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

Freedman’s Savings And Trust

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 8, 2025

1. Freedman’s Savings And Trust Marker

Inscription. On this site stood the principal office of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company founded on March 3, 1865 to receive deposits from former slaves. Frederick Douglass served as its last president. The bank was closed on June 29, 1874. The building was sold in 1882, and razed a few years later.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1868.

Location. 38° 53.94′ N, 77° 2.095′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Madison Place Northwest and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Madison Place Northwest. Located on the west face (Madison Place Northwest) of the present day building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Madison Place 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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: Commodore John Rodgers House (within shouting distance of this marker); This National Courts Building (within shouting distance of this marker); General Lafayette and his Compatriots (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rodgers House (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Court of Claims

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(within shouting distance of this marker); United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (within shouting distance of this marker); The Nation's Most Famous Address (within shouting distance of this marker); A Fortress of Finance: The US Treasury Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The White House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.

Also see . . . The Freedman's Savings and Trust Company and African American Genealogical Research. From the National Archives, by Reginald Washington (Submitted on August 20, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Additional keywords. Reconstruction

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 4, 2007

2. Freedman's Savings And Trust Marker

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, February 8, 2025

3. Freedman’s Savings And Trust Marker

The Site of the Freeman's Savings and Trust - 701 Madison Place image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 4, 2007

4. The Site of the Freeman's Savings and Trust - 701 Madison Place

Marker is on the left side of the entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,362 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on June 30, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on February 8, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on August 20, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on February 8, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on August 20, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.