Linnean Hill

Linnean Hill is a peak in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic and has an elevation of 144 feet. Linnean Hill is situated nearby to the quarter Northwest, as well as near the suburb Cleveland Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Klingle Mansion and Jules Jusserand Memorial.

Klingle Mansion

House

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Peirce-Klingle Mansion, also known as Linnaean Hill, is a historic house in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. It has been listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites since 1964 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Jules Jusserand Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Taylordw, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Museum

Photo: Jllm06, Public domain.

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens is a decorative arts and historic house museum in Washington, D.C. The former residence of businesswoman and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood is known for its decorative arts collection that focuses heavily on the House of Romanov, including two Fabergé eggs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cleveland Park and Crestwood.

Cleveland Park

Suburb

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is located at and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north.

Crestwood

Neighborhood

Crestwood is an entirely residential neighborhood located in Northwest Washington, D.C., and bordered on three sides by Rock Creek Park. Heading north from the White House on 16th Street, Crestwood is among the first neighborhoods that features single-family homes with larger lawns.

Mount Pleasant

Neighborhood

Photo: smart growth, CC BY 3.0 us.

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.

Linnean Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 144 feet
Also known as: “in Rock Creek Park”
Category: landform
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.93621° or 38° 56′ 10″ north

Longitude

-77.04998° or 77° 2′ 60″ west

Elevation

144 feet (44 metres)

Open location code

87C4WXP2+F2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358957305

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4139409

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