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The Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, D.C. (formerly the Washington DCJCC) is an American Jewish Community Center located in the historic district of Dupont Circle. It serves the Washington, D.C. area through religious, cultural, educational, social, and sport center programs open to the public, although many programs are ...
Washington Normal School was established in 1873 for girls, and renamed the "Wilson Normal School" in 1913. In 1929, the United States Congress made both schools four-year teachers' colleges and renamed as "Miner Teachers College" for African Americans and "Wilson Teachers College" for whites. In 1955, the two schools merged and were renamed ...
United Medical Center, formerly Greater Southeast Community Hospital, is the only public hospital in Washington D.C. [1] The 330-bed facility is located in the Washington Highlands neighborhood. [ 2 ]
University of Phoenix–Washington DC Campus: Private for-profit Special-focus institution: 203 1976 [29] HLC: University of the District of Columbia: Public Master's university: 3,577 1851 [30] ACEN, ABFSE, AND, ASHA, JRCERT, MSCHE: University of the Potomac–Washington DC Campus: Private for-profit Special-focus institution: 534 1989 [31] MSCHE
The building is a high-rise building, at least in Washington, D.C. The building rises 12 floors and 157 feet (48 m) in height. [ 9 ] As of July 2008, the structure stands as the 24th-tallest building in the city, tied in rank with 1620 L Street , 1333 H Street , 1000 Connecticut Avenue , the Republic Building , 1010 Mass, 1111 19th Street and ...
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United ...
Columbia Heights is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Bounded by 16th Street NW, W Street NW, Florida Avenue NW, Barry Place NW, Sherman Avenue NW, Spring Road NW, and New Hampshire Avenue NW. neighborhood is an important retail hub for the area, as home to DC USA mall and to numerous other restaurants and stores, primarily along the highly commercialized 14th Street.
Six of the nine official inaugural balls for the 2005 second inauguration of George W. Bush were held at the convention center. [3]In 2006, the Council of the District of Columbia approved legislation naming the then-Washington Convention Center in honor of the city's first home rule mayor, the late Walter E. Washington. [4]