Mary Church Terrell House

Mary Church Terrell House
Mary Church Terrell House, July 2012, awaiting restoration
Mary Church Terrell House is located in Washington, D.C.
Mary Church Terrell House
Mary Church Terrell House is located in the United States
Mary Church Terrell House
Location326 T St., NW,
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′56″N 77°1′0″W / 38.91556°N 77.01667°W / 38.91556; -77.01667
Built1899
Architectural styleLate Victorian
Part ofLeDroit Park Historic District (ID74002165)
NRHP reference No.75002055
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1975[1]
Designated NHLMay 15, 1975[2]
Designated CPFebruary 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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "Mary Church Terrell House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  3. ^ "Mary Church Terrell House". Washington D.C. National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  4. ^ Marcia M. Greenlee (1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Mary Church Terrell House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1975 and undated (32 KB)