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landscaping of this neighborhood, as developers spent a large sum of money to plant flower beds and trees to attract high-profile professionals from the city. Originally a whites-only neighborhood, LeDroit Park was even gated with guards to promote security for its residents. Efforts by many, especially multiple actions by students from Howard University, led to the integration of the area. Between 1886 and 1891, what newspapers called a "fence war" between LeDroit Park residents and "intruders" seeking a corridor from Howard Town to downtown unfolded. "With the opening of the streets, the park soon lost its former characteristics and became a part of the city with all its advantages and disadvantages."
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When the Gage-Eckington School Elementary School closed, residents successfully lobbied the city to tear it down and convert it into a park, which opened in 2011 as The Park at LeDroit. The park houses a large playground, a dog park and the Common Good City Farm, an urban agriculture education center
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One of LeDroit Park's more recognizable features is its Victorian mansions, houses and row-houses, designed by architect James McGill. None of the original 64 homes McGill designed in LeDroit Park were identical and most were built between 1873 and 1877. Today, 50 of the original homes remain.
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As one of the first suburbs of Washington, LeDroit Park was developed and marketed as a "romantic" neighborhood with narrow tree-lined streets that bore the same names as the trees that shaded them, differing from the street names used in the rest of the city. Extensive focus was placed on the
248:. Its borders include Florida Avenue NW, Bryant Street NW, Georgia Avenue NW, and 2nd Street NW .LeDroit Park is known for its history and 19th century protected architecture. The community's diversity entices new residents to the community, as well as its close proximity to the 2601: 2450: 2545: 2481: 2465: 384:... visually engage residents through a beautiful neighborhood mural that depicts the unique landscapes, people and images of the historic LeDroit Park community. The mural will become a prominent landmark in the neighborhood for years to come. 2455: 533:– Both prominent educators who founded Frelinghuysen University to educate Blacks working-class adults. Lawson also was a Lawyer (Howard University Law, 1881) who advocated for the rights of poor D.C. residents. (201 T Street) 344:
McGill was also a member of the LeDroit Park Property Owners Association, a precursor to the LeDroit Park Civic Association, which is active today. LeDroit's protected housing stock includes 12 different styles of homes.
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Note: A National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination document should be available upon request from the National Park Service for this site, but it appears not to be available on-line from the
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Today, the neighborhood's historic value is officially recognized as the LeDroit Park Historic District. The historic district includes the
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was also located here until 1965, when the Howard University Hospital was built where it used to stand. Le Droit Park includes
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Bounded roughly by Florida, Georgia, and Rhode Island Avenues, 2nd and Elm Streets, NW, Howard University,
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legend, lived in the neighborhood with his family during his early childhood. (420 Elm Street)
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was commissioned by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities to be painted by artist
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Washington at Home: An Illustrated History of Neighborhoods in the Nation's Capital
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Julia West Hamilton – Civic leader and member of N.A.C.W. (320 U Street)
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and community garden with 40 plots. In May 2011, His Royal Highness
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Murals are painted on many walls throughout the neighborhood.
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By the 1940s, LeDroit Park became a major focal point for the
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Map of Washington, D.C., with Le Droit Park highlighted in red
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Intersection of 4th & T Streets, NW in LeDroit Park (2008)
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LeDroit Park, Washington, D.C.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


Washington, D.C.
38°55′8.5872″N 77°1′1.326″W / 38.919052000°N 77.01703500°W / 38.919052000; -77.01703500
74002165
/ləˈdrɔɪt/
/ˈldrɔɪt/
Washington, D.C.
Howard University
Shaw–Howard University

Amzi Barber
African-American
Griffith Stadium
Washington Redskins
Washington Senators
Anna J. Cooper Circle
Mary Church Terrell House
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
LeDroit Park Heritage Trail
Cultural Tourism DC

Prince Charles
Garin Baker
Adrian M. Fenty

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