Kingman Park, Washington D.C.

#904 among attractions in Washington D.C.

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Kingman Park is a residential neighborhood in the Northeast quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. Kingman Park's boundaries are 15th Street NE to the west; C Street SE to the south; Benning Road to the north; and Anacostia Park to the east. The neighborhood is composed primarily of two-story brick rowhouses. Kingman Park is named after Brigadier General Dan Christie Kingman, the former head of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. ()

Coordinates: 38°53'42"N, 76°58'42"W

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Northeast Washington (Kingman Park)Washington D.C. United States

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Kingman Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: RFK Stadium, D.C. Armory, Eastern Market, Whitney Young Memorial Bridge.

0.5 miSE
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
13 min walk • Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It is located about two miles due east of the U.S. Capitol building, near the west bank of the Anacostia River and next to the D.C. Armory.
0.5 miS
Sport, Sport venue
D.C. Armory, Washington D.C.
12 min walk • The D.C. Armory is an armory and a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in the eastern United States, located in Washington, D.C. east of the U.S. Capitol building.
1.1 miSW
Shopping, Neo-renaissance architecture, Market
Eastern Market, Washington D.C.
29 min walk • The Eastern Market is a public market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. housed in a 19th-century brick building. Eastern Market was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located on 7th Street, S.E. a few blocks east of the U.S. Capitol between North Carolina Avenue SE and C Street SE.
0.8 miSE
Bridge
Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, Mount Rainier
21 min walk • The Whitney Young Memorial Bridge is a bridge that carries East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. in the United States. Finished in 1955, it was originally called the East Capitol Street Bridge. It was renamed for civil rights activist Whitney Young in early 1974.
1 miW
Library
Northeast Neighborhood Library, Washington D.C.
25 min walk • The Northeast Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 330 7th Street NE.
0.9 miS
Cemetery
Public Vault at the Congressional Cemetery, Washington D.C.
24 min walk • The Public Vault at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is an early classical revival structure built 1832–34 with funds appropriated by the United States Congress to store the bodies of government officials and members of the public before burial.
1.1 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington D.C.
29 min walk • Capitol Hill Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist affiliated church located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. six blocks from the United States Capitol.
1 miW
Street
East Capitol Street, Washington D.C.
26 min walk • East Capitol Street is a major street that divides the northeast and southeast quadrants of Washington, D.C. It runs due east from the United States Capitol to the DC-Maryland border. The street is uninterrupted until Lincoln Park then continues eastward to Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
1.1 miE
Street
District of Columbia Route 295, Washington D.C.
28 min walk • District of Columbia Route 295, also known as the Anacostia Freeway as well as the Kenilworth Avenue Freeway north of East Capitol Street, is a freeway in the District of Columbia, and currently the only signed numbered route in the District that is not an Interstate Highway or U.S. Highway.
0.6 miSW
Church
Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church, Washington D.C.
15 min walk • Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian is a Black Catholic parish in Washington, D.C. established in 1966 by the merger of the predominately African-American St. Cyprian Catholic Church and the predominantly White Holy Comforter Catholic Church.
~1030 ftN
Park
Rosedale Recreation Center, Washington D.C.
5 min walk • The Rosedale Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Kingman Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is located at 1701 Gales Street NE. It opened in 2012 inside a new community center that also includes a gymnasium and a swimming pool.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kingman Park?

Nearby attractions include Rosedale Recreation Center, Washington D.C. (5 min walk), Starburst Intersection, Washington D.C. (12 min walk), East Capitol Street Car Barn, Washington D.C. (12 min walk), Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church, Washington D.C. (15 min walk).

How to get to Kingman Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kingman Park:

Tram

Benning Road & 19th Street Northeast • Lines: H Street/Benning Road Streetcar (8 min walk)
H Street & 13th Street Northeast • Lines: H Street/Benning Road Streetcar (17 min walk)

Metro

Stadium–Armory • Lines: Bl, Or, Sv (15 min walk)
Potomac Avenue • Lines: Bl, Or, Sv (26 min walk)