Howard University Museum

Howard University Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Howard University Museum is situated nearby to the library Moorland–Spingarn Research Center, as well as near Founders Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moorland–Spingarn Research Center and Founders Library.

Moorland–Spingarn Research Center

Library

Photo: Fourandsixty, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Founders Library

Library

Photo: D Monack, Public domain.

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.

Banneker Recreation Center

Sports venue

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.

Banneker Recreation Center is an 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 910 feet west of Howard University Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bloomingdale and Columbia Heights.

Bloomingdale

Neighborhood

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Photo: D Monack, Public domain.

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

Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Howard University Museum

Type: Museum
Address: DC
Categories: university museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.92233° or 38° 55′ 20″ north

Longitude

-77.01942° or 77° 1′ 10″ west

Elevation

174 feet (53 metres)

Open location code

87C4WXCJ+W6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 367143103

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4139142

Wikidata ID

Q110522788

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