Twin Oaks
Twin Oaks is a 17-acre estate located in the Cleveland Park neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States. It was the residence of nine Republic of China ambassadors to the United States before the United States broke off diplomatic ties with the Republic of China on Taiwan in 1979.- Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: listed on the NRHP in Washington, D.C
- Address: 3220 Woodley Road Northwest, Washington, DC
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tregaron Estate and Number One Observatory Circle.
Tregaron Estate
Historic site
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"Tregaron Estate," formerly known as "The Causeway," is a country house and estate located in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Northwest, Washington, D.C. The estate, built in 1912, was designed by architect Charles Adams Platt and landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman. Tregaron Estate is situated 880 feet east of Twin Oaks.
Number One Observatory Circle
Government office
Number One Observatory Circle is the official residence of the vice president of the United States. Located on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., it is sometimes informally referred to simply as "the Naval Observatory". Number One Observatory Circle is situated 3,400 feet south of Twin Oaks.
Washington International School
School building
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The Washington International School is a private international school in Washington, DC. Established in 1966, WIS was the first school in the Washington area to offer the International Baccalaureate program. Washington International School is situated 430 feet east of Twin Oaks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cleveland Park and Massachusetts Avenue Heights.
Cleveland Park
Suburb
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Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is located at and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north.
Massachusetts Avenue Heights
Neighborhood
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Massachusetts Heights is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., dominated by the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by Woodley Road, to the southwest by Massachusetts Avenue, to the east by 34th Street NW, and to the west by Wisconsin Avenue.
Woodley Park
Suburb
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Woodley Park is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Primarily residential, Woodley Park hosts a commercial corridor of restaurants and shops located along Connecticut Avenue.
Twin Oaks
- Categories: building and tourism
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.93212° or 38° 55′ 56″ northLongitude
-77.06313° or 77° 3′ 47″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
87C4WWJP+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 367141729OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Twin Oaks” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “雙橡園”
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