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Forest Hills is a residential neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States, bounded by Connecticut Avenue NW to the west, Rock Creek Park to the east, Chevy Chase (Washington, D.C.), Chevy Chase to the north, and Tilden Street NW to the south. The neighborhood is frequently referred to as Van Ness, both because of its proximity to the University of the District of Columbia (UDC)'s Van Ness campus, and because it is served by the Van Ness – UDC (WMATA station), Van Ness–UDC station on the Washington Metro's Red Line (Washington Metro), Red Line.
Forest Hills contains the former site of the American Civil War, Civil War-era Fort Kearny (Washington, D.C.), Fort Kearny, of which no trace remains today, and the Soapstone Valley Park, which surrounds a tributary of Rock Creek (Potomac River), Rock Creek.
The Howard University School of Law campus is across Connecticut Avenue from UDC on Upton Street NW. The Levine School of Music is located on Upton Street, in the building originally occupied by the Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory. The Edmund Burke School, founded in 1968, is located on Upton Street, in the building that was originally occupied by Devitt Prep.
The Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Hillwood Museum, located in a house that once belonged to philanthropist and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post, contains her collection of decorative objects, including several Fabergé eggs.
The embassies of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington, D.C., Czech Republic and the Embassy of the Netherlands, Washington, D.C., Netherlands are located on Linnean Avenue NW in Forest Hills, while that of Suriname is on Connecticut Avenue. The embassy of Embassy of Hungary in Washington, D.C., Hungary is just south of Tilden Street in Cleveland Park, and a number of other embassies are located just to the west in North Cleveland Park.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist Capital Memorial Church is located in 3150 Chesapeake Street NW.
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Forest Hills Advisory Neighborhood Commission
Forest Hills Metro Station Info
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Transportation
In addition to its location adjacent to Connecticut Avenue, Forest Hills is served by the Red Line of the Washington Metro, and the Crosstown Line (H2, H3, and H4) and Connecticut Avenue Line (L1, L2, and L4) of the D.C. Metrobus (Washington, D.C.), Metrobus.Points of interest
Forest Hills contains the former site of the American Civil War, Civil War-era Fort Kearny (Washington, D.C.), Fort Kearny, of which no trace remains today, and the Soapstone Valley Park, which surrounds a tributary of Rock Creek (Potomac River), Rock Creek.
The Howard University School of Law campus is across Connecticut Avenue from UDC on Upton Street NW. The Levine School of Music is located on Upton Street, in the building originally occupied by the Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory. The Edmund Burke School, founded in 1968, is located on Upton Street, in the building that was originally occupied by Devitt Prep.
The Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Hillwood Museum, located in a house that once belonged to philanthropist and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post, contains her collection of decorative objects, including several Fabergé eggs.
The embassies of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington, D.C., Czech Republic and the Embassy of the Netherlands, Washington, D.C., Netherlands are located on Linnean Avenue NW in Forest Hills, while that of Suriname is on Connecticut Avenue. The embassy of Embassy of Hungary in Washington, D.C., Hungary is just south of Tilden Street in Cleveland Park, and a number of other embassies are located just to the west in North Cleveland Park.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist Capital Memorial Church is located in 3150 Chesapeake Street NW.
History
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology) was at one time the largest employer in the neighborhood. Due to an absence of Antisemitism in the United States, restricted housing Covenant (law), covenants as in other, similarly situated neighborhoods, the Forest Hills neighborhood became predominantly History of the Jews in Washington, D.C., Jewish during the 1940s and 1950s.References
External links
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Forest Hills Advisory Neighborhood Commission
Forest Hills Metro Station Info
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