Takoma, Washington, D.C.
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Takoma, Washington redirects here. For the city in Washington State, see Tacoma, Washington.
| Takoma Park Historic District | |
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| (U.S. Registered Historic District) | |
| Location: | Roughly bounded by DC/MD boundary, 7th, Piney Branch, Aspen, and Fern Sts. |
| Added to NRHP: | June 30, 1983 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 83001416 |
Takoma (or Takoma Park) is a neighborhood in northern Washington, D.C.. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the District's Fourth Ward, within the northwest quadrant. Takoma is bounded by Georgia Avenue to the west, somewhere between Tuckerman and Aspen Streets to the south, and Eastern Avenue to the northeast. Along Eastern Avenue, the boundary of the District of Columbia, the neighborhood borders the city of Takoma Park, Maryland, with which it shares its origins.
Takoma is a diverse neighborhood, populated mostly by middle class families. Many of the houses in the area are historic, with some over 100 years old.
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