Eastland Gardens in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Eastland Gardens
Between Kenilworth and Anacostia Avenues, and Lee and Ord Streets, NE
— African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 4, 2018
1. Eastland Gardens Marker
Inscription.
Eastland Gardens. Between Kenilworth and Anacostia Avenues, and Lee and Ord Streets, NE. Water and land embrace one another here in Eastland Gardens, adjacent Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. The Neighborhood dates to 1928 when a group of developers call Eastland Gardens Inc. bought some 150 acres of the former Benning Racetrack property and began constructing houses. Over 150 Eastland Gardens homes – Many still owned by the original families in 2010 – were designed by prominent architects including Romulus C. Archer, Jr., Lewis W. Giles, Sr., John A. Lankford, Howard Mackey, Sr., James A. Plater, James L. Turner, and Roscoe I. Vaughn. Many early residents overcame their era’s racial barriers, such as Owen Davis, who became DC’s first black police captain in 1965.
Water and land embrace one another here in Eastland Gardens, adjacent Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. The Neighborhood dates to 1928 when a group of developers call Eastland Gardens Inc. bought some 150 acres of the former Benning Racetrack property and began constructing houses. Over 150 Eastland Gardens homes – Many still owned by the original families in 2010 – were designed by prominent architects including Romulus C. Archer, Jr., Lewis W. Giles, Sr., John A. Lankford, Howard Mackey, Sr., James A. Plater, James L. Turner, and Roscoe I. Vaughn. Many early residents overcame their era’s racial barriers, such as Owen Davis, who became DC’s first black police captain in 1965.
Location. 38° 54.216′ N, 76° 56.67′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Eastland Gardens. Marker is on Lee Street Northeast east of 42nd Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4115 Lee Street Northeast, Washington DC 20019, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Laurence Herndon built 4400 Nash St., NE, for his family in 1948. James L. Turner designed the house, which remained in the Herndon family in 2010.
Close-up of Herndon family photo on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 4, 2018
4. 4400 Nash Street, Northeast
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
