Mary Ann Shadd Cary House

The Mary Ann Shadd Cary House is a historic residence located at 1421 W Street, Northwest in Washington, D.C. From 1881 to 1885, it was the home of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, a writer and abolitionist who was one of the first African American female journalists in North America, and who became one of the first black female lawyers after the American Civil War.

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Type: House
Description: Washington, D.C., a National Historic Landmark and listed on the NRHP
Address: 1421 W Street Northwest, Washington, DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Augustine Catholic Church and Meridian Hill Park.

St. Augustine Catholic Church

Church

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St. Augustine Catholic Church is a Catholic parish in Washington, D.C. It is considered by many to be the "Mother Church of Black Catholics", as the first Black parish in the district and the administrator of D.C.'s oldest surviving Black school. St. Augustine Catholic Church is situated 490 feet southwest of Mary Ann Shadd Cary House.

Meridian Hill Park

Park

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Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, is an urban park in Washington, D.C., located in the Meridian Hill neighborhood that straddles the border between Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights.

Lincoln Theatre

Theater building

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Lincoln Theatre is a historic theater in Washington, D.C., located at 1215 U Street, next to Ben's Chili Bowl. The theater, located on "Washington's Black Broadway", served the city's African American community when segregation kept them out of other venues. Lincoln Theatre is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Mary Ann Shadd Cary House.