Brightwood Recreation Area

Brightwood Recreation Area is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Brightwood Recreation Area is situated nearby to the neighborhood 16th Street Heights, as well as near Brightwood Park.

Type: Park
Description: park in the United States of America
Also known as: “Brightwood Recreation Center”
Address: DC

Places of Interest

Highlights include William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center and Carter Barron Amphitheatre.

William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center

Stadium

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The William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center is a tennis venue located in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., United States It is named after William H. G.

Carter Barron Amphitheatre

Theater building

Photo: Lionjack, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Carter Barron Amphitheatre is a 4,200-seat outdoor performance venue in Washington, D.C., United States. Located in Rock Creek Park, the amphitheatre opened in 1950, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Washington, D.C. as the United States' capital.

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Museum

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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts and historic house museum in Washington, D.C. The former residence of businesswoman and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brightwood Park and Brookland-Petworth-Takoma.

Brightwood Park

Neighborhood

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Brightwood Park is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by Georgia Avenue NW to the west, Missouri Avenue NW to the northeast and Kennedy Street NW to the south.

Brookland-Petworth-Takoma

Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.