On 15th Street Northwest north of Church Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
Thomas Family Home
where Alma Woodsey Thomas
American Artist and Teacher
resided
1907 - 1978
This house was listed July 28, 1987 in the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m110909) HM
On 16th Street Northwest at R Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 16th Street Northwest.
Founded 1896, the National Association of Colored Women fought for women's suffrage and human rights for all the disenfranchised. — — Map (db m235653) HM
On New Hampshire Avenue Northwest south of Q Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
The Whittemore House
1526 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
(202) 232-7363
Museum Tours by Appointment
Designed by Washington architect Harvey L. Page (1859-1934), the house was built between 1892 and 1894 for Sarah Adams Wilcox Whittemore . . . — — Map (db m88744) HM
On New Hampshire Avenue Northwest south of Q Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
The Whittemore House
1526 New Hampshire Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Designed by Washington architect Harvey L. Page (1859-1934), the house was built between 1892 and 1894 for Sarah Adams Wilcox Whittemore (1836-1907). Chartered in . . . — — Map (db m223332) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest just west of 14th Street Northwest, in the median.
This memorial's central sculpture, A Soldier's Journey, depicts scenes based on the archetypal myth of "the hero's journey," in which the hero embarks on a quest, wins victory in an epic struggle, and comes home changed by his passage . . . — — Map (db m171290) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest just west of 14th Street Northwest, in the median.
All segments of American society contributed to the war effort during World War I. Despite racism at home and in the military, more than 350,000 African Americans served in uniform. Black soldiers were segregated into separate units, and and . . . — — Map (db m174084) HM
Near G Street Northwest at 23rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
EdW, 2012
Painted Bronze
85-1/2" x 44"
Gift of Anonymous Donor, 2012
George Washington University Permanent Collection, courtesy Luther W. Brady Art Gallery
EdW is named in homage to the book The Hare with Amber . . . — — Map (db m114963) HM
On F Street Northwest just west of 18th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
The Ringgold-Carroll House was constructed in 1825. The House had a long and close association with the U.S. Supreme Court. It later belonged to Congressman Robert Low Bacon and his wife Virginia Murray Bacon. Mrs. Bacon wanted to maintain her . . . — — Map (db m225113) HM
On 21st Street Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 21st Street Northwest. Reported missing.
Lisner Auditorium was built in 1946, boasting the biggest stage south of New York City. On its opening night, October 29, 1946, the famed 29 year-old actress Ingrid Bergman was starring in Joan of Lorraine. When Ms. Bergman found out that . . . — — Map (db m111543) HM
On D Street Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
To
Jane Delano
and 296 nurses
who died in the war
1914 — 1918
(Inscription on statue sides:)
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night nor for the arrow that flieth by day
Nor for the pestilence that walketh . . . — — Map (db m131072) WM
On 18th Street Northwest north of Virginia Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Septiembre, 1990
Welded Iron, Aluminum Mesh, and Outdoor Paint 158 x 34 x 11"
OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas Collection
Gift of the Government of Argentina
Septiembre is a double life-size sculpture in aluminum . . . — — Map (db m114942) HM
On C Street Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
The NSDAR was founded in Washington DC on October 11, 1890. On April 17, 1929, Grace L. H. Brosseau, President General, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, dedicated this memorial to the four founders of the NSDAR: Mary Desha, . . . — — Map (db m50836) HM
Near G Street Northwest west of 21st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
She loved herself some hats. So when she was surprised with a beautiful, ornately decorated purple hat at an event at the Anacostia Community Museum last fall, Dorothy Height's face lit up like a Christmas Tree, and the gathering gave her a . . . — — Map (db m115023) HM
On H Street Northwest west of 18th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
"I am interested in how interactivity and play help us understand how we relate to one another. I create disarmingly fun experiences allowing people to let down their boundaries and connect. By expressing my ideas through . . . — — Map (db m223817) HM
Near D Street Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Generations of Americans have given themselves to help others at home and around the world through the American Red Cross, generously donating time, money and blood. They have helped feed, shelter, and clothe those in need—from thousands of . . . — — Map (db m131073) HM
Near D Street Northwest west of 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
This plaque acknowledges the public spirit of Harvard University and the dedication of the staff of the American Red Cross - Harvard Field Hospital Unit, who provided and staffed a pre-fabricated hospital sent to Salisbury, England, in the summer . . . — — Map (db m14997) HM
On 17th Street Northwest north of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling north.
