African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC
— 3819 Jay Street, NE —
Mayfair Mansions, completed in 1946 on the site of the old Benning Race Track, was one of the city's earliest garden apartment developments. The 500-unit, first-class complex was designed by Howard University Professor of Architecture Albert I. Cassell with financial backing by Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, founder of Washington's Church of God. When completed, it offered a welcome housing opportunity for working- and middle-class black families excluded from many DC neighborhoods because of race-restrictive covenants.HM Number | HM2IEZ |
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Series | This marker is part of the Washington, D.C.: African American Heritage Trail series |
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Placed By | Cultural Tourism DC |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, July 4th, 2019 at 11:01am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 331262 N 4307708 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.90206667, -76.94590000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 54.124', W 76° 56.754' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 54' 7.4400000000001" N, 76° 56' 45.24" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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