Queens Chapel
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Queens Chapel | |
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Neighborhood | |
 Queens Chapel within the District of Columbia | |
| Country | United States |
| District | Washington, D.C. |
| Ward | Ward 5 |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Zachary Parker |
Queens Chapel is a mostly residential
Its namesake is the Queens Family Chapel, the first Catholic parish in DC. It burned to the ground multiple times, the last fire occurring during the Battle of Bladensburg. It was later rebuilt as St Francis de Sales Church in 1906.[2]
Boundaries
Queens Chapel is contained between
The Queens Chapel neighborhood is often confused with the Queens Chapel Neighborhood Association which is located in the
Notable places
Queens Chapel is home to the Bertie Backus Community College (formerly Bertie Backus Middle School, which closed and was demolished in 2008), the Lamond-Riggs Library, Food & Friends, and the Art Place at Fort Totten development.
References
- ^ "About Ward 5 | op". planning.dc.gov.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Malesky, Robert (6 July 2014). "Brookland Roads: Just where was Queen's Chapel?". bygonebrookland.com. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Cioffoletti, Elizabeth (27 August 2017). "Richard Queen 1725–1794". The Queen Family. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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