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Burr Gymnasium

Burr Gymnasium is a multi-purpose arena in , which opened in 1963. It is home to the Bison men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team.
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  • Type: Sports venue
  • Description: multi-purpose arena in Washington, D.C., home of the Howard University basketball team
  • Also known as: “John Burr Gymnasium”, “John H. Burr Gymnasium”, and “The Burr”
  • Address: 2827 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include MedStar Washington Hospital Center and McMillan Reservoir.

Hospital
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is the largest not-for-profit Hospital in . It is a member of MedStar Health, licensed for 926 beds, and a teaching hospital for Georgetown University School of Medicine. is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Burr Gymnasium.

Reservoir
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The is a in , that supplies most of the city's municipal water. It was originally called the Howard University Reservoir or the Washington City Reservoir, and was completed in 1902 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Sports venue
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is an historic structure located in the neighborhood of 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. is situated 1,300 feet south of Burr Gymnasium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Columbia Heights and Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights.

Suburb
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Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.

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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of , less than two miles north of the 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.

Burr Gymnasium

Latitude
38.92635° or 38° 55′ 35″ north
Longitude
-77.02219° or 77° 1′ 20″ west
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Operator
Howard University
Open location code
87C4WXGH+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 277831037
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­sports_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­basketball
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­volleyball
Geo­Names ID
6340135
Wiki­data ID
Q5000317
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Burr Gymnasium”. Photo: Sixman, CC BY-SA 3.0.