Adams Morgan in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Calvin T.S. Brent Residence
1700 V Street, NW
African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2019
1. Calvin T.S. Brent Residence Marker
Inscription.
Calvin T.S. Brent Residence. 1700 V Street, NW. Calvin T.S. Brent (1854-1899), believed to be Washington's first African American architect, lived here briefly in the early 1890s. (His other residences have been demolished.) Brent began practicing in 1875 and after a two-year apprenticeship and is credited with more than 100 projects as architect or architect/builder in all four quadrants of the city. These include Fourth Baptist (later Metropolitan Baptist) Church, 1225 R Street (demolished); Mount Jezreel Baptist Church, 501 E Street, SE; Third Baptist Church, 1546 Fifth Street, NW; Mount Zion Baptist parsonage, 2902 O Street, NW; and houses at 1737 S and 1704 V Streets, NW.
Calvin T.S. Brent (1854-1899), believed to be Washington's first African American architect, lived here briefly in the early 1890s. (His other residences have been demolished.) Brent began practicing in 1875 and after a two-year apprenticeship and is credited with more than 100 projects as architect or architect/builder in all four quadrants of the city. These include Fourth Baptist (later Metropolitan Baptist) Church, 1225 R Street (demolished); Mount Jezreel Baptist Church, 501 E Street, SE; Third Baptist Church, 1546 Fifth Street, NW; Mount Zion Baptist parsonage, 2902 O Street, NW; and houses at 1737 S and 1704 V Streets, NW.
Location. 38° 55.078′ N, 77° 2.315′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Adams Morgan. It is on 17th Street Northwest south of V Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 V Street Northwest, Washington DC 20009, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2019
2. 1700 V Street, NW from the east side
The marker is on the fence.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
