Mary Church Terrell House | |
Location | 326 T St., NW, Washington, D.C. |
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Coordinates | 38°54′56″N 77°1′0″W / 38.91556°N 77.01667°W |
Built | 1899 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
Part of | LeDroit Park Historic District (ID74002165) |
NRHP reference No. | 75002055 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 15, 1975[1] |
Designated NHL | May 15, 1975[2] |
Designated CP | February 25, 1974 |
The Mary Church Terrell House is a historic house at 326 T Street NW in Washington, D.C. It was a home of civil rights leader Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954), the first black woman to serve on an American school board, and a leading force in the desegregation of public accommodations in the nation's capital.[2][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.