Montrose Park
Montrose Park is a public park owned by the federal government, located in the 3000 block of R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood.Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: historic park in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “Montrose Public Park” and “Parrotts Woods”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dumbarton Oaks Estate and Number One Observatory Circle.
Dumbarton Oaks Estate
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dumbarton Oaks, formally the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, is a historic estate in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was the residence and gardens of wealthy U.S. diplomat Robert Woods Bliss and his wife Mildred Barnes Bliss.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory".
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic 22-acre cemetery located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C, in the United States. It was founded in 1848 and completed in 1853, and is a prime example of a rural cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Burleith.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Montrose Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.91429° or 38° 54′ 51″ northLongitude
-77.0605° or 77° 3′ 38″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
87C4WW7Q+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 41964965OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Montrose Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Montrose Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, District of Columbia)”
- Cebuano: “Montrose Park”
- French: “Montrose Park”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Lover’s Lane Pool and Sarah Rittenhouse Armillary Sphere.
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