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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service, is located at 1411 W Street, SE, in , a neighborhood east of the Anacostia River in Southeast United States.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: preserves the Washington, D.C. home and estate of Frederick Douglass
  • Also known as: “FRDO”, “Frederick Douglass Estate”, “Frederick Douglass House”, “Frederick Douglass NHS”, and “Frederick Douglass’s House, Cedar Hill”
  • Address: 1411 W Street Southeast, 20020

Places of Interest

Highlights include America’s Islamic Heritage Museum and Anacostia Arts Center.

Museum
The America's Islamic Heritage Museum is a history museum located in Washington, DC, United States. It is a non-profit organization that displays a variety of Islamic artifacts, photographs, and stories dating from the 16th century up to the 21st century.

Shopping center
The is a multi-use arts space located at 1231 Good Hope Road SE in the Anacostia Historic District of , also known as the AAC, is a home for the arts, culture, and small businesses, where the physical space is used to employ and nourish the local arts and creative economy.

Art gallery
located on Good Hope Road in the Anacostia Historic District neighborhood of , is a gallery that was established in January 2007 by the Action to Rehabilitate Community Housing group.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anacostia and Fairlawn.

Photo: Ron Coggswell, CC BY 2.0.
is the popular name for the huge swathe of consisting of the many neighborhoods east of the River. Its heart, in the small, historic neighborhood of , is immediately across the Frederick Douglass Bridge from the Nationals Ballpark.

Neighborhood
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is a working class and middle class residential neighborhood in southeast , United States. It is bounded by Interstate 295, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Minnesota Avenue SE, Naylor Road SE, and Good Hope Road SE.

Neighborhood
is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. bounded by Suitland Parkway SE, Alabama Avenue SE, 28th Street SE, Gainesville Street SE, Naylor Road SE, and Southern Avenue SE.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Latitude
38.86336° or 38° 51′ 48″ north
Longitude
-76.98518° or 76° 59′ 7″ west
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Open location code
87C5V277+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 295276504
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9675428
Wiki­data ID
Q5497674
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Frederick Douglass National Historic Site” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barry Farms and Woodland.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Frederick Douglass Home and DC Fire Department Engine Co. 15.

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