The Lincoln Heights neighborhood is bounded to the south by East Capitol Street, and its northern edge (at Hayes Street) is served by Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue. To the west, the neighborhood planning area is bounded by 48th Place, with 57th Street as the eastern boundary.
The Lincoln Heights community is rich with history. The Suburban Gardens was the first and only major amusement park within the District. It was opened in 1921, at a time when African-Americans were refused entry to Glen Echo Park which did not desegregate until 1961.
A historic staple of the neighborhood, the Strand Theatre will undergo redevelopment. The theatre is located at 5131 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue. It was formerly a 600-seat movie house, dance hall and pool room built in 1928.
As part of the New Communities Initiative, the new HD Woodson High School opened in 2011 after its modernization. The school is name in honor of one of the first licensed African-American architect and civic leaders, Howard Dilworth Woodson. Woodson was the developer of Suburban Gardens Amusement Park.
The Nannie Helen at 4800 opened in July 2013. This 70-unit affordable housing development includes 23 replacement units with a priority for Lincoln Heights residents.
The Lincoln Heights and Richardson Dwellings neighborhoods are located in the northeast quadrant of the District of Columbia, with close proximity to the Anacostia Waterfront, RFK Stadium and the active retail center at Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road. Today, Lincoln Heights and Richardson Dwellings consist of 630 public housing units.
Neighbor Up Lincoln Heights, Richardson Dwellings, and Greater Deanwood | 11.29.18
Riverside Recreation Center 5200 Foote St SE, Washington, D.C. 20020 | 6:30pm – 8:00pm
The Residences at Hayes Ribbon Cutting | 9.18.18
5201 Hayes Street, NE | 4:30 PM
NCI Volunteer Day at The Farm at Kelly Miller| 8.22.18
301 49th Street NE, Washington D.C. | 4 PM – 7 PM
NCI consistently hears from residents and other stakeholders about the need to acknowledge the beauty of the existing neighborhoods where we work, even as we plan for future transformation. As one way to honor that request, NCI commissioned DC-based design company Victory Dance Creative to create a series of images that pays homage to each […]
We’d like to congratulate the “Ujima Group” cohort for completing their 10-week program! The Ujima Group is a group of residents from Lincoln Heights, Richardson Dwellings, and the larger Deanwood community who come together weekly to work on personal goals and to achieve a higher quality of life in the community. This group focuses on identifying, […]