Panel 1, east side of pedestal, facing 17th St.: Ysabel I La Catolica Reina de Castilla de Aragon de las Islas y Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano
Panel 2, upper west side of pedestal, facing OAS Hdqts.:
Esta estatua fue . . . — — Map (db m65257) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
In 1983, Hillwood commissioned architects to create a structure to house part of Marjorie Post's collection of American Indian objects that she had acquired to decorate Camp Topridge, her retreat in Upstate New York, and would later donate to the . . . — — Map (db m178210) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
This structure was one of several buildings erected during 1955-57, just after Marjorie Post bought the estate. The west end was originally built as a living quarters for Post's butler, who was head of the household staff, which numbered about . . . — — Map (db m178224) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
When Marjorie Post purchased Hillwood in 1955, the buildings at the left and center were the stable and carriage house, with a livestock area in front. Post renovated these structures for use as a storage facility for the gardeners and a garage for . . . — — Map (db m178209) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Lenore Lane Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
Marjorie Post added a chauffeur's house and garage when she renovated the estate during 1955-57. The upper level served as living quarters for the head chauffeur and his wife. The garage, with two bay doors, is located underneath the residence. . . . — — Map (db m178203) HM
On Upton Street Northwest west of 29th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Forest Hills has two major cultural institutions in the neighborhood, the Hillwood Estate Museum & Gardens, and the Levine School of Music.
Built in 1926, the Hillwood Museum houses the remarkable collections of Marjorie Merriweather Post in . . . — — Map (db m114360) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The cutting garden functions as it did during Marjorie Post's residency at Hillwood. The plantings include snapdragons, chrysanthemums, and other classics of 1950s and 1960s floral design, along with modern varieties of cut flowers introduced since . . . — — Map (db m178222) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Marjorie Post built this adaptation of a Russian country house, called an izba or dacha, in 1969. Russian-style carvings surround the doors and windows of the California redwood-clad masonry structure. Other details, such as the bright . . . — — Map (db m178211) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
This structure was built in 1968 to protect the camellia collection in winter. Every fall, the garden staff transferred around fifty camellias from the gardens and maintained them here until spring, when they were replanted. The skylights could . . . — — Map (db m178208) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Limestone poodles, spaniels, and hounds bearing flower baskets greet visitors at the entrances to the secluded wooded area ahead. Marjorie Post created the dog cemetery, planted with fragrant sweet box, as a memorial to the pets she loved throughout . . . — — Map (db m178220) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Fanciful touches lend a whimsical air to this intimate, formal garden inspired by those designed in France in the 1700s. Ivy-covered walls enclose the garden, and beds of closely trimmed boxwood and gravel paths section the space. Sculptures . . . — — Map (db m178216) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
In 1957, a group of Marjorie Post's friend created an English-style walk for her new home as a tribute to her kindness and generosity. The informal path leads from the rose garden to open onto a flagstone circle that in Post's day overlooked a vista . . . — — Map (db m178218) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
In Hillwood's greenhouse, Marjorie Post maintained a collection of more than two thousand orchids and other plants and flowers for displays and arrangements in the mansion. Rebuilt in 1996, the current greenhouse complex looks much like the . . . — — Map (db m178207) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Step down into this secluded garden featuring a miniature mountain landscape. Paths follow the rushing stream as it cascades through rocky terrain to fill a peaceful pond below. The garden showcases a mix of Japanese and American gardening . . . — — Map (db m178212) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The mansion's portico, or porch, offers a panoramic view across the Lunar Lawn to the Washington Monument in the distance. Marjorie Post hosted garden parties here, welcoming friends, veterans, students, leaders in politics and the arts, and . . . — — Map (db m178214) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
The Georgian-style mansion was built for Washington social figures Helen and Henry Parsons Erwin in 1926. In 1955, Marjorie Post purchased the estate, at the time known as Arbremont, and renamed it Hillwood. From 1955 to 1957, Post renovated and . . . — — Map (db m178204) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
