Alexandria Black History Museum
The Alexandria Black History Museum, located at 902 Wythe St, Alexandria, Virginia, is operated by the City of Alexandria. The building was formerly the Robert Robinson Library, originally constructed in 1940 as the first "separate but equal" library for African Americans in the segregated city.- Type: Building
- Description: Museum
- Address: 902 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 20814
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meade Memorial Episcopal Church and Braddock Road station.
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
Church
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church is a predominantly Black Episcopal Church in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1870, the church today is supported by a congregation that includes descendants of the original founders of this parish. Meade Memorial Episcopal Church is situated 1,300 feet south of Alexandria Black History Museum.
Braddock Road station
Metro station
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Braddock Road station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Braddock Road station is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Alexandria Black History Museum.
Lyceum Museum
Museum
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
The Lyceum is a historic museum and event space in Alexandria, Virginia. Built in 1839 on the initiative of Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 27, 1969, the year of its purchase by the city. Lyceum Museum is situated 3,000 feet south of Alexandria Black History Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alexandria Historic District and Potomac Yard.
Alexandria Historic District
Neighborhood
The Alexandria Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Alexandria, Virginia. Encompassing all of the city's Old Town and some adjacent areas, this area contains one of the nation's best-preserved assemblages of the late-18th and early-19th century urban architecture.
Potomac Yard
Suburb
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Potomac Yard is a neighborhood in Northern Virginia that straddles southeastern Arlington County and northeastern Alexandria, Virginia, located principally in the area between U.S. Route 1 and the Washington Metro Blue Line /Yellow Line tracks, or the George Washington Memorial Parkway, depending on the definition used.
Huntington
Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
South Alexandria is an area of southeastern Fairfax County, Virginia. Despite the name, it is not part of the City of Alexandria; it is a colloquial name used by locals because the area has an Alexandria mailing address. Huntington is situated 1½ miles southwest of Alexandria Black History Museum.
Alexandria Black History Museum
- Categories: African-American museum and history museum
- Location: Alexandria, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.81205° or 38° 48′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.04805° or 77° 2′ 53″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
87C4RX62+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 361053579OpenStreetMap feature
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