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Alethia Tanner Park, Washington, DC

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Sports & Outdoors

Alethia Tanner Park

A 2.5-acre community park in the NoMa area of Washington, D.C., with a large lawn, playground, dog park, gardens, and a cafe space.

227 Harry Thomas Way NE, Washington, DC · Washington, DC

About Alethia Tanner Park

Alethia Tanner Park is a 2.5-acre public park built on a former rail yard north of the New York Avenue bridge, near the Metropolitan Branch Trail. The NoMa Parks Foundation acquired the land in stages and worked with Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects on the design. The park offers a large sloping lawn for gatherings, a playground for children of many ages, a dog park, gardens, a bioremediation meadow with a boardwalk, a performance area, and a cafe with seating. Its name honors Alethia Tanner, a formerly enslaved woman who later supported education for African American children in the District. Design elements also recall the site's railroad past, including signage based on old railroad schedules.

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