Marjorie Post designed Hillwood with the pleasure of her guests in mind. The diplomats, politicians, students, military veterans, public figures, and family members who arrived at Hillwood's stately gates followed the winding drive to the lushly . . . — — Map (db m178205) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Marjorie Post enjoyed an active lifestyle. She loved ballroom and square dancing, garden walks, and golf. Post installed this putting green so friends and family could join her in practicing the game. The green's closely clipped bentgrass turf is . . . — — Map (db m178221) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Climbing roses and wisteria drape the pergola in this garden in spring to provide shade and pleasant fragrances. Beginning in spring and continuing into summer, floribunda roses delight with their brilliant colors. Marjorie Post, who died in 1973, . . . — — Map (db m178217) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
The plaque on the reverse side is a replica of that which was dedicated September 9, 1967 Goshen Scout Camps, Virginia
Lake Merriweather
For her abiding interest, her great support and her constant inspiration to scouting, this lake has . . . — — Map (db m178213) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
In 1955, Marjorie Post built a home for the head gardener on this house. He supervised a staff of about fifteen that maintained Hillwood's extensive gardens and grounds. The gardener's house was razed in 1996 to make way for the visitor center, the . . . — — Map (db m178206) HM
Near Linnean Avenue Northwest, 0.1 miles south of Upton Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Marjorie Post encouraged her guests to enjoy all of Hillwood, indoors and out. Visitors today can walk two short woodland paths, both of which begin here. The path veering left passes the remain of a large, uprooted tulip poplar. The path veering . . . — — Map (db m178219) HM
On Main Drive Northwest, 0.2 miles east of 16th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Until the early 20th century, the Army largely relied on untrained civilian women for temporary medical care for the sick and wounded. Shortages in medical staff set the stage for greater involvement of women in Army medical care and made a . . . — — Map (db m143701) HM
On 44th Street Northwest just south of Reservoir Road Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
Welcome to Foxhall Village, one of Washington DC's most charming and distinctive residential neighborhoods. Construction of the English Tudor style homes began in 1925. To protect the architectural integrity of the neighborhood, the community . . . — — Map (db m187487) HM
Near Q Street Northwest west of 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
In 1891, women descended from Colonial era leaders founded The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) to preserve and share United States history. Over the next four decades, the NSCDA restored historic properties, raised money . . . — — Map (db m189262) HM
On Old North Way just north of Library Walk, on the left when traveling north.
Anne Marie Becraft (1805-1833) was a 19th-century free woman of color who founded one of the first schools for black girls in the Georgetown neighborhood. In 1831, she joined the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first female religious order in the . . . — — Map (db m212203) HM
On P Street Northwest east of 31st Street Northwest.
Emma V. Brown (1840-1902) was an accomplished poet and the first African American teacher to be employed by the DC Public Schools. Educated at Myrtilla Miner's school on N Street, NW, and at Oberlin College, native Washingtonian Brown opened a . . . — — Map (db m97745) HM
On P Street Northwest at 27th Street Northwest on P Street Northwest.
You are standing in the heart of a once thriving African American community. At the time of the American Revolution in 1776, one third of Georgetown's population was African American. By the time of the Civil War in the 1860s, many former slaves . . . — — Map (db m110018) HM
On 31st Street Northwest at N Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 31st Street Northwest.
Georgetown citizens have been central to preserving Georgetown's important historic houses. Three of these houses, built at the turn of the 19th century on large plots of land overlooking the port, are now accessible to the public and are . . . — — Map (db m113643) HM
Near R Street Northwest just east of 30th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
First State Regent of Indiana - 1891
Charter Member, NSDAR - 1891
Vice President General NSDAR - 1892
Historian General NSDAR - 1893 — — Map (db m189272) HM
On Prospect Street Northwest at 33rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Prospect Street Northwest.
Georgetown has been a performance hub for musicians in a wide range of popular genres — jazz, folk, blues, bluegrass, country, and rock.
During the 1960s and 1970s the Cellar Door, at the corner of 34th and M Streets, featured artists . . . — — Map (db m112123) HM
Near R Street Northwest east of 29th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
In memory of Ann Lillie Mackall, friend of Rose O'Neal Greenhow and brave-hearted Confederate courier, who Died December 12, 1861, Aged 22 years — — Map (db m68745) HM
On Olive Street Northwest west of 27th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
c. 1869 Erected by Edgar Murphy, prominent African-American carpenter.
1948 - 1961 Home of Julia Child, famous chef, author and television personality.
