Queens Chapel is a mostly residential neighborhood with commercial elements located in
Ward 5 of
Northeast
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Washington, D.C.
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Its namesake is the Queens Family Chapel, the first
Catholic
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parish in DC. It burned to the ground multiple times, the last fire occurring during the
Battle of Bladensburg
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. It was later rebuilt as St Francis de Sales Church in 1906.
Boundaries
![Queens Chapel DC](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Queens_Chapel_DC.jpg)
Queens Chapel is contained between
Eastern Avenue N.E. to the north, Galloway Street N.E. to the south,
Riggs Rd N.E. to the north, and the
Washington Metropolitan Area Red Line train tracks to the west. Queens Chapel borders the adjacent neighborhoods of
Riggs Park
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,
Fort Totten,
North Michigan Park
North Michigan Park is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. North Michigan Park is contained between Eastern Avenue N.E. to the east, Gallatin Street N.E. to the north, Michigan Avenue N.E. to the south, and Sout ...
, and
Michigan Park, which also are located in
Ward 5 of
Northeast Washington D.C. In addition to these
Ward 5 neighborhoods of Northeast Washington D.C., Queens Chapel also borders the neighborhood of
Chillum, which is located in
Prince George's County, Maryland
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The Queens Chapel neighborhood is often confused with the Queens Chapel Neighborhood Association which is located in the
Michigan Park neighborhood. It was named for early landowner Richard Queen.
Notable places
Queens Chapel is home to the Bertie Backus Community College (formerly Bertie Backus Middle School, which closed and was demolished in 2008), the Lamond-Riggs Library, Food & Friends, and the Art Place at Fort Totten development.
References
Neighborhoods in Northeast (Washington, D.C.)
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