Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.)
Logan Circle | |
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Neighborhood of Washington, D.C. | |
Clockwise from the top: aerial view of Logan Circle; Le Diplomate; Northwest | |
Ward | 2 |
Government | |
• Councilmember | Brooke Pinto |
Area | |
• Total | .22 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
combined area of census tracts 50.03, 50.04, 52.02, and 52.03[1] | |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,403 |
• Density | 64,878/sq mi (25,050/km2) |
combined populations of census tracts 50.03, 50.04, 52.02, and 52.03 |
Logan Circle is a historic
Logan Circle includes two historic districts, as well as numerous sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places or as D.C. Historic Landmarks.[3][10][11] The circle's origins date to the 1870's, when the area was developed as a residential neighborhood to serve Washington's growing bourgeoisie. In 1901, President William McKinley inaugurated the General Logan equestrian statue at the center of the circle's park. In 1930, the U.S. Congress officially named the circle in honor of Union General John A. Logan.
History
19th century
During the
20th century
Originally known as Iowa Circle, the park was renamed by Congress in 1930 in honor of
In the early 20th century,
During this period, the original Victorian homes in the area were subdivided into apartments, hostels, and rooming houses. With the end of legal segregation, middle-class residents of both races left the area. Many left after the destructive
In 1956, the three inner lanes of 13th Street were paved across Logan Circle to speed the influx of suburban workers into DC. In 1980, to encourage more people to use Metro, the inner lanes across Logan Circle were closed. Later they were removed and the park restored.[16]
During the 1980s and 1990s, Logan Circle, although dominated by Victorian homes that had survived mostly untouched by redevelopment or riots, was considered an unsafe neighborhood by many due to overt
21st century
During the 2000s, the area
A watershed event in the development of the neighborhood was the opening of a
Landmarks
Logan Circle Historic District | |
NRHP reference No. | 72001426[25] |
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Added to NRHP | June 30, 1972 |
Logan Circle Historic District
The Logan Circle Historic District is an eight-block area surrounding the circle, containing 135 late-19th-century residences designed predominantly in the Late Victorian and Richardsonian Romanesque styles of architecture. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1972.[3][11]
The
Fourteenth Street Historic District
In addition to the Logan Circle Historic District, the neighborhood includes the much larger Fourteenth Street Historic District, added to the NRHP in 1994.[11] The district's approximately 765 contributing properties are considered historically significant because they represent residential and commercial development resulting from one of the earliest streetcar lines in Washington, D.C., the Capital Traction Company's 14th Street line, built in the 1880s.[10][11][28]
The oldest house of worship in the Fourteenth Street Historic District is Luther Place Memorial Church, built 1870–1873, an ELCA Lutheran church situated on the north side of Thomas Circle. Originally known as Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church of Washington, D.C., the building was renamed in 1884 after a bronze statue of Martin Luther was installed on the church's property. Luther Place Memorial Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1973.[10][29]
The
Other landmarks
The District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites includes several properties in Logan Circle that are not listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Among them are the former residences of:
The Victorian building on the north side of the park, 15 Logan Circle, was built for military officer and diplomat Seth Ledyard Phelps and served as the Korean legation from 1889 to 1905. Following an extensive restoration project, the building now serves as the Old Korean Legation Museum.[43]
The Iowa, designed by Thomas Franklin Schneider in 1901, was the birthplace of anthropologist Julian Steward.[44]
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Ulysses Grant House
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Vermont Avenue
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Mt. Gilead Church
Geography
The Logan Circle neighborhood is bordered:[45][46]
- on the north by T Street NW and the U Street Corridor (a.k.a. Cardozo/Shaw);
- on the east by 12th Street NW and the Shaw neighborhood:
- on the south by Massachusetts Avenue or M Street NW[45] and Downtown D.C.
- on the west by 16th Street NW and the Dupont Circleneighborhood
The traffic circle is the intersection of 13th Street, P Street,
Demographics
Census | 2020[47] | 2010[48] | 2000[49] | 1990[50] | 1980[51] | 1970[52] | 1960[53] |
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Population | 12,391 | 12,098 | 11,837 | 10,932 | 9,413 | 12,656 | 14,267 |
The racial composition of the neighborhood is in flux, paralleling its gentrification, with the Black population decreasing from around one quarter to around one tenth of the population (2010 to 2020), while the non-Hispanic White proportion increased by around a fifth, going from around 59% to around 70% of the neighborhood's population during those ten years. The Asian population was up 9%,
Race/Ethnicity | Change 2020 vs. 2010 |
2020[54] | 2010[55] |
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Non-Hispanic (NH) White | +10.7% | 70.1% | 59.4% |
Hispanic or Latino | –2.9% | 16.0% | 18.9% |
NH Black | –14.4% | 9.8% | 24.2% |
NH Asian (2020) NH Asian or Pacific Islander (2010) |
+0.3%* | 5.0% | 4.7% |
NH Multiracial | +2.0% | 4.5% | 2.5% |
NH Some other race | –0.1$ | 0.4% | 0.5% |
NH American Indian and Alaska Native | +0.2% | 0.25% | 0.05% |
NH Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | n/a | 0.2% | n/a |
- +0.3% plus 0.2% (Asian increase plus Pacific Islander category which was split out in 2020
Education
Residents are served by the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). Garrison Elementary School in Logan Circle has a capacity of over 350 students. As of 2013[update] the school had 228 students.[57] Residents are zoned to Garrison,[58] and to Cardozo Education Campus.[59]
In popular culture
Logan Circle is the setting for
Gil Scott-Heron's 1974 song "The Bottle" describes the lives of the alcoholics living in the area.[61]
See also
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