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A group of real estate investors, called the
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Woodland
Normanstone Neighborhood Association, established in 1989, represents the neighborhood. There are no commercial businesses; it is a neighborhood of detached single-family homes.
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Records related to neighborhood overlay and development from the
Woodland Normanstone Neighborhood Association
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609:American University Park
588:Southwest Federal Center
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972:Southwest Waterfront
785:North Portal Estates
714:Woodland Normanstone
674:North Cleveland Park
170:Massachusetts Avenue
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896:North Michigan Park
573:Mount Vernon Square
400:The Washington Post
372:The Washington Post
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1028:Civic Betterment
952:Judiciary Square
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866:Fort Lincoln
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1038:Dupont Park
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770:Fort Totten
750:Chevy Chase
654:Glover Park
634:Colony Hill
624:Chevy Chase
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1164:Barry Farm
1093:Kenilworth
1058:Fort Davis
982:Swampoodle
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780:Manor Park
740:Brightwood
699:Tenleytown
558:Georgetown
219:References
117:Government
64:77°03′39″W
61:38°55′15″N
1199:Navy Yard
1159:Anacostia
1088:Hillcrest
1083:Hillbrook
1073:Good Hope
1013:Burrville
926:Woodridge
856:Eckington
846:Brookland
841:Brentwood
831:Arboretum
775:Hawthorne
760:Crestwood
704:Wakefield
538:Chinatown
502:Park View
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1189:Fairlawn
1184:Douglass
1169:Bellevue
1078:Greenway
1033:Deanwood
916:Trinidad
881:Ivy City
861:Edgewood
790:Petworth
593:West End
543:Downtown
533:Burleith
404:ProQuest
376:ProQuest
350:ProQuest
327:ProQuest
306:22 March
300:Archived
262:ProQuest
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1143:Twining
1113:Mayfair
998:Benning
886:Langdon
876:Gateway
644:Foxhall
614:Berkley
189:History
89:Country
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