Downtown in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Wormley's Hotel Site
1500 H Street, NW
— African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 22, 2015
1. Wormley's Hotel Site Marker
Inscription.
Wormley's Hotel Site. 1500 H Street, NW. James Wormley (1819-1884), free-born like his parents, was one of a number of African Americans entrepreneurs with downtown hospitality and service businesses. His five-story Wormley's Hotel opened here in 1871, catering primarily to wealthy and politically powerful white clientele. It hosted the “Wormley Hotel conference,” at which representatives of Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden brokered a deal over the contested presidential election of 1876. This “Compromise of 1877” led to Hayes assuming the Presidency, the removal of troops from the South and the end of federal Reconstruction. Wormley's son sold the hotel in 1893, and Union Trust Bank replaced it in 1906.
James Wormley (1819-1884), free-born like his parents, was one of a number of African Americans entrepreneurs with downtown hospitality and service businesses. His five-story Wormley's Hotel opened here in 1871, catering primarily to wealthy and politically powerful white clientele. It hosted the “Wormley Hotel conference,” at which representatives of Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden brokered a deal over the contested presidential election of 1876. This “Compromise of 1877” led to Hayes assuming the Presidency, the removal of troops from the South and the end of federal Reconstruction. Wormley's son sold the hotel in 1893, and Union Trust Bank replaced it in 1906.
Location. 38° 54.006′ N, 77° 2.024′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of 15th Street Northwest and H Street Northwest when traveling north on 15th Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 H Street Northwest, Washington DC 20005, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking
This Beaux Arts building at 613 15th Street was built in 1905-07 as the Metropolitan Bank Building.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 730 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 23, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
