Glover Park
Glover Park | |
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Neighborhood of Washington, D.C. | |
 Benton Street in Glover Park (2006) | |
 Map of Washington, D.C., with Glover Park highlighted in red | |
| Coordinates: 38°55′21″N 77°04′29″W / 38.9225°N 77.074722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| District | Washington, D.C. |
| Ward | Ward 3 |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Matthew Frumin |
Glover Park is a neighborhood in
Charles Carroll Glover
.
Location
The neighborhood's western border is an extension of
Woodley Park
.
Description
Local claims to fame include several
Embassy of Russia in Washington (with its legendary tunnels beneath) and the Visa Office of the Chinese embassy. Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park is home to a variety of restaurants and other businesses. Guy Mason Park is between Wisconsin Avenue and the Naval Observatory just south of Calvert Street. It is the location of a softball diamond, a playground
for small children, and an unofficial enclosed dog park. Guy Mason Park is also the location of the annual Glover Park Day festival, held in early June.
Housing in Glover Park is a mix of
Washington Metropolitan Area
's most well-known co-ed slow pitch softball leagues, since 1982. DC Stoddert Soccer, a nonprofit league with over 5,000 players, was founded on this field and takes its name from it.
The neighborhood is named for Washingtonian Charles Carroll Glover, an influential late 19th and early 20th century
Rock Creek Parkway
.
The family of Charles Glover pronounces their last name so that it rhymes with "cover." However, many people in Washington, including longtime residents, newcomers, and even the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) pronounce the name so it rhymes with "clover."[2]
Education
The local public schools are operated by the District of Columbia Public Schools.
The area is zoned to:
- Benjamin Stoddert Elementary School (located in Glover Park)[3]
- Hardy Middle School[4]
- Jackson-Reed High School[5]
See also
- List of neighborhoods of the District of Columbia by ward
- Holy Rood Cemetery
- Charles C. Glover
References
- ^ "Nation's Master Clock Used to Trigger Colors". United States Navy. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Glover Park in Washington DC".
- ^ "Elementary Schools Archived 2017-02-12 at the Wayback Machine" (2016-2017 School Year). District of Columbia Public Schools. Retrieved on May 27, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glover Park, Washington, D.C..
- Glover Park History
- Washington Post profile, Oct. 13, 2007
- Glover Park Neighborhood Website
- Glover Park Citizens Association
- Glover Park Village
- Glover Park Day
- Value Asserts Itself in Glover Park
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