Berkley | |
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 AnAmerican Craftsman-style home in Berkley (2008) | |
 Map ofWashington, D.C., with Berkley highlighted in red | |
| Coordinates:38°54′43″N77°05′18″W / 38.912056°N 77.08825°W /38.912056; -77.08825 | |
| Country | United States |
| District | Washington, D.C. |
| Ward | Ward 3 |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Matthew Frumin |
| Postal code | |
Berkley is a neighborhood in theNorthwestquadrant ofWashington, D.C.
Berkley is bounded byWesley Heights Park to the north, MacArthur Boulevard to the southwest,Battery Kemble Park to the west, and 44th Street and Foxhall Road to the east. Beyond the line formed by 44th and Foxhall liesGlover-Archbold Park, meaning that Berkley is surrounded on three sides by parkland. Its fourth side is adjacent to two neighborhoods,Foxhall andThe Palisades, and as such is sometimes confused for them.
Berkley is a suburban-style neighborhood, naturally isolated from the more cosmopolitan parts of the city by its location between parks. It is home to theEmbassy of Germany[1] andGeorge Washington University's Mount Vernon Campus.[2]
It was also very nearly the site of anofficial residence of themayor of Washington, D.C., in 2001 when Betty Brown Casey, widow of millionaireMarylandreal estate developer Eugene B. Casey, donated 17 acres (69,000 m2) of land at 1801 Foxhall Road to the city for the purpose of a mayoral mansion.[3] However, the city was bogged down for nearly a year in attempting to purchase adjacent land from theNational Park Service; additionally, many vocal city activists and residents felt that for a city marked by increasinggentrification and socioeconomic diversity, building a mayoral residence in such a wealthy enclave sent a bad message.[4]
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