| Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site | |
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 Mary McLeod Bethune Council House | |
  Location within Washington, D.C.  Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (the District of Columbia)  Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (the United States) | |
| Location | 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°54′28″N 77°01′49″W / 38.90778°N 77.03028°W |
| Area | 0.07 acres (283 m2) |
| Established | October 15, 1982 |
| Visitors | 8,570 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site |
The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site preserves the house of Mary McLeod Bethune, located in Northwest Washington, D.C., at 1318 Vermont Avenue NW. National Park Service rangers offer tours of the home, and a video about Bethune's life is shown. It is part of the Logan Circle Historic District.[1]
The house is about five blocks north-northeast of the McPherson Square Washington Metro on the Blue and Orange Lines, and about five blocks south of the U Street Metro station on the Green Line. It is a half block southwest of Logan Circle.
- ^ Latimer, Leah. "Bethune Home Is Center of Historical Site Debate." Washington Post. May 26, 1982.