H.D. Cooke Playground

H.D. Cooke Playground is a playground in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. H.D. Cooke Playground is situated nearby to Inter-American Defense Board Building, as well as near the government office Embassy of Lithuania.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meridian Hill Park and Inter-American Defense Board Building.

Meridian Hill Park

Park

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Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, is an urban park in Washington, D.C., located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood that straddles the border between Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights.

Inter-American Defense Board Building

Building

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The Pink Palace, also known as the Mrs. Marshall Field House and the Inter-American Defense Board, is a historic house located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood in Washington, D.C. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 5, 1991. Inter-American Defense Board Building is situated 420 feet east of H.D. Cooke Playground.

Cascading Waterfall

Waterfall

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Cascading Waterfall is a public art work by American artist John Joseph Earley, located in Meridian Hill Park, Washington, DC. The fountain, reminiscent of 16th century Italian villas, focuses primarily on thirteen large semi-circular basins forming a water cascade that overlooks the historic park. Cascading Waterfall is situated 1,400 feet southeast of H.D. Cooke Playground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights and Lanier Heights.

Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights

Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.

Lanier Heights

Neighborhood

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Lanier Heights is a small urban neighborhood in the northwest section of Washington, D.C. It was one of the District of Columbia’s early planned subdivisions outside the original City of Washington.