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Charlotte Forten Grimké House
Location: Washington, D.C. Coordinates: 38°54′45″N 77°2′13″W / 38.9125°N 77.03694°WCoordinates: 38°54′45″N 77°2′13″W / 38.9125°N 77.03694°W Built: 1881 Architect: Unknown Architectural style: Other Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 76002129[1] Added to NRHP: May 11, 1976 The Charlotte Forten Grimké House is a historic home in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C., United States. From 1881 to 1886, the house was owned by Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914), one of the first Northern educators who entered Union-controlled areas of the South during the American Civil War.[2]
Grimké was the first African American to teach former slaves in the South and co-founder of the Colored Women's League in 1894. She was known as an abolitionist, supporter of women's rights, writer, and teacher. The house, located at 1608 R Street NW, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[3][4]
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-05-03. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Grimke, Charlotte Forten, House". National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1690&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Women in the Abolition Movement: Historic Sites in Washington, D.C.". National Women's History Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20071010043107/http://www.nwhm.org/home/abolitiontour/abolitiontour_4.html. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "Only a Teacher: Schoolhouse Pioneers". Public Broadcasting Service. http://www.pbs.org/onlyateacher/charlotte.html. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
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