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

Baker's Dozen, Inc. Building

1509 and 1511 Fourth Street, NW

— African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Baker's Dozen, Inc. Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 27, 2024

1. Baker's Dozen, Inc. Building Marker

Inscription.
Starting in 1950, the Baker's Dozen, Inc. Youth Center operated here in two formerly derelict buildings redesigned by architect Howard H. Mackey. The youth center was the project of the Baker's Dozen social club, founded in 1944 by 13 members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Early on the group turned its attention to the growing problem of juvenile delinquency. In 1964 it presented the building to Howard University, whose School of Social Work continued offering youth and family activities as well as clinical practices and research. The building reopened in 2001 as the Howard University School of Social Work Family and Community Resource and Research Center.

[Caption:]
Hand dancing at the Baker's Dozen Youth Center
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University

Erected by Cultural Tourism DC.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Education. In addition, it is included in the African American Heritage Trail, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.

Location. 38° 54.606′ N,

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77° 0.967′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Truxton Circle. It is on 4th Street Northwest north of P Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1511 4th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hemingway Temple A.M.E. Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Third Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Prettiest Place (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Great Expectations (approx. ¼ mile away); Shaw Historic Bike Tour / Past Activists Make Way For Future Greatness (approx. ¼ mile away); Barnett Aden Gallery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Home to Headliners

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 27, 2024

2. Baker's Dozen, Inc. Building Marker

(approx. 0.3 miles away); History in a House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Great Expectations (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 851 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on December 21, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.