Fort Stevens Recreation Center
Fort Stevens Recreation Center is a community center in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on Van Buren Street Northwest. Fort Stevens Recreation Center is situated nearby to the memorial 25th New York Volunteer Cavalry Monument, as well as near 98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Monument.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Battleground National Cemetery and Fort Stevens.
Battleground National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.
Battleground National Cemetery is a military burial ground, located along Georgia Avenue near Fort Stevens, in Washington, D.C.'s Brightwood neighborhood. The cemetery is managed by the National Park Service, together with other components of Rock Creek Park. Battleground National Cemetery is situated 1,300 feet east of Fort Stevens Recreation Center.
Fort Stevens
Park
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.
Fort Stevens, formerly named Fort Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War.
Penguin Fountain
Fountain
Photo: Gnupratchett, CC0.
Penguin Fountain is situated 1,600 feet north of Fort Stevens Recreation Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brightwood and Takoma.
Brightwood
Suburb
Photo: thebrightwoodian, CC BY 2.0.
Brightwood is a neighborhood in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood is part of Ward 4.
Takoma
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Fort Stevens Recreation Center
- Type: Community center
- Address: 1327 Van Buren Street Northwest
- Category: building
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.97026° or 38° 58′ 13″ northLongitude
-77.03115° or 77° 1′ 52″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
87C4XXC9+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 71462760OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
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