Mount Vernon Square
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Mount Vernon Square is a city square
in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.
It is located where the following streets would otherwise intersect: Massachusetts Avenue, New York Avenue
, K Street, and 8th Street NW.
Mount Vernon Square is bounded on the east by 7th Street
, N.W.; on the west by 9th Street, N.W.; on the north by Mount Vernon Place; and on the south by a two-block section of K Street that is slightly offset from the rest of K Street.
On the north side of the square is the new Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the second largest building in the city, after the U.S. Capitol complex. On the south side is the Techworld office development, and on the east, offices of National Public Radio. In the center of the square is the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. The white marble building, finished in 1903, was originally the District of Columbia Public Library, a gift of Andrew Carnegie
. Washington's Chinatown
is centered two blocks to the south. The closest Metro
station is Mt Vernon Square. The giant marble Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church is another landmark.
Mount Vernon Square is also a Washington neighborhood and historic district, named for the adjacent city square, bounded by 9th Street N.W. on the west, 1st St and NJ Ave N.W. on the east, N Street N.W. on the north, and Massachusetts Avenue N.W. to the south.
Town square
A town square is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Other names for town square are civic center, city square, urban square, market square, public square, and town green.Most town squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets,...
in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
It is located where the following streets would otherwise intersect: Massachusetts Avenue, New York Avenue
New York Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
New York Avenue is one of the diagonal avenues radiating from the White House in Washington, D.C. It is a major east-west route in the city's Northwest and Northeast quadrants and connects downtown with points east and north of the city via Cheverly, Maryland, the John Hanson Highway and the...
, K Street, and 8th Street NW.
Mount Vernon Square is bounded on the east by 7th Street
7th Street (Washington, D.C.)
There are four north-south arteries in Washington, D.C. named Seventh Street that are differentiated by the quadrants of the city in which they are located. Historically, 7th Street has been a main north-south road in Washington, being the main route for travelers and farmers coming into the city...
, N.W.; on the west by 9th Street, N.W.; on the north by Mount Vernon Place; and on the south by a two-block section of K Street that is slightly offset from the rest of K Street.
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...
. Washington's Chinatown
Chinatown, Washington, D.C.
Chinatown in Washington, D.C., is a small, historic neighborhood east of downtown consisting of about 20 ethnic Chinese and other Asian restaurants and small businesses along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. It is known for its annual Chinese New Year festival and parade and...
is centered two blocks to the south. The closest Metro
Washington Metro
The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...
station is Mt Vernon Square. The giant marble Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church is another landmark.
Mount Vernon Square is also a Washington neighborhood and historic district, named for the adjacent city square, bounded by 9th Street N.W. on the west, 1st St and NJ Ave N.W. on the east, N Street N.W. on the north, and Massachusetts Avenue N.W. to the south.
See also
- List of Circles in Washington, D.C.
- InspirationInspiration (sculpture)Inspiration is a public artwork by American artist Ethan Kerber, located at a commercial building at the intersection of 5th St NW & K St NW in Washington, D.C., United States...
, a public art work located in Mount Vernon Square. - Lift OffLift Off (sculpture)Lift Off is a public artwork by American artist David Black, located at the CityVista Condominium at the intersection of 5th St NW & K St NW in Washington, D.C., United States...
, a public art sculpture by David Black located in the neighborhood.