Fletcher Chapel

Fletcher Chapel, also known as Church of God and the Saints of Christ Church, is a historic chapel located in Northwest, Washington, D.C. It was built in 1854 by the McKendree Methodist Episcopal Church to start a new congregation known as Fletcher Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Type: Church
Description: chapel in Washington, D.C., United States of America
Also known as: “Church of God” and “Saints of God Church”
Address: 401 New York Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

United States Capitol

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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 1¼ miles south of Fletcher Chapel.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

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Capital One Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. Capital One Arena is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Fletcher Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and East End.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

East End

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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Shaw

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Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.

Fletcher Chapel

Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90508° or 38° 54′ 18″ north

Longitude

-77.01638° or 77° 0′ 59″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Open location code

87C4WX4M+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 67234803

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

4138658

Wikidata ID

Q5458770

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