Banneker
Banneker is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Banneker is situated nearby to the fire station Washington DC Fire & EMS Station, as well as near the arts center Emergence Community Arts Collective.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Banneker Recreation Center and Benjamin Banneker High School.
Banneker Recreation Center
Sports venue
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Banneker Recreation Center is an historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building was built in 1934 and was named for Benjamin Banneker, a free African American who assisted in the survey of boundaries of the original District of Columba in 1791.
Benjamin Banneker High School
School
Photo: Jeaninejo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School is a magnet high school located in Washington, D.C., that was originally built to serve as a neighborhood Junior High School. Benjamin Banneker High School is situated 460 feet northwest of Banneker.
Founders Library
Library
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.
The Founders Library is an academic library at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The building, named The Founders Library in honor of the 17 men who founded Howard University, serves as a symbol of the university. Founders Library is situated 1,000 feet east of Banneker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaw and Adams Morgan-Columbia Heights.
Shaw
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of Dupont Circle and south of Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.
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.Logan Circle
Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.
Banneker
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.92248° or 38° 55′ 21″ northLongitude
-77.02325° or 77° 1′ 24″ westOpen location code
87C4WXCG+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 48207364OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Banneker Pool and Washington DC Fire & EMS Station.
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