The Reading Railroad
The Reading Railroad is a public bookcase in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. The Reading Railroad is situated nearby to Slowe-Burrill House, as well as near Brookland Post Office.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Slowe-Burrill House and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Slowe-Burrill House
House
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Slowe-Burrill House is a Queen Anne-style house in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Built in 1890, the home was occupied from 1922 to 1937 by Lucy Slowe and Mary Burrill, notable African American educators who are thought by historians to have been a couple.
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 3,200 feet west of The Reading Railroad.
Dance Place
Theater building
Photo: Erinandmally, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dance Place is an arts organization in the Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. The nearest metro station is Brookland/CUA on the Red Line. Dance Place is situated 1,300 feet west of The Reading Railroad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brookland and Brentwood.
Brookland
Suburb
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 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.
Brentwood
Neighborhood
Brentwood is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., Bounded by Rhode Island Avenue NE, the train tracks of the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Metro station, Montana Avenue NE, and New York Avenue NE.
Edgewood
Neighborhood
Edgewood is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Edgewood is bounded by Michigan Avenue NE to the north, Rhode Island Avenue NE to the south, North Capitol Street to the west, and the Washington Metro's Red Line to the east.
The Reading Railroad
- Type: Public bookcase
- Category: education
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.93067° or 38° 55′ 50″ northLongitude
-76.98996° or 76° 59′ 24″ westOpen location code
87C5W2J6+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 8026815423OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=public_bookcase
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brookland Post Office and Grace United Baptist Church.
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