Grant Circle

Grant Circle
Grant Circle, with Petworth United Methodist Church in the background, in September 2016.
Interactive map of Grant Circle
Location
Washington, DC
Roads at
junction
New Hampshire Avenue NW
Illinois Avenue NW
Varnum Street NW
5th Street NW
Construction
TypeTraffic circle
Maintained byDDOT
Grant Circle Historic District
Built1915–1930
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference No.15000718
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 2015
Grant Circle Park
LocationFormed by the intersection of New Hampshire Ave., Illinois Ave, Varnum St., & 5th St. NW; triangle bound by Illinois Ave., 5th St., & Webster St. NW; and triangle bound by Illinois Ave., 5th St., & Webster St. NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°56′35.2″N 77°01′09.3″W / 38.943111°N 77.019250°W / 38.943111; -77.019250
Area1.8 acres (7,300 m2)
Operated byNational Park Service
Rock Creek Park

Grant Circle is a traffic circle and the center of a small historic district in the Petworth neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. New Hampshire and Illinois Avenues NW, Varnum Street NW, and 5th Street NW all intersect at this circle. The park within the circle and the adjoining triangles is owned and administered by the National Park Service through its Rock Creek Park unit. The circle and the buildings flanking it were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.