101 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Las Bicicletas — [The Bicycles] —

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the invention of the bicycle: Las Bicicletas Gilberto Aceves Navarro — — Map (db m150234) HM

102 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 18 — Literary Lights — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

"A Black world in which a wonderful democracy of conditions prevailed — waitresses, doctors, preachers, winos, teachers, numbers runners and funeral directors, prostitutes and housewives, cabdrivers and laborers all lived as neighbors." . . . — — Map (db m130749) HM

103 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 1 — Main Street — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

Fourteenth Street has always been the business backbone of Columbia Heights. Beginning in the 1890s, electric streetcars dropped passengers at nearly every corner, attracting commerce. By 1925 storefronts occupied the blocks between Euclid . . . — — Map (db m130750) HM

104 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 16 — Mansions, Parks, and People — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

On your right is Josephine Butler Parks Center, home of Washington Parks & People, a network of groups devoted to DC and its parks. The network's 1927 mansion, which once housed the Hungarian delegation, was part of an embassy row envisioned . . . — — Map (db m130751) HM

105 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Meridian Hill Park —

Meridian Hill Park has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America with its formal symmetry and grand central cascade, . . . — — Map (db m212706) HM

106 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 10 — On the Heights — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

In the days of legally segregated public education (1862-1954), this school building was Central High, the gem of the School Board’s white division. But by 1949, it had few students, as the post-World War II suburban housing boom had drawn . . . — — Map (db m130752) HM

107 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Pancho Villa Memorial —

[No inscription] — — Map (db m213153) WM

108 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Park Designers — Meridan Hill Park, National Historic Landmark — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Noted landscape architects George Burnap and Horace Peaslee, who worked in the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, designed Meridian Hill Park under the guidance of the Commission of Fine Arts. By 1914, Burnap had completed his basic design: a . . . — — Map (db m63952) HM

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109 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 14 — Pitts Motor Hotel — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

The Pitts Motor Hotel, formerly located at 1451 Belmont Street, lingers in memory for two reasons. In the 1960s it was a gathering place of Civil Rights movement leaders. Later it became a "welfare hotel." In March 1968 the Reverend Dr. . . . — — Map (db m63706) HM

110 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 17 — Social Justice — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

Straight ahead is All Souls Church, Unitarian, long known for its social activism, starting with abolitionism in the 1820s and ranging through nuclear disarmament and interracial cooperation. During the segregation era, All Souls was one of . . . — — Map (db m130753) HM

111 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — The Fedora —

In 1920, Washington D. C. was home to the largest African American Community in the country. Numerous venues in the U Street area showcased prominent musicians and politicians of the day. On this site stood the Pitts Motel and its Red Carpet Lounge. . . . — — Map (db m63678) HM

112 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 19 — The Latino Intelligence Center — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

This block is home to some of the largest Latino organizations in the city, all founded as migration from Central America and the Caribbean increased in the 1970s. Several began with a boost from Cavalry United Methodist Church at 1459 Columbia . . . — — Map (db m130754) HM

113 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 7 — Turbulence and Change — The '50s and '60s — Reported damaged

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court made its historic decision in Brown vs. Board of Education to end segregation in public schools. One of the lawsuits that made up this decision involved the DC schools, and the following September, . . . — — Map (db m130863) HM

114 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — 11 — Views of Justice — Cultural Convergence — Columbia Heights Heritage Trail —

On your left once stood Belmont, an impressive stone mansion built in 1883 by entrepreneur Amzi L. Barber, "America's Asphalt King." Barber headed the Education Department at Howard University at the time of its founding in 1867. He soon . . . — — Map (db m152933) HM

115 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Visionary and Park Champion — Meridian Hill Park, National Historic Landmark — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Meridian Hill Park might never have been built had it not been for the determination of Mary Foote Henderson (1846 - 1931). For 22 years, she lobbied Congress for funds to buy the land and build the park. Congress's 1910 vote to authorize . . . — — Map (db m63934) HM

