2422 K St. N.W.
—United for Libraries Literary Landmarks Register —
This building was the gathering place of the Filipino community from the late 1930s to the 1950s and was known as the Manila House. Filipino author Bienvenido "Ben" Santos (1911-1996) wrote about the Manila House in his collection of short stories, Scent of Apples (University of Washington Press), winner of the 1981 American Book Award.| HM Number | HM281A |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2016 |
| Placed By | The Rita M. Cacas Foundation, Inc. & Toribio Family; Philippine Arts, Letters and Media (Palm) Council; The Philippines on the Potomac (POPDC) Project |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 at 7:02am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 322034 N 4307940 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.90233333, -77.05231667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 54.14', W 77° 3.139' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 54' 8.4" N, 77° 3' 8.34" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 15 K St NW, Washington DC 20037, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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