Banneker Recreation Center is an historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building was built in 1934 and was named for Benjamin Banneker, a free African American who assisted in the survey of boundaries of the original District of Columba in 1791. It was known as a premier African American recreation center in the city.[2] It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 1985 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1][3][4] The structure currently houses the Banneker Community Center, a unit of the District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation.[5]
Banneker Recreation Center | |
 Banneker Recreation Center in 2011 | |
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| Location | 2500 Georgia Ave., NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 38°55′20″N 77°1′25″W / 38.92222°N 77.02361°W |
| Built | 1934 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000876[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1986 |
| Designated DCIHS | December 18, 1985 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Banneker Recreation Center". National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-11-15.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ Friedlander, Bernice; Bowers, Martha: Louis Berger & Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C. (1984-08-31). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Banneker Recreation Center" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Banneker Community Center". District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
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