Edward J. Kelly Park is a park located in the

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The park is located at the southeast corner of

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and 21st Street NW.

Description and history

On January 17, 1959,

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named the park after Edward J. Kelly, former superintendent of

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maintains a public tennis court in the park, and frequent patrols of the park are conducted by the Federal Reserve Police.

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