Folger Shakespeare Library in Ward 6, District of Columbia

Folger Shakespeare Library in District of Columbia is a library (opening hours: Su, Tu-We 11:00-18:00; Th-Sa 11:00-21:00; Mo off), East Capitol Street Southeast 201 (20003) 🌐. Folger Shakespeare Library is also known as Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Folger Shakespeare Library is built in the Moderne architecture style. Ⓦ.

House Number
201
Postal Code
20003
Street
East Capitol Street Southeast
Amenity
library
Building Type
building
Website
https://www.folger.edu/

Artworks

  • Puck from William Shakespeare (Artist: Brenda Putnam) – approx. 150 ft.
  • Scenes from Shakespeare Bas Relief – approx. 150 ft.
  • Cup – approx. 550 ft.
  • East Pediment (Artist: Hermon A. MacNeil) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Cup – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Chief Justice John Marshall Statue – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • West Pediment (Artist: Robert I. Aitken) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Authority of Law (Artist: James Earle Fraser) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Clothing stores

  • Lustre Formal Wear and Dorian's Boutique – approx. 0.1 mi.

Banks

  • Bank of America (with ATM, opening hours: Mon–Fri 9–17) at Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast 201 – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Wells Fargo (with ATM, opening hours: Mon–Fri 9–17; Sat–Sun closed; Holiday closed) at Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast 215 (20003) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Truist at Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast 300 – approx. 0.1 mi.

Bus stops

  • 2nd St SE & E Capitol St SE (Supreme Court) – approx. 250 ft.
  • 4th St NE at E Capitol St NE – approx. 0.1 mi.

Cafes

  • Quill and Crumb – approx. 150 ft.

Kindergartens

  • River Park Nursery School at East Capitol Street 212 (20003) – approx. 350 ft.

Hair salons

  • Capitol Hair Salon (opening hours: Mon–Sat 9–19) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Fast food restaurants

  • Burrito Brothers (Mexican, opening hours: Mon–Fri 7:30–21; Sat 8–20; Sun 10–19) at Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast 205 – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Dos Toros Taqueria (Mexican, opening hours: closed) at Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast 215 (20003) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Subway (Sandwich, takeout, opening hours: Mon–Fri 10–16; Sat–Sun closed) at Independence Avenue South East 101 (20540) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Bike rentals

  • 3rd St & Pennsylvania Ave SE (Lyft, 15 vehicles, fee required) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • 4th and East Capitol St NE (Lyft, 11 vehicles, fee required) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Theaters

  • Folger Theatre – approx. 200 ft.

Tourist information centers

  • Visitor Desk – approx. 0.1 mi.

Restaurants

  • Hunan Dynasty (Chinese) at Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast 215 (20003-1155) – approx. 0.1 mi.