1970 Renovated by Hugh Newell Jacobson, renowned architect. . . . — — Map (db m241118) HM
Near O Street Northwest west of 26th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
The families of the Peters Sisters, Friends of Rose Park, DC Department of Parks & Recreation, and the City of Washington, DC are proud to name the Rose Park Tennis Courts after the Peters Sisters who grew up in this neighborhood on O Street, NW. . . . — — Map (db m97732) HM
Near Dumbarton Street Northwest just east of 27th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
We honor Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker, two sisters who grew up around the corner in the 2700 block of O Street, NW, and who played tennis on these courts from the 1930s through the 1980s.
The Peters Sisters taught tennis to . . . — — Map (db m198643) HM
On O Street Northwest west of 29th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
Erected 1897
Birthplace of Leontine Turpeau C. Kelly March 5, 1920
First African-American Woman Bishop of the United Methodist Church, 1984 — — Map (db m97731) HM
Near 27th Street Northwest south of O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Rose Park Playground was established in 1918 by the Ancient Order of the Sons and Daughters of Moses to serve African American children. The city acquired it in 1922. Georgetown neighbors ignored the segregation rules at this "colored" facility, . . . — — Map (db m120439) HM
Near Reservoir Road Northwest east of 38th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
This building is named in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was dedicated to Our Lady of Victory. Originally built as a combined Nursing School and Nurses Dormitory. The building is home to the School of Nursing and Health Studies although it no . . . — — Map (db m110854) HM
Near Reservoir Road Northwest west of Winfield Lane Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
The building is named in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was dedicated to Our Lady of Victory. Originally built as a combined Nursing School and Nurses Dormitory. The building is still home to the School of Nursing and Health Studies although . . . — — Map (db m199525) HM
On 30th Street Northwest north of N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Long a Georgetown landmark, this building was occupied from 1826 by Miss Lydia English's Georgetown Female Seminary, whose patrons and frequent visitors included Martin Van Buren, James Buchanan, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Andrew Johnson, . . . — — Map (db m97727) HM
On H Street Northewest west of 6th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling west.
A historical landmark
“Surratt Boarding House”
604 H Street N.W. (then 541) is said to have been where the conspirators plotted the abduction of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. — — Map (db m7046) HM
On Constitution Avenue Northwest (Alternate U.S. 1) west of 4th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
A bronze likeness of Chief Justice John Marshall, visible on your way to the next Heritage Trail sign, keeps watch over John Marshall Park to your right. Marshall is remembered for molding the U.S. Supreme Court into today's authoritative body. . . . — — Map (db m56495) HM
On Anna J. Cooper Circle Northwest at T Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Anna J. Cooper Circle Northwest.
This Circle Honors Anna Julia Haywood Cooper the educator and civil and women's rights advocate who lived in the gracious house at 201 T Street from 1916 until her death in 1964 at age 105. Born into slavery, Cooper graduated from Oberlin . . . — — Map (db m170781) HM
On 4th Street Northwest just south of Elm Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
Alice Moore Dunbar [Nelson] (1875-1935), a budding poet and essayist, and Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), already a nationally and internationally acclaimed poet, married in 1898 and moved to this house. Mary Church Terrell, an activist and . . . — — Map (db m144576) HM
On T Street Northwest west of 2nd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Educator, feminist, and civil rights activist Anna Julia Hayward Cooper (1858-1964) lived here from 1916 until her death. Born in North Carolina, Cooper graduated from Oberlin College and moved to Washington in 1887 to teach Latin at the Preperatory . . . — — Map (db m124921) HM
On 3rd Street Northwest at U Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 3rd Street Northwest.
To your right is Lucy Diggs Slowe Hall, a Howard University dormitory. It opened in 1942 as U.S. government housing for African American women who came to DC to take new war-related jobs or fill in for men who left to join the military during . . . — — Map (db m130836) HM
On Vermont Avenue Northwest at O Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Avenue Northwest.
Born on July 10, 1875, in Mayesville, South Carolina, Mary McLeod Bethune was the daughter of sharecroppers. After attending Scotia Seminary in North Carolina she founded Daytona School for Negro Girls which became Bethune-Cookman College. A . . . — — Map (db m17502) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at S Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 14th Street Northwest.
"Watching the confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court was like watching the sun come over the horizon to make a new day. This mural is meant to celebrate that momentous occasion and honor the history that came before . . . — — Map (db m237895) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at Rhode Island Avenue Northwest when traveling south on 14th Street Northwest.
