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

Anna Julia Hayward Cooper Residence

201 T Street, NW

— African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Anna Julia Hayward Cooper Residence Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 12, 2018

1. Anna Julia Hayward Cooper Residence Marker

Inscription. Educator, feminist, and civil rights activist Anna Julia Hayward Cooper (1858-1964) lived here from 1916 until her death. Born in North Carolina, Cooper graduated from Oberlin College and moved to Washington in 1887 to teach Latin at the Preperatory School for Colored Youth (now Dunbar High School). From 1902 to 1906 she served as its principal. After earning a Ph.D. from the Sorbonne at age 66, Cooper became the president of Frelinghuysen University, a night school for poor and working-class adults, holding classes here. Cooper published A Voice from the South and helped found the Colored YWCA (now the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA).

Erected by Cultural Tourism DC.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the African American Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 38° 54.958′ N, 77° 0.884′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in LeDroit Park. Marker is on T Street Northwest west of 2nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 T Street Northwest, Washington DC 20001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. DC and the Development of the International Bear Brotherhood Flag (within shouting distance of this marker); A Voice from the South (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Elks Columbia Lodge No. 85 (about 400 feet away); Government Girls (about 500 feet away); Separate Schools (about 600 feet away); Christian Fleetwood and Sara Fleetwood Residence Site (about 600 feet away); Dividing Line (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Prettiest Place (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

More about this marker.
[Caption below photo:]
Anna Julia Cooper on her porch.
Scurlock Studio Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Also see . . . Anna Julia Hayward Cooper Residence, African American Heritage Trail. (Submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

The Anna Julia Hayward Cooper Residence image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 10, 2021

2. The Anna Julia Hayward Cooper Residence

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 14, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.