116 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Washington Meridian — "The Stone" — 1804 - 1923 — Reported missing

The stone marking the Washington Meridian was formerly located 52 feet, nine inches west of this tablet which was presented by the Army and Navy Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. — — Map (db m82518) HM

117 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Columbia Heights — Welcome to the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain! — SPAIN Arts & Culture —

Built in 1922, this Beaux-Arts mansion was designed by renowned American architect George Oakley Totten, and it served as the Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain from 1927 until the late 1990s, when a new official residence was inaugurated on . . . — — Map (db m177215) HM

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118 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 1700 Swann Street —

1700 Swann Street circa 1894 Dupont Circle Historic District National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m129561) HM

119 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 1736 Corcoran —

The sculptures featured on this building were created by John Cavanaugh 1921-1985 — — Map (db m183400) HM

120 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 255 — All the Row Houses — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

All the row houses in the 1700 block of Q St. (north and south pictured above) were built in the mid-1880s by one of Washington's most prolific architects/builders, Thomas Franklin Schneider. The prosperity and growth during the 1880s in DC . . . — — Map (db m80020) HM

121 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 244 — At 1740 New Hampshire Ave. — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

At 1740 New Hampshire Ave. (above) stands the Dove House (1898). The private home has been converted into a 12-unit condominium, including a single unit with a loft in the former high-ceilinged ballroom. The Art Deco Carlyle Suites at . . . — — Map (db m128038) HM

122 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Blanche K. Bruce and Josephine Beall Willson Bruce Residence — 2010 R Street, Northwest — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

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 . . . — — Map (db m119125) HM

123 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Carl Lutz —

Here Lived Carl Lutz (1895-1975) Swiss diplomat, Righteous Among the Nations Who represented the interests of the United States of America in Budapest, Hungary during World War II and saved the lives of thousands of Jews. . . . — — Map (db m69110) HM

124 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Charles Hamilton Houston Residence — 1744 S Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Charles Hamilton Houston (1895-1950) was a legal theorist and mentor to an entire generation of African American lawyers. As Howard University School of Law's vice dean, the Harvard-educated Houston helped transform the school into an accredited . . . — — Map (db m97798) HM

125 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Charlotte Forten Grimke House —

Charlotte Forten Grimke House has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. — — Map (db m7125) HM

126 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 7 — Connecticut Ave. from Lafayette Square to Ashmead Place — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

Connecticut Ave. from Lafayette Square to Ashmead Place was just a well-worn trail for many years, after L'Enfant made it a prominent diagonal in his 1792 plan. The route was known as "the road to Holmead's" because of the family-owned . . . — — Map (db m93418) HM

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127 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Embassy of the Kingdom of Eswatini —

This embassy was officially opened by His Majesty King Mswati III on June 23rd 2003 — — Map (db m143992) HM

128 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Embassy of the Republic of Congo —

The Toutorsky Mansion arbitant désormais la chancellerie de l'Ambassade de la République du Congo auprès des Etats-Unis d'Amérique (Washington D.C.) a été inauguré par Son Excellence Monsieur Denis Sassou Nguesso, Président de la . . . — — Map (db m146174) HM

129 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Fraser Mansion — Built 1890 — 1701 20th Street Northwest —

This Property is listed in The National Register of Historic Places as a National Landmark for its architectural and cultural contributions to the District of Columbia — — Map (db m172187) HM

130 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Historic Kappa House — 1708 S Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity was founded at Indiana University in 1911. The ten founders determined from the start that membership would be based solely on achievement. In 1949 the fraternity's Washington Alumni Chapter worked with undergraduate . . . — — Map (db m93390) HM

131 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Living Mural: Paul Laurence Dunbar — By Cory L. Stowers and Eric B. Ricks, 2015 — Reported missing

Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 - February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil . . . — — Map (db m114774) HM

