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.

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 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

Railway station

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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 condominium 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

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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.

North Portal Estates

Neighborhood

North Portal Estates is an affluent residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C. that forms the northernmost corner of the District of Columbia. North Portal Estates is bounded by North Portal Drive to the south, East Beach Drive to the west and northwest, and Rock Creek Park to the northeast.

The Common

Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.9865° or 38° 59′ 11″ north

Longitude

-77.04498° or 77° 2′ 42″ west

Elevation

243 feet (74 metres)

Open location code

87C4XXP4+J2

GeoNames ID

4140733

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