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Carter G. Woodson Home 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: House
  • Description: National Historic Site of the United States
  • Also known as: “Carter G. Woodson House”, “Carter G. Woodson National Historic Site”, and “CAWO”
  • Address: 1538 9th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The White House and Shiloh Baptist Church.

Government building
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is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in , it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from . is situated 1 mile southwest of Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site.

Church
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is a Baptist church located in 20001 in the historic Shaw District. The church was founded in in 1804. is situated 330 feet south of Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site.

Stadium
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is an indoor arena in Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. is situated 1 mile south of Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shaw and Logan Circle.

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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
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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.

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is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site

Latitude
38.91081° or 38° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
-77.02424° or 77° 1′ 27″ west
Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)
Open location code
87C4WX6G+88
Open­Street­Map ID
way 365677582
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q5047156
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