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Places of Interest Nearby

Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library

Library

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Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was opened to the public on July 29, 1990. The library was named in honor of Juanita E. Thornton, a teacher and community activist. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library is situated 1,000 feet north of New Second Baptist Church.

Takoma Park Branch Library

Library

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Takoma Park Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library System that serves the Takoma neighborhood. It opened in 1911. Takoma Park Branch Library is situated 2,100 feet southeast of New Second Baptist Church.

Penguin Fountain

Fountain

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Penguin Fountain is situated 1,500 feet southwest of New Second Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Shepherd Park

Neighborhood

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Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced, and the neighborhood became largely Jewish and African American.

Takoma

Suburb

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Takoma is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the district's Fourth Ward. It borders the city of Takoma Park, Maryland.

Brightwood

Suburb

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Brightwood is a neighborhood in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood is part of Ward 4.

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