Georgetown Time Machine: Boy Scouts

This week for Georgetown Time Machine, I’m checking out a photo of a Boy Scout clubhouse. This adorable little building still stands but its use has changed.

The photo is from Jly 1961 and comes once again from the DC Historical Society Archives. The photo’s record correctly locates the building at 2904 O St. (The photo records are not always correct). Here is how it appears today:

The building is called the Mt. Zion Community House, which houses the Mt. Zion Heritage Center. The building itself is quite old. According to the church, it was constructed in 1811 by Black laborers and is the only surviving “medieval-style cottage” in the District.

I tried to find additional information about the Boy Scout Troop but had no luck. There is a Troop 24 that operates out of Shepard Park, DC. But then I looked closer at the photo and realized that the sign on the building is for Troop 25 (I did say that those photo notes are often wrong). There is no active DC Troop 25, so it appears to be defunct. Given the location I wondered if it was a troop that drew from Georgetown’s black children. But I was unsuccessful finding any useful information in the typical sources and I found no mention of it in Black Georgetown Remembered.

Does anyone have any memories of this troop?