Armed Forces Retirement Home – Washington
The Armed Forces Retirement Home – Washington, also called Old Soldiers' Retirement Home, is a retirement home for retirees of the United States Armed Forces located in the Park View neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The complex forms an historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home is on the campus.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Social service facility
- Description: United States historic place
- Also known as: “AFRH-W”, “Armed Forces Retirement Home - Washington”, “Armed Forces Retirement Home (Washington)”, “Armed Forces Retirement Home-Washington”, “Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington”, “United States Soldiers‘ and Airmen’s Home”, and “Washington Armed Forces Retirement Home”
- Address: 140 Rock Creek Church Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20011
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home
Museum
Photo: Mvincec, Public domain.
President Lincoln's Cottage is a historic home used by Abraham Lincoln on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, known today as the Armed Forces Retirement Home, near the Petworth neighborhood in Washington, D.C. In 2000 it was designated a national monument called President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument. President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home is situated 1,500 feet north of Armed Forces Retirement Home – Washington.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America and the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Armed Forces Retirement Home – Washington.
Saint John Paul II National Shrine
Museum
Photo: Waszyngton, Public domain.
The Saint John Paul II National Shrine is a national shrine in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. It is a place of prayer for Catholics and welcomes people of all faiths. Saint John Paul II National Shrine is situated 2,200 feet east of Armed Forces Retirement Home – Washington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petworth and Fort Totten.
Petworth
Neighborhood
Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0.
Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.
Fort Totten
Suburb
Fort Totten is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Fort Totten is located between Riggs Road N.E. to the north, Bates Rd N.E, Allison Street N.E, and the southern end of Fort Totten Park to the south, the Washington Metro Red Line tracks to the east, and North Capitol Street NW to the west.
Armed Forces Retirement Home – Washington
- Categories: historic district and Armed Forces Retirement Home
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.93757° or 38° 56′ 15″ northLongitude
-77.01272° or 77° 0′ 46″ westOpen location code
87C4WXQP+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 67282580OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=social_facilityWikidata ID
Q4793009
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