Hawthorne
Hawthorne is a neighborhood of 308 single family homes in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. According to neighborhood lore, the subdivision was named for the hawthorn trees once abundant in the area.Places of Interest
Highlights include Meadowbrook Local Park and Ohev Sholom Congregation.
Ohev Sholom Congregation
Synagogue
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ohev Sholom Congregation is the oldest Orthodox synagogue in the Shepherd Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The synagogue was formed from the merger of two synagogues, Ohev Sholom and Talmud Torah.
Fort DeRussy
Archaeological site
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort DeRussy was an American Civil War-era fortification constructed in 1861 on a hilltop along the west bank of Rock Creek within Washington, D.C., as part of the Defenses of Washington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnaby Woods and Rock Creek Gardens.
Barnaby Woods
Neighborhood
Barnaby Woods is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., wedged between Rock Creek Park and Montgomery County, Maryland. It is bounded on the north by Aberfoyle Place, on the west by Western Avenue, on the south by Tennyson Street, and on the east by Oregon Avenue.
Rock Creek Gardens
Neighborhood
Rock Creek Gardens is an affluent residential condominium neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, D.C.. It is bounded by West Beach Drive to the east and northeast, Parkside Drive to the south and southwest, and Rock Creek Park to the northeast.
Martins Additions
Village
Martin's Additions is a village in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It was established as a Special Tax District in 1916 and incorporated as a village in 1985.
Hawthorne
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
- Categories: neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and locality
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.98039° or 38° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
-77.0547° or 77° 3′ 17″ westElevation
299 feet (91 metres)Open location code
87C4XWJW+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 158454849OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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