Founders Library

The Founders Library is an academic library at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The building, named The Founders Library in honor of the 17 men who founded Howard University, serves as a symbol of the university.

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Type: Library
Description: library in Howard University library system
Also known as: “Founders‘ Hall”
Address: 500 Howard PI Northwest, Washington, DC 20059

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moorland–Spingarn Research Center and Howard University Hospital.

Moorland–Spingarn Research Center

Library

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The Moorland–Spingarn Research Center in Washington, D.C, is located on the campus of Howard University on the first and ground floors of Founders Library.

Howard University Hospital

Hospital

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Howard University Hospital, previously known as Freedmen's Hospital, is a major hospital located in Washington, D.C., built on the site of Griffith Stadium, a former professional baseball stadium that served as the home field of the Washington Senators. Howard University Hospital is situated 1,600 feet south of Founders Library.

Banneker Recreation Center

Sports venue

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Banneker Recreation Center is a historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building was built in 1934 and was named for Benjamin Banneker, a free African American who assisted in the survey of boundaries of the original District of Columba in 1791. Banneker Recreation Center is situated 930 feet west of Founders Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bloomingdale and Columbia Heights.

Bloomingdale

Neighborhood

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Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.

Columbia Heights

Suburb

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Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.

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.

Founders Library

Categories: library building, academic library, building, and education
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.92227° or 38° 55′ 20″ north

Longitude

-77.01935° or 77° 1′ 10″ west

Elevation

167 feet (51 metres)

Operator

Howard University

Open location code

87C4WXCJ+W7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 226022474

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

4138742

Wikidata ID

Q28230552

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