Mary Ann Shadd Cary House
1421 W. St., NW, Washington, District of Columbia
Photo
DETAIL OF IRON STAIR RAIL AND POST FROM FRONT STOOP
Photo taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey
Map
Coordinates:
+38.91920, -77.0326238°55'09" N, 77°01'57" W
Quadrangle map:Washington West
Description
Home, from 1881-1886, of Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893). Cary is an important figure in Afro-American history, being the first black newspaperwoman in North America, proponent of women's rights, abolitionist, lawyer, educator and writer.
-- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS DC-368)
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1976
- Reference number
- 76002128
- NR name
- Cary, Mary Ann Shadd, House
- Areas of significance
- Ethnic Heritage - Black; Literature; Education; Law; Social History
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- B - Person
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Single dwelling
- Current function
- Single dwelling
- Period of significance
- 1875-1899
- Significant years
- 1881; 1885
Update Log
- May 12, 2012: Imported photo from HABS/HAER