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

Inscription. 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

Wide view of Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments Marker image. Click for full size.

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.

a direct line); Saint Augustine Roman Catholic Church (about 300 feet away); Meridian Hill Park (about 500 feet away); A Prestige Address (about 600 feet away); Riots to Renaissance (about 600 feet away); Strong Families and Eminent Citizens (about 700 feet away); This is part of the Shaw neighborhood (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in U Street Corridor (Shaw).

Categories. • African Americans •

Paul Laurence Dunbar image. Click for full size.

Internet Archive

3. Paul Laurence Dunbar

from Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson et al., Paul Laurence Dunbar, Poet Laureate of the Negro Race, 1914.

Mural at the Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments image. Click for full size.

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 341 times since then and 57 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 Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.