New North
New North is an university building in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. New North is situated nearby to the church Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, as well as near Riggs Library.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: University building
- Description: building of Georgetown University
- Also known as: “New North Building”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Georgetown University and Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart.
Georgetown University
University
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university. Georgetown University is situated 480 feet north of New North.
Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart
Church
Photo: Fightindaman, Public domain.
Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, often shortened to Dahlgren Chapel, is a Roman Catholic chapel located in Dahlgren Quadrangle on the main campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The chapel was built in 1893, and is located in the historic center of the campus.
Riggs Library
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Healy Hall is a National Historic Landmark and the flagship building of the main campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States. Constructed between 1877 and 1879, the hall was designed by Paul J. Riggs Library is situated 410 feet southeast of New North.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burleith and Georgetown.
Burleith
Neighborhood
Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.
Georgetown
Photo: Peterfitzgerald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Rosslyn
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized neighborhood in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
New North
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90756° or 38° 54′ 27″ northLongitude
-77.07387° or 77° 4′ 26″ westElevation
118 feet (36 metres)Operator
Georgetown UniversityOpen location code
87C4WW5G+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 444583711OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityGeoNames ID
7316099Wikidata ID
Q85047259
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