Article: The Cloisters: Silence Is Golden; In Georgetown, Residents Find Shelter From Clatter of the City

With two high schools and Georgetown University practically next door, one might think solitude and privacy would be limited commodities in a neighborhood. But that appears to not be the case at the Cloisters, where residents regard their homes as refuges from the everyday commotion of the city, even though it's just a few blocks from the busiest section of Georgetown.

"The university students are sometimes noisy, but it's worth it to take advantage of what the college offers to the neighborhood," said Sidney Spencer, who moved to the area eight years ago from Wilton, Conn. "But usually, they and the high school students, we hardly know they're here."

Despite the proximity to seemingly ...

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