Blanche K. Bruce House | |
Location | 909 M St., NW, Washington, D.C. |
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Coordinates | 38°54′21″N 77°1′29″W / 38.90583°N 77.02472°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1865 |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 75002046 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 15, 1975[1] |
Designated NHL | May 15, 1975[2] |
Designated DCIHS | April 29, 1975 |
The Blanche K. Bruce House is a historic house at 909 M Street NW in Washington, D.C. Built in 1865, it was a home of slave-born Blanche K. Bruce (1 March 1841 – 17 March 1898), who was the first African-American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate.[2] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.[2][3]