Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
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Contact Information:
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
1411 W Street SE
Washington, DC 20020
202-426-5961
http://www.nps.gov/frdo/
Size: 9 acres
Location: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is located on W Street in Washington, DC.
Description: From 1877 to 1895, this was the home of the Nation's leading 19th-century black spokesman. Among other achievements, he was the U.S. minister to Haiti in 1889.
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Frederick
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Operating
Hours: Open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, mid-October through mid-April, and
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, mid-April through mid-October. The last house tour
departs 30 minutes before closing time. The site is closed on January 1,
Thanksgiving, and December 25.
History: Authorized on September 5, 1962, as Frederick Douglass Home; redesignated on February 12, 1988.
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