The Dahlia Apartments

The Dahlia Apartments is an apartment building in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on Georgia Avenue Northwest. The Dahlia Apartments is situated nearby to Playground at the Parks DC, as well as near Penguin Fountain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penguin Fountain and Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library.

Penguin Fountain

Fountain

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Penguin Fountain is situated 990 feet west of The Dahlia Apartments.

Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library

Library

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Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was opened to the public on July 29, 1990. The library was named in honor of Juanita E. Thornton, a teacher and community activist. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Neighborhood Library is situated 1,800 feet north of The Dahlia Apartments.

Takoma Park Branch Library

Library

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The Takoma Park Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library System that serves the Takoma neighborhood. It opened in 1911. Takoma Park Branch Library is situated 1,800 feet east of The Dahlia Apartments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Takoma and Shepherd Park.

Takoma

Suburb

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Takoma is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the district's Fourth Ward. It borders the city of Takoma Park, Maryland.

Shepherd Park

Neighborhood

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Shepherd Park is a neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. In the years following World War II, restrictive covenants which had prevented Jews and African Americans from purchasing homes in the neighborhood were no longer enforced, and the neighborhood became largely Jewish and African American.