The Barry Farm neighborhood is located east of the Anacostia River in Ward 8, bounded by Firth Sterling Avenue on the west, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue on the east, St. Elizabeth’s West Campus on the south and Suitland Parkway on the north.
Barry Farm is a historic landmark. Barry Farm’s land was part of a farm owned by James Barry in the mid-19th Century. In 1867, the Freedman’s Bureau purchased the land from the Barry family and parceled it out as settlements for freed slaves.
Barry Farm is home to The Goodman League, named after community activist George Goodman. The League features current and former NBA players, college players, and participants from various communities. The league has been around since the mid-1970s and is recognized nationally.
The redevelopment of the Barry Farm neighborhood includes a new, state-of-the-art, recreation center that is currently under construction. Features will include an indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, basketball courts, community rooms and parking garage.
Today, Barry Farm consists of 432 units of public housing. When revitalized, there will be in excess of 1,000 units and all public housing units will be replaced within the community.
Barry Farm is a neighborhood located east of the Anacostia River in southeast Washington, DC. Today, Barry Farm consists of 432 public housing units. As part of the New Communities Initiative, Barry Farm will be redeveloped into a mixed-use, mixed-income community.
Resident and Wider Community Meeting #4 | 10.22.18
Barry Farm Recreation Center 1230 Sumner Road, SE, Washington, D.C. 20020 | Expo: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Meeting : 6:30 PM – 8 PM
3rd Barry Farm Resident and Wider Community Meeting & Expo | 10.10.18
Barry Farm Recreation Center 1230 Sumner Road, SE, Washington, D.C. 20020 | Expo: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Meeting : 6:30 PM – 8 PM
2nd Barry Farm Resident and Wider Community Meeting & Expo | 9.24.18
Barry Farm Recreation Center 1230 Sumner Road, SE, Washington, D.C. 20020 | Expo: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Meeting : 6:30 PM – 8 PM
On October 22nd, NCI along with the DC Housing Authority and Barry Farm Redevelopment Associates held its final community meeting in the Community Dialogue – Site Plan Revision series. Participants saw in great detail how their feedback has been incorporated into the plan, including an exciting virtual tour of Phase 1 at the site. Next […]
On October 10th, NCI along with the DC Housing Authority and the Barry Farm redevelopment team – Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) and A&R Development – held the fourth community-wide meeting to refine the Barry Farm redevelopment plan. In this meeting, participants learned how their previous feedback has been incorporated into the plan, viewed architectural […]
