Founders Library

The Founders Library is an academic library at in 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 Library - MSRC” and “Founders‘ Hall
  • Address: DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moorland–Spingarn Research Center and Symbiosis.

Library
The in , is located on the campus of on the first and ground floors of Founders Library.

Work of art
, is a public artwork by artist Richard Hunt, located at the Carnegie Hall on the campus in , .

Sports venue
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is an historic structure located in the neighborhood of 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. is situated 840 feet west of Founders Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Columbia Heights and Bloomingdale.

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

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of , less than two miles north of the 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.

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

Founders Library

Latitude
38.92231° or 38° 55′ 20″ north
Longitude
-77.01968° or 77° 1′ 11″ west
Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)
Operator
Howard University
Open location code
87C4WXCJ+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 226022492
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4138742
Wiki­data ID
Q28230552
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