132 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — National Museum of American Jewish Military History Memorial Garden —

Memorial Garden Light Sponsored by Mathew Millen In Memory of WWII Veterans 1Lt. Edith Millen • 1Lt. Louis Millen • Sgt. Max S. Millen National Museum of American Jewish Military . . . — — Map (db m236367) WM

133 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Owen D Young Peace Tower — [Universalist National Memorial Church] —

This tower dedicated to the ideal of international justice and world peace is a loving and grateful tribute to Owen D Young who inspired by faith in the constructive power of human brotherhood contributed his rare talents . . . — — Map (db m114772) HM

134 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 1 — See You at the Center — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —

The City's Jewish Community Center opened here in 1926. Its grand presence one mile north of the White House expressed Jewish residents' prosperity and their growing contributions to the federal city and the nation. With American Jews . . . — — Map (db m130847) HM

135 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 10 — Strong Families and Eminent Citizens — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

The fine rowhouses in this part of the Shaw neighborhood, such as those on this street, were once home to many of the community’s old families and most distinguished citizens. Charles Hamilton Houston, a national leader in civil rights, . . . — — Map (db m130795) HM

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136 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Cairo — Historic Site, Washington, DC — 1615 Q Street, NW —

The Cairo apartment house, built in 1894, was (and remains) the tallest privately owned building in Washington. At 156 feet, it towered over its neighbors, prompting laws limiting building heights. Local architect Thomas Franklin Schneider packed . . . — — Map (db m123771) HM

137 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Cavanaugh Sculpture Garden —

John Cavanaugh (1921-85), a nationally admired sculptor, had his studio nearby at 1818 18th Street NW and was called "Master of Hammered Lead Sculpture" and "Mayor of Dupont Circle". This garden extends a collection of Cavanaugh's work close . . . — — Map (db m143991) HM

138 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Dupont Circle area has always been — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

Fire Fact, Sunday February 7, 1904 Great Baltimore Fire, several DC fire companies answered Baltimore Chief's urgent telegram, "Desperate fire here. Must have help at once." DC, responding by railway flatcar, was accompanied by New York . . . — — Map (db m112660) HM

139 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — The Whyland — 1724 17th Street — Dupont Circle Historic District —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m119115) HM

140 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 249 — This section of 15th St. — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

This section of 15th St. and the east-west blocks meeting it were developed mainly from 1874 to 1887 by a group of speculative investors. The house at the corner of 15th and Q Sts. was built earlier, in 1864. St. Augustine's, Washington's first . . . — — Map (db m112663) HM

141 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Todd Duncan Residence — 1600 T Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Internationally renowned baritone Todd Duncan (1903-1998) lived here from about 1935 until about 1960. Duncan originated the role of Porgy in George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess on Broadway. He later refused to perform the role at DC's . . . — — Map (db m97801) HM

142 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Universalist National Memorial Church Stormwater Features — Saving Mother Earth, One Small Step at a Time. —

What's happening Here? Stormwater runoff (rainwater that flows off surfaces such as rooftops and parking lots) causes erosion in streambeds and carries harmful pollutants such as oil, sediment, trash and animal waste. The rain garden and . . . — — Map (db m240375) HM

143 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 185 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —

Founded 1896, the National Association of Colored Women fought for women's suffrage and human rights for all the disenfranchised. — — Map (db m235653) HM

144 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — 207 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —

The 1913 suffrage march in D.C. was the first act of service by the founders of Delta Sigma Theta sorority — — Map (db m235654) HM

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145 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Kalorama Triangle — 13 — "Best Addresses" — Roads to Diversity — Adams Morgan Heritage Trail —

dubbed "best addresses" by historian James Goode, the grand apartments of the Kalorama Triangle are among the city's earliest. The Mendota (1901) located at 2220 20th, is the city's oldest intact luxury apartment house. The Wyoming (1905_1911), . . . — — Map (db m130714) HM

