Carter G Woodson National Historic Site

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site at 1538 9th Street NW, in the Shaw neighborhood of , preserves the home of Carter G. Woodson.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: National Historic Site of the United States
  • Also known as: “Carter G Woodson Home National Historic Site”, “Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site”, “Carter G. Woodson House”, “Carter G. Woodson National Historic Site”, and “CAWO”
  • Postal code: 20001

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shiloh Baptist Church and National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Church
is a Baptist church located in 20001 in the historic Shaw District. It is affiliated with the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention.

Museum
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The , located in , is "the first in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaw and Logan Circle.

is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of and south of and . Although it has a diverse population, is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.

Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of , located in Northwest D.C. The majority of is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.

Neighborhood
's is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

Carter G Woodson National Historic Site

Latitude
38.91089° or 38° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
-77.02431° or 77° 1′ 28″ west
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
87C4WX6G+97
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Carter G Woodson National Historic Site” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Carter G Woodson Home National Historic Site”
  • French: “Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site”
  • Vietnamese: “Địa danh Lịch sử Quốc gia Carter G. Woodson Home”
  • Vietnamese: “Địa danh Lịch sử Quốc gia Nhà Carter G. Woodson”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cardoza Playground and Phyllis Wheatley YMCA.

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