Cleveland Park

For the Washington Metro station, see Cleveland Park station. For the stadium in Middlesbrough, see Cleveland Park Stadium. For the Wolfstone song, see Unleashed (Wolfstone album).
Cleveland Park Historic District
The Broadmoor Apartments on Connecticut Avenue, designed by Joseph Abel in 1928, represent the eclecticism of that period
Map of Washington, D.C., with Cleveland Park highlighted in maroon.
LocationRoughly bounded by Tilden Street, Connecticut Avenue, Klingle Road, and Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, DC
Built1886
ArchitectFrancis R. Allen; Et al.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.87000628[1]
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1987

Cleveland Park is a residential neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is located at 38°56′11″N 77°3′58″W / 38.93639°N 77.06611°W / 38.93639; -77.06611 and bounded approximately by Rock Creek Park to the east, Wisconsin and Idaho Avenues to the west, Klingle and Woodley Roads to the south, and Rodman and Tilden Streets to the north.[2] Its main commercial corridor lies along Connecticut Avenue NW, where the eponymous Cleveland Park station of the Washington Metro's Red Line can be found; another commercial corridor lies along Wisconsin Avenue. The neighborhood is known for its many late 19th century homes and the historic Art Deco Uptown Theater. It is also home to the William L. Slayton House and the Park and Shop, built in 1930 and one of the earliest strip malls.[3]

It is named after Grover Cleveland, who owned property in the area.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Boundaries". Cleveland Park Citizens Association.
  3. ^ Willman, John B., "Washington's Original Shopping Center Sold", The Washington Post and Times-Herald, Wednesday 30 January 1963, Volume 86, Number 56, page B-7.
  4. ^ "Why Is It Named Cleveland Park?". Ghosts of DC. March 3, 2015.