Grant Circle

Grant Circle is a traffic circle and the center of a small historic district in the Petworth neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. New Hampshire and Illinois Avenues NW, Varnum Street NW, and 5th Street NW all intersect at this circle.

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Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Bike rental
Description: traffic circle in Washington, DC, USA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home and Israel Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.

President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home

Museum

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President Lincoln's Cottage is a historic home used by Abraham Lincoln on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, known today as the Armed Forces Retirement Home, near the Petworth neighborhood in Washington, D.C. In 2000 it was designated a national monument called President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument. President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home is situated 1,800 feet east of Grant Circle.

Israel Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

Church

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Israel Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is a Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. It was the first independent African American church of the city. Israel Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Grant Circle.

District of Columbia Public Library-Petworth Neighborhood Branch

Library

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The Petworth Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. It is located at 4200 Kansas Avenue NW. District of Columbia Public Library-Petworth Neighborhood Branch is situated 2,200 feet west of Grant Circle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petworth and Fort Totten.

Petworth

Neighborhood

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Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.

Fort Totten

Suburb

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Fort Totten is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Fort Totten is located between Riggs Road N.E. to the north, Bates Rd N.E, Allison Street N.E, and the southern end of Fort Totten Park to the south, the Washington Metro Red Line tracks to the east, and North Capitol Street NW to the west.