Banneker Community Center
Banneker Community Center is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Banneker Community Center is situated nearby to the suburb Columbia Heights, as well as near the locality Pleasant Plains.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Banneker Recreation Center and Benjamin Banneker High School.
Banneker Recreation Center
Sports venue
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Banneker Recreation Center is an historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building was built in 1934 and was named for Benjamin Banneker, a free African American who assisted in the survey of boundaries of the original District of Columba in 1791.
Benjamin Banneker High School
School
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Benjamin Banneker Academic High School is a magnet high school located in Washington, D.C., that was originally built to serve as a neighborhood Junior High School.
Founders Library
Library
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.
The Founders Library is an academic library at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The building, named The Founders Library in honor of the 17 men who founded Howard University, serves as a symbol of the university.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Columbia Heights and Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights.
Columbia Heights
Suburb
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Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.
Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights
Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.Shaw
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.
Banneker Community Center
- Type: Park
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.924° or 38° 55′ 26″ northLongitude
-77.02248° or 77° 1′ 21″ westElevation
167 feet (51 metres)Open location code
87C4WXFH+J2GeoNames ID
4137657
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Julia Ward Howe Memorial and Banneker Recreation Center.
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