After the Civil Disturbances following the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968, 14th Street appeared largely abandoned by day. By night, however, residents witnessed scenes of the “world's oldest . . . — — Map (db m130859) HM
On 5th Street Northwest at Sheridan Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 5th Street Northwest.
The middle school across 5th Street is named in honor of civil rights leader Ida B. Wells, one of the founders of the NAACP in 1909. Before that, she was a respected investigative journalist, co-owning and writing for the Memphis Free Speech and . . . — — Map (db m197720) HM
On Massachusetts Avenue Northwest at 34th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
[Panel 1:] Crown Princess Märtha of Norway
1901 - 1954
Born in Stockholm, Sweden
to Prince Charles of Sweden
and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
Married to Crown Prince Olav of Norway
in 1929
[Panel 2:]
This . . . — — Map (db m31756) HM
On Wisconsin Avenue Northwest at Quebec Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.
A Cinderella world once existed behind the stone wall you see straight ahead, occupied by Evalyn Walsh McLean.
Evalyn was the only daughter of multimillionaire Thomas F. Walsh — he struck gold in Colorado — and Carrie Bell Reed, a . . . — — Map (db m88717) HM
On 16th Street Northwest at Newton Place Northwest when traveling south on 16th Street Northwest.
To your left is Canaan Baptist Church. Its relocation here from Georgia Avenue in 1963 was the fulfillment of pastor Rev. M. Cecil Mills's dream to preside over the first African American church on this avenue of churches. The congregation . . . — — Map (db m130869) HM
On Rosemount Avenue Northwest at Klingle Road Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Rosemount Avenue Northwest.
This secluded building on the edge of Rock Creek Park was built in 1911 as the House of Mercy. It provided, as its founders wrote "a refuge and reformatory for outcast and fallen women," especially unwed mothers and girls entangled in . . . — — Map (db m130874) HM
On M Street Northwest west of 4th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
If a house could talk, what tales would it tell? The private residence at 415 M Street, to your left, would tell of hundreds of Shaw residents who came here to play and worship.
The house at 415 was built in the 1860s for Joseph Prather, . . . — — Map (db m130897) HM
On M Street Northwest at New York Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling east on M Street Northwest.
Nannie Helen Burroughs advocated for equality and women's suffrage. Graduated with honors 1896 from the former M Street High School. — — Map (db m198384) HM
On Sherman Avenue Northwest at Columbia Road Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Sherman Avenue Northwest.
The House at 3017 Sherman Avenue once was a boardinghouse for Howard University students. In 1923 a determined and talented young woman from the tiny town of Eatonville, Florida, lived here while earning an Associates Degree at Howard. In a . . . — — Map (db m130759) HM
On Hobart Place Northwest just east of Sherman Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
A gift of Mr. & Mrs. David Lloyd Kreeger to the people of Washington in honor of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson who made this city more livable.
Dedicated by Mrs. Johnson
1968 — — Map (db m189724) HM
On Hobart Place Northwest just east of Sherman Avenue Northwest, on the left when traveling west.
“The environment is where we all meet; where all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share. It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens on what we become.” ~ Lady Bird Johnson
On 14th Street Northwest at Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
Suffragist Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977) advocated a more militant strategy for the woman suffrage movement, which was decades old when she came along, and short on victories. With others she founded the National Woman's Party.
She and her . . . — — Map (db m141267) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest.
Painter Alma Thomas (1891-1978) was Howard University's first fine arts graduate, in 1924, and that same year began teaching art at Shaw Junior High School. Upon retiring from Shaw in 1960, Thomas finally had time to focus on her own work. That is . . . — — Map (db m141272) HM
Near 15th Street Northwest at F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
Clara Barton lived a lifetime of tireless service to others. During the American Civil War, she became known as the “Angel of the Battlefield,” delivering supplies and caring for the sick and wounded. After the war, Barton organized a . . . — — Map (db m92177) HM
On 7th Street Northwest just south of E Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.
"I have paid the rent of a room in Washington… retaining it merely as a shelter to which I might return, when my strength should fail me under exposure and labor at the field."
Clara Barton, December 1863
On 9th Street Northwest at F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 9th Street Northwest.
Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign.
Sites described clockwise from top left
Old Post . . . — — Map (db m113218) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at G Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on 13th Street Northwest.
Welcome to downtown Washington, DC — an area rich in history, culture, and places to see. You will enjoy visiting the following sites located in the vicinity of this sign.
