Dupont Circle in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Blanche K. Bruce and Josephine Beall Willson Bruce Residence
2010 R Street, Northwest
— African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 21, 2018
1. Blanche K. Bruce and Josephine Beall Willson Bruce Residence Marker
Inscription.
Blanche K. Bruce and Josephine Beall Willson Bruce Residence. 2010 R Street, Northwest. Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898) and his wife Josephine Beall Willson Bruce (1853-1923), leaders of Washington's “aristocrats of color,” lived here from 1890 to 1898. Born in Virginia, Blanche escaped slavery during the Civil War, attended Oberlin College, and became the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate (1874 , 1880), representing Mississippi. Later he was appointed DC recorder of deeds and register of the U.S. Treasury. Josephine helped found the National Association of Colored Women and the Book Lovers Club, which organized the city's first YWCA. After Blanche's death she served as lady principal of Tuskegee Institute.
Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898) and his wife Josephine Beall Willson Bruce (1853-1923), leaders of Washington's “aristocrats of color,” lived here from 1890 to 1898. Born in Virginia, Blanche escaped slavery during the Civil War, attended Oberlin College, and became the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate (1874 — 1880), representing Mississippi. Later he was appointed DC recorder of deeds and register of the U.S. Treasury. Josephine helped found the National Association of Colored Women and the Book Lovers Club, which organized the city's first YWCA. After Blanche's death she served as lady principal of Tuskegee Institute.
Location. 38° 54.752′ N, 77° 2.752′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Dupont Circle. Marker can be reached from R Street Northwest west of Connecticut Avenue Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2010 R Street Northwest, Washington DC 20009, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . 1. Blanche K. Bruce and Josephine Beall Willson Bruce. African American Heritage Trail, Cultural Tourism DC. (Submitted on June 23, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
2. Blanche Kelso Bruce. (Submitted on June 26, 2018, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 21, 2018
2. Blanche K. Bruce and Josephine Beall Willson Bruce Residence Marker
2010 R Street Northwest
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 21, 2018
3. Blanche K. Bruce and Josephine Beall Willson Bruce Residence Marker
Library of Congress
4. Hon. Blanche Kelso Bruce of Mississippi 1884 by John Wesley Cromwell
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, June 21, 2018
5. Josephine Beall Willson Bruce
Close-up of photo on marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 22, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
