Soldiers Home Main Building and Tower
Soldiers Home Main Building and Tower is a building in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Soldiers Home Main Building and Tower is situated nearby to the residential building President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home, as well as near United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home and United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery.
President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home
Residential building
Photo: Mvincec, Public domain.
President Lincoln's Cottage is a historic home used by Abraham Lincoln on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, known today as the Armed Forces Retirement Home, near the Petworth neighborhood in Washington, D.C. In 2000 it was designated a national monument called President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument.
United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: takomabibelot, CC BY 2.0.
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, in Washington, D.C., is located next to the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home. It is one of only two national cemeteries administered by the Department of the Army, the other being Arlington National Cemetery. United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Soldiers Home Main Building and Tower.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America and is also the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is situated 1 mile southeast of Soldiers Home Main Building and Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Totten and Petworth.
Fort Totten
Suburb
Fort Totten is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Fort Totten is located between Riggs Road N.E. to the north, Bates Rd N.E, Allison Street N.E, and the southern end of Fort Totten Park to the south, the Washington Metro Red Line tracks to the east, and North Capitol Street NW to the west.
Petworth
Neighborhood
Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0.
Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.
Soldiers Home Main Building and Tower
- Type: Building
- Address: DC
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.9421° or 38° 56′ 32″ northLongitude
-77.0117° or 77° 0′ 42″ westElevation
322 feet (98 metres)Open location code
87C4WXRQ+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 367143516OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
7197290
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