Howard Plaza Towers
Howard Plaza Towers is an apartment building in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on Sherman Avenue Northwest. Howard Plaza Towers is situated nearby to the sports venue Banneker Recreation Center, as well as near Howard University Hospital.- Type: Apartment building
- Also known as: “Howard Plaza Towers (east)”
- Address: Sherman Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20001
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Howard University Hospital and Banneker Recreation Center.
Howard University Hospital
Hospital
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Howard University Hospital, previously known as Freedmen's Hospital, is a major hospital located in Washington, D.C., built on the site of Griffith Stadium, a former professional baseball stadium that served as the home field of the Washington Senators. Howard University Hospital is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Howard Plaza Towers.
Banneker Recreation Center
Sports venue
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Banneker Recreation Center is an historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building was built in 1934 and was named for Benjamin Banneker, a free African American who assisted in the survey of boundaries of the original District of Columba in 1791. Banneker Recreation Center is situated 860 feet north of Howard Plaza Towers.
Lincoln Theatre
Theater building
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Lincoln Theatre is a historic theater in Washington, D.C., located at 1215 U Street, next to Ben's Chili Bowl. The theater, located on "Washington's Black Broadway", served the city's African American community when segregation kept them out of other venues. Lincoln Theatre is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Howard Plaza Towers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Columbia Heights and Shaw.
Columbia Heights
Suburb
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Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.
Shaw
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.
Bloomingdale
Neighborhood
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Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.
Howard Plaza Towers
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.92046° or 38° 55′ 14″ northLongitude
-77.02352° or 77° 1′ 25″ westElevation
105 feet (32 metres)Levels
9Open location code
87C4WXCG+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 87483667OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsGeoNames ID
6340129
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