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American University Park Information
American University Park is a neighborhood of Washington, DC, named for the
American University. AU Park, as it is often abbreviated, is situated against
the Maryland border in the Northwest quadrant, bounded by Massachusetts,
Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Western Avenues. Tenleytown and Friendship Heights lie
to the east, Embassy Park to the southeast, and Spring Valley—the actual home of
the university—to the southwest. Politically, it is part of Ward 3 and Advisory
Neighborhood Commission 3E.
AU Park includes some of the greatest elevations in the city sharing the highest
point with neighboring Tenleytown at 410 feet (the city's lowest point, Potomac
River is 1 ft. above sea level).
Developed in the 1920s by the WC and AN Miller Company, which also developed
Spring Valley and Wesley Heights, the neighborhood is almost entirely comprised
of single-family homes. A wide variety of architectural styles are present, and
most homes have been modified or expanded since the 1930s—homes rarely come onto
the market. Although one of Washington's first tracts developed with the
automobile in mind, the approximately 2700 homes are closely spaced, feature
porches or stoops, and lack driveways, which boosters say contributes to
community spirit.
Friendship Park, often called Turtle Park, serves as a center for community
activity. Neighborhood landmarks include the Georgetown Day School, the chancery
of the diplomatic mission of Japan, and the former embassy of Sweden (which was
relocated to the Georgetown waterfront in October 2006), and it was long popular
among the diplomatic community. Affordable housing drew young families to AU
Park starting in the early 1990s and remains highly desirable. Although more
affordable than neighboring Spring Valley, larger homes in the neighborhood
approached $1 million in 2005.