Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes

The Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes is an Episcopal church building located at 1215 Massachusetts Avenue in Northwest Washington, D.C., US. The current structure built in 1874 as the Church of the Ascension was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

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Type: Church
Description: historic church in Washington, DC
Also known as: “The Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes”
Address: 1217 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of Women in the Arts.

National Mall

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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Museum

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The National Museum of Women in the Arts, located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. National Museum of Women in the Arts is situated 1,800 feet south of Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes.

The Oval Office

Government office

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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Logan Circle and Downtown.

Logan Circle

Neighborhood

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Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.

Downtown

Suburb

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Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

East End

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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90482° or 38° 54′ 17″ north

Longitude

-77.02839° or 77° 1′ 42″ west

Elevation

89 feet (27 metres)

Open location code

87C4WX3C+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 66816317

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

4140673

Wikidata ID

Q5117805

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الصعود و القديسه اجنيس”
Spanish: “Iglesia de la Ascension y Santa Ines”
Spanish: “iglesia de la Ascensión y Santa Inés”
Spanish: “Iglesia de la Ascensión y Santa Inés”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Blagden Alley-Naylor Court Historic District and Logan Circle.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Massachusetts Av NW at 12th St NW and Horizon House.

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