Fort Davis (Washington, D.C.)
Fort Davis | |
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Neighborhood | |
 Map of Washington, D.C., with the Fort Davis neighborhood highlighted in red | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′2.2044″N 076°56′44.6454″W / 38.867279000°N 76.945734833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Washington, D.C. |
| Ward | Ward 7 |
| Constructed | 1941 |
| Named for | Fort Davis, an American Civil War-era fort |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Vincent C. Gray |
Fort Davis is a residential neighborhood located in
Pennsylvania Avenue SE
, and Alabama Avenue SE/Bowen Road SE.
Defenses of Washington, that gives the neighborhood its name. Fort Dupont Park
is adjacent to the neighborhood's northern border on Alabama Avenue SE between Massachusetts Avenue SE and Burns Street SE.
The Fort Davis neighborhood was primarily undeveloped forest until 1941. Max Sugar, a real estate developer, built the first homes in the area in late 1940. The 250 brick detached houses, originally known as "Dupont Village", were bounded by 41st Street SE, 42nd Street SE, Fort Dupont Street SE, and Southern Avenue. Sugar's development was aimed at upper-income defense workers.[1]
References
- ^ "Dupont Village of 250 Homes In Southeast Opened Today". The Washington Post. April 13, 1941.
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