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Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography. The names of 131 neighborhoods are unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. [ 1 ]
Wisconsin Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Washington, D.C., and its Maryland suburbs. The southern terminus begins in Georgetown just north of the Potomac River , at an intersection with K Street under the elevated Whitehurst Freeway .
Tenleytown was transformed on October 2, 1941, when Sears Roebuck opened its department store on Wisconsin Avenue at Albemarle Street. At the time the store was notable for its size, and for its 300 car rooftop parking lot. In 1975, the Wisconsin Avenue elevation was altered for the Tenleytown–AU (WMATA station).
Friendship Heights is an urban commercial and residential neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., and southern Montgomery County, Maryland.Though its borders are not clearly defined, Friendship Heights consists roughly of the neighborhoods and commercial areas around Wisconsin Avenue north of Fessenden Street NW and Tenleytown to Somerset Terrace and Willard Avenue in Maryland, and from ...
The Capital One Arena, home of the Washington Wizards, the Washington Capitals, and the Georgetown Hoyas as well as the venue for many concerts and other events, is located in the District's Chinatown in Northwest. The National Cathedral, the White House, Rock Creek Park, and Embassy Row are also located in this quadrant.
The Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 4450 Wisconsin Avenue NW. [1] A public library branch first opened in the area in 1926, and a library at the current site opened in 1960. [2]
1811 Q St NW, Washington, DC 20009 Dupont Circle [182] Bolivia: Consulate-General 718 Connecticut Ave. NW, 2nd Floor Dupont Circle [183] Brazil: Consulate-General 1030 15th Street NW Downtown [184] Chile: Consular Section 1736 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Embassy Row [185] China: Consular Section 2201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 110 Observatory ...
2221 Kalorama Road, NW Washington, D.C. Coordinates: Built: 1910; 115 years ago () Architect: Jules Henri de Sibour: Architectural style: Tudor Revival: Part of: Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District (ID89001743 [1]) Added to NRHP: 1989