Shepherd Park
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.
- Neighborhood
- …lies at an elevation of around 310 feet (90 metres)
- …is also known as “Shepherd Park, Washington, D.C.”
- Description: neighborhood of Washington, DC
Places of Interest
Discover Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library and Ohev Sholom Congregation.
Ohev Sholom Congregation
Ohev Sholom Congregation is the oldest Orthodox…
Silver Spring station
Silver Spring station is a former train station on the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonial Village and North Portal Estates.
Colonial Village
Colonial Village is an area in northwest Washington, D.C., built in 1931 with 80 residences.
North Portal Estates
Neighborhood
North Portal Estates is an affluent residential…
Rock Creek Gardens
Neighborhood
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Shepherd Park
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Latitude
38.98266° or 38° 58′ 58″ north
Longitude
-77.03196° or 77° 1′ 55″ west
Open location code
87C4XXM9+36
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Shepherd Park” goes by many names.
Shepherd ParkDutch
Shepherd ParkItalian
Shepherd ParkSlovenian
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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