Spanish Steps (Washington D.C.) located at the top of the steps. Following a car collision that damaged the original balustrade and fountain, the steps were restored in 1999. 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
John Drummond (1723–1774) John and George (see painting). He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thetford from 1768 until his death in 1774. John Drummond (1723–1774) John Drummond (27 April 1723 – 25 July 1774) was an English banker and politician. He was the oldest son of the banker Andrew Drummond (1688–1769), of Charing Cross in London and Stanmore in Middlesex. His mother Isabella was the daughter of Alexander Strachan, a London-Scottish merchant. He was a cousin of Henry Drummond. Drummond was educated at Westminster School, and joined his father's Drummonds Bank. He was married to Lady Charlotte née Beauclerk, though it