Columbus Circle (Washington, D.C.)

Columbus Circle
In the center of Columbus Circle is the Columbus Fountain, a monument to Christopher Columbus.
Map
Location
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′47.04″N 77°0′23.76″W / 38.8964000°N 77.0066000°W / 38.8964000; -77.0066000
Roads at
junction
Massachusetts Avenue NE
Louisiana Avenue NE
Delaware Avenue NE
1st Street NE
E Street NE
Construction
TypeTraffic circle
Maintained byDDOT
Columbus Circle
Built1912
NRHP reference No.80004523[1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1980

Columbus Circle, also known as Union Station Plaza or Columbus Plaza, is a traffic circle at the intersection of Delaware, Louisiana and Massachusetts Avenues and E and First Streets, Northeast in Washington, D.C. It is located in front of Union Station right next to the grounds of the United States Capitol. Union Station and its access roads interrupt this circle on one side, forming an arc.

The Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building is located on the eastern side and the National Postal Museum is on the western side of the plaza next to Union Station. Both buildings are on the northern side of Massachusetts Avenue NE.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.