- Mary Church Terrell House
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Mary Church Terrell House
1979 HABS photo
Location: 326 T St., NW, Washington, D.C. Coordinates: 38°54′56″N 77°1′0″W / 38.91556°N 77.016667°WCoordinates: 38°54′56″N 77°1′0″W / 38.91556°N 77.016667°W Built: 1899 Architect: Unknown Architectural style: Late Victorian Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 75002055 Significant dates Added to NRHP: May 15, 1975[1] Designated NHL: May 15, 1975[2] Mary Church Terrell House was a home of civil rights leader Mary Church Terrell in Washington, D.C.. Terrell was the first black woman to serve on an American school board, in 1896.[2] She led the fight to integrate eating places in Washington, D.C., at age 86.[3]
Her home in the LeDroit Park section of Washington, DC was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.[2][4] The building is a contributing property in the LeDroit Park Historic District. While the home looks as if an adjoining house was once adjacent to it, no house was ever constructed next to it. Her house was built to allow this but it never occurred.
Contents
Restoration
The house was unoccupied, in a very poor condition and degrading further for many years. Starting in the summer of 2008 a restoration was started supported in part by a grant from the National Park Service Save America's Treasures program. Additional supports include: Howard University, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, DC Office of Planning and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. As of Summer 2009 no additional work has been undertaken.
The house at the start of the restoration
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c "Mary Church Terrell House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1580&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Mary Church Terrell House". Washington D.C. National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary listing. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/wash/dc66.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ Marcia M. Greenlee (1976(?)). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Mary Church Terrell HousePDF (32 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1975 and undatedPDF (32 KB)
External links
- Mary Church Terrell House, NRHP 'travel itinerary' listing at the National Park Service
- Mary Church Terrell House, 326 T Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC: 3 photos, 2 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
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