March 14, 1955
Marcia Burns: The Story of Washington's First Belle and Hostess by Leighton C. Taylor,
Marcia Burns Van Ness died in 1832. She and her husband [John Peter Van Ness] built a mausoleum for their daughter, Ann Albertina (Van Ness) Middleton, at a cost of $30,000, modeled after the circular Temple of Vesta in Rome. It was located first on H Street, between Ninth and Tenth, where it remained until 1872 when the city's growth necessitated its removal to Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown. In the meanwhile, [John Peter] Van Ness died, and his body was placed in the building by the side of his wife.
Marcia Burnes Van Ness was the wife of John Peter Van Ness & the daughter of David and Anne Wight Burnes. She inherited land from her father in 1799 that became the downtown area of D.C., as her father inherited from his father. First woman to have a public funeral in D.C.
The Gettysburg Times, March 14, 1955
Marcia Burns: The Story of Washington's First Belle and Hostess by Leighton C. Taylor,
Marcia Burns Van Ness died in 1832. She and her husband [John Peter Van Ness] built a mausoleum for their daughter, Ann Albertina (Van Ness) Middleton, at a cost of $30,000, modeled after the circular Temple of Vesta in Rome. It was located first on H Street, between Ninth and Tenth, where it remained until 1872 when the city's growth necessitated its removal to Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown. In the meanwhile, [John Peter] Van Ness died, and his body was placed in the building by the side of his wife.
The Gettysburg Times, March 14, 1955
Marcia Burns: The Story of Washington's First Belle and Hostess by Leighton C. Taylor,
Marcia Burns Van Ness died in 1832. She and her husband [John Peter Van Ness] built a mausoleum for their daughter, Ann Albertina (Van Ness) Middleton, at a cost of $30,000, modeled after the circular Temple of Vesta in Rome. It was located first on H Street, between Ninth and Tenth, where it remained until 1872 when the city's growth necessitated its removal to Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown. In the meanwhile, [John Peter] Van Ness died, and his body was placed in the building by the side of his wife.
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