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

Katharine Graham

1912 - 2001

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 19, 2019

1. Katharine Graham Marker

Inscription. Katharine Meyer Graham (1917-2001) worked at the Washington Post as a young woman, after her father, Eugene Meyer, bought the paper in 1933. Meyer made Katharine Graham's husband, Philip Graham, the Post's publisher, but she took over the job after Philip's death in 1963. Under her tenure, the Post's status grew significantly, especially after it published the Pentagon Papers in 1971 and broke the Watergate scandal a year later. Graham became one of the country's most powerful figures in publishing.

Erected 2019 by Charles Bergen Studios, funded by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities Public Art Building Communities Grant and the Downtown Business Improvement District. (Marker Number 5850-2019.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 38° 54.229′ N, 77° 2.062′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of L Street Northwest and 15th Street Northwest, on the right

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when traveling west on L Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1101 15th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20005, 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: Saint Augustine Catholic Church (about 400 feet away); Elizabeth Keckley (about 500 feet away); Statler Hotel (about 600 feet away); "Party Animals" (about 700 feet away); The University Club (about 700 feet away); William Howard Taft (about 700 feet away); Major General James B. McPherson (about 700 feet away); Plaza de los Afiliados (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Linotype Model 31 (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 19, 2019

2. Katharine Graham Marker

removed).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 19, 2019

3. Katharine Graham Marker

Back of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 19, 2019

4. Back of marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 19, 2019

5. Katharine Graham Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 19, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.