Mary Ann Shadd Cary House, 1421 W Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: Home, from 1881-86, of Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-93). Cary is an important figure in African-American history, being the first black newspaperwoman in North America, proponent of women's rights, abolitionist, lawyer, educator, and writer.
Survey number: HABS DC-368
Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76002128
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.91935, -77.03290
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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