Glover Park | |
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 Benton Street in Glover Park (2006) | |
 Map ofWashington, D.C., with Glover Park highlighted in red | |
| Coordinates:38°55′21″N77°04′29″W / 38.9225°N 77.074722°W /38.9225; -77.074722 | |
| Country | United States |
| District | Washington, D.C. |
| Ward | Ward 3 |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Matthew Frumin |
Glover Park is a neighborhood innorthwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north ofGeorgetown and just west of theUnited States Naval Observatory andNumber One Observatory Circle (theVice President'smansion). Every morning and evening, Glover Park residents can hear the Naval Observatory play the sounding of colors synchronized to the nation's Master Clock.[1] It is named afterCharles Carroll Glover.
The neighborhood's western border is an extension ofRock Creek Park calledGlover-Archbold Park (named afterCharles Carroll Glover andAnne Mills Archbold, who each donated part of the land). Glover Park's northern border is Fulton Street, near theWashington National Cathedral, and theCathedral Heights neighborhood. Its southern border is Whitehaven Park, another branch ofRock Creek Park. Beyond Whitehaven to the south lies theBurleith neighborhood and Georgetown University while to the east of the neighborhood liesWoodley Park.
Local claims to fame include severalembassies, including the sprawlingEmbassy of Russia in Washington (with its legendary tunnels beneath) and the Visa Office of theChinese embassy. Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park is home to a variety of restaurants and other businesses.Guy Mason Park is betweenWisconsin Avenue and the Naval Observatory just south of Calvert Street. It is the location of asoftball diamond, aplayground for small children, and an unofficial enclosed dog park. Guy Mason Park is also the location of the annual Glover Park Day festival, held in early June.
Housing in Glover Park is a mix ofapartment buildings and porch-frontrowhouses built in the 1920s and 1930s. The neighborhood'selementary school,Benjamin Stoddert Elementary, is one of the most highly rated schools in the District. Neighborhood Cluster 14 (Glover Park,Cathedral Heights, andMcLean Gardens) has one of the lowestcrime rates in the District. Glover Park residents harvest crops from small, individual garden plots in the twoVictory gardens leased from theNational Park Service. On the field adjacent to Stoddert Elementary, Glover Park has hosted the Glover Park Co-ed Softball League, one of theWashington Metropolitan Area's most well-known co-ed slow pitch softball leagues, since 1982. DC Stoddert Soccer, a nonprofit league with over 5,000 players, was founded on this field and takes its name from it.
The neighborhood is named for Washingtonian Charles Carroll Glover, an influential late 19th and early 20th centurybanker andphilanthropist. He is credited with the creation of the city's Rock Creek Park system and with an influential role in the creation ofEmbassy Row through generous land donations. He is also considered the father of theNational Zoo andRock Creek Parkway.
The family of Charles Glover pronounces their last name so that it rhymes with "cover." However, many people in Washington, including longtime residents, newcomers, and even theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) pronounce the name so it rhymes with "clover."[2]
The local public schools are operated by theDistrict of Columbia Public Schools.
The area is zoned to:
Places adjacent to Glover Park | |
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