Emery Heights Recreation Center

Emery Heights Recreation Center is a community center in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Emery Heights Recreation Center is situated nearby to Berean Baptist Church, as well as near New Redeemer Baptist Church.

Type: Community center
Description: recreation center in Washington, D.C., United States
Also known as: “Emery Heights Community Center”, “Emery Heights Park”, and “Emery Recreation Center”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Stevens and Paul Public Charter School.

Fort Stevens

Park

Photo: D Monack, Public domain.

Fort Stevens, formerly named Fort Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War.

Paul Public Charter School is a charter school in northwest Washington, D.C., serving students from fifth to twelfth grade. Paul Public Charter School is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Emery Heights Recreation Center.

William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center

Sports venue

Photo: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center is a tennis venue located in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., United States It is named after William H. G. William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center is situated 3,400 feet southwest of Emery Heights Recreation Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brightwood Park and Brookland-Petworth-Takoma.

Brightwood Park

Neighborhood

Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brightwood Park is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by Georgia Avenue NW to the west, Missouri Avenue NW to the northeast and Kennedy Street NW to the south.

Brookland-Petworth-Takoma

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.