Blanche K. Bruce House

Blanche K. Bruce House
Blanche K. Bruce House in 2023
Blanche K. Bruce House is located in Washington, D.C.
Blanche K. Bruce House
Blanche K. Bruce House is located in the United States
Blanche K. Bruce House
Location909 M St., NW,
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′21″N 77°1′29″W / 38.90583°N 77.02472°W / 38.90583; -77.02472
Arealess than one acre
Built1865 (1865)
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.75002046
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1975[1]
Designated NHLMay 15, 1975[2]
Designated DCIHSApril 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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "Blanche K. Bruce House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  3. ^ Marcia M. Greenlee (July 2, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Blanche K. Bruce House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying one photo, exterior, from 1974 (32 KB)