Roughly bounded by Tilden St., Connecticut Ave., Klingle Rd., and Wisconsin Ave., Washington, District Of Columbia. County/parish: District of Columbia.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 27, 1987. NRIS 87000628.
1000 contributing buildings. 5 contributing sites. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
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.
It is named after Grover Cleveland, who owned property in the area.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/117692049