Lanier Heights

Lanier Heights is a small urban neighborhood in the northwest section of Washington, D.C. It was one of the District of Columbia’s early planned subdivisions outside the original City of Washington.

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Type: Neighborhood
Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States
Also known as: “Lanier Heights, Washington, D.C.”

Places of Interest

Highlights include District of Columbia Public Library-Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Branch and National Baptist Memorial Church.

District of Columbia Public Library-Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Branch

Library

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The Mount Pleasant Library at 1600 Lamont Street, NW in Washington, DC is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library System that opened in May 1925, and is the third oldest public library building still in use in Washington.

National Baptist Memorial Church

Church

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National Baptist Memorial Church is a Baptist church in Washington, D.C. It is located at the intersection of 16th Street NW and Columbia Road, where the Mt.

Francis Asbury Memorial

Work of art

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Francis Asbury, also known as the Francis Asbury Memorial, is a public equestrian statue, by American artist Henry Augustus Lukeman, located at 16th Street and Mt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant.

Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

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.

Mount Pleasant

Neighborhood

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Mount Pleasant is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The neighborhood is primarily residential, with restaurants and stores centered along a commercial corridor on Mt.