Banneker Recreation Center

Banneker Recreation Center
Location: 2500 Georgia Ave., NW
Washington, D.C.
Built: 1934
Architectural style: Colonial Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 86000876[1]
Added to NRHP: April 28, 1986

Banneker Recreation Center is an historic structure located in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building was built in 1934 and was named for Benjamin Banneker, a free man of color who assisted in laying out the District of Columba in 1791-1792. It was known as the premier African American recreation center in the city.[2] It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 1985 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.[3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ "Banneker Recreation Center". National Trust for Historic Preservation. http://www.preservationnation.org/travel-and-sites/sites/southern-region/banneker-recreation-center.html. Retrieved 2011-15-11. 
  3. ^ "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites". DC Preservation. http://www.dcpreservation.org/pdf/HistoricSitesInventory2009.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 

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