Streets nearby

2nd Street Southeast
Puck from William Shakespeare, 2nd St SE & E Capitol St SE (Supreme Court), Pete's Diner, Le Bon Cafe, Lustre Formal Wear and Dorian's Boutique
200 ft
3rd Street Southeast
Folger Theatre, 3rd St & Pennsylvania Ave SE
350 ft
Supreme Court/Library Passage
Visitor Desk, Elevator 2, Chief Justice John Marshall Statue
450 ft
East Capitol Street
Elevator 1, Della Barba Pizza, Doolittle Guest House, 8th & East Capitol St NE, Scenes from Shakespeare Bas Relief, River Park Nursery School, Quill and Crumb, 4th and East Capitol St NE
500 ft
Library of Congress Passage
Subway, Dunkin'
550 ft
Library Court Southeast
550 ft
Independence Avenue Southeast
Independence House Bed & Breakfast, Capitol Hill Auto Service Center, Independence Av SE at New Jersey Av SE, Hayden's Liquor, Cannon Station Post Office, Independence Av SE at 1 St SE
0.1 mi
Millers Court Northeast
0.1 mi
Terrace Court Northeast
0.1 mi
2nd Street Northeast
Cup, East Pediment, 7-Eleven, NOMA Deli, Subway, Chase, Rice Bar, Hart, Exxon, Kaiser Permanente Capitol Hill Medical Center, 2nd and G St NE
0.1 mi
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast
Barney Circle, Cleaners, Frager's Ace Hardware, Bud Love, Friends Smoke Shop, Paraíso, Pennsylvania Ave SE at E St SE, Peel Haus, Hunan Dynasty, Capitol Hill Wine & Spirits, Good Stuff Eatery, Hawk 'n' Dove, Wells Fargo, Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar, Sweetgreen, Tune Inn, Dos Toros Taqueria, MyEyeDr., Sushi Capitol, Butterworth's, Pennsylvania Ave SE at 3rd St SE, Mezeh Mediterranean Grill, Pennsylvania Ave SE at 6th St SE, Pennsylvania Ave SE at 4th St SE, Found You, Pennsylvania Ave SE at 8th St SE, Pennsylvania Ave SE at Potomac Ave SE, Pennsylvania Ave SE at 15th St SE, World Wine and Spirits, Trusty's, Hill East Burger, Capital Tobacco & Grocery, Buff Nail Bar, Bank of America, Burrito Brothers, Capitol Hair Salon, Pennsylvania Ave SE & 3rd St SE, Los Caballeros, Truist, The National Capital Bank of Washington, Young Chow, Hill Cleaners, Mangialardo's, For Love Of Children, Pennsylvania Ave SE at 13th St SE, La Lomita, Potomac Tobacco Mini Market, Pennsylvania Ave SE at North Carolina Ave SE, Pennsylvania Avenue SE and 8th Street SE, Eastern Market, Aatish On The Hill, La Plaza, DMV Wines and Beers, CVS Pharmacy, Eastern Market Metro/Pennsylvania Ave & 7th St. SE, Mathnasium, Sanphan Thai, East City Book Shop, Barrel, Labyrinth Games & Puzzles, The Press, Beuchert's Saloon, The UPS Store, Havana Tobacco Mart, Tour of Duty, Pen Nails, DuPont Threading, The U Smoke Shop, No kids allowed, Spin Time Records, Southeast Post Office, Pennsylvania Avenue SE and 7th Street SE, District Taco, Le Pain Quotidien, PNC Bank, Citibank, Trader Joe's, Bond Vet, Chase, AT&T, Sephora, STEM Preschool, Metro Health, Capitol Hill Pharmacy, Georgetown Optician, Penn Cleaners, Tend, ZomTum, Capitol Hill Pediatric Dentistry
0.1 mi
Old Capitol Tunnel
The Court of Neptune Fountain
0.2 mi
1st Street Southeast
Congressional Liquors, Bullfeathers, Capitol South, Talay Thai, 1st & D St SE, Brain Drain, Navy Yard–Ballpark
0.2 mi
1st Street Northeast
Authority of Law, 1st Street NE and Maryland Avenue NE (U.S. Capitol)
0.2 mi
Frederick Douglass Court Northeast
0.2 mi
Maryland Avenue Northeast
Maryland Ave NE at 14th St NE, Contemplation of Justice, Maryland Ave NE, Capitol Mortuary, Maryland Ave NE at D St NE, Maryland Ave NE at 8th St NE, Maryland Ave and E St NE, Maryland Ave NE at 11th St NE, Maryland Ave NE at 13th St NE
0.2 mi
Constitution Avenue Northeast
Constitution Ave NE at 1st St NE, Capitol Hill Medical Clinic, Dirksen, Brown Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, 7th St Cleaners
0.2 mi
5th Street Northeast
Metro Cleaner
0.2 mi
4th Street Northeast
East of The River Health Center, 4th St NE at E Capitol St NE, Ethiopic Restaurant, District Nails, Dynamic Wellness, 4th St NE at H St NE, 4th St NE at K St NE
0.2 mi
Capitol Driveway Northeast
0.3 mi
Russell/Dirksen Passage
0.3 mi
Justice Court Northeast
0.3 mi
3rd Street Northeast
Capitol Hill Super Market, Pupatella, Sherwin-Williams, 3rd & N St NE, 3rd and H St NE, Indigo, Buffalo & Bergen
0.3 mi
C Street Northeast
Major General Nathanael Greene Statue, Senate Page School, C St NE at 14th St NE, C St NE at 13th St NE, 7-River Mart, Georgetown Valet Dry Cleaners, C St NE at 8th St NE, C St NE at 9th St NE, C St NE at 6th St NE, Slow Nickel Series Laundromat, C St NE at 11th St NE, C St NE at 4th St NE, J & K Market
0.3 mi
Walter Alley Northeast
Sweet Lemon Cafe, Capitol Nails, Georgetown Cleaners
0.4 mi
D Street Northeast
Junction, Nostra Cucina, D St and Maryland Ave NE, Schneider's of Capitol Hill, Union Pub, Capitol Barber & Stylist, Pho79, DC Barber & Spa, iGen Educational Academy, Jacob’s Coffee House, Music on the Hill, Best Tailoring Dry Cleaning, Lucere Salon, Stylez @ The Hair Factere, Girl Kin Lashes, Petit Scholar, D St NE at 13th St NE, D St NE at 11th St NE, D St NE at 10th St NE, D St NE at 8th St NE, 13th and D St NE, D St NE at 15th St NE, D St NE at 16th St NE, D St NE at 17th St NE, D St NE at 14th St NE
0.4 mi
Year built 1932
Architectural style Moderne architecture
Heritage designation National Register of Historic Places listed place
Located in Washington, D.C.
Country United States
Described by Open GLAM Survey