Historical Markers in Mount Vernon Square, District of Columbia
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On M Street Northwest west of 6th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
Along this block is the world headquarters of the United House of Prayer for All People. Founded in 1919 in Massachusetts by Charles M. “Sweet Daddy” Grace, the church moved its headquarters to Washington in 1926. Soon after, it purchased a . . . — — Map (db m130896) HM
On K Street Northwest east of 9th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.
This majestic building was opened in 1903 as the Central Public Library, popularly known as the Carnegie Library because Andrew Carnegie donated funds to build it. From the start Central was open to all. Mary Church Terrell and historian John . . . — — Map (db m18794) 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 4th Street Northwest at New York Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south on 4th Street Northwest.
The wooden chapel here was completed in 1857 as a mission of the McKendree Methodist Church. Known as Fletcher Chapel, it may have been a stop on the Underground Railroad.
Washington's Anti-Saloon League began meeting at Fletcher Chapel . . . — — Map (db m130898) HM
On 4-1/2 Street Northwest just south of K Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
As DC has developed, so has the growth of pedestrian and motorized traffic along its alleyways. Recent efforts to reclaim this historically underutilized infrastructure and transform these spaces have inspired culture, commerce, and connectivity. . . . — — Map (db m245047) HM
On 7th Street Northwest north of M Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
For much of the 1900s, inexpensive entertainments lined much of Seventh and Ninth Streets, from D to U Streets. Vaudeville houses, pool halls, record shops and taverns made for a busy night life. And everyone went to the movies. Two small . . . — — Map (db m130895) HM
On 7th Street Northwest just north of M Street Northwest, on the left when traveling south.
For much of the 1900s, inexpensive entertainments lined Seventh and Ninth streets, from D to U Streets. Vaudeville houses, pool halls, record shops, and taverns made for a busy night life. And everyone went to the movies. Two small theaters . . . — — Map (db m245055) HM
On 7th Street Northwest near L Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
Roots of Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral
In 1904 members of Washington, DC's "Greek Colony" — mostly recently arrived immigrant men — held the city's first Greek Orthodox church service above a warehouse on Indiana . . . — — Map (db m130901) HM
On 3rd Street Northwest just north of H Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north.
Second Baptist Church was organized in 1848 by seven members of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. Under the leadership of the Reverend Sandy Alexander — eventually one of the country's best-known black Baptist ministers — the church purchased . . . — — Map (db m152617) HM
On 7th Street Northwest at N Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 7th Street Northwest.
In 1864 St. Patrick’s parish opened an Immaculate Conception Church for Catholics living far from its downtown F Street home. This imposing Gothic style building was completed a decade later. Renowned actress Helen Hayes was baptized here in . . . — — Map (db m130894) HM
On L Street Northwest at 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east on L Street Northwest.
When Northern Liberty Market opened on Mount Vernon Square in 1846, small businesses soon followed. By 1900 they catered to everyday needs and formed a bargain district in comparison to downtown's fancy department stores.
Many stores . . . — — Map (db m130900) HM
On L Street Northwest at 5th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on L Street Northwest.
After this neighborhood's original Northern Liberty Market on Mount Vernon Square was razed in 1872, a new Northern Liberty Market was built along Fifth between K and L streets. When owners decided that fresh farm products weren't drawing . . . — — Map (db m130899) HM
On Mount Vernon Place Northwest (U.S. 1) at 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Mount Vernon Place Northwest.
Wealthy industrialist Andrew Carnegie donated funds to build the Beaux Arts-style building you see across the street to your left, the city’s first public library. The Central Library opened in 1903 with 12,412 books by its predecessor, the . . . — — Map (db m152394) HM