146 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Kalorama Triangle — 12 — Kalorama Triangle — Roads to Diversity — Adams Morgan Heritage Trail —

You are standing in the Kalorama Triangle Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1987. Most of its elaborate houses were built between 1888 and 1930 in what was then the "Washington Heights" subdivision. . . . — — Map (db m130715) HM

147 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Kalorama Triangle — McClellan Memorial —

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148 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 5 — "Contraband" to Community — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —

The Entire Block to Your Left was once a Civil War-era camp and hospital for formerly enslaved African Americans After the Civil War broke out in 1861, thousands walked away from bondage. When some sought shelter at Fortress Monroe, . . . — — Map (db m130849) HM

149 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Alain Locke Residence — 1326 R Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Alain Locke (1886-1954), a leading 20th-century intellectual and the nation's first black Rhodes Scholar, was a central figure in the New Negro (sometimes called the Harlem) Renaissance. Locke edited The New Negro (1925), an anthology of . . . — — Map (db m110915) HM

150 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Bishop's Gate Condominium — 1715 15th Street, N.W. —

1885-1929 Site of the Washington Hospital for Foundlings 1929-1966 St. Augustine Catholic Church constructed a complex consisting of a school, convent and chapel. Early in the 1980's the property was converted to condominiums. . . . — — Map (db m140139) HM

151 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Facing the Rising Sun — Artist: Nia Keturah Calhoun —

"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

152 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church — 15th and R streets, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

The Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church has been a vital religious, educational, and social center since 1841. It was founded by John F. Cook, Sr. (ca. 1810-1855), who rose from slavery to run Union Seminary and become Washington's first black . . . — — Map (db m112661) HM

153 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — James Lesesne Wells Residence — 1333 R Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

James Lesesne Wells (1902-1993) was an influential artist known for his innovative Linocuts, Wood Engravins, and Color Aquatints. He was active in the Harlem Renaissance before moving to Washington in 1929, and to this house soon after. Wells was a . . . — — Map (db m187425) HM

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154 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church — 1616 14th Street Northwest —

United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church "The National Church of Zion Methodism" 14th and Corcoran Streets, NW Washington, . . . — — Map (db m110914) HM

155 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Logan Circle Cistern and BayScape — A Tool for Stormwater Management —

Stormwater runoff is rainwater that flows off impervious surfaces such as rooftops, and sidewalks. Stormwater runoff causes erosion in stream beds and displaces harmful pollutants such as oil, is capturing stormwater runoff that would otherwise run . . . — — Map (db m111213) HM

156 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — 4 — Paying Attention — A Fitting Tribute — Logan Circle Heritage Trail —

By the 1970s, nearby Dupont Circle's counterculture and gay businesses extended into Logan Circle, making Logan an attractive place to live for members of DC's gay and lesbian communities. Political collectives and individuals acquired . . . — — Map (db m184989) HM

157 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — The Hawarden — 1419 R Street Northwest —

The Hawarden 1901 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior George S. Cooper, Architect — — Map (db m145634) HM

158 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Vermont Avenue Baptist Church — 1630 Vermont Avenue, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Vermont Avenue Baptist Church was formed in 1866 by seven formerly enslaved men and women meeting in the home of John and Amy Slaughter. They joined the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church for assistance in organizing their own church. Then, led by . . . — — Map (db m145601) HM

159 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Logan Circle — Zalmon Richards House —

Zalmon Richards House has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1975 National Park Service United . . . — — Map (db m148587) HM

160 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Pleasant — 1 — Fashionable 16th Street — Village in the City — Mount Pleasant Heritage Trail —

Today's 16th Street from the White House to Silver Spring, Maryland is one of the city's key gateways. But through the 1890s it jogged left where Mt. Pleasant Street runs today and then dead-ended at the edge of today's Rock Creek Park. . . . — — Map (db m130861) HM

