District of Columbia Public Library-Juanita E Thornton/Shepherd Park Branch Library

District of Columbia Public Library-Juanita E Thornton/Shepherd Park Branch Library is a library in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. District of Columbia Public Library-Juanita E Thornton/Shepherd Park Branch Library is situated nearby to Penguin Fountain, as well as near Takoma Park Branch Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library and Takoma Park Branch Library.

Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library

Library

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Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was opened to the public on July 29, 1990. The library was named in honor of Juanita E. Thornton, a teacher and community activist.

Takoma Park Branch Library

Library

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The Takoma Park Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library System that serves the Takoma neighborhood. It opened in 1911. Takoma Park Branch Library is situated 2,600 feet southeast of District of Columbia Public Library-Juanita E Thornton/Shepherd Park Branch Library.

Penguin Fountain

Fountain

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Penguin Fountain is situated 2,100 feet southwest of District of Columbia Public Library-Juanita E Thornton/Shepherd Park Branch Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shepherd Park and Takoma.

Shepherd Park

Neighborhood

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Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced, and the neighborhood became largely Jewish and African American.

Takoma

Suburb

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Takoma is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the district's Fourth Ward. It borders the city of Takoma Park, Maryland.

Colonial Village

Neighborhood

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Colonial Village is an area in northwest Washington, D.C., built in 1931 with 80 residences. The homes are reproductions of colonial buildings, such as the Moore House, where General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.

District of Columbia Public Library-Juanita E Thornton/Shepherd Park Branch Library

Type: Library
Also known as: “District of Columbia Public Library-Shepherd Park Branch”, “Juanita E Thornton Neighborhood Library”, “Juanita E Thornton-Shepherd Park Branch Library”, “Juanita E Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library”, “Shepherd Park Branch Library”, and “Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library”
Category: education
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.97983° or 38° 58′ 47″ north

Longitude

-77.02637° or 77° 1′ 35″ west

Elevation

322 feet (98 metres)

Open location code

87C4XXHF+WF

GeoNames ID

4139261

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