901 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
— African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC —
This was the city's first Young Women's Christian Association and the nation's only independent Black YWCA. It was organized in Southwest Washington as the Colored YWCA in 1905 by members of the Book Lovers Club, a Black women's literary group led by Rosetta Lawson, one of the co-founders of Frelinghuysen University. The founders sought to provide affordable housing and services to African American women and girls flocking to the city to seek employment. In 1920, after a number of moves, the YWCA opened here. The group changed its name to honor Phillis Wheatley (ca. 1755-1784), considered the first published African American poet.| HM Number | HMRZ7 |
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| Placed By | Cultural Tourism DC, funded by the DC Historic Preservation Office |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 10:05pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 324488 N 4308925 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.91170000, -77.02428333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 54.702', W 77° 1.457' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 54' 42.12" N, 77° 1' 27.42" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202, 703 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 901 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington DC 20001, US |
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