Barry Farm, Washington D.C.

#968 among attractions in Washington D.C.

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Barry Farm is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., located east of the Anacostia River and is bounded by the Southeast Freeway to the northwest, Suitland Parkway to the northeast and east, and St. Elizabeths Hospital to the south. The neighborhood was renowned as a significant post-Civil-War settlement of free Blacks and freed slaves established by the Freedmen's Bureau. The streets were named to commemorate the Union generals and Radical Republicans who advanced the rights of black Americans during the Civil War and Reconstruction: Howard Road SE for General Oliver O. Howard; Sumner Road SE for Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner; Wade Road SE for Ohio Senator Benjamin Wade; Pomeroy Road SE for Kansas Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy; and Stevens Road SE for Pennsylvania Congressman Thaddeus Stevens. The neighborhood name is not a reference to the late former mayor of Washington, D.C. Marion Barry, but coincidentally has the same spelling. ()

Coordinates: 38°51'35"N, 76°59'49"W

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Southeast Washington (Anacostia)Washington D.C. United States

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Barry Farm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nationals Park, Audi Field, Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Navy Yard.

1.1 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Nationals Park, Washington D.C.
27 min walk • Nationals Park is the premier destination for baseball enthusiasts and event-goers in Washington, D.C., United States. As the home of the Washington Nationals, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise, this state-of-the-art stadium offers an exceptional...
1 miNW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Audi Field, Washington D.C.
27 min walk • 38°52′6″N 77°0′44″W Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Buzzard Point in Washington, D.C. It is the home stadium for the Major League Soccer team D.C. United. The stadium is also used by the Washington Spirit of the NWSL in select matches. The stadium seats 20,000 people. Previously, D.C.
0.8 miNW
Bridge
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Washington D.C.
20 min walk • The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is a through arch bridge that carries South Capitol Street over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C.
1.2 miN
Harbor
Navy Yard, Washington D.C.
30 min walk • Navy Yard, also known as Near Southeast, is a neighborhood on the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, D.C. Navy Yard is bounded by Interstate 695 to the north and east, South Capitol Street to the west, and the Anacostia River to the south.
1.1 miE
Museum, History museum
Anacostia Community Museum, Washington D.C.
29 min walk • The Anacostia Community Museum is a community museum in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. in the United States. It is one of twenty museums under the umbrella of the Smithsonian Institution and was the first federally funded community museum in the United States.
0.7 miNE
Museum
Anacostia Arts Center, Washington D.C.
19 min walk • The Anacostia Arts Center is a multi-use arts space located at 1231 Good Hope Road SE in the Anacostia Historic District of Washington, D.C.
1.1 miNE
Library
Anacostia Neighborhood Library, Washington D.C.
28 min walk • Anacostia Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. It was opened to the public in 1942.
0.7 miNE
Museum, Art gallery
Honfleur Gallery, Washington D.C.
19 min walk • Honfleur Gallery located on Good Hope Road in the Anacostia Historic District neighborhood of Washington, D.C. is a gallery that was established in January 2007 by the Action to Rehabilitate Community Housing group.
~1910 ftNE
Museum, Islamic architecture
America's Islamic Heritage Museum, Washington D.C.
10 min walk • America's Islamic Heritage Museum is the principal project of Collections & Stories of American Muslims, Inc. – a Washington, DC, Ward 8 based, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and fostering educational community-engagement opportunities that provide access to, and understanding of, the history of Muslim Americans.
1 miSE
Cemetery
Bet Mishpachah Cemetery, Suitland
27 min walk • The Bet Mishpachah Cemetery is a recently established Jewish cemetery located in Southeast Washington, D.C. The cemetery is for the Bet Mishpachah community located in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, D.C.
1 miSE
Cemetery
Elesavetgrad Cemetery, Suitland
26 min walk • The Elesavetgrad Cemetery DCHBA is a 2.6 acre Jewish cemetery located in Southeast Washington, D.C. The cemetery was established in December 1911. This cemetery is adjacent to the Ohev Sholom, Adas Israel, Bet Mishpachah and Washington Hebrew cemeteries.

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Which popular attractions are close to Barry Farm?

Nearby attractions include America's Islamic Heritage Museum, Washington D.C. (10 min walk), Saint Elizabeths Hospital East and West Cemeteries, Washington D.C. (13 min walk), Anacostia Historic District, Washington D.C. (18 min walk), Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Washington D.C. (18 min walk).

How to get to Barry Farm by public transport?

The nearest stations to Barry Farm:

Bus

E • Lines: 90 (5 min walk)
D • Lines: W4 (5 min walk)

Metro

Anacostia • Lines: Gr (7 min walk)
Congress Heights • Lines: Gr (30 min walk)