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 1893, 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.
- House
- …lies at an elevation of 121 feet (37 metres)
- …is named after Mary Ann Shadd
- Description: Washington, D.C., a National Historic Landmark and listed on the NRHP
- Address: 1421 W Street Northwest, Washington, DC
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Latitude
38.91936° or 38° 55′ 10″ north
Longitude
-77.03292° or 77° 1′ 59″ west
Open location code
87C4WX98+PR
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