National Historic Landmark · house · Washington, District of Columbia

Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site

National Historic Site of the United States in Washington, District of Columbia. Built 2016. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 2016Listed 1972
"American Justice" by Nina Allender, June 1, 1918 (82e17c52-9bb7-456b-bd95-ab2f1f8b36ac)Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument Forward Into Light (73100b85-88d2-40b1-a7eb-d760fc7b6f52)Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument Forward Into Light (788cd9d3-cf45-4b88-9d81-a25979249987)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 3 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Belmont–Paul Women's Equality National Monument

The Belmont–Paul Women's Equality National Monument is a historic house and museum of the U.S. women's suffrage and equal rights movements located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The monument is named after suffragists and National Woman's Party leaders Alva Belmont and Alice Paul.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address144 Constitution Ave., NE., Washington, DC
CountyDistrict of Columbia County
ListedJun 16, 1972
Reference number72001432
Built2016
Type of placehouse, National Monument of the United States, National Park System unit
Visitors per year2,535
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address144 Constitution Ave., NE., Washington, DC
Websitenps.gov/bepa/index.htm ↗
Coordinates38.89226, -77.00377 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitBelmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyFort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 3 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 5 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 8 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

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 72001432. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.

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Sep 5, 2025Additional documentation approved