St. Augustine Catholic Church

St. Augustine Catholic Church is a Catholic parish in Washington, D.C. It is considered by many to be the "Mother Church of Black Catholics", as the first Black parish in the district and the administrator of D.C.'s oldest surviving Black school.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church in DC, United States
Also known as: “Saint Augustine Catholic Church”
Address: 1425 V Street Northwest

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cascading Waterfall and Meridian Hill Park.

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 800 feet northwest of St. Augustine Catholic Church.

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.

Lincoln Theatre

Theater building

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Lincoln Theatre is a historic theater in Washington, D.C., located at 1215 U Street, next to Ben's Chili Bowl. The theater, located on "Washington's Black Broadway", served the city's African American community when segregation kept them out of other venues. Lincoln Theatre is situated 1,500 feet east of St. Augustine Catholic Church.

Places in the Area

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

Adams Morgan

Neighborhood

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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.