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LeDroit Park in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Robert and Mary Church Terrell House

 
 
Robert and Mary Church Terrell House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 23, 2017
1. Robert and Mary Church Terrell House Marker
Inscription.
Save America's Treasures
This home was the residence of Mary Church Terrell, the first African American school board member in the United States, and Robert H. Terrell, the first African American municipal judge in the District of Columbia.

Construction of the Robert and Mary Church Terrell House is being supported in part by a "Save America's Treasures" grant administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Other supporters include:
Howard University
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Carr America
Local Initiative Support Corporation
D.C. Office of Planning, Office of Historic Preservation
National Trust for Historic Preservation

 
Erected by Save America's Treasures.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansEducationGovernment & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Mary Church Terrell series list.
 
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 38° 54.954′ N, 77° 1.016′ W. Marker was in Northwest Washington in Washington, District
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of Columbia. It was in LeDroit Park. Marker was on T Street Northwest east of 4th Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 328 T Street Northwest, Washington DC 20001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. A Voice from the South (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); T Street Elites (about 300 feet away); Christian Fleetwood and Sara Fleetwood Residence Site (about 400 feet away); Elks Columbia Lodge No. 85 (about 400 feet away); Government Girls (about 400 feet away); Alice Moore Dunbar [Nelson] and Paul Laurence Dunbar Residence (about 500 feet away); The University Next Door (about 600 feet away); Best in the Country (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Also see . . .  Mary Church Terrell and Robert Terrell Residence, African American Heritage Trail. (Submitted on February 17, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
 
Robert and Mary Church Terrell House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 23, 2017
2. Robert and Mary Church Terrell House Marker
Prof. Robert H. Terrell image. Click for full size.
Library of Congress - Chronicling America
3. Prof. Robert H. Terrell
Principal of the New High School.
This picture of Prof. Robert H. Terrell appeared in The Washington Bee, May 6, 1899.
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell image. Click for full size.
Library of Congress - Chronicling America
4. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell
President of the National Association of Colored Women. Her Address on “Woman Suffrage” the Hit of the Recent Gathering of America's Brainiest Women.
From The Colored American Feb. 17, 1900.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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