Riggs Memorial Library

Riggs Memorial Library is a library in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Riggs Memorial Library is situated nearby to Riggs Library, as well as near Lauinger Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Georgetown University and Riggs Library.

Georgetown University

University

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Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university. Georgetown University is situated 690 feet northwest of Riggs Memorial Library.

Riggs Library

Library

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Healy Hall is a National Historic Landmark and the flagship building of the main campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States. Constructed between 1877 and 1879, the hall was designed by Paul J.

Lauinger Library

Library

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The Joseph Mark Lauinger Library is the main library of Georgetown University and the center of the seven-library Georgetown library system that includes 3.5 million volumes. Lauinger Library is situated 360 feet southeast of Riggs Memorial Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burleith and Georgetown.

Burleith

Neighborhood

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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.

Georgetown

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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.

Foxhall

Neighborhood

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Foxhall, also known as Foxhall Village, is a neighborhood in northwestern Washington, D.C., bordered by Reservoir Road on the north side, Foxhall Road on the west, Glover-Archbold Park on the east, and P Street NW on the south.

Riggs Memorial Library

Type: Library
Category: education
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90733° or 38° 54′ 26″ north

Longitude

-77.07276° or 77° 4′ 22″ west

Elevation

148 feet (45 metres)

Open location code

87C4WW4G+WV

GeoNames ID

4140175

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