Spanish Steps (Washington D.C.) Spanish Steps (Washington D.C.) The Spanish Steps are an urban arrangement in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on 22nd Street NW just south of S Street NW. Inspired by the City Beautiful movement, the steps accommodate a steep difference of level between S Street and the parallel immediately to the south, Decatur Place NW. Named with reference to the Spanish Steps in Rome, though obviously of no comparable scale and grandeur, they were designed by local architect George Oakley Totten Jr. for the Municipal Office of Public Works and Grounds, and built in 1905. A granite lion-head fountain is
Exorcist steps D.C. and film history. Joggers and local crew teams commonly use the "Exorcist" steps for cardio-respiratory exercise. Exorcist steps "The Exorcist" steps, located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., are famous for being featured in the film "The Exorcist". The stone steps at the corner of Prospect St NW and 36th St NW leading down to M Street NW in Georgetown were built by Capital Traction Company in 1895 during construction of the adjacent Car Barn. For "The Exorcist", the steps were padded with ½"-thick rubber to film the death of the character Father Damien Karras. Because the house