 Panoramic view of Tenley Circle in 2007 | |
| Namesake | John Tenally, later shortened to Tenley |
|---|---|
| Type | Traffic circle |
| Owner | District of Columbia |
| Maintained by | DDOT, National Park Service |
| Location | Tenleytown, Washington, D.C. |
| Nearest metro station |  Tenleytown–AU |
| Coordinates | 38°56′46″N 77°4′44″W / 38.94611°N 77.07889°W |
Tenley Circle is a traffic circle in the Northwest Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Tenleytown. Tenley Circle lies at the intersection of Nebraska Avenue, Wisconsin Avenue, and Yuma Street. Unlike many of the circles in Washington, Tenley's traffic pattern has evolved such that the dominant roadway, Wisconsin Avenue, can pass straight through the center instead of going around the outside circumference.
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The most exciting thing is that the marvelous campus will connect us directly with the city of Washington. Opening up opportunity for our community. For the students, externships and jobs. For the faculty... ...to be able to come to our law school more easily. The law school has had a number of different locations. Two locations downtown, our current facility on Massachusetts Avenue. The new building really enhances the nature of a legal education. It's going to change us in good ways that I don't even think we've begun to anticipate. The new campus is going to be a game-changer for the Washington College of Law. We consider the Washington College of Law a flagship of this institution and they are finally receiving the kind of home that is commensurate with their stature and frankly their potential to transform legal education in the next century. What the new building will allow is the multiplication of conversation among very creative people in the institution. Both my daughter and I had the privilege of attending American University Washington College of Law. It's great to be part of a community that's moving forward. The students here, and I speak to many of them, are uniformly excited about their experience at the Washington College of Law, and I think this new building is going to elevate that excitement to an even higher level. We will be so close to the metro that we'll be able to attend downtown events in between classes more frequently. we'll also be able to do internships or externships at international organizations and the time to commute back to classes will be significantly reduced. It's really going to foster an interaction between students and faculty and students and students. It's been designed to have all kinds of study spaces, those very very quiet study spaces that you need for bar exam and exam review, casual collaborative learning spaces. There's going to be a state-of-the-art courtroom. Moving to a campus that's going to be on eight and a half acres, with star-quality equipment and technology, that's moving towards the future. One of the things that I think separates us from a number of other law schools is that our clinics are embedded in the heart of the law school, but at any given time we may have 200, 250 students and I think moving to the Tenley space will allow those students to learn but also to meet their clients, and for them to work in groups together. I like knowing that I'm gonna be part of something that is going to last long after I will be here. Being the first class to graduate in the new facility, the feeling is unbelievable. Very ecstatic. Well the move to the law school indicates for Washington College Law and American University a great deal of confidence in the role that Washington College of Law is going to play in American legal education for decades to come.
Description
The circle is bounded by St. Ann Catholic Church, a large imposing stone church, American University's Washington College of Law, and Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church.
The circle is an important transportation hub for area residents, featuring stops for the Washington Metro's 30N, 30S, 31, 33, 37, 96, H2, H3, H4, M4, and N2 bus routes. The Tenleytown–AU Metro station is one block north of the circle, where one is able to catch a free shuttle to the main campus of American University a little less than a mile away.[1]
History
Into the late nineteenth century, much of Northwest Washington west of the Rock Creek valley was rural, with Wisconsin Avenue (then known as "Georgetown and Rockville Pike" or "the Tenley Road" in Tenleytown) being one of the only major roads through the area. In 1902, as part of a report to the United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, the D.C. Park Commission proposed that a traffic circle be constructed at the junction of Wisconsin and Nebraska Avenues.[2][3][4]
In 1926, after multiple accidents were caused by Wisconsin Avenue motorists following streetcar tracks through the center of the unpaved circle, D.C. Traffic Director M. O. Eldridge recommended that Wisconsin Avenue's paving follow the tracks, "leaving half moons of grass parking on each side."[5] On May 27, 1927, the District of Columbia's Board of Commissioners voted to officially name the circle after eighteenth century local resident and tavern owner, John Tenley, who is also the namesake of the surrounding neighborhood.[6]
Future development
The National Park Service's 2016 "Memorials for the Future" competition included Tenley Circle as a potential location within Washington for a new national memorial.[7][8]
Since 2017, Sunrise Senior Living has been in negotiations with Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church and neighborhood groups to build a four-story assisted living facility on an unused lot fronting the eastern boundary of Tenley Circle.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Shuttle Services". American University. 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ "Improved Park System". The Evening Times. January 15, 1902. p. 15. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Commissioners of the District to Inspect the Work Completed by the Parking Experts". The Evening Star. January 15, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "President Roosevelt Delighted with Plans for New Park System". The Evening Times. January 16, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Extension of Paving Sought by Eldridge". The Evening Star. March 20, 1926. p. 7. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ "Circle Named Tenley". The Evening Star. May 28, 1927. p. 20. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ Sadon, Rachel (April 11, 2016). "Park Service Launches Design Competition For New Memorials". DCist. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ O'Connell, Jonathan (May 26, 2016). "You will not recognize the memorials Washington builds in the future". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Dil, Cuneyt (October 18, 2017). "Four-story assisted-living center planned on Tenley Circle". The Current Newspapers. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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