Dumbarton Oaks Gardens
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens is an area in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Dumbarton Oaks Gardens is situated nearby to the locality Cloisters, as well as near Cookes Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dumbarton Oaks Estate and Embassy of Denmark.
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.
Embassy of Denmark
Government office
District of Columbia Public Library-Georgetown Neighborhood Branch
Library
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
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.
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.
Dumbarton Oaks Gardens
- Type: Area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.91483° or 38° 54′ 53″ northLongitude
-77.06387° or 77° 3′ 50″ westElevation
180 feet (55 metres)Open location code
87C4WW7P+WFGeoNames ID
4138310
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