Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School, is on the grounds of the Washington Cathedral. The Cathedral is located at the intersection of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues in the Upper Northwest section of Washington, D.C.

In an effort to be a good neighbor, please attempt to find a legal parking space on the Cathedral Close before searching in the neighborhood that surrounds Beauvoir and the Cathedral.  Beauvoir has 26 visitor parking spots within proximity to the School; please click here to see a map of where these spots are located.  This visitor permit must be displayed on your dashboard.  

The Cathedral recently opened a new underground parking garage, in which visitors to Beauvoir are welcome to park.  Please enter and exit the garage from the main entrance off of Wisconsin Avenue.  Pull a ticket, and Beauvoir will validate parking for up to three hours during business hours.  


Beauvoir
3500 Woodley Road, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Contact Information for Beauvoir

From Downtown Washington
Take Massachusetts Avenue north and follow to Wisconsin Avenue. Turn right onto Wisconsin Avenue. Turn right onto Woodley Road. Turn right onto 35th Street (this is actually Beauvoir's driveway). Beauvoir is at the TOP of the driveway. (You will drive pass the NCS athletic facility at the bottom of the driveway on your left.)

From Maryland and the North
Take I-95 to I-495 W  Toward Silver Spring. Take Connecticut Ave exit 33- towards Chevy Chase. Take Connecticut all the way until you get to Van Ness Street. Take a right onto Van Ness and continue until you reach Reno Road. At the light at Reno turn left. Continue on Reno which will turn into 34th Street. When you get to the light at Woodley take a right. At your next stop sign you will be at the corner of 35th Street and Woodley Rd. Turn left into Beauvoir’s Driveway.

From Virginia and the South
Take I-495 over the American Legion Bridge into Maryland and take the Wisconsin Avenue/Bethesda exit. Follow Wisconsin Avenue until you get to Woodley Road and make a left, toward the Cathedral.  Follow Woodley Road through two stop signs.  At the third stop sign, make a right into Beauvoir's Driveway.

...OR Take the Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial, bearing right onto Rock Creek Parkway. Follow the Parkway to the Massachusetts Avenue exit, turning left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Then, follow directions from Downtown Washington above.

From Virginia and the West
Take I-66 East to I-495 West, the Capital Beltway. Follow directions From Virginia and the South over the American Legion Bridge above.

Via Metrorail and Metrobus:

From Tenleytown
• Take the Metro Red Line to the Tenleytown/AU station.
• Exit on the west side of Wisconsin Avenue.
• Take any "30" series bus (#30, #32, #34 or #36) going south on Wisconsin Avenue.
• Ride approximately one and one-half miles south on Wisconsin Avenue to the Cathedral. (This is a downhill walk, if you prefer to walk.)
• Walk on South Road along the side of the Cathedral and then past the Greenhouse until you reach Beauvoir.

From Dupont Circle
• Take the the N2, N3, N4, or N6 bus until you reach the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues.
• Walk north on Wisconsin Avenue one-half block to the Cathedral.
• Walk on South Road along the side of the Cathedral and then past the Greenhouse until you reach Beauvoir.

From Woodley Park
• Take the 90 or 92 bus toward McLean Gardens/Vaughn Place.
• Get off the bus at the corner of Woodley and Wisconsin Avenues.
• The Cathedral is on the east side of Wisconsin Avenue.
• Walk on Woodley Road away from Wisconsin Avenue along the side of the Cathedral. Beauvoir’s entrance will be on your right.