Chevy Chase (Washington, D.C.)

Coordinates: 38°58′22″N 77°03′51″W / 38.9727°N 77.0642°W / 38.9727; -77.0642
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Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C.
Ward
Ward 3/4
Government
 • CouncilmemberMatthew Frumin / Janeese Lewis George

Chevy Chase (/ˈɛv s/) is a neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C. It borders Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Geography

The neighborhood is generally agreed to be bounded by

Friendship Heights. The public schools that serve Chevy Chase are Lafayette Elementary, Ben W. Murch Elementary, Alice Deal Middle School, and Jackson-Reed High School
.

History

Intersection of 31st St. and Legation St. NW, July 2021, in Chevy Chase

In the late 1880s, then-Representative

Sears Catalog Homes and others, a popular housing option in the early twentieth century that allowed individuals of modest means to order by mail the materials and instructions for a home and build it themselves.[1]

The neighborhood's major commercial road is

D.C. Public Library. Unlike many urban neighborhoods that have lost local businesses to large chains and suburban malls, the small, generally locally owned businesses along Connecticut Avenue remain and are well patronized by the local population.[2] These businesses include Magruder's Supermarket, established in 1875; and the Avalon Theatre, which opened in 1923 as a silent film house and ran until the theater underwent renovations in 2003.[3]
The Avalon thereafter reopened as a non-profit movie theater.

The area's parks include Rock Creek Park, Lafayette-Pointer Park, and Livingston Park.

Electoral boundaries redrawn

Until 2002, the entire neighborhood was located in Ward 3.[4] After the 2000 census revealed an increase in population in Ward 3 and a decrease in population in Ward 4, the Council of the District of Columbia voted to reassign the portion of the neighborhood east of Broad Branch Road to Ward 4 as of January 1, 2002.[5] Many residents were upset at the decision.[4] The Chevy Chase Civic Association sued to prevent the redistricting on the grounds that it would reduce African American voting strength in Ward 3 and would result in unconstitutional and racially motivated gerrymandering.[5] The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the redistricting, as did the U.S. Court of Appeals.[5] After the redistricting, the neighborhood's Advisory Neighborhood Commission was called 3/4G.[4]

In 2023, the Chevy Chase DC Conservancy (CCDCC) applied to designate the neighborhood a historic district by the District’s Historic Preservation Review Board.[6]

Education

The neighborhood is served by the District of Columbia Public Schools, including Lafayette Elementary,[7] Alice Deal Junior High School,[8] and Jackson-Reed High School.[9] Private schools in Chevy Chase D.C. include St. John's College High School,[10] a private, co-educational Catholic high school; and Blessed Sacrament School,[11] a Catholic elementary school that enrolls some non-parishioners and non-Catholics.

The District of Columbia Public Library operates the Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Historic Chevy Chase DC Kit Houses". DC Real Estate and House History. 2016-12-14. Archived from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ^ "Chevy Chase DC: Not to Be Confused With the Other Chevy Chase". UrbanTurf. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. ^ HCCDC (2015-01-08). "The Avalon Theatre Birth - and Rebirth". Historic Chevy Chase DC. Archived from the original on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. ^ a b c Tannenwald, Jonathan (July 16, 2001). "Battles begin over ANC lines". Washington Independent. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  5. ^ a b c "Kingman Park Civic Association and Chevy Chase Civic Association v. Williams" (PDF). United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. November 14, 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
  6. ^ Sementelli, Nick (February 27, 2024). "The Chevy Chase DC historic district application fails on the merits". Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  7. ^ "Elementary Schools Archived 2017-02-12 at the Wayback Machine" (2016-2017 School Year). District of Columbia Public Schools. Retrieved on May 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Middle School Boundary Map Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine" (2016-2017 School Year). District of Columbia Public Schools. Retrieved on May 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "High School Boundary Map Archived 2017-01-31 at the Wayback Machine" (2016-2017 School Year). District of Columbia Public Schools. Retrieved on May 27, 2018.
  10. ^ ""St. Johns College High School". Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2011-02-15.." Retrieved on 15 Feb, 2011.
  11. ^ "Home". Blessed Sacrament School. Feb 15, 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  12. ^ "Hours and Locations". District of Columbia Public Library. October 21, 2009. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-03-06.

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