Crestwood
Crestwood is an entirely residential neighborhood located in Northwest Washington, D.C., and bordered on three sides by Rock Creek Park. Heading north from the White House on 16th Street, Crestwood is among the first neighborhoods that features single-family homes with larger lawns.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Blagden” and “Blagdens Subdivision”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Embassy of Cambodia and Iglesia ni Cristo chapel, Washington D.C..
Embassy of Cambodia
Government office
Photo: Slowking4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Embassy of Cambodia in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United States of America. It is located at 4530 16th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Crestwood neighborhood.
Iglesia ni Cristo chapel, Washington D.C.
Church
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Iglesia ni Cristo chapel in Washington D.C. in the United States is located along 16th Street. It used to be a place of worship and school of the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Museum
Photo: Jllm06, Public domain.
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 Mount Pleasant and Petworth.
Mount Pleasant
Neighborhood
Photo: smart growth, CC BY 3.0 us.
Mount Pleasant is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The neighborhood is primarily residential, with restaurants and stores centered along a commercial corridor on Mt.
Petworth
Neighborhood
Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0.
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.
Lanier Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lanier Heights is a small urban neighborhood in the northwest section of Washington, D.C. It was one of the District of Columbia’s early planned subdivisions outside the original City of Washington.
Crestwood
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.94178° or 38° 56′ 30″ northLongitude
-77.04053° or 77° 2′ 26″ westElevation
207 feet (63 metres)Open location code
87C4WXR5+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 158239757OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Crestwood” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Crestwood”
- French: “Crestwood”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crestwood Triangle Park and Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Crestwood”. Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.