Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Attractions & Landmark
Home of the Famed Abolitionist
1411 W Street, Southeast
Washington,
DC, 20020
United States
+1 202 426 5961
+1 202 426 0880
Transport Options:
Train Available: Anacostia
Washington,
DC, 20020
United States
+1 202 426 5961
+1 202 426 0880Transport Options:
Train Available: Anacostia
Overview
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass purchased this 21-room home, called Cedar Hill, making him the first African-American to buy a home in an area then restricted to whites. The home became the nation's first Black National Historic Site. Cedar Hill's furnishings are in large part the ones Douglass owned. They include the 1200-volume library of this self-taught man. Also on display are gifts given Douglass by such contemporaries as Mary Todd Lincoln and Harriet Beecher Stowe.Open Hours
Mo to Su from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PMLook Closelyby Yahoo | 2004-07-03 20:22:24 | 
The home is nice, but pay close attention to the surrounding neighborhood. You will see FIRSTHAND the apparent contradictive nature of DC, which is simply a concentrated version of America all together. Stark poverty; just a skip across the water from the elegance of the government body!!!
