U Street Corridor (Shaw) in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments
“Our Horizon is the Universe”
By J. Makali Bruton, January 24, 2015
1. Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments Marker
Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments. In 2009, the Residents Association of the Campbell Heights Apartments was given the opportunity to preserve their community by exercising their District of Columbia Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act rights. Jair Lynch Development Partners created a groundbreaking partnership with the Residents Association that allowed them to control their destiny and the new Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments community was born. Named by the residents in honor of the famed African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, the new community is the result of the substantial renovation of the existing building and its long-term preservation as affordable senior housing. The community stands as a testament to the vision, perseverance and partnership of the Residents Association and Jair Lynch Development Partners.
In 2009, the Residents Association of the Campbell Heights Apartments was given the opportunity to preserve their community by exercising their District of Columbia Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act rights. Jair Lynch Development Partners created a groundbreaking partnership with the Residents Association that allowed them to control their destiny and the new Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments community was born. Named by the residents in honor of the famed African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, the new community is the result of the substantial renovation of the existing building and its long-term preservation as affordable senior housing. The community stands as a testament to the vision, perseverance and partnership of the Residents Association and Jair Lynch Development Partners.
Erected 2012.
Location. 38° 55.048′ N, 77° 2.061′ W. Marker is in U Street Corridor (Shaw), District of Columbia, in Washington. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2001 15th Street NW, Washington DC 20009, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A Shared Neighborhood (within shouting distance of this marker); Living Mural: Paul Laurence Dunbar (about 300 feet away, measured in
By J. Makali Bruton, January 25, 2015
2. Wide view of Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments Marker
The marker is on the left of the entrance to the apartments.
Categories. • African Americans •
Internet Archive
3. Paul Laurence Dunbar
from Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson et al., Paul Laurence Dunbar, Poet Laureate of the Negro Race, 1914.
By Devry Jones, March 9, 2018
4. Mural at the Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2018. This page originally submitted on January 26, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 26, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico. 3. submitted on March 12, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on March 9, 2018, by Devry Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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