Historical Markers in Deanwood, District of Columbia

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Historical Markers in Deanwood, District of Columbia

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1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — 100 Years of Afro-American History — By Jerome Johnson —

Westernmost panel: 100 Years of Afro-American History By Jerome Johnson Sponsors D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities Sign of the Times Cultural Workshop & Gallery CFC # 16414 & United Black Fund #8558 . . . — — Map (db m112798) HM

2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — 2 — A Day at the Picture Show — A Self-Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail — Reported missing

The Two-Story Art Deco Style Building on your left was once the Strand Theater. Abe Lichtman, a Jewish businessman whose movie theaters catered to black patrons, opened the Strand in 1918. Lichtman also operated the Lincoln and Howard . . . — — Map (db m130777) HM

3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — 5 — A Whirl on the Ferris Wheel — A Self Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —

To your right it is the former Merritt Educational Center which operated from 1943 to 2008. However, if you were standing here in the 1920s or '30s, in its place you would have seen exuberant crowds of fashionably dressed African Americans . . . — — Map (db m130780) HM

4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — 12 — Designed to Compete — A Self-Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —

This quaint frame building has served several church congregations since its construction in 1908. The First Zion Baptist Church stayed for more than 60 years. Since 1993 members of Joshua's Temple First Born Church have worshiped within its . . . — — Map (db m130784) HM

5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — 6 — From Gardens to Garden Apartments — A Self-Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —

Largely ignored by city officials and isolated from downtown DC, Deanwood remained semi-rural until around World War II (1941-1945). Lifelong residents who grew up in the 1930s and '40s remember outsiders telling them that they lived in . . . — — Map (db m130781) HM

6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — Jacob Dodd-built Houses — 4621 Hunt Place, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Jacob Dodd (d. 1930) left the Government Printing Office in 1920 to join his brother Randolph (d. 1944) in the house-building business. Though they collaborated on at least 50 projects in Deanwood, they also worked individually, completing more . . . — — Map (db m187368) HM

7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — Lewis Giles, Sr.'s Home and Office — 4428 Hunt Place, NE — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Lewis Giles, Sr. (1894-1974) was an influential Washington architect who designed this Colonial Revival/craftsman style house in 1929. He lived here the rest of his life, and worked in his home office. Giles graduated from Armstrong . . . — — Map (db m187369) HM

8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — Macedonia Community Church —

Founder: Dr. Jesse H. Williams, D.D. Founded 1951 Erected 1984 Dr. Mark K. Jackson D.D., LL.D. Pastor — — Map (db m244003) HM

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9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — North West Beulah Baptist Church —

A monument for God North West Beulah Baptist Church Organized 1945 Built August 24, 1969 Rev. Moses Henderson Founder and Pastor Robert Nash, Architect Elmer W. Sarbacher, Builder — — Map (db m244004) HM

10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church —

Founded 1973 Rev. Freddie Davis, Pastor Built 1986 Rev. Henry M. Magee, Founder — — Map (db m244001) HM

11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — Randall Memorial Methodist Church — 1948 —

. . . — — Map (db m243996) HM

12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — 11 — Shaping Strong Minds — A Self-Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —

In 1907, when Deanwood's African American children needed a school close to home, city officials decided to place a public elementary here. Snowden Ashford (1866-1927), the District's inspector of buildings, designed the original four-room . . . — — Map (db m158343) HM

13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — 9 — Shopping on Sheriff — A Self-Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —

Sheltered from the overt bigotry many African Americans experienced when venturing downtown, Deanwood shoppers of the 1950s patronized Sheriff Road's mostly African American businesses, including Mouse Gordon's tailor shop, Tip Top Grocery, . . . — — Map (db m130783) HM

14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northeast Washington, Deanwood — 8 — With These Hands — A Self-Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail —

Up the hill to your left are several signature handcrafted houses, Beginning in the late 1800s, Deanwood attracted skilled black migrants, who freely passed on their know-how. In the 1920s Jacob and Randolph Dodd built about 50 structures . . . — — Map (db m153319) HM

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