Banneker Community Center

Banneker Community Center is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Banneker Community Center is situated near the locality Pleasant Plains, as well as near the suburb Columbia Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Banneker Recreation Center and Moorland–Spingarn Research Center.

Banneker Recreation Center

Sports venue

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Banneker Recreation Center is a 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.

Moorland–Spingarn Research Center

Library

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The Moorland–Spingarn Research Center in Washington, D.C, is located on the campus of Howard University on the first and ground floors of Founders Library.

Founders Library

Library

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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

Bloomingdale

Neighborhood

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.

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″ north

Longitude

-77.02248° or 77° 1′ 21″ west

Elevation

167 feet (51 metres)

Open location code

87C4WXFH+J2

GeoNames ID

4137657

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pleasant Plains and Westminster.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Julia Ward Howe Memorial and Howard Hall.

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