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Neighborhood: Logan Circle Originally Iowa Circle, Logan Circle was renamed to honor white Civil War General John A. Logan. After the Civil War the circle and its environs were fully developed with an array of lavish Victorian houses. By the 1920s, these grand structures had attracted writers and artists. Art shows and other community events took place within the circle itself. These quiet streets, part of the Logan Circle Historic District, inspired artist Alma Thomas and attracted nationally known evangelist “Sweet Daddy” Grace. |
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Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW 
The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, formerly the home of educator and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), was the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women. Bethune founded NCNW in 1935 and served as its first president.
Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church15th and R streets, NW (1705 15th Street, NW) The Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church was founded in 1841 as the First Colored Presbyterian Church by educator and pastor John F. Cook, Sr. (ca. 1810-1855). Charles Manuel “Sweet Daddy” Grace Residence 11 Logan Circle, NW 
Charles M. “Sweet Daddy” Grace incorporated the United House of Prayer for All People, Church on the Rock of the Apostolic Faith, in 1927 with national headquarters in Washington at 1117 Seventh Street, NW.
Grimke Family Residence Site1415 Corcoran Street, NW The Grimke Family was one of the most prominent black families in Washington. John A. Lankford Residence and Office 1448 Q Street, NW John A. Lankford, architect, and designer of the True Reformer Hall 1200 U Street, NW, lived and worked at this location on Q Street. Belford V. Lawson and Marjorie M. Lawson Residence 8 Logan Circle, NW 
Belford V. Lawson and Marjorie M. Lawson were a formidable legal couple.
Alain Locke Residence1326 R Street, NW Alain Locke (1886-1954), one of the leading intellectuals of the 20th century and the nation's first black Rhodes Scholar, was a central figure in the New Negro Renaissance. Logan Circle Historic District The quiet streets of the Logan Circle Historic District inspired artist Alma Thomas and attracted nationally known evangelist “Sweet Daddy” Grace. Mary Jane Patterson Residence 1532 15th Street, NW Mary Jane Patterson 1840-1894) was an important educator who played an instrumental role in making the Preparatory High School for Colored Youth (later Dunbar High School) one of the best high schools in the country. St. Luke's Episcopal Church/Alexander Crummell 1514 15th Street, NW St. Luke's Episcopal Church, which opened in 1879, was the first independent black Episcopal parish church in the city. Alma Thomas Residence 1530 15th Street, NW 
Alma Thomas (1891-1978), the nationally acclaimed abstract modern artist, was born in Columbus, Georgia, and moved to Washington with her family in 1907.
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church1630 Vermont Avenue, NW Vermont Avenue Baptist Church was formed as the Fifth Street Baptist Church in 1866 by a group of men and women who had been attending Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. Washington Afro-American Newspaper Office Building 1612 14th Street, NW The Afro-American, one of the longest-running black newspapers in the country, was founded in 1892 by John H. Murphy, Sr. James Lesesne Wells Residence 1333 R Street, NW James Lesesne Wells, an artist best known for his colored aquatints and innovative wood engravings, taught at Howard University in the Art Department for more than 30 years. |
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