Fenton Street Local Park Community Garden

Fenton Street Local Park Community Garden is a garden in Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland which is located on Philadelphia Avenue. Fenton Street Local Park Community Garden is situated nearby to Fenton Street Urban Park, as well as near Redeemed Christian Church of God African Missions.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Silver Spring station and Nora School.

Silver Spring station

Railway station

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Silver Spring station is a former train station on the Metropolitan Subdivision in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland. It was built in 1945 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on the foundation of a previous station, a Victorian-style brick structure built in 1878. Silver Spring station is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Fenton Street Local Park Community Garden.

Nora School

School

The Nora School is a private progressive college-preparatory high school in Silver Spring, Maryland. A nonprofit school with 501 status, it was formerly known as The Eberhard School, Washington Ethical Society School, and Washington Ethical High School. Nora School is situated 830 feet north of Fenton Street Local Park Community Garden.

Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library

Library

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 3,000 feet south of Fenton Street Local Park Community Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shepherd Park and Silver Spring.

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.

Silver Spring

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Silver Spring is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is considered to be an "edge city". It sits next door to Washington, DC, and had about 82,000 residents in 2018.

Colonial Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Egunt07, CC BY 3.0.

Colonial Village is an area in northwest Washington, D.C., built in 1931 with 80 residences. The homes are reproductions of colonial buildings, such as the Moore House, where General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.

Fenton Street Local Park Community Garden

Type: Garden
Address: 900 Philadelphia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Category: recreation area
Location: Montgomery County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.98815° or 38° 59′ 17″ north

Longitude

-77.02423° or 77° 1′ 27″ west

Open location code

87C4XXQG+78

OpenStreetMap ID

way 287649603

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fenton Street Urban Park and Redeemed Christian Church of God African Missions.

Nearby Places

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