McLean Gardens

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Map of Washington, D.C., with McLean Gardens highlighted in red

McLean Gardens is a residential neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., bounded by Rodman Street NW to the north, Idaho Avenue to the south, Wisconsin Avenue to the east, and 39th Street NW to the west.

McLean Gardens is a 43-acre housing development — on the former estate of newspaper publisher John R. McLean — built in 1942 as temporary housing for wartime defense workers. In 1980, however, the original 31 red brick apartment buildings converted to condominiums, while the nine original dormitory buildings were destroyed. At that time, construction of a rental section began, eventually including both townhouses (called "The Village at McLean Gardens") and a seven-story luxury apartment building ("The Towers").

With its landscaped lawns and small shops, McLean Gardens is arguably the most resolutely suburban neighborhood in the District of Columbia, despite the busy cityscape and traffic of Wisconsin Avenue. Prominent residents include D.C. Councilman Phil Mendelson (D-At Large).

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