161 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Pleasant — Francis Asbury — 1745-1816 — Pioneer Methodist Bishop in America —

His continuous journey through cities, villages and settlements from 1771 to 1816 greatly promoted patriotism, education, morality, and religion in the American Republic—Act of Congress The Prophet of the Long Road If you seek for the . . . — — Map (db m111856) HM

162 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Mount Pleasant — 5 — The Trolley Arrives in Mount Pleasant — Reported damaged

Until 1900 Mount Pleasant was still a small village of wood-frame houses about a mile outside the City of Washington. In 1903 the city extended and broadened 16th Street, separating what is now Columbia Heights from Mount Pleasant. At about the . . . — — Map (db m114769) HM

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163 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Rock Creek Park — Woodley Lane Bridge — 1888 - 1897 —

Woodley Lane Bridge was constructed in 1888 and represented the latest style in light-weight bridges. Often referred to as the "High" bridge it stood 54 feet above the creek, 450 feet long, 32 feet wide and was supported by two red sandstone . . . — — Map (db m145076) HM

164 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — General Manuel Belgrano — 1770 — 1820 —

Statesman, Leader and Forerunner of the Independence Movement in Latin America. Promoter of the economy and education, mentor of the principles of freedom that burst onto the Argentine early political scene in May 1810. An exemplary soldier, he . . . — — Map (db m74989) HM

165 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "All Men Are Brothers" —

Paul travelled the world using his art as his weapon to fight against oppression and for self determination for all people. His home turf and land of his birth was not off limits as he marched with others to advance the cause of civil rights and . . . — — Map (db m112000) HM

166 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "Deep River" —

Paul Robeson's passport was restored in 1958. It is fitting that the former Soviet Union named a mountain in honor of this colossus of a man. His birthday has been honored in China and India with national days of celebration. Workers around . . . — — Map (db m112002) HM

167 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho" —

Paul Robeson Jr. (November 2, 1927 - April 26, 2014) was Paul and Essies only child. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and as a young boy lived with his grandmother in Moscow where his parents sought to protect him from American racism. He . . . — — Map (db m111998) HM

168 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "No More Auction Block For Me" —

Robeson met his future wife Eslanda Cordoza Goode while at Columbia University (1919-1923) where he received a law degree. His interest in law took a decisive turn when a secretary refused to take dictation from him because of his race. He . . . — — Map (db m111994) HM

169 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "Old Man River" —

Paul Robeson is cast as the stevedore Joe in the musical Showboat, music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Robeson sings the show's most memorable song "Old Man River" which he would later change the lyrics to become a . . . — — Map (db m111995) HM

170 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "Othello" —

"Soft you. A word or two before you go. I have done the state some service, and they know 't. No more of that I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate, Nor set down . . . — — Map (db m111999) HM

171 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "Scandalize My Name" —

Paris Peace Conference April 20, 1949: "It is unthinkable that the Negro people of America or elsewhere in the world could be drawn into war with the Soviet Union" Paul Robeson. Before Robeson even spoke in Paris a distorted version of . . . — — Map (db m112001) HM

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172 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child" —

Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 - January 23, 1976) was the son of William Drew Robeson a runaway slave and Maria Louisa Bustill, daughter of a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family. Maria died tragically in a fire when Paul was six years old. . . . — — Map (db m112942) HM

173 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "Stand By Me" —

Eslanda Cardozo Goode Robeson, wife of Paul Robeson was the grand daughter of Francis Cardozo the first African American to hold a Statewide office in the United States. The Cardozo Education Campus located at 13th and Clifton St. NW . . . — — Map (db m111997) HM

174 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — "Wade in the Water" —

Paul Robeson approached the role as Brutus in the Emperor Jones as one of the greatest challenges of his early acting career. The forceful drama compelled him to look deeper into his own interpretation of dramatic roles and their contribution . . . — — Map (db m111996) HM

