Historic Districts in Washington, D.C. - St. Elizabeths Hospital, Pennsylvania Avenue, Rock Creek Park, Langston Golf Course, Georgetown (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: St. Elizabeths Hospital, Pennsylvania Avenue, Rock Creek Park, Langston Golf Course, Georgetown, Anacostia Historic District, Logan Circle, Washington, D.C., Dupont Circle, Washington Navy Yard, Massachusetts Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Washington, D.C., Capitol Hill, Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., Kalorama, Washington, D.C., Foggy Bottom, Cleveland Park, U Street Corridor, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, 14th Street Northwest and Southwest, LeDroit Park, Washington, D.C., Takoma, Washington, D.C., Strivers' Section Historic District, 16th Street Northwest, Woodley Park, Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon Square, Washington, D.C., Lafayette Square Historic District, Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall, Founders Library, LeDroit Park Historic District, Gallaudet College Historic District, Foxhall. Excerpt: Langston Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course in Washington, D.C., established in 1939. It was named for John Mercer Langston, an African American who was the first dean of the Howard University School of Law, the first president of Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute (now Virginia State University), and the first African American elected to the United States Congress from Virginia. It was the second racially desegregated golf course in the District of Columbia, and in 1991 its first nine holes were added to the National Register of Historic Places. The course's official address is 2600 Benning Road NE. The course's first nine holes are located on Kingman Island, which is bordered by the Anacostia River in the east and Kingman Lake in the west. The course's back nine are located in Anacostia Park, on the west shore (mainland) of Kingman Lake. Langston Golf Course should not be confused with the Anacostia Golf Course, an 18-hole golf course also located in Anacostia Park. Anacostia Golf ...