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”, “CAWO”, and “Địa danh Lịch sử Quốc gia Carter G. Woodson Home”
  • Address: 1538 9th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shiloh Baptist Church and National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Church
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is a Baptist church located in 20001 in the historic Shaw District. It is affiliated with the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention. is situated 330 feet south of Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site.

Museum
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The , located in , is "the first in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. is situated 4,200 feet south of Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Located in the 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.

Neighborhood
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's is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

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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