DC History Center
DC History Center is a museum in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on K Street Northwest. DC History Center is situated nearby to the public building Historical Society of Washington, D.C., as well as near the electronics store Apple Carnegie Library.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
Thursday—Friday: noon—7:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: noon—6:00 PM
public holidays: closed - Type: Museum
- Address: 801 K Street Northwest
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The White House.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
The White House
Government building
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. The White House is situated 4,200 feet southwest of DC History Center.
Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
Public building
The Historical Society of Washington, D.C, also called the DC History Center, is an educational foundation dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of Washington, D.C. The society provides lectures, exhibits, classes, and community events.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East End and Logan Circle.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
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.
DC History Center
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90258° or 38° 54′ 9″ northLongitude
-77.02323° or 77° 1′ 24″ westOpen location code
87C4WX3G+2POpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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