The Community Building
The Community Building is a community center in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on 5th Street Southeast. The Community Building is situated nearby to the park Joy Evans, as well as near the sports venue Lincoln Capper Children’s Pool.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States Capitol and Saint Paul African Union Methodist Church.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 1 mile northwest of The Community Building.
Saint Paul African Union Methodist Church
Church
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Paul African Union Methodist Church is an historic structure located in the Navy Yard section of Washington, D.C., United States. It is the only congregation in the District of Columbia of the oldest incorporated, independent African- American denomination in the country. Saint Paul African Union Methodist Church is situated 540 feet northwest of The Community Building.
Nationals Park
Stadium
Photo: Something Original, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nationals Park is a baseball stadium along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals. Nationals Park is situated 3,000 feet southwest of The Community Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Waterfront.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
Anacostia
Photo: Ron Coggswell, CC BY 2.0.
Anacostia is the popular name for the huge swathe of the capital consisting of the many neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. Its heart, in the small, historic neighborhood of Anacostia, is immediately across the Frederick Douglass Bridge from the Nationals Ballpark.
The Community Building
- Type: Community center
- Address: 1000 5th Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003
- Category: building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.87796° or 38° 52′ 41″ northLongitude
-76.99917° or 76° 59′ 57″ westOpen location code
87C5V2H2+58OpenStreetMap ID
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amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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Highlights include Lincoln Capper Children’s Pool and Joy Evans.
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