Grimke, Charlotte Forten, House
Historic house in Washington, D.C., United States. Built 1881. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Charlotte Forten Grimké House is a historic house at 1608 R Street NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C., United States. From 1881 to 1886, the house was home to Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914), an African-American abolitionist and educator, one of the first Northerners to enter Union-controlled areas of the South during the American Civil War in order to teach freedmen and their children. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1608 R St., NW., Washington, DC |
| County | District of Columbia County |
| Listed | May 11, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76002129 |
| Built | 1881 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1608 R St., NW., Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38.91243, -77.03725 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 4 mi · Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 5 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76002129. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.