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 The 84-acre campus of American University, the institution from which the neighborhood takes its name. American University Park, more commonly known as AU Park, is bounded by Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Western Avenues. Developed in the 1930s, this neighborhood includes Colonials, Cape Cods and bungalow style homes among others. No matter what the architectural style, though, you're hard pressed to find a house in this neighborhood that hasn't been modified with an addition of some sort. The area is comprised primarily of single-family homes. But it also includes a convenient one-block commercial strip of retail stores just north of the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and 48th Street. Among the businesses to call AU Park home are Crate & Barrel, Starbucks, CVS Pharmacy, several banks, a few restaurants, a grocery store, and a gas station. Some are surprised to learn that the main campus of the university from which the neighborhood takes its name is not located within the community's boundaries. American University is nearby though, adjacent to the neighborhood's southwestern boundary where Massachusetts and Nebraska Avenues intersect. (The campus actually falls within the boundaries of neighboring Spring Valley.) The university's law school, however, is located within AU Park, amidst the neighborhood's commercial corridor. 
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