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Gallaudet in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Helen Fay House

("House #3")

 
 
Helen Fay House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 30, 2016
1. Helen Fay House Marker
Inscription.
Erected in 1874-1875

Helen Bradshaw Fay
(1881-1957)

Class of 1904
(Certificate of Graduation from Normal Department)

Born in Washington, D.C., Fay lived her whole life on Kendall Green. In 1907, she taught at Kendall School for 39 years. From 1929 until her retirement in 1946, she served as supervising teacher at Kendall School and as an instructor in Gallaudet's Normal Department where she trained teachers of deaf children.

Gift of Gallaudet University Alumni Association
Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund
2001

 
Erected 2001 by Gallaudet Universtity Alumni Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationWomen. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
 
Location. 38° 54.409′ N, 76° 59.801′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Gallaudet. Marker is on Faculty Row Northeast west of Lincoln Circle Northeast, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Florida Avenue Northeast, Washington DC 20002, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Denison House (within shouting distance of this marker); Ballard House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Edward Miner Gallaudet Residence
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Peikoff Alumni House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Ole Jim" (about 400 feet away); Historic Site of Kendall School Division II for Negroes (about 500 feet away); Site of the Rose Cottage (about 500 feet away); Black Girl Ventures x Nike: Entrepreneurship is a Boxing Match (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.
 
Helen Fay House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, July 30, 2016
2. Helen Fay House Marker
The marker is to the left of the entrance of the Fay House.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 413 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.

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