We are located at 100 Allison St, NW, Washington DC 20011 on the grounds of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church/Rock Creek Cemetery in the “Gatehouse” (a stand-alone stone building just inside the cemetery gate bordering Rock Creek Church Rd.)
By Metro:
Take the Yellow/Green line to the Georgia Avenue/Petworth station.
- Cross to the East side of New Hampshire Ave, to wait at the northbound bus stop. Any of these buses will bring you to us:
- The H8 bus: goes up Rock Creek Church Road, past the Soldiers Home (on your right). Exit the bus at Varnum, 1 stop past the entrance (on Upshur) to the Soldiers Home. Walk the rest of the way up the hill, cross over into Rock Creek Cemetery through the huge black wrought iron gate. Signs marked “IFC” will point you to our offices.
- The #60 bus: takes a slightly different route, eventually turning up Upshur, then turning left onto Rock Creek Church Road, stopping at the stop for the Soldiers Home. Take it one more stop, to Varnum, and then as above
- The #64 bus: goes up New Hampshire Avenue. After it goes around the circle, exit the bus at Webster St. Walk up Webster (about 6 blocks) to the huge wrought-iron gate entrance to the cemetery, as above.
By Car:
The postal address on the building is 100 Allison Street NW but this address may not help you find us. While the location of the building is marked on Google Maps, Allison Street itself does not enter the cemetery near our building. The closest entrance to our building is through an iron gate at 1719 Rock Creek Church Road NW, Washington, DC. Upon entering this gate turn immediately to the right and our building is right in front of you with ample parking.
If you are going south on North Capitol Street Rock Creek Church Road is a right turn shortly after you see the cemetery on your right. Enter the iron gates on your right at 1719 Rock Creek Church Road. Turn right for our building immediately in front of you.
If you are going north on North Capitol Street turn left on Allison St which becomes Rock Creek Church Road. Enter the iron gates on your right at 1719 Rock Creek Church Rd. Turn Right for our building immediately in front of you.
Use this link to get to Googlemaps to visualize the way to the Interfaith Council (IFC) office at 100 Allison Street, NW, Washington, DC: