Eastland Gardens Explained

Eastland Gardens
Settlement Type:Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Washington, D.C.
Subdivision Type2:Ward
Subdivision Name2:Ward 7
Leader Title:Councilmember
Leader Name:Vincent C. Gray

Eastland Gardens is a small residential neighborhood, located in northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Eastern Avenue NE to the north, the Watts Branch Tributary to the south, CSX Transportation tracks to the east and the Anacostia River to the west.

Eastland Gardens is in Ward Seven of Washington, D.C. Many of its 300 homes were designed by African-American architects or constructed by African-American builders including Lewis W. Giles Sr., John B. Holloway Jr., James Alonzo Plater, and Romulus C. Archer.[1] [2] Development began in 1927.[3]

References

  1. https://38thdcstudiesconference.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/african_american_architects__builders_of_eastland2_dcchp.pdf
  2. https://planning.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/op/publication/attachments/Eastland%2520Gardens%2520Brochure.pdf The African American Architects & Builders of Eastland Gardens
  3. Eastland Gardens Flower Club. 2011. Images of America: Eastland Gardens. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. .

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