Cleveland Park
Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is located at 38°56′11″N 77°3′58″W and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north. Its main commercial corridor lies along Connecticut Avenue NW, where the eponymous Cleveland Park station of the Washington Metro's Red Line can be found; another commercial corridor lies along Wisconsin Avenue. The neighborhood is known for its many late 19th century homes and the historic Art Deco Uptown Theater. It is also home to the William L. Slayton House and the Park and Shop, built in 1930 and one of the earliest strip malls.
Cleveland Park Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
The Broadmoor Apartments on Connecticut Avenue, designed by Joseph Abel in 1928, represent the eclecticism of that period | |
Map of Washington, D.C., with Cleveland Park highlighted in maroon. | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Tilden Street, Connecticut Avenue, Klingle Road, and Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC |
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| Built | 1886 |
| Architect | Francis R. Allen; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Italianate, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000628 |
| Added to NRHP | April 27, 1987 |
It is named after Grover Cleveland, who owned property in the area.