[Clockwise from top left:]
Old Post Office Pavilion . . . — — Map (db m226269) HM
Near G Street Northwest west of 13th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Inspired by her social conscience, Dorothea Dix launched a self-financed career aimed at improving the lives of the mentally ill. Her mission to document squalid institutional living conditions and inhumane treatment built public awareness and . . . — — Map (db m91874) HM
Near F Street Northwest at 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired educator, founded AARP in 1958 to promote her philosophy of productive aging. She influenced the marketplace to develop innovative solutions for social needs. Today, her organization promotes independence, dignity . . . — — Map (db m92105) HM
On G Street Northwest west of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
When Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded Special Olympics in 1968, she envisioned a program of athletic competition for people with mental and developmental disabilities that sidelined prejudice and substituted opportunity and understanding. Through her . . . — — Map (db m91919) HM
On 13th Street Northwest at G Street Northwest on 13th Street Northwest.
Flora Molton (1908-1990) was a blues and gospel musician whose primary stage was the street, first at Seventh and F, and later 11th and F. Born visually impaired in Louisa County, Virginia, Molton moved to Washington in 1937 and soon began relying . . . — — Map (db m141271) HM
On G Street Northwest east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Harriet Tubman escaped a life of slavery only to return south, at her own peril, time and again, to lead more than 300 fugitive slaves through the Underground Railroad to safety and freedom. After the Civil War, Tubman raised money to clothe and . . . — — Map (db m91877) HM
On G Steet Northwest west of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
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Blind and deaf writer and activist, and guiding force of the American Foundation for the Blind who devoted her life to expanding possibilities . . . — — Map (db m99513) HM
On G Street Northwest east of 13th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Ida Wells-Barnett crusaded aggressively for civil rights her entire life and was unafraid to exercise those rights when custom ran contrary to the law. Involved in many civil rights causes, she played leadership roles in the women’s suffrage . . . — — Map (db m91878) HM
On G Street Northwest west of 13th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
In 1889, with Ellen Gates Starr, Jane Addams founded Hull House in Chicago, one of the nation’s first settlement houses. It served as a community center for the poor and its success helped lead to the creation of hundreds of similar organizations in . . . — — Map (db m91873) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 14th Street Northwest (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
In honor of Julia Ward Howe who wrote the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" here at the Old Willard Hotel November 21, 1861 "In the beauty of the lillies Christ was born across the sea with a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me." . . . — — Map (db m6709) HM
On 14th Street Northwest at F Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 14th Street Northwest.
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) was a poet, author, composer, abolitionist, suffragist and more—but she is most remembered for writing the lyrics to The Battle Hymn of the Republic. According to the story, she and her husband were asleep at the . . . — — Map (db m141266) HM
On G Street Northwest east of 15th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Founded Girl Scouts of the United States of America in 1912 to encourage girls to develop and strengthen their leadership skills, to provide support, kindness and compassion to those in need; and to prepare to serve as responsible citizens of their . . . — — Map (db m92229) HM
On Seventh Street Northwest at F Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Seventh Street Northwest.
Terrell Place is named after
Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954)
Teacher, Writer, Civil Rights Activist
Mary Church Terrell championed equal rights throughout her life — locally, nationally, and internationally.
From 1951 to 1952, at . . . — — Map (db m100863) HM
On G Street Northwest at 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on G Street Northwest.
The chasm between the principles upon which the government was founded, in which it still professes to believe, and those which are daily practiced under the protection of the flag, yawns wide and deep
Mary Church . . . — — Map (db m141277) HM
On 7th Street Northwest south of E Street Northwest, on the right.
Missing Soldiers.
Office, 3rd Floor, Room 9
Miss Clara Barton
Clara Barton is famous for her fierce determination and courage to save lives on the Civil War battlefields, and later for founding the American Red Cross.
1861-1865: . . . — — Map (db m36172) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest at 7th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
The National Council of Negro Women was founded in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) to "harness the power and extend the leadership of African American women." Early on, the Council campaigned to outlaw the discriminatory poll tax, develop a . . . — — Map (db m30059) HM
On G Street Northwest west of 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
Blending meticulous research on the indiscriminate use of pesticides with her eloquent literary style, Rachel Carson laid the groundwork for the modern environmental movement when she wrote Silent Spring, one of the most influential books of . . . — — Map (db m91939) HM
