River Terrace (Washington, D.C.)

Map of Washington, D.C., with River Terrace highlighted in red

River Terrace is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C., adjacent to River Terrace Park — a national park made up of a section of the eastern bank of the Anacostia River.

River Terrace is bounded by Minnesota Avenue NE to the east, Benning Road NE to the north, East Capitol Street to the south, and Anacostia Avenue and River Terrace Park to the west. It is close to Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, the National Guard Armory, Eastern High School, District of Columbia General Hospital, and District of Columbia Jail. River Terrace also has its own school, River Terrace Elementary.

Community Organizing

River Terrace has had an active community organization since 1989, when the local power company, PEPCO, laid out a proposal to expand their Benning Road plant