Located on the northern tip of the District, Shepherd Park has welcomed families of different races, religions and ethnicities since the 1950s. Shepherd Park’s architecture is as diverse as its population with homes to match each decade of its existence - from the large country homes of Washington’s elite built in the early 20th Century, to the middle class ramblers constructed after World War II.

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	Shepherd Park History Named for Alexander "Boss" Shepherd — a Washington, D.C. governor from 1873 to 1874 — Shepherd Park remained a rural neighborhood well into the 19th century. WETA uncovers the events that transformed forests and farmlands into the urban neighborhood that is today's Shepherd Park.
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	Neighbors, Incorporated Shepherd Park was one of the Districts' first truly integrated neighborhoods, largely because of a group of citizens called Neighbors, Incorporated. In the late 1950s, this group of black and white residents came together to fight unfair housing practices and to promote integration. They are still an active part of Shepherd Park today.
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	Shepherd Park Homes A stroll down Shepherd Park’s streets reveals an unusually diverse architectural mixture of homes. WETA takes viewers on a tour of the Colonials, Tutors and Sears catalogue homes in the neighborhood, and shows how these different styles came together.
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	Walter Reed Army Medical Center What is it like growing up next to the Army's premier medical center? The residents of Shepherd Park tell viewers. They've been neighbors of the prestigious Walter Reed Army Medical Center for nearly 100 years.
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