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Petworth

Petworth is a residential neighborhood in the northwest Washington, D.C., bounded by Georgia Avenue to the west, North Capitol Street to the east, Rock Creek Church Road to the south, and Kennedy Street NW to the north. Many of the thousands of brick rowhouses in the neighborhood were constructed by Cafritz Builders and also by D.J. Dunigan Company in the 1920s and 30s. Today, the neighborhood is primarily residential with a mix of rowhouses and single-family homes. It is served by the Georgia Ave-Petworth station on the Washington MetroÍs Green Line and Yellow Line. Petworth is home to two expanses of historic greenspace, Rock Creek Cemetery and the Armed Forces Retirement Home. In recent years, Petworth has seen a revival in the number of commercial establishments serving its growing urban population. The zip codes for the neighborhood are 20011 principally, and the northern part of 20010.

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