175 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 3 — "We had everything we needed right here." — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

Black businesses sprung up everywhere on U Street in the early 1900s. As racial segregation increased, African Americans in Washington began a tradition of protest. They also responded by creating institutions of there own. In the 25 years . . . — — Map (db m173377) HM

176 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 6 — A Home Away From Home — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

The Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage occupies the historic Italian Renaissance-style building of the 12th Street YMCA, known after 1972 as the Anthony Bowen YMCA. The 12th Street YMCA was the first African American YMCA . . . — — Map (db m130788) HM

177 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 9 — A Magic Place — City within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

Louis Armstrong and Sarah Vaughn were two of the nationally famous entertainers who played in the brick building on this corner, once home to the popular Club Bali, also called the New Bali. In the memory of one former customer, it was a . . . — — Map (db m130789) HM

178 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — A Place to Grow — Anthony Bowen YMCA — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

You are standing at the fourth home of the Anthony Bowen YMCA, named for the formerly enslaved minister who founded the nation's first independent "colored" YMCA. As the YMCA opened in Washington in 1853, slavery was legal. Yet the majority . . . — — Map (db m149453) HM

179 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 12 — A Prestige Address — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

The grand Beaux-Arts buildings near this corner stand witness to the status of this area in early 20th century Washington, and as tribute to the indomitable spirit of Mary Foote Henderson. The wealthy wife of Senator John B. Henderson, she . . . — — Map (db m130803) HM

180 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 11 — A Shared Neighborhood — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

Although Washington, D.C., has been a racially segregated city for much of its history, black and white Washingtonians have shared parts of this neighborhood. The modern building across 15th Street sits on the site of Portner Flats, . . . — — Map (db m130802) HM

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181 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Ben's Chili Bowl / Minnehaha Theater — 1213 U Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Ben's Chili Bowl, founded in 1958 by Ben and Virginia Ali, is one of the oldest continuous businesses on U Street. It is also one of the few to survive both the assassination of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and the years of the disruptive . . . — — Map (db m20341) HM

182 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Black Broadway — @ArtBlocDC #ArtBlocDC — Reported permanently removed

Not too long ago black artists, performers, and patrons created this place called Black Broadway, risen from the ground ascending to monumental heights the entire world witnessed in awe! Every day... every night. Black Broadway is sacred and . . . — — Map (db m111991) HM

183 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Courage • Caring • Compassion — [Whitman-Walker Clinic Memorial] —

Dedicated to the Whitman-Walker Clinic and the many health care workers who served the LGBT community in this building from 1987 - 2008, the early days of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. — — Map (db m202432) HM

184 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Dedicated in Honor of Claven Wood —

In the aftermath of the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, following the burning and destruction, Claven Wood purchased and restored 1351 U Street. During the restoration, Mr. Wood made the decision to preserve a small portion of . . . — — Map (db m143211) HM

185 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Edward “Duke” Ellington Residence — 1805 13th Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899—1974), the internationally renowned composer and musician born in Washington, DC, spend part of his youth here at 1805 13th Street, NW (1910—1914). During those formative years he studied classical piano as well . . . — — Map (db m79980) HM

186 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Frelinghuysen University / Jesse Lawson and Rosetta C. Lawson — 1800 Vermont Avenue, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Frelinghuysen University was founded in 1917 to provide education, religious training, and social services for black working-class adults. Founders include Jesse Lawson, a Howard University-educated lawyer; his wife Rosetta C. Lawson, an advocate . . . — — Map (db m48407) HM

187 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Georgia Douglas Johnson Residence — 1461 S Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

During the 1920s and 1930s, this house hosted a Saturday evening literary salon, welcoming such luminaries as Alice Dunbar Nelson, Angelina Grimké, Langston Hughes, Alain Locke, Kelly Miller, and Jean Toomer. Poet and hostess Georgia Douglas Johnson . . . — — Map (db m114763) HM

