African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC
—1700 V Street, NW —
Calvin T.S. Brent (1854-1899), believed to be Washington's first African American architect, lived here briefly in the early 1890s. (His other residences have been demolished.) Brent began practicing in 1875 and after a two-year apprenticeship and is credited with more than 100 projects as architect or architect/builder in all four quadrants of the city. These include Fourth Baptist (later Metropolitan Baptist) Church, 1225 R Street (demolished); Mount Jezreel Baptist Church, 501 E Street, SE; Third Baptist Church, 1546 Fifth Street, NW; Mount Zion Baptist parsonage, 2902 O Street, NW; and houses at 1737 S and 1704 V Streets, NW.| HM Number | HM2E3F |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Washington, D.C.: African American Heritage Trail series |
| Tags | |
| Placed By | Cultural Tourism DC |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, February 4th, 2019 at 1:03pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 323266 N 4309647 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.91795000, -77.03855000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 55.077', W 77° 2.313' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 55' 4.6199999999999" N, 77° 2' 18.78" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , Washington DC 20009, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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