Anacostia Historic District
Anacostia Historic District, Historic district in Southeast Washington, United States.
The district contains approximately 550 buildings constructed between 1854 and 1930, featuring small-scale frame and brick working-class houses with large lawns.
Originally established as Uniontown in 1854, this area provided housing for employees of the Washington Navy Yard and changed its name to Anacostia in 1866.
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, located within the district, preserves the residence and legacy of the prominent civil rights leader until 1895.
The district boundaries extend along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, incorporating twenty squares of residential structures and community landmarks.
The neighborhood maintains the largest collection of late 19th-century small-scale working-class housing structures in Washington, D.C., including Italianate and Queen Anne styles.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Architectural style: Renaissance Revival architecture
GPS coordinates: 38.86544,-76.98425
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:26
Washington Navy Yard
1.3 km
Anacostia
0 m
Congressional Cemetery
1.8 km
National Museum of the United States Navy
1.3 km
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
255 m
Southeast
874 m
Barry Farm
1.3 km
Navy Yard
1.5 km
Tingey House
1.5 km
11th Street Bridges
851 m
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
2.2 km
Anacostia Community Museum
1.1 km
The Big Chair
471 m
Officers Quarters, Washington Navy Yard
1.5 km
Latrobe Gate
1.5 km
Marine Corps Museum
1.3 km
The Yards
1.7 km
Building 170
1.9 km
Fort Stanton
861 m
Public Vault at the Congressional Cemetery
1.9 km
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Car House
1.8 km
Alexander Dallas Bache Monument
1.8 km
Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard
1.3 km
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge
1.4 km
Carver Theater
773 m
Anacostia Neighborhood Library
504 m
John Philip Sousa Bridge
1.4 km
Latrobe cenotaphs
1.9 kmReviews
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