Washington Afro-American Newspaper Office Building

Washington Afro-American Newspaper Office Building (HM11KR)

Location: Washington, DC 20009
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 54.854', W 77° 1.636'

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1800 11th Street, NW

— African American Heritage Trail. Washington, DC —

The independent weekly Afro-American, one of the most enduring Black newspapers in the country was founded in Baltimore in 1892 by John H. Murphy, Sr. The Washington Afro-American began publication in 1932, and operated from this building from 1937 until the late 1970s. Howard University architect Albert Cassell designed the conversion of this formerly residential building into offices.

Under the motto "A Champion of Civic Welfare and the Square Deal," the Afro has advocated for full justice for African Americans - and provided both news and entertainment. In 2011 the paper remained in the Murphy family, and continued to publish from offices on Benning Road, NE.

[Photo caption:]Washington Afro-American Newspaper Office Building. Moorland Spingarn Research Center, Howard University.
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HM NumberHM11KR
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Year Placed2011
Placed ByCultural Tourism DC: Funded by the DC Historic Preservation Office
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 1:25pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 324235 N 4309212
Decimal Degrees38.91423333, -77.02726667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 54.854', W 77° 1.636'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 54' 51.24" N, 77° 1' 38.16" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1101 S St NW, Washington DC 20009, US
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