Congress Heights, Residential district in Southeast Washington DC, United States.
Congress Heights sits on elevated bluffs east of the Anacostia River, featuring a mix of residential streets and commercial developments along Martin Luther King Jr Avenue.
Colonel Arthur E. Randle established Congress Heights in 1890, transforming forest and farmland into a residential community following the construction of the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge.
The Entertainment and Sports Arena hosts professional basketball games, including practices for the Washington Wizards and home games for the Washington Mystics WNBA team.
The neighborhood connects to downtown Washington DC through the Congress Heights Metro station on the Green Line, with multiple bus routes serving the area.
The district maintained the last operating farm within Washington DC boundaries until 1939, when the Lindner family ceased their agricultural activities after generations of cultivation.
Location: Washington
GPS coordinates: 38.84057,-76.99603
Latest update: March 7, 2025 05:45
Anacostia
3 km
National Museum of the United States Navy
3.6 km
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
2.7 km
Southeast
3.2 km
Barry Farm
2 km
Navy Yard
3.7 km
Buzzard Point
3.3 km
Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building
1.5 km
11th Street Bridges
3.5 km
Bellevue
1.9 km
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
3.2 km
Anacostia Community Museum
2.5 km
The Big Chair
2.8 km
Anacostia Historic District
3 km
Roosevelt Hall
3.1 km
Douglass
1.5 km
Fort Stanton
2.7 km
Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C.
2.5 km
Fort Greble
2.2 km
James C. Dent House
3.7 km
Commandant's Office, Washington Navy Yard
3.6 km
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
708 m
Bellevue / William O. Lockridge Library
1.6 km
Carver Theater
2.5 km
Anacostia Neighborhood Library
3.2 km
Bet Mishpachah Cemetery
1.3 km
Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library
1.4 km
Buzzard Point Power Plant
3.1 kmReviews
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