The Common
The Common is in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. The Common is situated nearby to the neighborhood Rock Creek Gardens, as well as near Colonial Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ohev Sholom Congregation and Lowell School.
Ohev Sholom Congregation
Synagogue
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Ohev Sholom Congregation is the oldest Orthodox synagogue in the Shepherd Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The synagogue was formed from the merger of two earlier synagogues, Ohev Sholom and Talmud Torah. Ohev Sholom Congregation is situated 2,500 feet east of The Common.
Lowell School
School
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Lowell School is an independent, diverse, co-educational preschool through 8th grade school located in the Colonial Village neighborhood near Shepherd Park Washington, D.C. The school was founded by Judith Grant and Susan Semple in 1965 during the Civil Rights Movement on the educational philosophies of Haim Ginott, Jean Piaget, Maria Montessori, John Dewey, and Friedrich Fröbel. Lowell School is situated 1,900 feet east of The Common.
Silver Spring station
Historic building
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Silver Spring station is a former train station on the Metropolitan Subdivision in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland. It was built in 1945 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on the foundation of a previous station, a Victorian-style brick structure built in 1878. Silver Spring station is situated 1 mile east of The Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rock Creek Gardens and Colonial Village.
Rock Creek Gardens
Neighborhood
Rock Creek Gardens is an affluent residential neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, D.C. It is bounded by West Beach Drive to the east and northeast, Parkside Drive to the south and southwest, and Rock Creek Park to the northeast.
Colonial Village
Neighborhood
Colonial Village is an area in northwest Washington, D.C., built in 1931 with 80 residences. The homes are reproductions of colonial buildings, such as the Moore House, where General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.
Barnaby Woods
Neighborhood
Barnaby Woods is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., wedged between Rock Creek Park and Montgomery County, Maryland. It is bounded on the north by Aberfoyle Place, on the west by Western Avenue, on the south by Tennyson Street, and on the east by Oregon Avenue.
The Common
Latitude
38.9865° or 38° 59′ 11″ northLongitude
-77.04498° or 77° 2′ 42″ westElevation
243 feet (74 metres)Open location code
87C4XXP4+J2GeoNames ID
4140733
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