District of Columbia Public Library-Georgetown Neighborhood Branch
The Georgetown Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Established by an Act of Congress in 1934, the library houses the collection of its predecessor Peabody Library, which was founded in 1872 by a donation of George Peabody.Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Wednesday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
Thursday: noon—8:00 PM
Friday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: public library in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “DC Public Library - Georgetown Regional Branch”, “District of Columbia Public Library-Georgetown Branch”, “Georgetown Branch Library”, “Georgetown Library”, “Georgetown Neighborhood Library”, and “Georgetown Public Library”
- Historically known as: “District of Columbia Public Library - Georgetown Regional Branch”, “Georgetown Regional Library”, and “Georgetown Regional Neighborhood Library”
- Address: 3260 R Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20007
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dumbarton Oaks Estate and Georgetown University.
Dumbarton Oaks Estate
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss. Dumbarton Oaks Estate is situated 730 feet east of District of Columbia Public Library-Georgetown Neighborhood Branch.
Georgetown University
University
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university. Georgetown University is situated 2,800 feet southwest of District of Columbia Public Library-Georgetown Neighborhood Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burleith and Georgetown.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Glover Park
Suburb
Photo: Nathanael Greene, Public domain.
Glover Park is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the United States Naval Observatory and Number One Observatory Circle.
District of Columbia Public Library-Georgetown Neighborhood Branch
- Categories: public library, library branch, library building, building, and education
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.9134° or 38° 54′ 48″ northLongitude
-77.06602° or 77° 3′ 58″ westElevation
207 feet (63 metres)Open location code
87C4WW7M+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 66692910OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
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