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AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TRAIL DATABASE |
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Neighborhood: Georgetown Georgetown began as a tobacco port in 1751, 40 years before Washington was chosen as the national capital. It is the city’s oldest neighborhood and is a historic district. African Americans have lived and worked here since its beginning. After the Civil War, Herring Hill, a 15-block area of eastern-most Georgetown (south of P Street between Rock Creek Park and 31st Street, NW), was a magnet for families migrating to Washington. You can see many of their institutions and houses as you follow this tour. |
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Emma V. Brown Residence 3044 P Street, NW Emma V. Brown, a native Washingtonian, was the first African American teacher to be employed by the DC Public Schools. First Baptist Church, Georgetown 2624 Dumbarton Street, NW The First Baptist Church, Georgetown was the first Baptist church established in Georgetown. It was founded in 1862 by the Reverend Sandy Alexander (1818-1902). John H. Fleet Residence 1208 30th Street, NW 
John H. Fleet was an educator, violinist, and abolitionist.
Patrick Francis Healy Hall, Georgetown University37th and O streets, NW Patrick Francis Healy (1834-1910) was born into slavery in Georgia but went on to become president of Georgetown College, Washington, DC's first college. Herring Hill, Georgetown 15-block area south of P Street between Rock Creek Park and 29th Street Herring Hill was the nucleus of the black community in Georgetown, although African American families could be found on nearly every street well into the 1930s. Holy Rood Cemetery 2016 Wisconsin Avenue, NW As many as 1,000 free and enslaved African Americans are buried in the Holy Rood Cemetery, now owned by Georgetown University. Yarrow Mamout Residence Site 3330-3332 Dent Place, NW Yarrow Mamout (ca. 1736-1823) was a member of Georgetown's pre-Emancipation free black community, a property owner, and a lifelong Muslim. Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Female Union Band Cemetery and Heritage Center 1334 29th Street, NW 
Mount Zion United Methodist Church (formerly Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church) is the oldest black congregation in the District of Columbia.
Rose Park Recreation Center26th and O Streets, NW Rose Park was the main recreation center for Georgetown. Although it was designated a "colored" facility, it served both African Americans and whites. In 1949 it became part of an official and successful experiment in nonsegregation. Alfred Pope and Hannah Cole Pope Residence 2900 O Street, NW 
Alfred Pope and Hannah Cole Pope were a prominent Georgetown couple, active in public affairs and real estate.
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