Howard Theatre

The Howard Theatre is a historic theater, located at 620 T Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., that has been a pillar of the community since its opening in 1910.

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Type: Theater building
Description: music venue and theater in Washington, D.C.
Address: 620 T Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Howard University Hospital and Shaw–Howard University station.

Howard University Hospital

Hospital

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Howard University Hospital, previously known as Freedmen's Hospital, is a major hospital located in Washington, D.C., built on the site of Griffith Stadium, a former professional baseball stadium that served as the home field of the Washington Senators. Howard University Hospital is situated 990 feet north of Howard Theatre.

Shaw–Howard University station

Metro station

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Shaw–Howard University station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Green Line and Yellow Line. The station primarily serves Washington's Shaw neighborhood, the home of Howard University. Shaw–Howard University station is situated 710 feet south of Howard Theatre.

Capital One Arena

Stadium

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Capital One Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. Capital One Arena is situated 1¼ miles south of Howard Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaw and Bloomingdale.

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.

Bloomingdale

Neighborhood

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Bloomingdale is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., less than two miles north of the United States Capitol building. It is a primarily residential neighborhood, with a small commercial center near the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and First Street NW featuring bars, restaurants, and food markets.

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.

Howard Theatre

Categories: music venue, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.91531° or 38° 54′ 55″ north

Longitude

-77.02109° or 77° 1′ 16″ west

Open location code

87C4WX8H+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 67231795

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=theatre

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5921031

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Serbian—“Howard Theatre” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ハワード・シアター”
Serbian: “Pozorište Hauard”

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