Westmoreland Circle

Westmoreland Circle is a traffic circle straddling the border between the U.S. state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. The circle lies at the intersection of Western Avenue, Butterworth Place, Massachusetts Avenue, Dalecarlia Parkway, Wetherill Road, and Dalecarlia Drive. The grass area and trees within the interior of the circle are maintained by and under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service.

Westmoreland Circle
1 Westmoreland Circle
Location
Washington, DC and Bethesda, MD
Roads at
junction		 MD 396
Massachusetts Avenue NW
Western Avenue
Dalecaria Parkway NW
Various other local roads
Construction
TypeTraffic circle
Maintained byDDOT, MDSHA

There are only two buildings directly on Westmoreland Circle:

  • The Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ is located at the circle's northern edge with its address as 1 Westmoreland Circle.
  • A Pepco substation is between Massachusetts Avenue and Western Avenue, disguised as a house.[1]

The Circle contains on its north and west sides a pair of entrance markers that the Garden Club of America erected to denote the entry of Massachusetts Avenue into the District of Columbia.[2][3] The Circle also contains an AAA sign directing motorists to Kenwood Golf and Country Club.[4]

References
  1. Mason, Katrina (29 July 2000). "The Power of Deception: The house on your block that nobody ever seems to enter or exit may just hold a high-voltage secret inside—an electric-power substation for Pepco. es". The Washington Post. p. G1.
  2. (1) Williams, Kim, District of Columbia Historic Preservation Office, Washington, D.C. (October 2006). "Garden Club of America Entrance Markers at Westmoreland Circle" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Historic Washington. Retrieved December 20, 2020. Archived December 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Coordinates of Garden Club of America entrance markers:
    (1) North side of Circle: 38°56′57″N 77°06′03″W
    (2) West side of Circle: 38°56′56″N 77°06′05″W
  4. Kelly, John (8 October 2011). "Old-time road signs survive". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

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