Franklin Square

Franklin Square, or Franklin Park, is a square in Washington, D.C. Purportedly named after Benjamin Franklin, it is bounded by K Street NW to the north, 13th Street NW on the east, I Street NW on the south, and 14th Street NW on the west.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: “Franklin Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and National Museum of Women in the Arts.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Museum
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The , located in , is "the first in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. is situated 820 feet southeast of Franklin Square.

Government office
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is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the in Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Franklin Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown and East End.

Suburb
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is the central business district of , located in It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

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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.

Neighborhood
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is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of , located in Northwest D.C. The majority of is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.

Franklin Square

Latitude
38.90193° or 38° 54′ 7″ north
Longitude
-77.03079° or 77° 1′ 51″ west
Operator
National Park Service
Open location code
87C4WX29+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41964909
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q5491850
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Franklin Square” goes by many names.
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  • Cebuano: “Franklin Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, District of Columbia)”
  • Cebuano: “Franklin Park”
  • Chinese: “富兰克林广场”
  • Corsican: “Franklin Square”
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  • German: “Franklin-Platz”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר פרנקלין”
  • Hungarian: “Franklin Square”
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  • Spanish: “Plaza Franklin”
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  • Swiss German: “Franklin Square”
  • Urdu: “فرینکلن سکوئیر (واشنگٹن ڈی سی)”
  • Urdu: “فرینکلن سکوئیر”
  • Venetian: “Franklin Square”
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  • Zulu: “Franklin Square”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Almas Temple and One Franklin Square.

Nearby Places

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