Glover Park
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Glover Park is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., about a half mile north of Georgetown and just west of the Vice Presidential Mansion and the U.S. Naval Observatory.
The neighborhood's western border is an extension of Rock Creek Park called Glover-Archbold Park (named after Charles Carroll Glover and Anne Mills Archbold, who each donated donated part of the land). Glover Park's northern border is Fulton Street, near Washington National Cathedral, and its southern border is Whitehaven Park, another branch of Rock Creek Park. To the east of the neighborhood lies Woodley Park, and to the north is Cathedral Heights.
Local claims to fame include several embassies (including the sprawling Russian embassy with its legendary tunnels beneath) and a number of popular restaurants along Wisconsin Avenue. Glover Park is composed mainly of porch-front row houses built in the 1920s and 1930s. The neighborhood’s elementary school, Benjamin Stoddert Elementary, is one of the most highly-rated schools in the District. Glover Park has one of the lowest crime rates and one of the youngest populations in the District.
The neighborhood is named for Washingtonian Charles Glover, an influential late 19th and early 20th century banker and philanthropist. He is credited with the creation of DC's Rock Creek Park system and with an influential role in the creation of Embassy Row through generous land donations. He is also considered the father of the National Zoo and Rock Creek Parkway.
The family of Charles Glover pronounces their last name so that it rhymes with "cover." However, many people in Washington, including long time residents, newcomers and even WMATA, pronounce the name so it rhymes with "clover."[1]
[edit] Education
The local public schools are operated by the District of Columbia Public Schools.
The area is zoned to:
- Stoddert Elementary School (located in Glover Park)
- Hardy Middle School
- Woodrow Wilson High School
[edit] See also
List of neighborhoods of the District of Columbia by ward
