Marshall Heights draws its name from the Marshall family, a prominent landowning family in Prince George’s County, Maryland.The neighborhood was initially part of the “Marshall tract”, an extensive parcel of land in both the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County which had not been subdivided. The Marshall family sold the tract to Charles A.aaa
Deanwood is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., bounded by Eastern Avenue to the northeast, Kenilworth Avenue to the northwest, Division Avenue to the southeast, and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue to the south. One of Northeast’s oldest neighborhoods, Deanwood’s relatively low-density, small wood-frame and brick homes, and dense tree cover give it a small-town characteraaa
Congress Heights, in southeast Washington, DC, is predominately a residential area, but has recently also become known for a place to go for sports and live concerts due to the addition of the Entertainment and Sports Arena. Gateway DC, an open-air music and event venue, is also in the area and hosts popular music andaaa
Brentwood is located in the Northeast part of Washington, DC. In present day the historic roads surrounding Brentwood, combined with the local metro and Amtrak lines create a trapezoid. It is served by the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Metro station. The neighborhood was named after Brentwood Mansion which was built in 1817 by the first mayoraaa
Ivy City forms a triangle in the center of the Northeast quadrant, bordered by New York Avenue to the northwest, West Virginia Avenue to the east, and Mt Olivet Road to the south. It got its name from Thomas Seaton Donoho, a Civil War-era poet and author who was fascinated with ivy. He called hisaaa
The Brightwood community is chock full of duplex-row homes, wonderful bungalows and and glorious colonials. Many with wide alleys that run behind the houses and large porches where you’re likely to see neighbors enjoying the outside. If space is what you’re looking for, but with an urban feel, Brightwood may be the answer. Brightwood bordersaaa
Voted D.C.’s hottest neighborhood in 2015, this neighborhood is full of cape cods, farm houses and colonial-style homes. And it’s commercial district, which is along the northern stretch of Rhode Island Avenue is home to Zeke’s Small Batch Coffee Roastery, BeSpoke Kitchen, and Art Enables. In 2016, DC opened a 20,000 square foot library inaaa
The Kalorama area is made up of two different neighborhoods: Kalorama Triangle and Sheridan-Kalorama. President Obama recently became the sixth former U.S. president to live there. The name Kalorama is Greek for “beautiful view” and was chosen by author and diplomat, Joel Barlow, for his home, which he purchased in 1802 and was the area’saaa
Rich in DC history, Swampoodle borders the United States Capitol and is home to Union Station, The National Postal Museum and Capitol Crossing. The neighborhood sits just west of the Atlas District, south of Noma and Union Market and east of Chinatown and Mount Vernon Triangle. The neighborhood began as a place of refuge foraaa
Michigan Park, possibly DC’s best kept secret, is just north of Brookland and the Brookland Metro station and home to Providence Hospital. Full of bungalows, ramblers and craftsman homes, the neighborhood boasts beautiful sprawling green spaces and education and religious institutions. Located in northeast Washington, Michigan Park sits southwest of the Maryland border, south ofaaa