188 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 5 — Howard University Sets the Standard — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

To the northeast rises the tower of Founders Library at Howard University - an institution created in 1867 that has trained and inspired generations of African American leaders and has been a lodestar for its own community. The highest . . . — — Map (db m130791) HM

189 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Industrial Bank of Washington — 2000 11th Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Industrial Bank stands as a testament to the Black business movement that began in the 1880s in downtown Washington and spread to the U Street area by the 1900s. Industrial Bank was the only Black-owned financial institution in the city when . . . — — Map (db m41804) HM

190 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — John Wesley Cromwell Residence — 1439 Swann Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Lawyer, scholar, and publisher John Wesley Cromwell (1846-1927) lived here from 1894 until his death. Born enslaved in Portsmouth, Virginia, Cromwell moved to Washington in 1871 to study law at Howard University. He published the weekly People's . . . — — Map (db m96273) HM

191 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Lincoln Theatre and Lincoln Colonnade — 1215 U Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

The Lincoln Theatre, built by white theater magnate Harry Crandall, opened in 1922 under African American management as U Street's most elegant first-run movie house. With 1,600 seats, it also was one of the biggest. In addition to films, the . . . — — Map (db m33736) HM

192 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Louise Burrell Miller Residence — 1204 T Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

Louise Burrell Miller led a group that successfully sued the DC Board of Education in 1952 to have deaf African American children educated within the District. Until Miller v. the Board of Education, the children, including Miller's young son . . . — — Map (db m96272) HM

193 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Marlon Francisco Morales — Law Enforcement Officer, Husband, Father and Friend — December 26, 1968 - June 13, 2001 —

In honor of Metro Transit Police Officer Marlon Francisco Morales, who was mortally wounded at the U Street/African American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metrorail Station on June 10, 2001. — — Map (db m15473) HM

194 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Mary Ann Shadd Cary House —

Mary Ann Shadd Cary House Has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance In commemorating the history of the United States of America. An African American renaissance woman, . . . — — Map (db m182687) HM

195 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Mary Ann Shadd Cary Residence — 1421 W Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

When the lists of African American “firsts” are read, Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s name is everywhere. Born in Delaware to a free Black abolitionist family, Cary (1823-1893) moved to Canada in 1850 and ran a racially integrated school. Her anti-slavery . . . — — Map (db m61813) HM

196 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 13 — Meridian Hill Park — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

Just ahead of you at the corner of 15th Street and Florida Avenue is the entrance to Meridian Hill Park, a dramatic urban oasis established in 1912 and completed in 1936. Its stunning, 12-acre landscape features the longest cascading waterfall . . . — — Map (db m130792) HM

197 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — Paul Laurence Dunbar Apartments — "Our Horizon is the Universe" —

In 2009, the Residents Association of the Campbell Heights Apartments was given the opportunity to preserve their community by exercising their District of Columbia Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act rights. Jair Lynch Development Partners created a . . . — — Map (db m80483) HM

198 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 14 — Riots to Renaissance — City Within a City — Greater U Street Heritage Trail —

The corner of 14th and U Streets has been a city crossroads, a neighborhood gathering place, and a stage set for events that have shaken the city and the nation. For city residents, it was the transfer place for crosstown streetcars and . . . — — Map (db m130793) HM

199 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church — 1425 V Street, NW — African American Heritage Trail, Washington DC —

St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church began in 1858 when African American congregants of the Saint Matthew's Church departed to organize their own day school. The group raised funds -- even held an event on the White House lawn -- and eventually . . . — — Map (db m154001) HM

200 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, U Street Corridor — 8 — Strivers' Section — Dupont Circle — Diverse Visions | One Neighborhood —

Police Call Boxes such as this one (originally painted blue) were installed in the District after the Civil War. Officers on foot patrol used this secure telegraph system to contact the station, accessing the box with a now highly collectible . . . — — Map (db m129486) HM

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